FSSAI to tighten scrutiny, weighs central ban on non-dairy paneer Paneer is one of those foods most people don’t think twice about ordering.Palak paneer, chilli paneer, paneer tikka, butter masala. It’s everywhere, especially on restaurant menus.But what if the paneer on your plate isn’t actually made the way traditional paneer is?That question is now back…
Three Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils commemorating Beijing’s 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square protests have been handed prison sentences of up to seven years. Two of the defendants – Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41 – were convicted last month of inciting others to subvert state power, under the city’s controversial national…
Vincent Pastore, who played Tony Soprano’s best friend turned informant on HBO’s mob drama “The Sopranos,” has died, a representative confirmed Saturday. He was 80. Manager Robert Attermann said Pastore, a longtime resident of New York City’s Bronx neighborhood, died at home. A cause of death was not provided. “To the world, he will always…
The summit succeeded in delivering a joint declaration when divisions among members have rarely been so glaring. Twice earlier this year, meetings between Brics ministers had failed to produce a joint statement. This time a consensus was reached, but by side-stepping issues that members sharply disagree on, with few solutions. The “New Delhi Declaration” was…
1. Warsh’d out Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Daniel Heuer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Federal Reserve delivered its first interest rate hike in more than three years yesterday, lifting…
Workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher were more likely to work from home, at least some of the time. Women were also more likely to work from home than their male counterparts and devote more time to childcare and other household tasks, the survey found. Other research shows some women also choose occupations that pay…
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia unleashed a barrage of hundreds of drones and missiles against Ukraine overnight, killing at least 18 people in its most intense attack of the year. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The hourslong bombardment follows a short Easter ceasefire,with peace talks to…
The gaming world has been rattled by what appears to be a major leak of the highly anticipated “Grand Theft Auto VI,” with the alleged hacker warning other publishers that “no one is safe” from similar breaches. Rockstar Games, the company behind the blockbuster “GTA” franchise, is known for tightly guarding unreleased material. But this…
José Gregorio González is inside an immigration detention center almost a year after he donated his kidney to save the life of his brother, who has end-stage renal disease. The Venezuelan man was taken into ICE custody July 21 during a routine check-in appointment with immigration authorities in Chicago. González had been reporting to Immigration…
Officials in Texas’ third-largest county voted Tuesday to significantly reduce the number of polling sites for this fall’s midterm elections, drawing protests from Democrats and voting rights advocates. Commissioners in Tarrant County, a fast-growing and politically competitive area that includes Fort Worth, approved a plan that results in 92 fewer Election Day polling locations compared…