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June 18, 2015 12:00 am

Voice from Within: Did not test food items, could not use equipment, says former central lab head Satya Prakash

June 17, 2015 1:13 am

In letters to Centre, former director of Kolkata CFL highlights lack of standards, facilities, expertise and experiments in laboratories.

Across states, India's food safety labs are ill-equipped and understaffed

June 17, 2015 8:58 am

With the spotlight on packaged foods’ failure to clear safety tests, The Indian Express samples 11 states and finds out how ill-equipped and understaffed their labs are.

SC stays 100-metre Aravalli definition, to form new expert panel to resolve critical ambiguities

Updated: December 30, 2025 04:06 IST

The Centre's '100 metres' definition, which had been accepted by the top court earlier, had put the Aravalli Hills at risk over concerns of mining.

SC cites ‘outcry among environmentalists’, ‘concern over misinterpretation’ while staying 100-metre Aravalli definition

Updated: December 30, 2025 04:02 IST

The Supreme Court, which initiated suo motu proceedings following the public outcry over the November 20 Aravallis judgment, has proposed to set up a high-powered expert panel to look into the matter.

How Vijay is setting up the pieces on Tamil Nadu’s political chessboard: Could TVK be Panneerselvam, Dhinakaran’s new home?

Updated: December 30, 2025 02:55 IST

Bringing the two leaders on board will provide the fledgling party with a social base apart from their political experience.

KCR’s fleeting Assembly return: Optics, morale, and a handshake with Revanth Reddy

Updated: December 30, 2025 02:50 IST

For the BRS, which is trying to make a turnaround, its party chief’s appearance in the House is a crucial boost before the municipal polls.

Decode Politics: Why Ajit and Sharad Pawar have joined hands — is NCP merger on the cards?

Updated: December 30, 2025 02:50 IST

Pressure from party workers, shared turf, and the threat of BJP expansion have led the two NCP parties to find common ground in Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad

Site of eviction drive now stage for his speech, Amit Shah’s Assam promise: Won’t spare a single infiltrator

Updated: December 30, 2025 02:37 IST

Home Minister was inaugurating a cultural project developed by the state govt at the birthplace of revered 16th-century Vaishnavite saint-reformer Srimanta Sankardeva, where a large eviction drive was undertaken three years ago

55 tigers dead in Madhya Pradesh in 2025, highest since Project Tiger was launched more than half century ago

Updated: December 30, 2025 02:21 IST

The mounting toll has prompted unprecedented action from the highest levels of the state's forest bureaucracy

INSV Kaundinya begins journey to Oman: All you need to know about the ancient-style sailing vessel

Updated: December 30, 2025 02:21 IST

INSV Kaundinya features elements reflecting India's maritime heritage, including symbolic motifs and a Harappan-style anchor.

Telangana families mourn 2 young women — roommates in US — killed in car crash during California trip

Updated: December 30, 2025 02:19 IST

Families set up GoFundMe pages to cover funeral expenses.

In brutal assault with machetes, 4 Tamil Nadu youths injure migrant from Odisha, post video on Instagram flashing victory sign

Updated: December 30, 2025 02:19 IST

The opposition linked the episode to what it described as a deteriorating law-and-order situation in the state and the DMK’s inability to rein in drug use and violent crime