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vitamin supplements — HealthOk. The advertisement featuring actor Ranveer Singh insinuates that non-vegetarian individuals are healthier, said the chemists' body. According to AIOCD, the advertisement is «misleading» and also contradicts «widely accepted health benefits of vegetarianism». «The content implies that vegetarian individuals are at risk of vitamin deficiency, suggesting that your product can prevent this,» the AIOCD has said in its letter to Rajiv Juneja, managing director of Mankind Pharma, the makers of HealthOk.

Shajahan Sheikh failed to appear before Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers on Monday despite being summoned for the third time in connection with the multi-crore ration scam, an officer said. ED officers, who remained waiting for the TMC leader till evening with a list of questions at their office in the CGO Complex in Salt Lake here, said they were mulling legal options regarding their next step in the matter. «Shajahan did not appear before our officers today for questioning. They waited for Sheikh till late evening. No one on his behalf appeared before our officers today. We are mulling legal options to decide on our next step,» the ED officer told PTI. The ED had issued the summons to the TMC leader for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore ration scam.

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka collectively owe the Indian Railways more than ₹9,000 crore as their cost share for projects executed in these states. Kerala and Tamil Nadu do not have any such arrears, but land acquisition has been slow hurting projects in these states, said officials aware of the matter. According to officials, railway projects face the most delays in states where political regimes change frequently.

Bank does not need to dampen the euro zone's economy even more to get inflation under control because demand is still weak, ECB board member Piero Cipollone said on Monday. While cautious, Cipollone's first remarks on monetary policy since joining the ECB late last year likely placed him in the dovish tradition of his predecessor and fellow Italian, Fabio Panetta.

National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA). The anti-profiteering provisions under the GST law makes it is mandatory for suppliers of goods and services to pass on the benefit of any reduction in the rate of tax, or the benefit of input tax credit, to recipients by way of commensurate reduction in prices. A Bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud issued notice to the Finance ministry, the National Anti-profiteering Authority, its Director General, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, and the GST Council on an appeal by Excel Rasayan alleging that the provisions are «manifestly arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India» as they do not provide any methodology or objective parameters for computation of profiteering. The provisions do not define «commensurate benefit,» which is imperative for determining profiteering, said the petitioner.

Bitcoin rose by 4% to $49,477.75 on Monday, its highest since December 2021. The cryptocurrency has risen some 15.7% so far this year, helped by regulators approving U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs and expectations for interest rate cuts. At 1535 GMT, Bitcoin was up 3.9% on the day at $49,390.

India's edible oil imports in January declined by 28% year-on-year, largely because of carry-over stock from the previous year, according to the Solvent Extractors' Association (SEA). Increase in international prices of palm oil and the upcoming harvest of mustard crop are some of the other reasons that led to cut in the country’s cooking oil imports. According to SEA, import of cooking oil in January 2024--reported at little more than 12 lakh tonnes--is down by 28% compared with January 2023.

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India to finalise the code of conduct or guidelines preferably in three months for the effective functioning of the committee of creditors (CoC). The finalisation of the guidelines should be done without diluting the sanctity of the «commercial wisdom» of the committee of creditors and the legislative intent of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, it observed. Expressing displeasure over how the board hasn’t yet framed the guidelines, Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav noted that the board had notified a discussion paper in 2021 on various issues, including the code of conduct for the CoC.

It has been stated that any sub-standard or defective steel and steel product, which do not conform to the specified standard, shall be disposed as scrap. The QCO covers products such as Steel Chequered Plates, Mild steel for metal arc welding electrodes, and Mild steel wire rods for general engineering purposes, among others.

Canara Bank will soon seek regulatory approval to convert an IT subsidiary into a credit card company as the state-owned lender aims to leverage its existing customer base for selling credit cards with unbridled focus to tap this potential growth market. Managing director K Satyanarayana Raju told ET that the bank is in the advanced stages of submitting an official application with the Reserve Bank of India to start the venture where it will have a 94% stake with Karur Vysya Bank holding the remainder. Canara Bank currently holds 69.14% stake in the subsidiary, Canbank Computer Services. Bank of Baroda owns 18.52% while DBS Bank and Karur Vysya hold 6.17% each. Canara Bank has received commitment from BoB and DBS to buy out their respective stakes.

Coal India on Monday reported 17% growth in its consolidated net profit to Rs 9,069 crore for the quarter ended December 2023. The same stood at Rs 7,755 crore a year ago. Revenue from operations rose 3% year-on-year to Rs 36,154 crore in the third quarter, compared with Rs 35,169 crore in the same period of last year.

Union ministers on Monday evening began talks here with farmer leaders in a bid to dissuade them from their 'Delhi Chalo' march to press the Centre for enactment of a law on minimum support price for crops. The ministers, including food and consumer affairs minister Piyush Goyal and agriculture minister Arjun Munda, were holding the second round of talks with the farmer leaders at the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration in Sector 26 here. Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee general secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher, among others, were part of the meeting, which is currently underway. SKM (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have announced that more than 200 farm unions would head to Delhi on Tuesday to press the Centre to accept their demands, including the enactment of a law to guarantee a minimum support price (MSP) for crops.

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Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL), the Reserve Bank will issue a set of FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) this week. «Wait for FAQ that will have a set of clarifications related to customers of PPBL as our priority is customers should not be inconvenienced. Customer interest and depositors interest is uppermost for us,» RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said after the Finance Minister's customary address to the central bank's board. In a major action against Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL), RBI, on January 31, directed it to stop accepting deposits or top-ups in any customer accounts, wallets, FASTags and other instruments after February 29. Asked if the deadline of February 29 would be extended, Das said, «Wait for the FAQ.

Narendra Modi on Monday met family members of former Bihar chief minister late Karpoori Thakur, who was bestowed Bharat Ratna, the nation's highest civilian award, last month. The family members of the prominent socialist leader, led by his son Rajya Sabha member and JD(U) leader Ram Nath Thakur, met the prime minister at his 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence. «Very happy to meet the family members Bharat Ratna awardee Jananayak Karpoori Thakur ji. Karpoori ji has been the messiah of the backward and deprived sections of the society, whose life and ideals will continue to inspire the countrymen,» the prime minister said. Ram Nath Thakur said he thanked the prime minister for the honour on behalf of his family, on behalf of Bihar and on behalf of the oppressed, Dalits, and backward communities.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday broke her silence on Sandeshkhali violence and said those responsible have been put behind the bars. Banerjee's remark came on a day when Governor CV Ananda Bose cut short his Kerala trip and visited the area in North 24 Parganas to assess and review the law and order situation there. «Anyone can go to Sandeshkhali. We have no issues with that. We have already sent the state women commission team there. They returned and submitted a report. Those who have instigated violence have been arrested. The situation is being monitored closely and necessary steps are being taken,» she said while speaking to reporters at Dumurjala stadium in Howrah district. Governor Bose described the Sandeshkhali situation as «ghastly» that left him «shocked and shattered». He assured the women, who tied rakhis on his wrist, of full support to get justice.

Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy (SWRE) on Monday said it has placed orders with US-based Nextracker for supply of solar trackers for projects in Gujarat. SWRE is implementing solar projects at NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd's (NTPCREL) solar park in Khavda, Rann of Kutch, a company statement said. «Nextracker has been selected for repeat order. Nextracker was selected to supply its flagship solar trackers for phase two (1.5 GW) and phase three (375 MW) solar projects at NTPCREL's solar park,» SWRE said. With this order, SWRE and Nextracker have surpassed over 5 gigawatts of collaborative solar power generation projects globally.

Parag Milk Foods Ltd.(up 7.23%), Varun Beverages Ltd.(up 1.42%), Honasa Consumer Ltd.(up 1.25%), Marico Ltd.(up 0.88%), Hindustan Foods Ltd.(up 0.62%), Nestle India Ltd.(up 0.37%) and Jyothy Labs Ltd.(up 0.04%) stood among the top gainers.

Supreme Court said on Monday it will list the plea of the Uddhav Thackeray faction challenging Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar's order declaring the Shiv Sena bloc led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as the «real political party» after the outfit's split in June 2022. The plea of the Thackeray faction was listed for hearing on Monday but the matter could not be taken up during the day due to paucity of time. «Let them (Shinde faction) file a response. The notice was issued earlier,» senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Thackeray faction, told the bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra. «We will list it,» the CJI said.

stood among the top gainers.

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