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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration has suspended the licence of Cafe Mondegar, one of Mumbai’s most well-known restaurants, after an inspection found serious food safety and hygiene violations. FDA officials inspected the Colaba establishment on September 12 and found multiple failures, including hot food not being maintained above the prescribed 60 degrees Celsius and […]

The Supreme Court today, took cognisance of a notice issued by a Greater Noida executive magistrate to a second-year law student for participating in a protest led by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP). Although the notice was subsequently withdrawn, the apex court called its issuance a serious matter, pointing to its September 1 pan-India direction

The Karnataka High Court has ordered the state’s Muzrai Department, which manages temples, to set up a complete digital system to track money and property across all state-run temples. Justice Suraj Govindaraj issued these directions while upholding the dismissal of a temple employee who was found to have misappropriated funds, meaning they took money that

A Delhi University student held under the National Security Act during a workers’ protest in Noida has won compensation and an apology from a high court. The Allahabad High Court bench ordered the immediate release of Akriti Chaudhary and awarded her ₹5 lakh last week. The judge reprimanded the Noida District Magistrate, using strong language

India is conducting its largest food safety operation in recent years, with government agencies raiding restaurants, street food vendors, and grocery stores across multiple cities. Inspectors are checking storage conditions, expiry dates, and preparation methods. Many outlets have been shut down for violations, while others face warning labels informing customers that food sold there is

Only 23 percent of rural Indian households cook exclusively with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), according to a new study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW). This finding exposes a significant gap in one of India’s largest cooking fuel programs. The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, launched in 2016, has distributed free LPG connections

The Allahabad High Court has quashed the National Security Act detention of student-activist Aakriti Chaudhary, who spent five months in custody after being accused of instigating violence at the Noida workers’ protest in April. The bench of Justices Atul Sreedharan and Achal Sachdev called her arrest a “concocted story by the state” and directed her

Quick-commerce platforms Zepto, Blinkit and Swiggy Instamart have placed quantity limits on sugar purchases as prices climb ahead of the festive season. Restrictions vary by platform and product. Swiggy Instamart capped some listings at two 1-kg packs per order, while Zepto has flagged limited availability on certain products. The limits have extended to offline retail

IIT Delhi has suspended classes following a student sit-in protest triggered by the death of an MSc student. The protest reflects deep concerns among the student body about transparency and institutional accountability at one of India’s most prestigious engineering institutes. Students have gathered on campus demanding an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death.

Amazon, Instamart, and BigBasket have had their food business licences suspended in Karnataka after an investigation found they were selling datura fruits and seeds on their platforms. Datura is a highly toxic plant that can cause severe poisoning and death if consumed. The state’s Food Safety and Drugs Administration Department took this action to protect