Sachin Tendulkar on his arrival at the airport for the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes on Spetember 28, 1995. (Photo by C.Y.YU/South China Morning Post via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar played in the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes Tournament in the 1990s. The tournament, known for its fast-paced, entertaining format, featured many…
Customs officials at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport seized 12 newly launched iPhone 16 Pro Max. These phones were confiscated from a group of four passengers arriving on an Indigo flight (6E-1464) from Dubai. The individuals were allegedly attempting to smuggle Apple’s latest, most expensive smartphones into India. This incident follows a similar seizure…
KOLKATA: A 2017 report published by the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post about an Indian orthopaedic surgeon identified as Sandip Ghosh being accused of inappropriately touching a male student nurse there went viral Monday.It is unclear if the report was referring to RG Kar hospital’s ex-principal. The West Bengal Orthopaedic Association said it was…
NEW DELHI: Ayush Shukla, a 21-year-old Hong Kong cricketer, made history by becoming the third bowler ever to deliver four consecutive maiden overs in a T20 International (T20I) match. This achievement also marks him as the first bowler from Asia to reach this milestone. Shukla’s impressive performance occurred during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup…
NEW DELHI: Dismissing reports that food regulator FSSAI allows high levels of pesticide residues in spices and herbs, govt on Sunday reiterated that India has one of the most stringent norms for residues in food items. This comes amid a ban imposed by Hong Kong‘s food regulator on certain spice mixes of two leading Indian…
NEW DELHI: MDH, a leading spice brand, on Saturday assured consumers that its products are 100 per cent safe and rejected the allegations of the presence of certain pesticides in some products by Hong Kong and Singapore food regulators. Earlier this month, Hong Kong’s Center for Food Safety (CFS) said that samples of several kinds…
NEW DELHI: Everest Food Products on Tuesday issued a statement reassuring its customers that all its products are safe and of high quality, following concerns raised by Singapore and Hong Kong over one of its spice-mix products.The company clarified that Everest is not banned in either country, and only one out of its 60 products…
NEW DELHI: Hong Kong‘s Center for Food Safety(CFS) has taken action against renowned Indian brands MDH and Everest of alleged detection of the carcinogenic pesticide ethylene oxide in several spice mixes. This comes after a similar notification by Singapore on April 18.Ethylene oxide is a cancer-causing agent, making it unsuitable for human consumption. The CFS…
HONG KONG: Apple said it had removed Meta‘s WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from App Store in China to comply with orders from Chinese authorities. The apps were removed Friday after Chinese officials cited unspecified national security concerns. Their removal comes amid elevated tensions between the US and China over trade,…
Fast-fashion company Shein is considering the possibility of switching its initial public offering to London from New York because of hurdles to the listing in the US, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Shein, which was founded in China but is now headquartered in Singapore, is in the early stages of exploring the…
