Gujarat govt bans non-standard analogue paneer, cheese and butter

IANS | August 5, 2026 10:18 PM

Gandhinagar, Aug 5 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Wednesday announced a statewide ban on the manufacture, storage, transportation, distribution, and sale of non-standard analogue paneer, cheese, and butter, citing concerns over consumer deception, food safety, and the protection of the state's dairy sector.

Pakistan using bullets and media blackout to hide brutalities in PoK: Report

IANS | August 5, 2026 9:55 PM

Islamabad, Aug 5 (IANS) Pakistan's response to a bread-and-butter protest movement in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) with live fire, mass arrests, a communications blackout, and the blocking of an international media outlet reporting on the unrest was not merely an attempt to quell dissent. It was an effort to ensure the rest of the world never saw how that dissent was being suppressed. The true measure of the international community's commitment to press freedom will be whether it allows Islamabad's effort to succeed, a report has stated.

Global group voices concern over two missing Pakistani journalists who reported on PoK unrest

IANS | August 5, 2026 9:55 PM

New York, Aug 5 (IANS) A leading international press freedom group on Wednesday called on Pakistani authorities to immediately release journalists Razi Tahir and Muhammad Saif, who were reportedly taken from their Islamabad office by men in police uniforms, following their reporting on the ongoing unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), where authorities have imposed an internet blackout and severe restrictions on press freedom.