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Maharashtra FDA has initiated a statewide food safety campaign ahead of Diwali to curb adulteration in sweets and other festive food items.

Maharashtra launches inspections in sweet shops to check food adulteration ahead of Diwali

October 4, 2025 16:09 IST

According to Minister Narhari Zirwal, the campaign titled ‘Festival of Maharashtra – Commitment to Food Safety' covers a wide variety of food products, including milk, khoya, ghee, edible oils, sweets, dry fruits, and chocolates.

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‘Collapse in accountability’: Haryana rights panel seeks report after second jailbreak in Ambala in 2 months

October 4, 2025 16:06 IST

Pulling up the Prisons DG over “serious failures” in ensuring prison security, the Haryana Human Rights Commission directed him to strengthen infrastructure and initiate action against errant officials.

“The incident in Kanpur was different. People should avoid repeating it in other cities,” he added.

‘I Love Muhammad’ poster not the issue, unruly crowd was: Bareilly top cop after clashes

October 4, 2025 16:01 IST

Deputy Inspector General (Bareilly Range) Ajay Kumar Sahni said people who want to put up posters saying ‘I Love Muhammad’ at their homes, mosques, or Idgahs are free to do so

Gujarat BJP President Jagdish Vishwakarma

OBC face Jagdish Vishwakarma elevated as Gujarat BJP president

October 4, 2025 14:42 IST

Gujarat Minister and OBC leader Jagdish Vishwakarma was on Saturday declared the new president of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s state unit, succeeding Union Minister CR Paatil. Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, the party’s election officer for the state BJP president polls, officially announced Vishwakarma’s name at a gathering of senior state leaders and party workers at […]

According to police, the four-wheeler, allegedly driven recklessly, rammed into four pedestrians out for a morning walk.

Ghaziabad: 3 women out for a morning walk killed in hit-and-run

October 4, 2025 14:26 IST

A man, who was also out for a walk, was injured in the incident. Police said efforts are on to nab the absconding driver.

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Single-window access, cashless treatment: how IPHSA aims to streamline patient care in Mumbai’s civic hospitals

October 4, 2025 13:53 IST

The BMC’s Integrated Patients Healthcare Schemes Assistance (IPHSA) is a technology-driven platform for patient eligibility checks, enrolment in public healthcare schemes, and claim settlement.

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‘Not allowed to leave home’: UP LoP says Samajwadi Party delegation barred from visiting Bareilly

October 4, 2025 13:52 IST

The party had announced that it would send a 14-member delegation to take stock of the situation in Bareilly, where violence broke out last week over the 'I Love Muhammad' row.

Gaming

Gaming losses drove head constable to steal Rs 51 lakh, 2 boxes of gold from malkhana: Delhi Police chargesheet

October 4, 2025 13:46 IST

The policeman, Khurshid, allegedly burgled the storeroom not once, but twice in May.

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‘No one needs to worry’: Deve Gowda asserts JD(S)-BJP alliance will endure till next state polls

October 4, 2025 13:44 IST

Former PM H D Deve Gowda also set a 48-hour deadline on Friday for the Karnataka government to provide information about the relief provided to flood-hit districts in the state.

dilip jaiswal

Hold Bihar polls in one or two phases, identify women turning up at booths in burqa: BJP to EC

October 4, 2025 13:40 IST

Jaiswal said that in riverine areas, which have had a history of booth capturing, deployment of cavalry must also be ensured.

Though tobacco and related products are not permitted on the Pune Metro, spit stains were visible at the entrance of Swargate station and on the tracks and escalator at the District Court and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Garden stations.

12 kg tobacco products seized in 1 week; Pune Metro requests passengers to avoid dirtying public space with paan stains

October 4, 2025 13:27 IST

Though tobacco and related products are not permitted inside Pune Metro, spit stains were visible at the entrance of Swargate station and on the tracks and escalator at the District Court and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Garden stations.

Chandigarh

Chandigarh’s Sohana Eye Hospital unveils Tricity’s first Myopia Management Clinic

October 4, 2025 12:26 IST

A team of 15 professionals, including senior consultants, junior doctors, and vision therapists, will lead the Myopia Management Clinic.

Punjab

In hope for Punjab’s Kandi belt farmers: PAU develops ginger cultivation model after 7 yrs of research

October 4, 2025 12:23 IST

The achievement comes after seven years of sustained research and trials at the Regional Research Station, Ballowal Saunkhri.

Protesters including ex-servicemen demanding immediate restoration of Major Bhupinder Singh’s memorial at Bharat Nagar Chowk of Ludhiana.

1965 Indo-Pak war hero’s 60th martyrdom anniversary: Protest held seeking immediate restoration of memorial

October 4, 2025 12:35 IST

A Public Action Committee (PAC), along with ex-servicemen association, senior citizens, bar association, farm unions, students and other social organisations, are demanding that Ludhiana district administration should immediately restore the memorial of the war hero at the city's heart - Bharat Nagar Chowk.

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FB friendship ends on bitter note: Pune police look out for woman accused of extorting sweet shop owner

October 4, 2025 11:45 IST

The woman from Sangli district allegedly extorted nearly Rs 1 lakh from the man who runs a sweet shop on Laxmi Road.

UP LoP Mata Prasad Pandey, was stopped by police as he prepared to leave for Bareilly.

‘I love Muhammad’ protest: BJP says SP ‘appeasing Muslims’ after high drama outside UP LoP’s home

October 4, 2025 13:59 IST

The 14-member team of SP MPs and MLAs had been directed by party chief Akhilesh Yadav to visit the city, which witnessed violence following Friday namaz last week.

Pratap Rao Jadhav, Union Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge) and Health and Family Welfare, dedicated the memorial to the nation on October 2.

‘Living Gandhi Memorial’ unveiled at Pune’s National Institute of Naturopathy, to have AI-powered features soon

October 4, 2025 11:14 IST

Pratap Rao Jadhav, Union Minister of State for AYUSH, dedicated the memorial to the nation on October 2. The memorial will soon feature an AI-powered museum incorporating hologram technology to depict key facets of Gandhi’s life and legacy.

NCRB data shows a 9% rise in caste-related atrocities in Himachal Pradesh in 2023, with 229 cases registered under the SC/ST Act.

13% of all FIRs in Himachal registered under SC/ST Act: NCRB data 2023

October 4, 2025 11:10 IST

In 2023, out of the 229 FIRs, 204 were registered under the Prevention of Atrocities Act, while 25 were registered in conjunction with various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

At a JNU discussion on the “Ladakh Crisis,” speakers warned that Ladakh has been left “without democratic safeguards” since its Union Territory status.

‘No democratic safeguards’: Ladakh Students’ Forum at JNU highlights region’s identity concerns, urges youth to act

October 4, 2025 11:06 IST

The event, titled ‘Ladakh Crisis: The Battle of Identity’, featured political activist and Kargil Democratic Alliance member Sajjad Kargili and former MLA Asgar Ali Karbalai.

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External Affairs Minister Jaishankar to inaugurate Aravalli Summit at JNU’s School of International Studies

October 4, 2025 11:06 IST

The two-day event on the theme 'India and the World Order: Preparing for 2047' will be held from October 6 in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs and the Chintan Research Foundation.

Jhama sweets Mumbai

Around Town: Inside Jhama Sweets, the refugee stall that became favourite of Salman Khan, Abhishek Bachchan and Shilpa Shetty

October 4, 2025 16:21 IST

77-year-old Jhama Sweets now has 11 branches across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region

The members alleged that during their protest, a scooter rider passing by raised religious slogans, which led to an argument.

Religious slogans spark tension in Jalandhar

October 4, 2025 10:43 IST

Case registered against leaders of one of the groups under BNS Sections 115, 126, 351 and 299

punjab jail

At 59, Punjab saw highest no. of clashes inside jails: NCRB data

October 4, 2025 10:35 IST

Data shows that in 2023, state released 2nd highest number of inmates on parole

A police team began combing through surveillance footage along the accident stretch.

No eyewitnesses, little evidence: how Delhi Police solved hit-and-run case in 2 weeks

October 4, 2025 10:13 IST

Two weeks after a Delhi man’s two-wheeler was hit by a vehicle that did not stop after the accident, a Haryana driver was arrested for the crime.

A police team began combing through surveillance footage along the accident stretch.

2 minors apprehended for stabbing scrap worker to death in Delhi

October 4, 2025 10:07 IST

The Delhi Police said the 17-year-olds confessed to killing the scrap worker over an old enmity.

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