In an exclusive interview to NDTV Profit, the Maharashtra FDA commissioner whose crackdown on erring restaurants has made him a household name said he has no plans to enter politics, insisting his role remains that of a civil servant implementing the law, not making it.
Karnataka Cabinet approved a Bill requiring prior permission for events on government premises and public property, with penalties for misuse. The move comes amid a dispute between the state government and RSS over public property use.
Taxation amendment and anti-paper leak bills were among the most significant pieces of legislation cleared during the session.
The controversy centres on protests by JPSC-JSSC aspirants in Ranchi, who have been demanding action over alleged irregularities in the recruitment examinations and have sought a CBI probe into the matter.
A parliamentary panel recommends capping hospital room charges and mandates private hospitals to disclose tariffs before admission to enhance billing transparency.
The MPs also raised various local issues concerning the state during the meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Parliament House.
The prime minister also appealed to them to use their power constructively to further development projects in their constituencies.
The Cockroach Janta Party decided it would function exclusively as a public pressure group rather than a political party.
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister N Marie Wilson presented the TVK government's first Budget in the Assembly and hailed Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay for halting "cut" in tenders.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 364 metric tonnes of dry dates falsely declared as UAE-origin but actually from Pakistan, violating India's import ban on Pakistani goods.
