Maharashtra FDA chief Tukaram Mundhe calls for ‘food independence’; says food should be healthy, not just tasty

Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe MUMBAI: Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe on Saturday stressed the need for “independence” in the food people consume, saying it should be healthy, safe and standardised rather than merely tasty.Speaking to reporters on Independence Day, Mundhe said the quality of food has…

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BJP pays tribute to families scarred by Partition

New Delhi: Delhi BJP held seminars across all 14 organisational districts on Aug 14 to observe Partition Horrors Remembrance Day.Harsh Malhotra, president of the party’s Delhi unit, addressed a seminar organised by its Chandni Chowk district in association with social organisation Madhyam – Ek Vichar, at Kashmere Gate.Malhotra paid tribute to families who continue to…

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Bombay High Court grants protection from arrest to ex-TISS student till Aug 31

Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest till Aug 31 to a former student of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), who was booked for allegedly raising inflammatory slogans for the release of jailed UAPA accused Umar Khaled and Sharjeel Imam at an unauthorised campus event.Justice Prafulla Khubalkar continued interim protection…

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