News Flash: Maggi in further soup, retailers take it off shelves

By Oneindia Staff Writer

Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 23:08 [IST]

Bengaluru, June 3: A Delhi Court today directed CBI to reply on the allegations that Congress leader Jagdish Tytler tried to influence a witness in a 1984 anti Sikh riots case in which the agency has filed a closure report.

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11.08 pm: Qatar has rejected suggestions it might lose the right to host the 2022 World Cup because of the corruption allegations surrounding FIFA.

9.55 pm: French Open 2015: Novak Djokovic leads 7-5, 6-3 against Rafael Nadal

9.40 pm: 2 women from Delhi allegedly gangraped in North Goa; all 5 accused arrested.

9.25 pm: Congress slams Modi's Yoga Day celebrations, calls it a ‘photo-op'.

8.23 pm: Security tightened around telecom towers in Sopore (J&K)

Security tightened around telecom towers in Sopore (J&K) pic.twitter.com/zLAd5LdmFN
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 3, 2015

8.09 pm: Earthquake in Uttarakhand; Tremors of mild intensity of 4 magnitude felt in Chamoli district.

7.55 pm: NCP corporator along with 2 cops storm into an ashram in Badlapur, allegedly loot one lakh rupees at gunpoint.

Delhi: Former PM H. D. Deve Gowda meets PM Narendra Modi (Source: PMO) pic.twitter.com/CRjjhoqz27
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 3, 2015

7.30 pm: Security tightened around telecom towers in Srinagar (J&K).

7.15 pm: Fresh application for license by Uber and two other taxi service providers rejected by Delhi Govt.

7.00 pm: We had issued an advisory to all states,told them to take samples of Maggi noodles and report us by 1st June: Union Health Minister JP Nadda.

6.45 pm: Earthquake of magnitude 4 on richter scale hit Uttarakhand at 4:58 pm,epicenter Chamoli, says Piyush Rautela (Chief, Disaster Management Centre).

6.30 pm: Indian Army issues an advisory asking jawans to avoid Maggi till further clearance; army canteens too directed not to sell Maggi for now.

US Defence Secretary Ashton B Carter meets PM Narendra Modi (Source: PMO) pic.twitter.com/KgDHoSXj3L
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 3, 2015

6.15 pm: Kashmir issue is a political issue, this is not the first time that Pak flags are hoisted & slogans are raised: Mirwaiz Umer Farooq

6.00 pm: More than 50 samples of Maggi tested at 5 different labs in Tamil Nadu, says Department of Food Commissioner.

5.45 pm: There are lots of potential in economic field that can be used for betterment of both countries, says Iran ambassador to India Gholamreza Ansari.

5.30 pm: Tendulkar-Warne get ICC nod to launch Legends T20 League.

5.00 pm: We want to make RTO free of corruption by bringing e-transparency, says Nitin Gadkari (Union Transport Minister)

4.45 pm: We've decided to file complaint with NCDRC which will further investigate matter & take appropriate actions: Ram Vilas Paswan on Maggi issue.

4.30 pm: We are not fully satisfied with the submission given by Nestle officials today morning: Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain.

4.15 pm: Delhi govt bans Maggi for next 15 days.

I was asked where I was at that time, I told them I was at my fathers place: Amitabh Bachchan pic.twitter.com/7ADPpzZ1c5
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 3, 2015

4.00 pm: Missionary school vandalized in Madhyamgram area of North 24 Parganas district (WB); FIR registered, police investigation underway.

Delhi: Smriti Irani meets Uma Bharti over Amethi farmers issue. pic.twitter.com/el5B8XjqwK
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 3, 2015

3.30 pm: "I had stopped endorsing Maggi 2 years ago. Haven't received any notice till now, as soon as I get it will put it up to my lawyers, we will fully cooperate", says Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan.

3.15 pm: Sensex tanks 351.18 points to end at 26,837.20; Nifty plunges 101.35 pts to settle at 8,135.10.

3.00 pm: Fire breaks out at warehouse in Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi. 8 fire tenders rushed to spot. No casualties reported.

Oil tanker catches fire in Transport Nagar, Punjabi Bagh (Delhi); fire tenders at the spot. pic.twitter.com/6pfoppUEk2
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 3, 2015

2.45 pm: Oil pipeline leaked after theft of oil in Mathura.

2.35 pm: IAF advanced jet trainer hawk crashed near Baharagora in Jharkhand, 50 km away from Kalaikunda air base; both pilots ejected safely.

2.30 pm: Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje flags off metro train in Jaipur.

2.15 pm: Pak should not only apologize for Capt Kalia's case but for other human right violations too, says Retd Gen V K Singh.

2.10 pm: India should also breach ceasefire to teach Pak a lesson: Shiv Sena.

Oil pipeline leaked after theft of oil in Mathura pic.twitter.com/wdIsfdf6Ya
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 3, 2015

2.00 pm: Such statements will become major impediment in strengthening our bilateral relations, says J&K BJP leader Ram Madhav on Pak Army Chief.

Vasundhara Raje (CM, Rajasthan) flags off metro train in Jaipur pic.twitter.com/2jRGUCgi0M
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 3, 2015

1.45 pm: The statement of Pak Army Chief Raheel Sharif is shocking and provoking, says Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala.

1.30 pm: If excessive amount of lead is found in Maggi, then action will be taken against the company, says Union MInister Ram Vilas Paswan.

Food and Safety department officials collect Maggi samples in Ludhiana. pic.twitter.com/j6Ux30TgiY
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 3, 2015

1.15 pm: Nestle to Delhi Govt said, " Don't go by the media reports. Media is misleading. Health and safety are our priority", say Delhi Govt sources.

1.00 pm: Delhi: Meeting between Nestle officials and Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain ends.

12.46 pm: Pakistan Army Chief Raheel Shareef quoted in media saying as, "Pakistan and Kashmir are inseparable", also says, "Kashmir is an unfinished agenda of Partition."

12.40 pm: Meeting between Nestle officials and Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain begins in Secretariat.

12.32 pm: An unclaimed bag with cash worth Rs 10 lakh found at AP's Women Empowerment & Child Welfare Minister's West Godawari residence, yesterday.

12.20 pm: Arvind Kejriwal after resuming office of CM is always in a habit of creating one conflict or the other, says BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi.

12.15 pm: All India Student Federation and CPI(ML) protest outside IIT Madras in Chennai.

12.10 pm: Defence is one industry where there is lot of potential for development : Manohar Parrikar.

12 noon: We have got complete statement of Amitabh Bachchan: HS Phoolka (Lawyer) on 1984 riots case.

11:55 am: Chennai: A man and 2 old women killed on spot after a bike ran over them at a pavement in Parry's Corner late last night.

11:45 am: Land acqusition is a matter where Govt has good intentions, but there are political attempts to curtail those intentions-Manohar Parrikar

11:26 am: Madras Cafe actress Leena Paul, 5 others arrested for Rs 10cr fraud

11:00 am: Jammu: This is a cold joke with the farmers of the state: Harsh Dev Singh (NPP) on compensation cheque issue

10:45 am: Musalman jaanta hai ki Vinay katiyar kya hai, aur uske saath kitne log hai: Hasim Ansari (Oldest Litigant In Ayodhya Case)

10:30 am: I have not succumbed to any pressure: Dr. Sudhir Gupta (Director Forensic, AIIMS) on Sunanda Pushkar case

10:02 am: One man in possession of 49 crude bombs arrested by the Crime Branch late last night in Ahmedabad

9:23 am: 22 random samples from different batches of Nestle Maggi collected in AP & Telangana by food inspectors of Institute of Preventive Medicine. Samples sent for lab testing, results are awaited.

9:02 am: JDU-RJD merger is an ego tussle between Lalu and Nitish, people will definitely select BJP for good governance: Sambit Patra, BJP