Parliament monsoon session NEW DELHI: Nearly 20% of food samples, including chocolates, were found to be non-conforming (to the desired standards) in surveys carried out by the food regulator in 2024-25, government told Lok Sabha.Junior minister for health Prataprao Jadhav said Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) – India’s apex food regulator –…
Lucknow: Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Krishna on Sunday issued a set of directives to ensure that the upcoming Krishna Janmashtami festival is observed with “decorum, dignity, and traditional enthusiasm”. The circular, addressed to all police commissioners, district police chiefs, railway police superintendents, and Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) battalion commanders, explicitly prohibits the collection…
RAIPUR: Virat Kohli fan Manish Bisi, 21, is no stranger to life’s swings but there was one that left the Chhattisgarh youth stumped when he heard the unforgettable words – “Hello, main Virat bol raha hoon…”. The dramatic turn came when a technical glitch led to Manish, of Madagaon in Gariaband being allotted a number…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s initiative to provide free bus travel for women during Rakshabandhan festival shattered previous records as an estimated 75 lakh passengers avail of the service by midnight on Sunday. According to UPSRTC officials, the initiative saw an overwhelming response, with up to 70% of the passengers benefiting from the free travel…
Kolkata: Football fans continued to turn stadiums into spaces of protest, using giant tifos to voice political and social anguish. Mohun Bagan supporters displayed a banner during their Saturday match at Salt Lake stadium, protesting against insults to the Bengali language and people. The banner appeared two days after East Bengal fans made a similar…
Lucknow: In its exercise against child stunting, the UP govt has measured the growth of over 9.80 lakh children under five years of age across 75 districts through 7,500 anganwadi centres.This mass measurement marks a major step towards achieving sustainable development goal (SDG) target of reducing stunting by 2030. “Through Sambhav Abhiyan 5.0 and the…
KOLKATA: “Atrocities” against Bengalis in several states is set to be one of the major Durga Puja themes across Kolkata this year. Highlighting how alleged persecution of Bengali-speaking Indians and attempts to brand them “Bangladeshis” undermine the community’s contributions to Indian society, several puja committees have decided to go big on themes underlining the heritage…
Lucknow: A UP cadre IAS officer has filed an FIR at Lucknow’s Alambagh police station against a business partner of her husband. The complaint alleges harassment and undue pressure related to their hotel business partnership. Her husband is in partnership with the accused in the hotel industry. The FIR registered on Aug 7 came to…
In a time when people often share their frustrations online, one post by a woman from Delhi led to quick action in Gurugram. Frustrated by garbage piling up on the roadside, she posted about it on social media. Within hours, the local authorities cleaned the area. This fast response has started new conversations about how…
NEW DELHI: After launching the world’s costliest earth observation mission NISAR in collaboration with the US on July 30, India is set to launch a US communication satellite —Block-2 BlueBird — weighing 6,500 kg in a couple of months, Isro chairman V Narayanan disclosed on Sunday.The Block 2 BlueBird satellite features large communication arrays, up…
