Man held with 108 bottles of banned cough syrup
Thane (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized 108 bottles of a banned cough syrup from his possession in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Sunday.
Acting on a tip-off, the police laid a trap in Mumbra area on February 2 and spotted three persons with bags in their hands.
On seeing the police, two of them ran away while one was caught, Mumbra police station's assistant police inspector Krupali Borse said.
The police found him to be carrying 108 bottles of the banned cough syrup which he had planned to sell, the official said.
A case was registered against the accused, identified as Mumbra resident Ashraf Abdul Razzak Sheikh (21), under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, the official said.
Efforts were on to nab the two other persons, he said.
The police were enquiring as to from where the three persons got the cough syrup stock and to whom they planned to sell it, the official said.
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India lifts export ban on broken rice, global prices may fall
New Delhi: The Indian government has lifted the export ban on broken rice, a decision that may lead to a drop in global rice prices.
The government has lifted the export ban on broken rice to promote its shipments. "Export policy of broken rice has been amended from prohibited to free with immediate effect," the notification by Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) read.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry mentioned in a notification that India would permit 100 percent export of broken rice, removing it from the restricted list. This decision comes after a bumper rice harvest in 2024, attributed to surplus rainfall, which led the government to relax the export restrictions.
Although there was an export ban in place, the government had permitted shipments to friendly and needy countries based on requests. India exported broken rice valued at $194.58 million to nations such as Gambia, Benin, Senegal, and Indonesia in 2023-24.
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