Inspections uncovered violations ranging from cockroach infestation and expired food to poor hygiene and storage practices. NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the licences of 14 food business establishments linked to quick-commerce platforms Blinkit, Zepto and Instamart after a statewide inspection drive uncovered multiple food safety and hygiene violations.The August…

The Indian side will closely analyse the French response to see whether its demand for allowing it to integrate indigenous missiles like Astra air-to-air missiles has been met NEW DELHI: In a big step towards inking the 114 Rafale jet agreement, France has submitted its detailed technical and commercial proposal to India for the deal….

NEW DELHI: A District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed online baby products retailer FirstCry to pay Rs 50,000 as compensation along with a refund of Rs 2,130 with interest to a consumer after finding that the company cancelled his order without reason, withheld his money, and internally labelled him as a fraud user.The complainant…

In a recent update, a ruling by the Mumbai bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has introduced big-time relief to taxpayers dealing with capital gains tax on property sales. Now this is a case that involves the sale of land costing around ₹5 crore. The tribunal ruled that a Mumbai man did not…

Process of detecting consumption of psychoactive substances is difficult NEW DELHI: The legal availability of marijuana for either medicinal or recreational use in places like Thailand and Amsterdam has made life difficult for airlines flying there. The reason: Unlike simple breath analyser tests for checking if the crew is tipsy, the process of detecting consumption…