FSSAI: Only 3% of packaged food item contain over 2% trans fat

Food regulator FSSAI on Wednesday said that only 3.14 per cent or 196 of 6,245 samples of packaged food items contained trans-fat exceeding 2 per cent. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India......

'Covid response is highly dependent on leadership'

'If you don't have a strong political leadership, however much expertise a country may have, in pandemic preparedness or infectious disease, will not matter.''It's really about having strong......

Do you know how Everest's height is calculated?

For one, triangles are involved, explains Devangshu Datta. IMAGE: Mount Everest, as seen from the border of Nepal and China, looking north from Nepal. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Districts in MP, Bihar, Telangana most vulnerable to Covid: Study

Districts in Madhya Pradesh may be the most vulnerable to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by those in Bihar and Telangana, according to a study in The Lancet journal which assessed......

An arduous second half awaits oil marketing firms

The medium-term scenario for oil marketing companies (OMCs) is high risk due to the surging crude and gas prices. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Apart from OPEC-plus cutting production,......

Reasonably priced stocks of oil marketing cos to gain

Investors are showing some interest in the downstream energy cycle. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Refiners and marketers, especially the public sector (PSU) oil marketing companies (OMCs)......

Why Consumers Are Denied Discounts From Russian Crude

Officials from State-run refiners contend that savings from purchase of Russian oil are used to offset a part of the losses in revenues from selling transport fuels and LPG at State-set rates.......

Adani Group touts 'very healthy' balance sheet to calm investors

Billionaire Gautam Adani's embattled conglomerate said its balance sheet is "very healthy" and is laser focused on continuing business momentum, as it looked to reassure investors to keep faith in......

Love Sonia Review: Powerful. Poetic. Demanding. Rewarding

'Love Sonia is a motion picture with the ambitions of a novel.''When I walked out of Love Sonia this Monday night, I walked out with a hushed audience that seemed too overcome by the raw power of......

Fan: Not a vein opened; not a wound exposed

'Of all the Superstar Khans, I still believe that Shah Rukh Khan is the one most capable of surprising me,' says Sreehari Nair.'I always have this feeling that that great Shah Rukh Khan turn that......

Review: Dil Dhadakne Do is charming fluff

Dil Dhadakne Do unravels like an entire season of soap opera condensed into a nearly three-hour movie, writes Sukanya Verma. Preserving wealth is a lot of hard work. When a man has laboured......

Review: Vicky Donor is a pleasant surprise

Vicky Donor is a pleasant surprise, writes Sukanya Verma.Often, sex and everything it entails is a matter of prudence, provocation or parody. On a few occasions, however, it's treated as a......

Rajasthan Royals eye quick turnaround against Punjab Kings

IMAGE: Rajasthan Royals, who fell to their first loss of the season in their previous match, will look to quickly return to winning ways when they face hosts Punjab Kings. Photograph: BCCI A......