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MDH, Everest asked to give details of quality checks after Hong Kong, Singapore raise concerns

Authorities in Hong Kong and Singapore said the products contain high levels of ethylene oxide, which is unfit for human consumption, with long exposure to cancer risk.

Food regulator FSSAI orders checks of market spices after Singapore, Hong Kong ban MDH, Everest

Authorities in Hong Kong and Singapore detected high levels of ethylene oxide in various spices made by Everest and MDH. WHO has declared the compound a grade 1 carcinogen.

Singapore’s next PM, South America’s drought crisis & other global news you may have missed

ThePrint’s round-up of world news and topical issues over the last week.

Rahul’s ‘newfound zeal’ that came too late & the never-ending debate on India-China economy

Time for Gandhi scion to decide whether to step up or step down if Congress is to reverse its declining fortunes, says foreign media

Jaishankar visits Singapore to strengthen strategic partnership

During the visit, EAM had several bilateral engagements with the leadership and senior Ministers of the Cabinet, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). 

Indian origin man fined for molesting female production crew member in Singapore

According to media reports, Sivabalan Siva Prasad Menon consumed up to 15 cups of whisky before molesting the female in 2022 after a show at the Mediacorp Campus in Singapore.

Indian-origin Singapore minister Iswaran charged with corruption in rare case

The case has gripped Singapore, a major Asian financial hub that prides itself on a squeaky-clean govt that is rarely affected by graft and scandals involving political leaders.

India’s UPI joins hands with Singapore’s PayNow to facilitate direct fund transfers for diaspora

This interoperability is the result of a close collaboration between the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

After UAE & Singapore, Centre allows export of non-basmati rice to 7 other countries

The export of non-basmati white rice was prohibited from July 20 to check the domestic prices and ensure domestic food security.

‘Spell check first, always’ — ‘Singapur’ envoy makes sport of Delhi civic body over signage

Simon Wong, Singapore's High Commissioner to India, later thanked NDMC for fixing signage with spelling error affixed outside the Embassy of Vietnam in Chanakyapuri.

On Camera

Anything that weakens Iran’s proxies is a win for India. Even Israel’s Operation Rising Lion

India is deeply entwined with the Gulf. Its abstention from the latest UNGA vote on Gaza ceasefire speaks volumes: Neutrality, in this case, is not indecision, but the safest strategy.

Operation Sindoor: How Rafales, Pakistani J-10s & lots of propaganda moved global defence markets

New Delhi: The impact of Operation Sindoor extended far beyond the battlefield as aerial battles continued in the stock markets. After India carried out...

Air India crash: Army deploys more than 100 jawans to assist rescue ops in Ahmedabad

Military teams with engineers, paramedics and firefighting units lead humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response at crash site in Ahmedabad.

H-word, M-word & fading K-word. India-Pakistan alphabet soup, with a side of Trump

If ally Washington sees the region through an India-Pakistan prism, it’s unacceptable. Rather than endorse India’s sphere of influence, this undermines it.