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If accepted, these products would come under the oversight of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) instead of the current regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). According to the TOI report, the committee, led by former health secretary Apurva Chandra, argued that supplements making health claims should undergo stricter scrutiny before licensing. This would also mean harsher penalties for companies making false claims about disease prevention or mitigation.

Americans stepped up their spending at retailers last month in the latest sign that healthy consumer spending is driving the economy’s steady growth

India is emerging as one of the least affected markets in the region when it comes to former U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies, highlighted a report by global brokerage firm CLSA. The report stated that this resilience is attributed to India's relatively low trade exposure to the U.S., manageable corporate leverage, and declining levels of foreign equity ownership. While other markets might face greater vulnerabilities, India remains better positioned to weather such challenges. «India appears as among the least exposed of regional markets to Trump's adverse trade policy. Moreover, so long as energy prices remain stable, India may offer a relative oasis of FX stability in an era of a strengthening US dollar» it said.

Disha Patani’s father, Jagdish Singh Patani, has incurred a major financial loss. The former deputy SP has reportedly been defrauded of Rs 25 lakh by a group of five individuals who promised him a prestigious position in a government commission. According to police reports on Friday, the Patanis filed an FIR at Bareilly Kotwali police station that same evening. In his complaint, Patani alleged that he handed over Rs 5 lakh in cash and transferred an additional Rs 20 lakh to three different bank accounts based on the group’s assurances. However, after three months of no progress, he demanded his money back, only to face threats and hostile behavior from the accused. Patani stated that Shivendra Pratap Singh, someone he knew personally, introduced him to two others, Diwakar Garg and Acharya Jayaprakash. The suspects allegedly claimed to have strong political connections and promised to secure a high-ranking position for Patani, such as chairman or vice chairman in a government commission. To lend credibility to their scheme, they introduced an accomplice posing as an “officer on special duty” named Himanshu, further convincing Patani of their influence.

global stocks was set for its biggest weekly drop in two months and the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield hit its highest level in 5-1/2 months on Friday as economic data and comments from Federal Reserve officials suggested a slower pace of interest-rate cuts ahead. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Thursday the central bank did not need to rush to lower interest rates due to ongoing economic growth, a solid job market and inflation that remains above its 2% target.

Donald Trump's most controversial cabinet picks just became even more so: Pete Hegseth, tapped for defense secretary earlier this week, was accused of sexual assault in 2017, according to police. No charges were filed in the case, but shocked Trump transition team officials are nonetheless reportedly weighing next steps for the Fox News host, whose nomination took many in Washington by surprise. President-elect Trump nominated the 44-year-old National Guard veteran on Tuesday to run the world's most powerful military, despite having never managed a large organization.

Netflix being unavailable at the peak of the outage.

Netflix was down for thousands of users in the United States late on Friday, with more than 12,000 incidents reported, outage tracking website Downdetector.com said. The reports come as Netflix airs a much-anticipated live boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, that promises to draw high traffic to the platform. The number of users indicating problems had fallen to 5,114, by 9:21 p.m. ET, however, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from various sources.

cyber-espionage operation that gained entry into multiple U.S. and international telecommunications companies, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday citing people familiar with the matter. Hackers linked to a Chinese intelligence agency were able to breach T-Mobile as part of a monthslong campaign to spy on the cellphone communications of high-value intelligence targets, the Journal added, without saying when the attack took place. «T-Mobile is closely monitoring this industry-wide attack,» a company spokesperson told Reuters in an email.

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Tulsi Gabbard is being deemed as a 'threat to national security', according to former national security adviser, John Bolton, who has also warned about her deep ties with Russia, according to reports. Bolton is of the view that Gabbard or Matt Gaetz ought to have a confirmation hearing until they have both had full-field FBI investigations to skim through every single detail of their lives, so that any hint of scandal or threat to national security can be detected. According to Bolton, Americans may have 'lost their minds' when it comes to collecting national intelligence. after Gabbard was chosen as the director of national intelligence. Bolton also said that Gabbard and Gaetz are the two worst Cabinet appointments in recent history, according to The Hill's report. Bolton has even stated that until Trump had announced his own pick of Cabinet members, he was considering the current set of Cabinet members to be the worst of the entire lot across Presidential history under the Biden administration.

Among the campaign expenses by Kamala Harris, there were two payments of $500,000 each to Harpo Productions, that was done on October 15, 2024, according to the Federal Election Commission filings. Winfrey is the chairwoman and CEO of that very company, according to the DailyMail UK. Therefore, it became quite clear that Winfrey had appeared on events in presence of Kamala Harris in exchange for money, and not just out of love and endorsement of the Democrat candidate. For Winfrey, it apparently was all business, and Harris also used up her war-chest to mislead the US voters, according to reports. However, these actions by Harris are the ones that landed her in millions of dollars in debt, something that has been take note of by US donors, who generously provided for the Democrat campaign, but it did not suffice due to overspending, and not staying within the campaign budget. This has led to the campaign staffers not receiving due money, which has taken the Harris team on the verge of bankruptcy, say reports.

The fire started around 10:45 PM on Friday in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, media reports said. Officials believe an electrical short circuit may have caused the fire. District Magistrate (DM) Avinash Kumar told media, «Prima facie there is information of the death of 10 children.”

Harris' campaign broke records and shot through roofs for the speed in which they were able to garner over a billion dollars in donations to fund her Presidential run. Yet, even after more than a week that she conceded defeat to Donald Trump, her campaign is still asking for funds from commoners through text messages and emails. The messages are reportedly claiming that a number of key electoral fights are still in the process of counting, or are too close to call, for which they would require money. These messages might not stop soon, until all races are officially called.

India will likely retain the fastest-growing G20 economy tag, with the bigger G20 emerging economy China seen growing 4.7%. Overall, the G20 economies will expand 2.8% in 2024, slower than 3% in 2023, according to the Global Macro Outlook 2025-26 report released Friday. The relocation of supply chains, investment from multinational companies and Chinese domestic manufacturers seeking to diversify production are creating opportunities for India, Mexico and many Southeast Asian nations, per the report.

The president of a Kentucky plant that exploded earlier this week says the company is accountable and will pay damages to neighbors affected by the blast

divorce due to his vote for US President- elect Donald Trump in the recent US Presidential Election, reported Mirror. He took to social media to share his shock at how quickly the divorce papers were served while stating that just a week prior they had been really very happy together. According to Mirror, the husband noted that his wife is unwilling to discuss the situation while constantly insisting that her mind is already made up and is even threatening to report his parents, who actually rely on disability. Also Read :9-1-1 Season 8: See Episode 8 release date, time, where to watch and plot

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith were photographed together for the first time in six months during a dinner outing at Crossroads Kitchen in Calabasas, California, reported Page Six. The couple, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith who have been separated since the year 2016 actually appeared pretty affectionate as they left the restaurant while Jada Pinkett Smith was wearing a brown Gucci bomber jacket and Will Smith was spotted in a casual gray ensemble. According to Page Six, this recent outing of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith actually marks their first public appearance since the month of May, when they attended the premiere of ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ with their children. Also Read: Is Donald Trump's inner circle feeling left out because of his close relationship with Elon Musk? Sources say Melania is a fan of Tesla CEO

Elon Musk’s acquisition of the platform. Conceived as a decentralized alternative to Twitter, Bluesky offers a user-driven experience that mirrors many features of X, drawing a wave of former X users, including celebrities and major organizations, as mentioned in a report by Forbes.

In a regulatory filing, the company said this impairment includes non-cash cumulative foreign currency translation losses of around $800 million. It also said it will recognise a non-cash tax charge of approximately $300 million in connection with the close of the transaction between Star and Reliance Industries' (RIL) Viacom18. «Star India's assets and liabilities are classified as held for sale in the consolidated balance sheet as of September 28, 2024, and we recorded $1.5 billion of non-cash impairment charges in 'restructuring and impairment charges' in fiscal 2024 to reflect Star India at its fair value less costs to sell,» Walt Disney said.