Over 700 detained as Delhi Police, RAF and CRPF personnel block protesters demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation
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India’s food-safety system has come under increasing scrutiny over adulteration, contamination and violation by food businesses. While the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has stepped up inspections and enforcement, questions remain over the reach of the system, laboratory capacity, e-commerce, food labelling and the regulation of the country’s vast informal food sector. FSSAI CEO Rajit Punhani speaks to Mrinalini Dhyani. Edited excerpts.
One Tukaram Mundhe can’t fix the broken system. For now, it is good enough that he is trying
Since taking charge as the commissioner of the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in May, Tukaram Mundhe has overseen 12,000 inspections and suspended more than 600 licences. In an interview with Mrinalini Dhyani, he talks about the scale of violations in the state, the gaps in manpower and laboratory capacity, the need for systemic enforcement and the allegations of corruption within the enforcement machinery.
In an exclusive interview with Outlook, Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Losii Dikho says Naga MLAs cannot remain in a government that includes a minister linked to an insurgent group, warning that they may withdraw support if the Centre fails to act. Dikho, a Naga leader, also says there is still no concrete solution to the state’s ongoing conflict
The Northeast is no longer merely a transit corridor. It is becoming the crucial link between an expanding international drug economy and India’s domestic market
Director General of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), discusses the changing drug threat, the rise of synthetic narcotics, trafficking routes through India’s bordersand why the NCB has shifted from a seizure-centric approach to one focused on dismantling entire trafficking networks.Edited excerpts from an exclusive interview with Mrinalini Dhyani.
For 16 years, Irom Sharmila refused food and water in one of the world’s longest hunger strikes, demanding the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act. Arrested repeatedly, force-fed through a nasal tube and kept in judicial custody for years, the ‘Iron Lady of Manipur’ became a global symbol of peaceful resistance and dissent. Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s ongoing hunger strike has revived memories of Sharmila’s own ordeal. Mrinalini Dhyani speaks to Sharmila, reflecting on the government’s response to peaceful protests and the changing nature of democratic dissent. Edited excerpts.
As Delhi Police denies using pellet guns during the July 20 crackdown, an injured protester alleges she was struck by a rubber bullet while her MLC records a suspected gunshot injury
A 25-year-old Gurugram-based employee says surgeons removed pellets from his face and neck after the July 20 protest, even as Delhi Police deny using pellet guns during the crackdown
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