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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has taken another step forward to woo the poor and lower middle class of the state by launching the second phase of Rs 5 Aahar scheme across 100 centres. It will benefit over 60,000 urban poor. The…

By Srikanta Mohanty: “Among the dishes on the dining-table, ‘pakhala tatia’ (the filled-up bowl of rice with water) is the catchiest thing to the eyes of every visitor to my household. Eyes also glisten, when they see every other small…

New Delhi, Nov 25: Following the Rs.640-crore class action suit filed by the government against Nestle India, the apex consumer court on Tuesday said "unending testing of Maggi samples cannot go on". A bench of the National Consumer…

New Delhi, Nov 16: Baba Ramdev-promoted Patanjali on Monday formally launched its wholewheat instant noodles, just a week after product leader Nestle's Maggi re-hit the retail shelves after a five-month ban imposed by the food-safety…

London, Nov 4: Facebook recently began limited testing of an online personal assistant, called 'M' that uses a combination of human workers and software to answer questions and carry out tasks like ordering food or flowers for a friend,…

Johannesburg, Nov 2: South Africa in the past few months has suffered the worst drought since 1960s, Minister of Water Affairs and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane said. The government on Monday announced the allocation of 350 million rand…

New Delhi, July 16: Delhi will soon get "Aam Aadmi Canteen" outlets where "good quality, hygienic and nutritious food" will be available for up to a maximum of Rs.10, it was announced on Thursday. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal formally…

Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Saturday denied reports of a lizard being found in the food tray of a passenger on-board an Air India flight. "We are in touch with Air India's management. As per them, there has been no…

While Kerala and Uttarakhand have banned the Maggi noodles for a specific period of time and Delhi banned it for 15 days, Jammu & Kashmir and Gujarat banned the product for one month today. Tamil Nadu moved a step ahead by banning…

In a shocking development, the Indian Doctors at Kathmandu Airport, discovered 'beef masala' packets sent by Pakistan inside the relief materials for quake-ravaged Nepal. The incident triggered a massive outrage in Nepal, where beef is…