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New Delhi: Unfazed by mounting trouble over the alleged presence of lead and MSG in Maggi noodles, Nestle today said the product is safe but is withdrawing it from the Indian market as "unfounded reasons" have created "confusion" affecting…
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Kathmandu: Nepal has temporarily banned the import and sale of Nestle's Maggi noodles from India, following reports that the level of lead content in the popular instant snack in India was found to be above permissible limit. "We have…
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Singapore: Singapore authorities have ordered local importers to temporarily suspend of the sale of Nestle's Maggi noodles imported from India amid reports that high lead content was found in the popular instant snack in India. The…
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Islamabad: Pakistan has suffered at least $107 billion losses due to terrorism plaguing the country for well over a decade, according to official data. The data was part of the annual national Economic Survey issued by Finance Minister…
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Jianli: Chinese rescuers today lifted the cruise ship capsized in the mighty Yangtze river to one side using two salvage vessels and massive cranes with the death toll rising to 82. Footage shown by state television showed that one side of…
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Islamabad: Pakistan's spy agency ISI tapped nearly 7,000 phones in the month of May, a little higher than the number of calls it recorded in April. The information was disclosed in the Supreme Court yesterday during the hearing of an old…
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Beijing: The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship that capsized in the mighty Yangtze river rose to 65 as divers pulled out 39 bodies today after cutting the hull of the overturned vessel, even as grieving families of over 370 unaccounted…
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Washington: The US has said it is encouraged by the economic reforms being pursued by the Indian government, and appealed to it to consider taking additional steps towards facilitating trade. "We have seen a positive recognition from the…
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Kabul: Afghanistan's intelligence agency has arrested a group of Haqqani network militants who plotted terror attack from Pakistan on a popular guest house here last month that killed 14 people, including four Indians. The arrested…
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New York: A US-based Sikh rights group has filed a lawsuit against Facebook for blocking its page in India allegedly at the behest of the Indian government. Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) filed the lawsuit in the US District Court in California…
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