The Enforcement Directorate alleged that a “criminal” syndicate, involving senior bureaucrats and political figures of the state, “completely hijacked” the Chhattisgarh excise department between 2019 and 2023.

India’s food regulator, FSSAI, will now mandate scientific evidence for all food safety reviews and standard changes from January 1, 2026. Submissions must detail nutritional information, consumption patterns, toxicological studies, and allergy risks specific to Indian consumers. This move aims to ensure practical, science-based, and safer food regulations for the public.

About 60 people were injured a loco train carrying workers and officials collided with a goods train inside Pipalkoti tunnel of the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district late Tuesday evening, officials sa