The online sale of datura fruit and seeds prompted the Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration Department to suspend the licenses of e-commerce giants Amazon, Swiggy Instamart, and BigBasket. According to an order issued by Food Safety Commissioner K. Srinivas, the department has also directed the three platforms to immediately remove listings and advertisements for...
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Why is datura dangerous? The toxic plant behind Karnataka’s action against 3 platforms
The Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration (KFSDA) has suspended food licences and registrations of quick commerce applications — Bigbasket, Amazon, Swiggy Instamart — over the online sale of toxic datura (also spelt dhatura) fruits and seeds as food. Commissioner Srinivas K issued the order directing all three e-commerce platforms to immediately take down every...
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China’s Xi Jinping to visit India with 400-member delegation for Brics: Report
Xi’s expected visit comes as India and China step up high-level talks to maintain peace along the border and rebuild ties. (File photo) Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to attend next month’s BRICS summit in New Delhi with a large delegation, more than double the Chinese contingent that accompanied him on his last India...
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Govt clears path for India Inc to get hands on DRDO missile tech; what it means
DRDO missile technologies cleared for transfer to Indian defence industry for local production NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh has approved the transfer of DRDO-developed technologies for all conventional missile systems to Indian defence companies for production within the country, the defence ministry said on Tuesday.The move is aimed at accelerating indigenous missile manufacturing, reducing...
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BPSC exam row: Chaotic scenes unfold in Patna as cops & students face-off
BPSC protest intensifies as students breach barricades, govt says issues resolved NEW DELHI: Chaotic scenes unfolded in Bihar’s Patna on Tuesday as protesting students clashed with police during a massive protest over alleged irregularities in the 70th BPSC examination.The protest was met with a heavy police presence, with barricades put up to stop the students...
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Apple says farewell to Tim Cook with OneRepublic, tributes from Steve Jobs’ wife
Cook’s last week as Apple CEO began with a party at Apple Park Apple threw a farewell party for its outgoing chief at Apple Park on Sunday, spilling out of Caffè Macs, the cafeteria tucked into the ring-shaped Cupertino headquarters, and into the courtyard at its centre, where OneRepublic performed in the round. A photo...
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Models struggled to predict the 2026 monsoon’s rapid changes
Climate models predicted the 2026 El Niño during early spring, just as they had in 2023. And the predictions have turned out to be accurate, with the robust evolution of a strong El Niño by the summer. Models had predicted the 2023 monsoon to be slightly deficient, and the final seasonal total, at 94% of...
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In 2014, scientists set off 23 blasts to map magma beneath Mount St. Helens
Representative Image (AI-generated) Mount St. Helens is one of the most closely studied volcanoes in the United States, but scientists still cannot directly see the complex system of magma and rock hidden beneath it. In 2014, researchers launched an ambitious experiment to change that. According to the Imaging Magma Under St. Helens (iMUSH) project, a...
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2013 rape case: Supreme Court directs Tarun Tejpal to surrender within two weeks
Supreme Court denies relief to Tarun Tejpal NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed former Tehelka editorTarun Tejpal to surrender within two weeks in connection with the 2013 Goa sexual assault case.The direction comes after Tejpal challenged the Bombay high court’s August 6 judgment, which overturned his acquittal by a trial court and convicted...
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What is a launch window?
A: On August 24, China called off the launch of its Chang’e 7 mission to the moon’s south pole for the sake of “prudence, reliability and absolute mission success”. It will now have to wait until next year for another chance. All space missions have specific launch windows — periods when the positions and motions...
