Kerala court issues non-bailable warrant against Ramdev over non-appearance in misleading ads case
Palakkad: A Kerala court issued a non-bailable warrant against yoga guru Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna, the co-founders of Patanjali Ayurved, following their non-appearance in a criminal case.
The case was filed by the Kerala Drugs Inspector against Divya Pharmacy (the marketing arm of their Haridwar-based pharma company Patanjali Ayurved) over alleged misleading medical advertisements, as reported by Live Law on Sunday.
The court issued the warrant to ensure their presence on February 15. Earlier, the Palakkad District Court had issued bailable warrants to the accused for their appearance on February 1.
The case against Baba Ramdev, Balkrishna, and Divya Pharmacy was registered in October 2024 under the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954.
The case pertains to the company’s misleading advertisements in the news media falsely claiming that Patanjali products could cure high blood pressure and diabetes.
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Trump says EU has until July 4 to approve last year's trade deal or it will face higher tariffs
Washington (AP): President Donald Trump has said in a social media post that goods from the European Union would face higher tariff rates if the 27-member bloc fails to approve last year's trade framework by July 4.
The announcement on Thursday appeared to be a deadline extension after the president said last Friday that EU autos would face a higher 25 per cent tariff starting this week. Trump made the updated announcement after what he described as a "great call" with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Still, the US president was displeased that the European Parliament had yet to finalize the trade arrangement reached last year, which was further complicated in February by the US Supreme Court ruling that Trump lacked the legal authority to declare an economic emergency to impose the initial tariffs used to pressure the EU into talks.
"A promise was made that the EU would deliver their side of the Deal and, as per Agreement, cut their Tariffs to ZERO!" Trump posted. "I agreed to give her until our Country's 250th Birthday or, unfortunately, their Tariffs would immediately jump to much higher levels."
It was unclear from the post whether Trump was implying that the tariff rates would jump on all EU goods or the increase would only apply to autos.
His latest statement indicates he might be backing away from his earlier threat on EU autos by giving the European Parliament several more weeks to approve the agreement.
Under the original terms of the framework, the US would charge a 15 per cent tax on most goods imported from the EU.
But since the Supreme Court ruling, the administration has levied a 10 per cent tariff while investigating trade imbalances and national security issues, aiming to put in new tariffs to make up for lost revenues.
