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Oh Maggi! Big question mark over fate of India's most popular noodles

Oh Maggi! Big question mark over fate of India's most popular noodles

Rediff.com21 May 2015

Is India's most popular instant noodles banned in Uttar Pradesh?

Safety concerns over Maggi noodles back to haunt Nestle

Safety concerns over Maggi noodles back to haunt Nestle

Rediff.com30 Nov 2017

This time food regulators found excess presence of ash content in Maggi

How Banks SURPRISED India

How Banks SURPRISED India

Rediff.com2 Sep 2021

If the earnings in the first quarter of the current financial year are an indication, most banks, particularly those majority-owned by the government, have fared well, reveals Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

No thaw seen in start-up funding winter despite 231 deals this year

No thaw seen in start-up funding winter despite 231 deals this year

Rediff.com30 Mar 2023

For a segment that thrives on promise more than performance, the country's start-up ecosystem is refusing to get carried away by the funding this calendar year. This has created the highest level of uninvested venture capital in seven years as investors wait for corrections in the working and - more importantly - valuation of start-ups while looking for cockroaches instead of unicorns. "Investors are now keen to invest in companies that have good top and bottom lines.

Patanjali comes under attack for 'misleading' mustard oil ads

Patanjali comes under attack for 'misleading' mustard oil ads

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

Patanjali Ayurved spokesman said, "Our present commercial is based on facts and research."

Ray of hope? Jaipur's 'safe' lab might redo Maggi study

Ray of hope? Jaipur's 'safe' lab might redo Maggi study

Rediff.com14 Aug 2015

The lab has 18 scientists.

Maggi ban: SC orders fresh testing at Mysore lab

Maggi ban: SC orders fresh testing at Mysore lab

Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

Maggi ban: SC orders fresh testing at Mysore lab.

Beware of Chinese honey!

Beware of Chinese honey!

Rediff.com26 Dec 2020

Chinese companies have 'designed' the sugar syrup which is used to adulterate honey so that it can pass Indian laboratory tests, reveals Sunita Narain.

India lags peers in heading back to office amid COVID-19

India lags peers in heading back to office amid COVID-19

Rediff.com24 Aug 2020

Other countries with a large number of cases including Brazil, Russia, Spain and the United States of America, all have more people heading to work.

AMU's Governance Structure Is Democratic, Not Divine

AMU's Governance Structure Is Democratic, Not Divine

Rediff.com18 Mar 2023

These self-appointed well-wishers of AMU are basically for the control or police model of university governance. They have no faith whatsoever in the democratic functioning of the universities, observes Faizan Mustafa, former dean, Faculty of Law, and Registrar, Aligarh Muslim University.

Presence of natural MSG not an offence: Food regulator

Presence of natural MSG not an offence: Food regulator

Rediff.com1 Apr 2016

This move gives clean chit to noodles and pastas containing MSG.

Government takes up pay cut, layoffs with India Inc

Government takes up pay cut, layoffs with India Inc

Rediff.com6 Apr 2020

A senior official in the central labour commissioner's office said the efforts of the government were to resolve the cases amicably and not to press for legal action against employers. "Everyone is going through tough times. We could initiate legal action if we want but that's not the idea. We want to address the issues amicably," the official said.

Terrorism: How Pulwama changed India's response

Terrorism: How Pulwama changed India's response

Rediff.com24 Jun 2021

'This is for the first time that a strong, solid evidence-based investigation has happened.' 'It can meet international standards and put the onus on the Pakistanis.'

How NITI Aayog got 5 cities to agree to new purchase model of e-buses

How NITI Aayog got 5 cities to agree to new purchase model of e-buses

Rediff.com26 May 2022

Five cities -- Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Surat -- ceded their power of procurement and agreed to a different procurement model to operate state-run buses.

Rail tragedy: Cong alleges govt ignored CAG warning

Rail tragedy: Cong alleges govt ignored CAG warning

Rediff.com4 Jun 2023

The Opposition party asked whether the prime minister will take responsibility for the 'deadliest rail tragedy' of this century.

Governor-CM Rifts: Democracy At Risk

Governor-CM Rifts: Democracy At Risk

Rediff.com6 Jul 2023

Governors must be impartial, fair, and above narrow politics to uphold the values and spirit of the Constitution. But in a rapidly changing political culture where the unstated rule is to crush the Opposition, such values have no meaning. At stake are Constitutional values, federalism and governance, asserts Ramesh Menon.

First time in two years, ISL set to allow crowds for final

First time in two years, ISL set to allow crowds for final

Rediff.com24 Feb 2022

The final will be held at the PJN Stadium in Margao, concluding the football league that started last November.

Rebalancing India-China, The Sri Lanka Way

Rebalancing India-China, The Sri Lanka Way

Rediff.com14 Feb 2022

Colombo seems to be veering to the middle path between China and the US on global matters, but in regional matters of strategic security, it is increasingly identifying with India, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

Packaged food import becomes a sticky issue

Packaged food import becomes a sticky issue

Rediff.com8 Nov 2013

Importers protest as food safety regulator demands adherence to recent law on labelling, blocks entry at ports for packs with stickers.

A Banking Year Marked By Three Cs

A Banking Year Marked By Three Cs

Rediff.com5 Jan 2023

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das kept the red flag on cryptocurrencies flying, warning that the next financial crisis can be triggered by private cryptocurrencies if such speculative instruments are allowed to grow.

Yoga, moong soup... in govt's Covid health document

Yoga, moong soup... in govt's Covid health document

Rediff.com15 Dec 2021

With the threat of COVID-19 pandemic continuing to loom over the world, the Ministry of Ayush has come out with a comprehensive document putting forth the concept of 'holistic health'.

Why so many Indian food product exports get rejected

Why so many Indian food product exports get rejected

Rediff.com13 Sep 2016

India consistently ranked among the top three countries whose products were rejected for import by the regulator.

SBI, 25 other major Indian banks figure in suspicious transactions list

SBI, 25 other major Indian banks figure in suspicious transactions list

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

Banks say they themselves red-flagged the transactions to RBI. It must be noted that these transactions are not outright evidence of fraud or proof of nefarious activities.

All Maggi samples clear test by 3 laboratories

All Maggi samples clear test by 3 laboratories

Rediff.com16 Oct 2015

Nestle India Ltd submitted to BSE a copy of the press statement.

'BJP was not fighting Congress or JD-S, but the very idea of Karnataka'

'BJP was not fighting Congress or JD-S, but the very idea of Karnataka'

Rediff.com16 May 2023

'By design or default, the BJP's election strategy militated against the very essence of Karnataka politics and the idea of Karnataka.'

New Delhi Railway Station redevelopment project hits a hurdle in history

New Delhi Railway Station redevelopment project hits a hurdle in history

Rediff.com9 Dec 2021

The past appears to have interrupted the future of the New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS). With two protected heritage buildings sitting in the way of the plan to redevelop the railway station, officials in the know say the project may end up back on the drawing board since the National Monuments Authority (NMA), the body tasked with the protection and preservation of monuments and sites, is yet to give its approval. "A nod from NMA is awaited before going into the next phase of bids for the redevelopment of the New Delhi Railway Station," a senior official of the Ministry of Railways told Business Standard. While the Railways ministry is hopeful of getting approvals from the NMA before the end of the current financial year, there is no clarity on this yet.

Patanjali noodles now in the soup over product approvals

Patanjali noodles now in the soup over product approvals

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

The FSSAI said Patanjali noodles, from the stable of entities owned by yoga guru Ramdev, had not been approved.

Nandan Nilekani to join govt panel on curbing digital monopolies

Nandan Nilekani to join govt panel on curbing digital monopolies

Rediff.com6 Jul 2021

Infosys chairman and Aadhaar architect Nandan Nilekani will join a panel set up by the central government, along with eight other members, to advise the government on designing and accelerating adoption of Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), aimed at curbing digital monopolies. The larger idea is to give 'free and fair' choice to consumers to buy products on an online platform, a senior government official said.

Encroaching on others' rights, HC tells Jains seeking ban on meat ads

Encroaching on others' rights, HC tells Jains seeking ban on meat ads

Rediff.com26 Sep 2022

The Bombay high court on Monday asked three Jain religious charitable trusts and a city resident practising Jainism why they were seeking to encroach on the rights of others by appealing for restrictions or ban on advertisements for meat and meat products in print and electronic media.

India Inc earnings hit record Rs 2.4 trillion in Q2

India Inc earnings hit record Rs 2.4 trillion in Q2

Rediff.com22 Nov 2021

India's top listed companies reported their best-ever quarterly net profit of Rs 2.39 trillion in the September quarter of FY22, up 46.4 per cent year-on-year. The earnings were driven by a big surge in the profitability of banks, non-banking financial companies & insurance (BFSI), oil & gas, and metal & mining firms. The combined net profit of these three cyclical sectors were up 87 per cent YoY to a record high of Rs 1.53 trillion, up from Rs 82,000 crore a year ago and Rs 1.08 trillion in Q1FY22.

India's Covid vaccine hope rolls over to 2021; panel to meet again on Jan 1

India's Covid vaccine hope rolls over to 2021; panel to meet again on Jan 1

Rediff.com31 Dec 2020

The expert committee sought more information from Serum Institute regarding the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

Suicides Highlight HR Ailment At Public Sector Banks

Suicides Highlight HR Ailment At Public Sector Banks

Rediff.com5 May 2023

It may sound bizarre, but incidents of public sector bankers dying by suicide could probably equal the number of such bankers quitting their jobs, reveals Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

How India can NEUTRALISE Enemy Drones

How India can NEUTRALISE Enemy Drones

Rediff.com23 Jul 2021

'An armed helicopter equipped with counter-drone systems will provide the airborne counter-drone capability and flexibility needed to protect India's critical assets.'

Xi's foreign policy bad for India-China relations

Xi's foreign policy bad for India-China relations

Rediff.com27 Sep 2021

Chinese foreign policy will acquire a more ideological and less pragmatic character. It will be conducted with more nationalist overtones, predicts former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.

No prejudice against Nestl, says minister

No prejudice against Nestl, says minister

Rediff.com15 Jun 2015

'We have done what we needed to do on behalf of the consumers'.

StanChart plans India listing

StanChart plans India listing

Rediff.com29 Oct 2009

Besides, it is also exploring the possibility of listing itself in another emerging Asian market China, the banking behemoth said.

How India plans to resume outdoor training for athletes

How India plans to resume outdoor training for athletes

Rediff.com12 May 2020

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said a team has been formed to draw up a post-lockdown Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to be followed by athletes, coaches and other staff during outdoor training that will resume in a "planned manner". He assured the athletes that their training will resume soon but given the risks the coronavirus pandemic poses, the process will involve consultations with home and health ministries.

Archer Kapil tests positive for COVID-19

Archer Kapil tests positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com30 Nov 2020

Archer Kapil, who is part of the ongoing national camp at the Army Sports Institute (ASI) in Pune, has tested positive for COVID-19.

13 cities in India among world's most polluted

13 cities in India among world's most polluted

Rediff.com21 Feb 2015

Pollution is impacting the lifespan of Indians.

How India can protect itself from cyber attacks

How India can protect itself from cyber attacks

Rediff.com18 Mar 2021

The recent report in the New York Times that China had brought India's financial capital - Mumbai - to a halt by hacking the electricity supply grid has not come as a surprise to the CTOs (chief technology officers) and cyber security experts. Indian companies, including critical infrastructure providers such as power grids, ports and radar systems, lack the IT infrastructure to prevent hacking from hostile state actors like China and North Korea, warn security experts. Recently, the United States government warned of yet another breach of critical systems tied to Microsoft Exchange email systems that the company has blamed on China. The breach has impacted thousands of organisations in the US and its impact on India is still unknown.