Scientists say dogs can smell each other’s emotions, and react differently to joy or stressDogs possess a remarkable ability to detect and respond to the emotions of other dogs through smell. Scientific studies reveal that canine ...
19 May, 2026, 06.19 PM IST
Not genetics, not weather. Fitness expert reveals real reason why Indian women age so rapidly: 'Most Indian women eat...'Fitness coach Sanya Wadhera highlights lifestyle factors impacting Indian women's aging. Inadequate protein, chronic stress, and lack of st...
09 May, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
FSSAI withdraws advisory on removal of claims of 'A1', A2' types of milk, milk productsThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has withdrawn its advisory that directed food businesses to remove 'A1' and 'A2' c...
26 Aug, 2024, 08.00 PM IST
FSSAI asks e-tailers to delist non-dairy products claiming as dairy itemsFSSAI said use of any dairy terms for a product which is not milk/a milk product or a composite milk product (e.g. plant based products / b...
04 Sep, 2021, 04.50 PM IST
Council to review food aggregator's GST woesThe aggregators are unable to show tax collected at source (TCS) from restaurants using their platform.
08 Apr, 2019, 06.48 AM IST
Your neighbourhood sweet shop could become a restaurant to dodge GSTBranded snacks are taxed at 12% and cakes are taxed at 18%. GST rate inside restaurants is 5%.
08 Dec, 2018, 10.40 AM IST
Cabinet clears changes to GST laws, to be placed in ParliamentThe amendments to the Central GST, Integrated GST and Compensation Cess laws will now be placed in Parliament in the ongoing session.
01 Aug, 2018, 09.29 PM IST
Cabinet clears amendments to GST lawsThe government will now table amendments to the Central GST law, Integrated GST law, Compensation Cess law in the ongoing monsoon session o...
01 Aug, 2018, 03.12 PM IST
Working to strengthen regulatory system for health supplement, nutraceutical sector: FSSAIFSSAI is gearing itself to strengthen the regulatory ecosystem through cross-border collaboration and learning from international best prac...
29 Jul, 2018, 04.16 PM IST
Restaurants hopeful of GST council approving rate cutUnder the composition scheme, restaurants with a turnover of up to Rs 1 crore currently need to pay a 5% GST.
03 Nov, 2017, 12.43 PM IST
Hotels rework math, warm up to GSTSome eateries went wrong in the calculation, as they calculated SGST on the original bill and CGST on the consequent sum.
03 Jul, 2017, 10.48 AM IST
Restaurants and fast-food joints could make you pay for 12% GST burdenA large number of fast-food joints, which are unclear which way their annual turnover will swing, may choose to collect 12%.
20 May, 2017, 05.39 PM IST
Common man may find 12% GST rate on food items a bit hard to digestThe GST rate for AC restaurants with bar license is fixed at 18%, but there is no clarity on how much tax AC restaurants without the bars h...
19 May, 2017, 09.39 PM IST
Come July, your favourite fast food or snack may become too costly for youHotels and fast-food joints are staring at an uncertain tax regime post July 1 as GST will cap composition benefits at Rs 50 lakh of annual...
22 Mar, 2017, 11.17 AM IST
Functional foods will have to clear strict checks to hit marketFSSAI has come up with a gazette notification issuing benchmark standards covering as many as eight different categories of foods.
13 Jan, 2017, 11.55 AM IST
Drug regulator wants multi-vitamins to be classified as 'drugs'Among the 10 products that have been mentioned in the proposal are Sun Pharma's multi-vitamin capsule 'Revital', Pfizer's 'Ferradol' and Al...
17 Sep, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Parliamentary panel calls for creation of Central Drugs Administration for stronger tabsThere should be three separate sections dealing with clinical trials, cosmetics and medical technologies, the panel noted.
18 Dec, 2013, 07.58 PM IST