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Zomato.On June 6, the official handle of the Commissioner of Food Safety, Telangana, posted on the social media site X (formerly known as Twitter) that a task force inspected the Blinkit warehouse at Devar Yamjal in the state's Medchal-Malkajgiri district.Also Read | Air India-Vistara merger: NCLT approves move, paves way for Tata-backed India's largest international carrierIn a list of violations discovered, the Commissioner noted that the premises were "very disorganised, unhygienic and dusty at storage racks."Further, there was no Food Safety Training and Certification (FoSTaC) trainee available at the site. The food handlers were found without headgear, gloves, and aprons and did not have medical fitness certificates available.The team also seized ₹52,000 worth of "suspected (to be) infested" whole farm ragi flour and toor dal and sent the samples to a lab for testing.

T20 World Cup: Meet Saurabh Netravalkar, the Indian American Oracle techie coded US's Super Over win against PakistanThe New York stadium is also set to host two other India matches, including a clash with arch-rivals Pakistan on June 9 and USA on June 12. The curators in New York are using the drop-in method of pitch preparation, which means that the pitch is prepared away from the venue and then installed on site before the match.While acknowledging the problems with the New York pitch, the ICC said in a statement, "T20 Inc and the ICC recognise that the pitches used so far at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium have not played as consistently as we would have all wanted," ICC said in a statement.“The world-class grounds team have been working hard since the conclusion of yesterday's game to remedy the situation and deliver the best possible surfaces for the remaining matches," the top cricketing body noted.Also Read | Despite injury, Rohit Sharma sets THESE 3 new records during India vs Ireland T20 World Cup MatchThe Men in Blue will take on long-time rivals Pakistan at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on June 9.

BEIJING — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is ramping up its global expansion with new services aimed at attracting small businesses in the U.S. and Europe.

Crypto mining regulation has taken center stage at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Government officials are also talking up the cross-border credentials of Russia’s CBDC.

NEW DELHI : Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Cube Highways are in the final fray for the road assets of National Investment and Infrastructure Fund’s Athaang Infrastructure, two people aware of the matter said. The two entities are expected to submit their binding bids shortly. JP Morgan is running the transaction, which is expected to have an equity value of around ₹4,000 crore.

United States Bipartisan Commission on Biodefence have issued a stern warning to NASA to focus on stopping 'space viruses' that may pose a danger to humanity and put us again into a Covid-pandemic scenario. According to the latest report released by the Commission, NASA has been asked to switch its focus from 'aliens' to real threats like these space viruses.

colossal squid which is also known by its scientific name ‘Mesonychoteuthis Hamiltoni’. When it is fully grown up, the creature is about as big as a bus and weighs more than 1100 pounds. It is believed to be found in the Southern Ocean in Antarctica in its natural habitat.

USA claimed a significant upset in the T20 World Cup by defeating Pakistan in a thrilling match that extended into a Super Over. Asked to bat first, Pakistan could only manage 159/7 in their allotted 20 overs. In response, the USA matched this total, also scoring 159/3 in their 20 overs, leading to the need for a Super Over to determine the winner. The USA scored 18/1 in the Super Over, and Pakistan, in the face of accurate bowling from Saurabh Netravalkar, the most capped cricket player of the US, could only manage 13/1. Netravalkar was miserly with the ball during the Pakistan innings, giving away just 18 runs in four overs and scalped two wickets.

Online trading platform Robinhood Markets (HOOD) agreed to buy European cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp for about $200 million, in a deal that will expand Robinhood's cryptocurrency and international business, according to a release Thursday.

international-brand life savings fake cancer/diabetes medicines worth crores of rupees.The officer further said that the cyber cell of the crime branch recieved information regarding the sale of spurious and unregistered lifesaving drugs in the Delhi NCR area."On April 4, a raid was conducted at Shree Ram International Traders in Bhagirath Palace where stock of various imported drugs along with other trade stock worth almost ₹1.5 crore was found," the officer said.Police seized the stock and revealed that the owner of the shop, Arya, was selling spurious lifesaving drugs."Another raid was conducted at a separate medicine vendor in Daryaganj. During the search, suspicious stock of various imported drugs along with other trade stock worth around ₹2.5 crore were found," the DCP said.Police said the seized medicines were not authorised for sale and distribution in India.Police said that during the investigation, it was revealed that the syndicate is being operated in connivance with foreign nationals.

NEET-UG 2024 results announcement on June 4 sparked controversy as candidates noted discrepancies in the scoring system. Some students reportedly scored 718 or 719 out of 720, raising questions about the exam's fairness.

Special Investigation Team (SIT) custody of former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, who is facing charges of rape and sexual abuse against several women. He was produced before the special court for elected Representatives which had on May 31 remanded him to SIT custody till June 6.

Turkey’s top economy official on Wednesday brushed off reports about taxing profits from stocks and crypto. But he hinted at the possibility of a “very limited” fee on transactions.

swung to profit after incurring losses for four consecutive years. Net profit of over ₹8,000 crore was its best yet. FY25 could be better than last year with the management expecting an early double-digit capacity growth, provided prices of fuel, which form a large chunk of operating costs of airlines, remain stable.

ICC T20 World Cup 2024 on 5 June witnessed a remarkbale feat by Indian Captain Rohit Sharma as he completed his 600 sixes in international cricket. His 600 sixes were scored in 427 matches.

CBSE) said that significant variation between theory and practical marks were observed in certain subjects among 50 per cent or more students. It added that these variations was detected through advanced artificial intelligence (AI) tools.As per the official notice by the board, approximately 500 schools affiliated with CBSE observed these variations, based on past years' result statistics.

barred India's Tesla Power from publishing advertisements with a Tesla trademark, after Elon Musk-led Tesla Inc. sued the Gurugram-based company for using its trademark. Tesla Inc.

For those who saw them, the demonstrations inside Apple earlier this decade of a revamped Siri offered a showcase of the amazing capabilities a powerful AI voice assistant could have. The famed assistant, one of the last projects Apple co-founder Steve Jobs worked on before his death, had been given a total overhaul. Capable of running on an iPhone and without an internet connection, the new Siri impressed people with its improved speed, conversational capabilities and the accuracy with which it understood user commands.

Gold rate today: Following slides in the U.S. dollar rates and the U.S. Treasury yields, gold price today witnessed strong buying in early morning deals.

«For someone who is already an existing investor, you need to keep asking yourself the question, that what are my goals and is my portfolio in tune with those goals because setting up a portfolio at one stage is part of the job done,» says Arnav Pandya, Founder, Moneyeduschool. Time to look at a five-year plan for your portfolio. If in case you are someone who is yet to enter the world of investments and looking for a portfolio, I mean, there are a few ground rules that you should be taking care of, but then someone who is about to start the investment journey and also someone who has an existing portfolio, let us take a time frame of five years and the kind of changes that one should be doing in their portfolio which is existing and formation of a new portfolio. Investor who is looking at building a portfolio, the job is obviously much easier because you need to follow some basic rules, which is that you need to keep investing regularly over a period of time, you need to first set your goals. Based on their goals, you can do the asset allocation, which is suitable for you and based on that look at how much you will allocate to each asset class, be it equity, debt, real estate, gold.

Spurned by Schengen, Indians are being swayed this summer by the lure of liberal visas However, interest in travel is flourishing in other regions, leading to a shift in the balance of outbound travel, according to a report by McKinsey & Co titled 'The state of tourism and hospitality 2024'. The report said new groups of travellers are emerging in Eastern Europe, India and Southeast Asia, which have fast-growing pools of first-time tourists. Notably, around 27 million Indians travelled abroad in 2019, before the pandemic.