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Photo: IANSCipla Resumes Pune Facility Operations as FDA Agrees to Withdraw Licence Ban
New Delhi: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday withdrew its order cancelling the drug sale licence of Cipla Pharma & Life Sciences Ltd’s Carry and Forwarding (C&F) facility in Pune after the Bombay High Court pulled up the regulator for acting in a high-handed manner and going overboard. The FDA told the…
Photo: IANSShort Circuit in Electrical Box Causes Heavy Damage to Top Floor of Private Bareilly Hospital
Bareilly: A fire broke out on the top floor of the five-storey Navodaya Hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly on Saturday morning, sending thick smoke through the building and triggering panic among patients, their attendants and hospital staff. As the fire alarm went off, relatives rushed to evacuate patients from the wards and hospital staff also…
Photo: IANSHow Can US Citizens Abroad Renew Passports Online? New Rules, Eligibility, and Roll-Out Details
Washington: The US State Department has proposed allowing qualified American citizens living abroad to renew their passports entirely online, eliminating the need for two visits to an embassy or consulate. The proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on Friday, would expand the department’s Online Passport Renewal platform to eligible applicants in foreign countries. The…
Photo: IANSWhat Are FSSAI’s Front-of-Pack Warning Labels? Rules for High Sugar, Salt, and Fat Items Explained
New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed to roll out a front-of-pack red warning label for processed food items and beverages that are high in sugar, salt, or fat content so that consumers can make an informed choice. “The warning label shall indicate the applicable declaration, such as ‘HIGH…
Photo: PTI /Arun SharmaNepal Flash Floods: Death Toll Climbs to 626 Across 8 Districts, Nearly 2,000 Feared Missing
Kathmandu: The death toll from flash floods in central Nepal rose to 626 on Saturday, with more bodies being recovered and nearly 2,000 people still missing following the disaster. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said the bodies were recovered from eight districts of the Himalayan nation. According to the NDRRMA, 233…
Photo: Representational photo: IANS/XinhuaNepal Floods: 106 Stranded Maharashtra Tourists Return to India
Mumbai: State-led rescue and evacuation operations have secured the return of 106 tourists from Maharashtra who were stranded across disaster-hit regions of Nepal, with another 84 people expected to reach home ground on Saturday. Affected by flash floods triggered by sudden glacier and ice-rock collapses along the Nepal-China border, the first contingent of 106…
Photo: IANSNorth Odisha on High Alert: Cyclonic Circulation Set to Bring Very Heavy Rain
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bhubaneswar, on Thursday said Odisha is likely to experience widespread rainfall over the next five to seven days under the influence of an active monsoon system and a developing low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal. IMD Director Manorama Mohanty said an upper-air cyclonic circulation is currently extending from…
Photo: Xinhua via IANSNepal floods: Over 300 from Bengal, 60 from Maharashtra Untraceable: Regional Leaders Appeal for High-Level MEA Action in Nepal
Mumbai: Leaders across party lines on Friday expressed concern over the devastating floods in Nepal and called for intensified rescue and relief efforts, particularly for Indians stranded in the neighbouring country. BJP’s Maharashtra MLA Ram Kadam said helping a neighbouring country during a crisis has been a long-standing tradition in India. He also highlighted the…
Photo: NCBNCB Deploys High-Tech Digital Tools Against Trafficking Networks
New Delhi: Multiple enforcement agencies refined strategies for tackling emerging narcotics threats during quarterly State-Level Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) meetings convened by the NCB in Bihar, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh and Mizoram, an official said on Friday. The meetings, held during the week, were steered by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), the nodal coordination authority for…
Nepal Floods: Death Toll Rises to 469, Over 170 Indian Tourists Missing
Kathmandu: The death toll in the massive flash floods in Nepal rose to 469, leaving many, including more than 170 Indian tourists, missing in one of the country’s worst disasters in recent years, authorities said on Friday. The flash floods on Wednesday wreaked havoc across three districts in Nepal. Nepal Police on Friday said that…
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