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Sugar content in packaged baby foods, safeguarding consumer rights in the banking sector and rising prices of medicines are some of the issues that have come under the scanner of the parliamentary panels. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, chaired by DMK leader Kanimozhi, has decided to examine issues such as ensuring availability of essential commodities with a specific reference to petroleum and petroleum products and control measures to curb wastage of foodgrains in FCI godowns. The Parliamentary Committee on Chemicals and Fertilisers, chaired by Trinamool Congress leader Kirti Azad, has decided to examine issues such as price rise of medicines, self-sufficiency in production and availability of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients… Read More »Sugar Content In Baby Foods Among Issues Under Parliamentary Panel Scanner

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said the Popular Front of India (PFI), a proscribed terrorist organisation, was working to create an Islamic movement in India through a “jihad” that included non-violent air raids and “guerilla theatre”, apart from various methods of cruelty and subjugation. The federal agency issued a statement, saying it has attached fresh assets worth more than Rs 35 crore that are “beneficially-owned and controlled” by the PFI “in the name of various trusts, companies and individuals” as part of its ongoing probe against the outfit and entities linked to it. The PFI was banned by the Centre in September 2022 after the ED, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and various state… Read More »PFI Wanted To Create Islamic Movement, Start Civil War In India: Probe Agency

<p>A shooter affiliated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang has made sensational claims about the late Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique’s alleged criminal connections. Yogesh alias Raju (26), who was apprehended after an encounter in Uttar Pradesh, accused Siddique of having ties with India’s most-wanted criminal, Dawood Ibrahim, the mastermind behind the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts.</p> <p>Raju, associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi-Hashim Baba gangs, is currently facing charges for his role in the killing of gym owner Nadir Shah in Delhi’s Greater Kailash area last month, news agency PTI reported. However, he has denied any involvement in Baba Siddique&rsquo;s murder, which occurred on 12 October in Mumbai.</p> <p>Raju was arrested following an exchange of… Read More »Baba Siddique Killed As He ‘Wasn’t A Good Man’, He Had Links With Dawood: Lawrence Bishnoi Gang Shooter

<p>As winter sets in, Delhi residents experienced chilly winds on Friday, with the city’s air quality remaining in the “poor” category. According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) of the capital stood at 292 at 4 pm. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported a maximum temperature of 36.2 degrees Celsius, which is four degrees above normal. The city’s humidity levels varied between 51 per cent and 91 per cent throughout the day.</p> <p>The weather department forecasts a clear sky for Saturday, with expected maximum and minimum temperatures around 35 degrees Celsius and 19 degrees Celsius, respectively, news agency PTI reported. An AQI between zero… Read More »Delhi Air Quality Remains ‘Poor’, Gopal Rai Highlights 13 Hotspots As BJP Slams ‘Double Blow Of Pollution’

<p> Dhaka, Oct 18 (PTI): A top adviser in Bangladesh’s interim government has said that his country would strongly protest if India tried to refuse extradition of ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina by citing any provision in the treaty, media reports said on Friday.</p><p> Law Adviser Asif Nazrul’s comment came hours after Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday issued arrest warrants against Hasina, who fled to India after being ousted following massive anti-government protests.</p><p> The tribunal directed the authorities to produce Hasina and 45 others charged along with her before it by November 18.</p><p> Asif, while speaking to a news channel late on Thursday, said they will have many legal arrangements but “India is… Read More »Sheikh Hasina should be extradited if India obeys extradition treaty: Bangladesh’s law adviser