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Nestle resumes Maggi noodles production at all plants in India

Nestle resumes Maggi noodles production at all plants in India

Rediff.com30 Nov 2015

Nestle relaunched Maggi noodles on November 9.

Labour pains could hit Hyundai's buyout of GM's Talegaon plant

Labour pains could hit Hyundai's buyout of GM's Talegaon plant

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

Legal battles initiated by 1,000-odd former employees of the Talegaon plant continue to present a challenge for the acquisition process.

Maggi effect? Regulator to take up erring food, drinks ads

Maggi effect? Regulator to take up erring food, drinks ads

Rediff.com3 Jun 2015

The move follows an arrangement with the dept of consumer affairs.

Tax authorities probing transactions between MCX-SX, FTIL

Tax authorities probing transactions between MCX-SX, FTIL

Rediff.com21 Apr 2014

A special audit will look into any pricing anomalies in the transactions between the two, according to a source. FTIL had a contract for helping the exchange with its technology needs.

As drug firms squirm, authorities look abroad for cure

As drug firms squirm, authorities look abroad for cure

Rediff.com23 Sep 2013

DCGI, health ministry initiate dialogues with foreign regulators, try to understand global best practices

Novovax Covid vaccine likely to get nod in India ahead of US

Novovax Covid vaccine likely to get nod in India ahead of US

Rediff.com18 Aug 2021

Adar Poonawalla said he was hopeful that Covovax, the Novavax vaccine made by SII, will be launched around October this year for adults and for children by the first quarter of next year, depending on DCGI approvals.

Food safety regulator and industry at loggerheads again

Food safety regulator and industry at loggerheads again

Rediff.com29 Nov 2015

The bone of contention is product approvals, which pharma and neutraceuticals companies say cannot be re-introduced through the regulation route

'Oil' is not well with Patanjali Ayurved

'Oil' is not well with Patanjali Ayurved

Rediff.com2 May 2016

The advertisement is unnecessarily misleading the consumer and also derogatory and denigrating to the oil industry, SEA said

'India needs 6 carriers like the Vikrant'

'India needs 6 carriers like the Vikrant'

Rediff.com2 Sep 2022

'... To ensure that the vast Indian Ocean Region remain peaceful.'

Want A Mediclaim Policy For Mental Illness?

Want A Mediclaim Policy For Mental Illness?

Rediff.com28 Mar 2023

'While many policies say that they will cover mental illnesses, the wordings of a few still have mental illness as a permanent exclusion.' 'After the new IRDAI circular, such exclusions should go away.'

Telecom service providers log in to AI filter to stop pesky calls: Trai

Telecom service providers log in to AI filter to stop pesky calls: Trai

Rediff.com3 May 2023

Telecom service providers (TSPs) have begun to monitor and prevent spam calls since May 1, with the help of an artificial intelligence and machine language-based system acting on the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (Trai) latest directive on the matter, its officials told Business Standard. Touted as the first big technological measure against the growing menace of unsolicited commercial communications, all TSPs have confirmed to Trai that they have rolled out the AI/ML tool. The filter system works on the distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform used by TSPs, and is set to go for incremental updates, rules for which will soon be released, they added.

Where Do Religious Tourists Go?

Where Do Religious Tourists Go?

Rediff.com29 Jul 2023

19 per cent of all travel in India (by bus, train or air) was pilgrimage or religious travel (possibly the single largest after business and family-related travel), discovers Ambi Parameswaran.

Team India denied basic facilities in Brisbane hotel

Team India denied basic facilities in Brisbane hotel

Rediff.com12 Jan 2021

It is learnt that BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, secretary Jay Shah and CEO Hemang Amin have all got in touch with their Cricket Australia counterparts after complaints reached them. They have been assured that the Indian contingent will be made to feel comfortable from here on. The series is tied 1-1 currently.

Why RBI Is Worried About The Rise In Personal Loans

Why RBI Is Worried About The Rise In Personal Loans

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

In the June quarter of FY24, 51 per cent of consumers who took small-ticket personal loans already had more than four credit products at the time of accessing yet another new loan, compared with just 17 per cent in the June quarter of FY20, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Why Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal have lower Covid mortality rates than India

Why Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal have lower Covid mortality rates than India

Rediff.com16 May 2022

An analysis of WHO data shows that most of the countries with an older cohort of population and higher in the development index had a lower excess mortality rate than India.

'Shift FSSAI from health to consumer affairs ministry'

'Shift FSSAI from health to consumer affairs ministry'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2015

The matter is now expected to be raised with the PMO.

ED's scope of probe under PMLA increased 2.5 times in six years

ED's scope of probe under PMLA increased 2.5 times in six years

Rediff.com29 Apr 2022

Recently, Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached assets worth Rs 757.8 crore of Amway India Enterprises in connection with an alleged marketing scam. It claimed that Amway was running a multi-level marketing scam. The ED provisionally attached immovable and movable properties worth Rs 411.83 crore and bank balances of Rs 345.94 crore from 36 different accounts belonging to Amway. Data from the Department of Economic Affairs shows that in 2021-22 (until December 2021), ED had provisionally attached Rs 8,989.3 crore worth of assets.

'No wrong-doing, yet to receive FSSAI notice on noodles,' says Ramdev

'No wrong-doing, yet to receive FSSAI notice on noodles,' says Ramdev

Rediff.com21 Nov 2015

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Saturday put up a brave face, saying it has not flouted any FSSAI norms.

Why cryptocurrencies will continue to grow in India

Why cryptocurrencies will continue to grow in India

Rediff.com6 Jan 2022

The future of cryptocurrencies in India appears uncertain but that has not deterred young Indians from embracing the so-called 'fourth industrial revolution' world, where interconnectivity and smart automation, much of it relying on blockchain technology, drive human civilisation. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has repeatedly warned of macroeconomic instability and even "serious consequences" if cryptocurrencies turn mainstream. The country's monetary authority wants a China-like total ban on crypto, not even allowing these currencies to be treated as investments. Though Parliament's website had listed the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill as one seeking a total ban of cryptocurrencies in the country, it was not presented in the Winter Session. India now has the highest number of cryptocurrency investors in the world.

Do top execs of PSBs need a pay overhaul?

Do top execs of PSBs need a pay overhaul?

Rediff.com4 Jul 2023

In FY23, the State Bank of India (SBI) reported a 57.4 per cent jump in its net profit to Rs 55,684.17 crore. But the chairman of the country's largest bank, Dinesh Khara's annual pay for this creditable performance was just Rs 37 lakh (his peers at state-run banks are no better off). Look at his private bank rivals - most pocketed in excess of Rs 7 crore annually - plus stock options.

Accountability of regulators a serious crisis in India: Piyush Goyal

Accountability of regulators a serious crisis in India: Piyush Goyal

Rediff.com11 Jan 2017

Pointing at regulation of environment sector as a case in point, Goyal said the sector suffered due to "over regulation as regulators are not able to justify many decisions"

Maggi ban: Regulator overreach, says Nestle counsel

Maggi ban: Regulator overreach, says Nestle counsel

Rediff.com21 Jul 2015

Nestle India has been arguing that ban order was arbitrary.

NRIs: Pop Nationalism To Identity Supremacy

NRIs: Pop Nationalism To Identity Supremacy

Rediff.com21 Oct 2023

Brand India's societal divisions and distortions have remained as much relevant in 'liberal' America and Europe as it still is in the structurally stratified Indian society of the 21st century, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Ganguly will continue to be our brand ambassador: Adani

Ganguly will continue to be our brand ambassador: Adani

Rediff.com5 Jan 2021

Ganguly, who endorses Fortune Rice Bran Cooking Oil, felt discomfort on January 2 while performing physical exercise in the home gymnasium at around 11 am. Following this, he underwent an angioplasty at the Woodlands Hospital.

How India's hockey teams are preparing for Olympics

How India's hockey teams are preparing for Olympics

Rediff.com14 May 2020

Hockey India said it has drawn up a list of competitions both for the senior men and women's teams in the run-up to next year's Tokyo Olympics. The detailed plan involves playing a number of matches against top teams in the world.

WazirX controversy bares crypto's trade secrets in India

WazirX controversy bares crypto's trade secrets in India

Rediff.com25 Aug 2022

A few days back, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urged the start-up community and public to deal in cryptocurrency with caution because everything that was floating around was not currency. In the first week of August, the country's top nine crypto exchange platforms were summoned by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in Hyderabad. The exchanges were questioned for money laundering, especially over a number of Indian non-banking financial companies and their fintech partners for predatory lending practices in violation of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines and by using tele-callers who misuse personal data and use abusive language to extort high interest rates from the loan takers.

'Tatas will bring Air India to former glory'

'Tatas will bring Air India to former glory'

Rediff.com5 Feb 2022

'All they need is proper leadership.'

K'taka polls: EC warns parties against uncertified ads during silence period

K'taka polls: EC warns parties against uncertified ads during silence period

Rediff.com7 May 2023

In the advisory to political parties, the poll authority also emphasised on "clean and serious" campaign as electioneering reached feverish pitch in the southern state.

Tharoor camp flagged 'irregularities' in counting in 3 states

Tharoor camp flagged 'irregularities' in counting in 3 states

Rediff.com19 Oct 2022

Tharoor's campaign team has also raised 'serious issues' in the conduct of the election in Punjab and Telangana.

Amazon, Flipkart among 20 e-tailers get notices for selling drugs sans licence

Amazon, Flipkart among 20 e-tailers get notices for selling drugs sans licence

Rediff.com13 Feb 2023

The show-cause notice dated February 8 by DCGI V G Somani cited a Delhi high court order dated December 12, 2018, which prohibits online sales of medicines without a licence.

Oppenheimer: Film-Making At Its Exhilarating Best

Oppenheimer: Film-Making At Its Exhilarating Best

Rediff.com5 Aug 2023

The narrative is faithful to the source, American Prometheus, but what makes it absolutely spell-binding is Christopher Nolan's technique, notes Shreekant Sambrani.

Recipe: Easy Strawberry Trifle

Recipe: Easy Strawberry Trifle

Rediff.com16 Feb 2022

An easy dessert that can be quickly made with readymade vanilla cake and custard.

Crypto Bourses Under The Scanner

Crypto Bourses Under The Scanner

Rediff.com26 Nov 2022

Crypto exchanges have been asked to furnish details this month itself.

Young Taxpayers Prefer New Tax Regime

Young Taxpayers Prefer New Tax Regime

Rediff.com31 Aug 2023

'Most young taxpayers prefer income tax filing to be flexible yet straightforward.'

FSSAI plans colour-coded label for packaged food

FSSAI plans colour-coded label for packaged food

Rediff.com27 Jun 2019

The food companies will need to declare nutritional information such as calories (energy), saturated fat, trans-fat, added sugar and sodium per serve on the front of the pack.

Nestle shares reel under regulatory pressure, down 3%

Nestle shares reel under regulatory pressure, down 3%

Rediff.com16 Jun 2015

On June 5, FSSAI banned Maggi noodles.

How To Make Banks Treat Customers Fairly

How To Make Banks Treat Customers Fairly

Rediff.com10 Apr 2023

Nobody is held accountable for lapses, no matter how badly it affects the person or business whose accounts are frozen. Nor is there compensation for losses. Most people get to know their accounts are blocked only when a cheque bounces, points out Debashis Basu.

Jio slams Airtel for 'maligning' its tariff policy

Jio slams Airtel for 'maligning' its tariff policy

Rediff.com20 Apr 2023

Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJIL) has written to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) stating that a recent complaint against it by Bharti Airtel is a deliberate, malicious attempt at defaming RJIL's consumer-friendly tariff. RJIL has also asked the regulator to warn Airtel against 'making such frivolous complaints in the future'. The move is in response to Airtel recently requesting Trai to bring content aired through broadband under the regulatory fold and keep a check against discriminatory bundling tactics.

No showing divisive content, I&B ministry tells TV networks

No showing divisive content, I&B ministry tells TV networks

Rediff.com9 Nov 2019

The ministry of information and broadcasting on Saturday issued an advisory to all television channels and cable TV operators in the wake of the Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict to adhere to programme code and ensure that debates, discussions and visuals do not incite any "divisive" or "anti-national" feelings.

Two Pakistani boxers missing in Birmingham after CWG

Two Pakistani boxers missing in Birmingham after CWG

Rediff.com11 Aug 2022

He said the team management has informed the Pakistan High Commission in the UK and the relevant authorities in London about the disappearance of Suleman and Nazeerullah.