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  Meat ban: Shiv Sena, MNS hit streets, High Court sounds critical note

  Politics | September 10, 2015 19:08 IST

  Mumbai: The wrangling over the ban on sale of meat during the Jain fasting period ‘Paryushan' escalated today with Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) hitting the streets against it even as the Bombay

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  Nestle to use social media for 'Maggi relaunch'

  India | September 09, 2015 22:16 IST

  Mumbai: Nestle India, whose flagship brand ‘Maggi' had faced countrywide ban over alleged excessive lead content, will be using consumer engagement and digital marketing platforms to re-establish consumer trust in the product before bringing the

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  UP food regulator finds lead in Yippee noodles; to file case

  India | August 23, 2015 21:28 IST

  Aligarh (UP):  After Maggi, the Uttar Pradesh Food and Drug Authority (FDA) has found excess lead in Yippee noodles of domestic giant ITC Ltd and will soon file a case.The FDA said that the samples

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  IAAF: 28 athletes with positive tests for doping in 2005, 2007 world meets

  Other Sports | August 11, 2015 23:27 IST

  London: Facing a barrage of criticism over its handling of drug-test results, the IAAF announced Tuesday that 28 athletes had been caught in retests of their doping samples from the 2005 and 2007 world championships.The

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  New order on porn ban vague, unimplementable: Internet Service Providers

  India | August 06, 2015 6:43 IST

  New Delhi: Even as the government has said Internet Service Providers were free not to block any of the 857 websites suspected for pornographic content unless they were abusive of children, the industry body of

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  FSSAI denies all-clear reports to Maggi from Goa, Mysore labs

  India | August 06, 2015 6:29 IST

  New Delhi: Food safety watchdog FSSAI today said it has not given any clean chit to Nestle's banned Maggi noodles as it rubbished all-clear reports from two of its own empanelled labs, saying there were

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  How are you operating despite ban? Delhi High Court asks Ola

  India | July 28, 2015 19:59 IST

  New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Wednesday questioned how app-based taxi service, Ola, was operating in the national capital when the city government's order banning them ahas not been stayed and warned that it

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  Ban Indian doctors from wearing white coats, says new study

  India | July 22, 2015 15:55 IST

  Bengaluru: Banning Indian doctors and medical students from wearing long-sleeved white coats could reduce the spread of infections in hospitals, says a new study."Long sleeved coats spread infection and lead to avoidable harm and cost

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  Tripura bans plastic bags

  India | July 14, 2015 14:50 IST

  Agartala: Tripura has imposed a total ban on the use, manufacture,import, storage and sale of plastic bags in the state in view of its harmful effect on the environment, official said here on Tuesday. The decision

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  UK school bans skirts to prevent male teachers getting distracted

  World | July 03, 2015 21:01 IST

  London: A school headmistress has banned skirts at a secondary school in the UK's West Midlands region to prevent male teachers and pupils getting “distracted”.Rowena Blencowe of Trentham High School in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire took the

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  After Maggi and Knorr, Top Ramen noodles withdrawn from market

  India | June 29, 2015 22:02 IST

  New Delhi: A brand of instant noodles 'Top Ramen' on Monday was withdrawn from the Indian market on orders from central food safety regualtor FSSAI. The withdrawl with announced by Indo Nissin, the company that

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  Goa to ban plastic items from government offices

  India | June 24, 2015 10:53 IST

  Panaji: Plastic cups and other plastic cutlery will soon be banned from Goa government offices and functions conducted by the state government.A circular to the effect will be issued later this week, a senior government

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  IIT-Madras revokes ban on Ambedkar Periyar Students' Group

  India | June 08, 2015 6:28 IST

  Chennai: IIT Madras on Sunday reinstated recognition to Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle (APSC), a students group and appointed Professor Miland Brahme as its faculty advisor. The decision was taken after a meeting between the Dean

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  Maggi banned but what about Oil, Eggs, Vegetables, Pulses?

  India | June 06, 2015 16:50 IST

  64% of the loose edible oil sold in Mumbai is adulterated, according to a study conducted last year by the Consumer Guidance Society of India. The study tested 291 samples of sesame oil, coconut oil,

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  FSSAI to test other noodle brands; pasta, macaroni on radar

  India | June 06, 2015 18:17 IST

  New Delhi: A day after banning Maggi noodles, food safety regulator FSSAI today said it will test samples of instant noodles across brands to ensure food safety.Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said

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  No compromise on food safety, Maggi violated norms: J P Nadda

  Politics | June 05, 2015 18:12 IST

  New Delhi:  With the central food safety regulator ordering withdrawal of nine approved variants of Maggi, Health ministry today said it is of the “confirmed” opinion that the product failed to adhere to safety norms

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  8 popular soon-to-be-missed Maggi spots around India

  Blah | June 05, 2015 16:54 IST

  As Maggi has been banned by the GOI( due to excessive amount of MSG), and people are still in shock with the decision as they believe that Maggi is not just a 2-minute food but

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  Telangana govt awaiting test results of Maggi

  India | June 05, 2015 14:18 IST

  Hyderabad: The Telangana Government is awaiting results of the tests conducted on popular instant noodles ‘Maggi' for taking a call on initiating a ban.“We are awaiting the report (on analysis of samples).On Monday (June 8),

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  After Delhi, Maggi banned in 3 more states

  India | June 04, 2015 18:58 IST

  New Delhi:  After Delhi, three more states— Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand—today banned the sale of Maggi noodles, as the popular instant snack came under mounting scrutiny over food safety concerns.The Uttarakhand government banned

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  Maggi is banned, but why are these 6 products still sold?

  Mouthful | June 03, 2015 15:13 IST

  As kids, teenagers, hostellers and even as office goers, Maggi has been a saviour.But out of the blue, when samples were tested, ingredients found in this beloved noodle (read excessive lead than the prescribed limit