FSSAI floats consultation paper on making state or central licensing mandatory for certain products

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has floated a consultation paper proposing to restrict permission for manufacturing certain products to food business operators holding state and central licenses only. These products include infant food products, sweetened condensed milk, packaged drinking water , mineral water and milk powders. The Authority has sought comments…

Razakar wins big at Dada Saheb Phalke film festival

HYDERABAD “Razakar (Silent Genocide of Hyderabad)“, a film produced by Gudur Narayana Reddy, bagged two awards at the 15th Dadasaheb Phalke Film Festival held in New Delhi on Thursday (May 1). The film won awards for Best Debut Director and Best Cinematography, recognising its stark portrayal of Operation Polo and the annexation of the princely…

Yemen’s Houthis launch missiles at Israel, army says it intercepts | Houthis News

The group says it attacked an Israeli military base with a hypersonic missile. Yemen’s Houthis have claimed responsibility for launching two missiles towards northern Israel, targeting the Ramat David military airbase and the Tel Aviv area, as the group continues its military pressure in solidarity with Palestinians under Israeli fire. The Israeli military said on…

TMC MP Yusuf Pathan seeks Home Minister’s intervention over alleged assault on migrant workers from WB in Odisha

TMC MP Yusuf Pathan during a meeting with Islamic religious leaders in the wake of the Murshidabad violence, at Berhampore in Murshidabad district. April 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Yusuf Pathan on Friday (May 2, 2025) wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, alleging that migrant workers from West Bengal,…

VHP condemns attacks on Kashmiris, but says they will not stop those speaking against ‘jihad’

Working president Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) Alok Kumar. | Photo Credit: AP Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) president Alok Kumar on Friday (May 2, 2025) condemned the recent attacks on Kashmiris, especially students, in various parts of the country, but maintained that such incidents should not be used to “silence” those who speak against the ‘jihad’…

Meta threatens to cut access over fines

People in Nigeria may lose access to Facebook and Instagram after parent company Meta said it faced large fines and “unrealistic” regulatory demands from the Nigerian authorities. Last year, three Nigerian oversight agencies imposed fines on the US-based social media giant totalling more than $290m (£218m) for violating various laws and regulations. Meta was unsuccessful…