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Analogue paneer is a non-dairy substitute made using vegetable oil
The Maharashtra government has imposed a one-year ban on the manufacture and sale of analogue or non-dairy paneer in view of public health concerns and widespread violations of food safety norms, officials said on Wednesday.Offenders could face life imprisonment and a fine of up to Rs 10 lakh, as...
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Rajesh was a swimming instructor
Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Wednesday paid tribute to a swimming instructor who lost his life while saving a man caught in the flood near Meenthully Island in Kannur district on August 1.The swimming instructor, R Rajesh, gave his own life jacket to the person he had just rescued from...
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Update: In an expected move, the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday kept key interest rates unchanged for the third time in a row as it weighed the impact of uncertain energy prices and supply disruptions caused by the ongoing West Asia crisis. Announcing the third bi-monthly monetary policy...
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The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras-backed artificial intelligence (AI) company AI4Bharat has teamed up with Josh Talks AI to launch Voice of India, a multi-modal AI evaluation company, which will test AI systems against real-world domestic conditions.The Voice of India platform aims...
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As Netflix completes 10 years in India, its cochief executive officer, Ted Sarandos spent an evening with a group of writers, which reaffirms the company's long-standing belief that its strongest creative partnerships begin by listening to writers and investing in their ideas, it said in a...
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Mahindra group Chairman Anand Mahindra has described the Class of 2026 as a superhero generation, saying its ability to evolve amid artificial intelligence (AI), geopolitical conflict, climate change, and the collapse of old certainties would be its defining strength.Addressing the fifth annual...
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Investor meetings for India's first Telecom Manufacturing Zone (TMZ) in Delhi and Mumbai have secured Rs 5,500 crore in investment commitments and are projected to create 18,000 jobs in Gwalior, Union Telecommunications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday.The minister, speaking at the...
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RBI keeps policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, maintains a neutral stance. RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra says, The re-escalation of the West Asia conflict since the first week of July has amplified volatility in energy prices and renewed uncertainty about supply chains. Amidst persistent global...
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A constable posted in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district has been dismissed from service with immediate effect for participating in a political demonstration organised by the 'Cockroach Janata Party' at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, police said.A departmental inquiry found Constable Sher Singh...
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A coalition of 13 local and international civil society organisations, led by Amnesty International, has issued a joint appeal urging Pakistani authorities to immediately end growing restrictions on freedom of expression, press freedom, and human rights advocacy.In an open letter addressed to...
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US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Tuesday (local time) rejected a media report claiming that the Pentagon's missile defence stockpiles had fallen to dangerously low levels.In a post on X, Hegseth wrote, That banner is NOT TRUE, @CNN. Shame on you. We don't hate the Fake News media enough.His...
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Heavy monsoon rainfall continued to disrupt normal life across Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, with 153 roads remaining blocked, 191 power distribution transformers (DTRs) out of service and 58 water supply schemes affected, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC).The latest SEOC...
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Aviation expert Captain Prashant Dhalla described the air turbulence incident on an Air India Phuket-Delhi flight as a very unfortunate event, noting that such extreme conditions can be life-threatening and often cause the aircraft's autopilot system to disengage.Speaking to ANI about the...
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The United States is close to finalising an interim agreement with Iran and Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has once again witnessed heightened tensions following the collapse of the 14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Washington and Tehran last month, reported Axios.The...
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Security has been stepped up across Jammu and Kashmir in view of the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, with authorities putting in place a multi-layered security grid across the Union Territory.Security was also beefed up in the border areas of the Union Territory.Central...
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After the Congress party reportedly directed a gungi gudiya (mute doll) remark at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, wife of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and social worker Amruta Fadnavis condemned the language used against the leader and demanded an apology from the opposition...
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Actor Pradeep Rawat, best known for his roles in Aamir Khan-starrer Lagaan and Ghajini, died on Tuesday after a battle with cancer. He was 74.The actor's Lagaan co-star Yashpal Sharma shared the news of his friend's death with a tribute on social media.Pradeep Rawat, Ghajini our...
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A payroll fraud has come to light in the Mumbai police force, with officials uncovering that Rs 6.41-crore were paid as salaries to 10 ghost employees between 2019 and 2020.The fraud was detected during the transfer of payroll records, in which it was found that 10 non-police personnel were...
