U.S. food regulator gathering information on MDH, Everest spices after alleged contamination

U.S. food regulator gathering information on MDH, Everest spices after alleged contamination

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is gathering information on products of Indian spice makers MDH and Everest. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is gathering information on products of Indian spice makers MDH and Everest after Hong Kong halted sales of some of their products for allegedly containing … Read more

Granted bail a year ago, alleged Naxalite still locked in Mumbai jail. Know why

Granted bail a year ago, alleged Naxalite still locked in Mumbai jail. Know why

The Bombay High Court has directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to file a reply to a request for bail condition relaxation made by alleged Naxal operative Satyanarayan Rani (73), who had been granted bail by the court in July 2022 but has not been able to come out even after a year. Advocate Yug … Read more

CBI arrests three in alleged fake govt. job racket case

CBI arrests three in alleged fake govt. job racket case

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested three persons allegedly involved in an illegal job racket operating in multiple States. The accused targeted those preparing for examinations of various Central government jobs. They have been identified as Aman Kumar from Dhanbad in Jharkhand; Vishal, a resident of Araria in Bihar; and Ajay Kumar, who is … Read more

Sub-Collector inquires into alleged sexual harassment, leak of profiles of minor girls in CWC

Sub-Collector inquires into alleged sexual harassment, leak of profiles of minor girls in CWC

NTR District Sub-Collector Aditi Singh conducted an inquiry into the alleged sexual harassment at a child care institution under Krishna district Child Welfare Committee (CWC) by its member. Ms. Singh also probed into the alleged leak of profiles of the rescued minor girls from a girls’ shelter home. A book in which the data of … Read more

Interpol issues Red Notice against alleged BKI terrorist

Interpol issues Red Notice against alleged BKI terrorist

Alleged Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist Karanvir Singh, who is suspected to have fled to Pakistan, is originally from Kapurthala in Punjab. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Interpol has issued a Red Notice against alleged Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist Karanvir Singh, at the request of Indian enforcement agencies. The 38-year-old accused, who is … Read more

BJP’s team of lawyers to examine alleged curbs on free speech in Karnataka

BJP’s team of lawyers to examine alleged curbs on free speech in Karnataka

BJP has accused the Congress government in Karnataka of targeting people who are active on social media and mediapersons. | Photo Credit: Illustration by Satheesh Vellinezhi The BJP has formed a State-level team of advocates to look into alleged violation of freedom of expression by the Congress government in Karnataka.  On September 3, MLC and … Read more

Vigilance Bureau arrests ex-Punjab Deputy CM O.P. Soni in alleged case of disproportionate assets

Vigilance Bureau arrests ex-Punjab Deputy CM O.P. Soni in alleged case of disproportionate assets

Former Punjab Deputy CM and State School Education Minister Om Prakash Soni. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Punjab Vigilance Bureau has arrested former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader O.P. Soni for allegedly amassing wealth beyond his known sources of income. According to an official statement, the bureau on Sunday (July 9) arrested … Read more

BUDA alleged irregularities to be probed

BUDA alleged irregularities to be probed

The State government will order a high level inquiry into the alleged irregularities into the allotment of sites by Belagavi Urban Development Authority, Satish Jarkiholi, PWD Minister, said in Belagavi on Wednesday. He told journalists that the government had received several complaints that BUDA officials had committed grave errors in the allotment of sites in … Read more

NCST flags alleged discrepancies in FRA compliance for Great Nicobar Project

NCST flags alleged discrepancies in FRA compliance for Great Nicobar Project

The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has now flagged alleged discrepancies with respect to the forest clearance granted for the ₹72,000-crore Great Nicobar Island (GNI) Project.  Citing alleged violations under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, it has issued a notice to district authorities in Andaman and Nicobar islands on grounds that the project … Read more