Maggi Noodles to Be Exported to Other Countries

The Bombay High Court Tuesday allowed the Indian arm of multinational food giant Nestle to export Maggi noodles to other countries.

The move came after Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) informed Justices V M Kanade and B P Colabawalla that if Nestle was claiming that its product is safe then it could go ahead with the export.

Justifying its stand, FSSAI lawyer Mehmood Pracha said, “An impression was being given that Nestle was the only company being targeted.”However, he made clear that action has been initiated as well against three more companies which have exceeded the permissible limit of lead. “It has been widely covered in news also,” he mentioned.

Nestlé’s counsel Iqbal Chagla thereafter sought a clarification in the order regarding the export while he informed that 17,000 crore packets of Maggi had been incinerated till now and another 11,000 crore packets are in the stage of recall. Chagla said the entire process of recall will be over soon while seeking an extension on the time limit to complete the whole process.

The case has been posted on July 14 as it will be heard finally. Both Nestle and FSSAI have filed their affidavits.

The High Court had earlier said Nestle was any way in the process of recalling its variants and FSSAI could initiate action on Nestle after giving a 72-hour notice to the company.

Nestle had earlier argued that CEO of FSSAI, while passing the order on June 5, had acted in an ‘emergent, drastic and arbitrary’fashion while raising doubts over his jurisdiction. The food regulator had not served any notice before passing the order of ban, Nestle continued its argument.

“Before asking them to ban the product, there ought to have been a mention of injury or risk to health by the company,” Chagla argued. Therefore, he pointed, merely by claiming there was a quality issue, the order could not have been passed.

He reminded that the company has been operating in India for 30 years besides having a worldwide reach. It’s a worrisome for its credibility as children are being told that they are consuming poison, Chagla stated.

The FSSAI ordered Nestle India to withdraw all nine variants of Maggi instant noodles from the market terming them ‘unsafe and hazardous’for human consumption. The company has been given 15 days to reply to a show-cause notice asking why approval for all these products should not be withdrawn.

A manufacturer of Nestle products told The Indian Express on anonymity that around 11,000 employees had been rendered jobless after all six factories of Nestle India shut down. 

“Around 27,020 tonnes of Maggi has been destroyed. The FSSAI should have selected four centers two in India and two abroad and conducted tests. On finding the product unsafe, they should have asked us to leave. Nestle is the only multinational which has invested and has been manufacturing products in India. All others outsource,” he said. 

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The New App 'Facebook Lite' is Launched for Android Phones

Facebook launched on Monday a new version of its app, Facebook Lite, for Android phones in India.

Product Manager Vijay Shankar said, “There are a large number of users, who are on 2G, and one of the feedbacks we have received is that the app does not load fast on some devices. This lighter version has been developed so that the app works well across all network conditions and on all types of phones.”

Aimed at emerging markets, Facebook Lite is a lighter version that has been optimized for slower data connections.

Mr. Vijay detailed that the two important aspects of the new app were its small size (430 KB) and low data usage.

“We noticed that many people who are on low-end phones are forced to delete some apps so that they can keep the Facebook app. With this lighter version, they won’t have to do that. Also, this is quick to install and load,” he said. Many functions have been tweaked so that users get the same experience as the original app but with lower data usage, he said.

The lighter version supports all core functions of the social network, such as news feed, status updates, photos, messenger, notifications, and others. However, it does not support videos and there is no in-built browser.

Though the new Facebook Lite app was primarily aimed at low-end phone users, it would come handy for high-end phone users as well, especially when they are on poor connections; for example, while travelling, added Mr. Shankar.

Reference: The Hindu

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Amitabh and Salman Tied Up in The Forbes' Highest-Paid Celebrity List

Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni are among the world’s 100 highest-paid celebrities, says the Forbes’ annual list.

Forbes compiled its annual list of the most powerful celebrities from the worlds of sports, television, music and books by estimating pre-tax earnings from June 1, 2014 to June, 1 2015. Management, agent and attorney fees were not deducted.

Boxers Floyd Mayweather with estimated $300 million in earnings and Manny Pacquiao, $160 million, topped Forbes’ list, on the heels of their lucrative clash in Las Vegas last month. As their final earnings from the May 2 bout have not yet been disclosed, Forbes' estimates were based on what experts have described as the richest fight in boxing history.

"His (Mayweather's) $300 million shattered the record for athlete earnings, which was previously held by Tiger Woods who managed to bank $115 million in 2008," Natalie Robehmed, of Forbes, said in an interview. "It is above and beyond anything anyone has ever done."

Singer Katy Perry's massive Prismatic World Tourhelped her nab third place with $135 million, followed by British boy band One Direction with $130 million and TV and radio host Howard Stern with $95 million.

Musicians and athletes dominated the top 10 spots which included only two women. Country music star Garth Brooks was No. 6 with $90 million, while pop singer Taylor Swift tied for No. 8 with actor Robert Downey Jr. with $80 million and soccer player Christiano Ronaldo was at 10^th position with $79.5 million.

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian, who earned $28 million in the previous list, nearly doubled her earnings to an estimated $52.5 million, according to Forbes.

"I personally think she has been able to monetize fame better than anybody else," said Robehmed. "A large percentage of her earnings come from her iPhone game."

Kardashian placed just above Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence who was No. 34 with $52 million. Lawrence and Scarlett Johansson, No. 65 with $35.5 million, are the only two film actresses to make the 100 list, compared to 14 male movie stars.

Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan are tied for the 71st rank with annual earnings of $33.5 million each. Akshay Kumar stands at 76 with $32.5 million while cricketer MS Dhoni occupies 82nd rank with $31 million.

British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay at No. 21 with $60 million was the highest earning chef ever on the list, which included 38 musicians, 29 athletes, six personalities and two comedians.

For the full list, click this link: www.forbes.com/celebrities

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Facebook Registration Link for the profile of Analyst at Hyderaba

 

Analyst, Community Operations in Hyderabad India

Facebook was built to help people connect and share, and over the last decade our tools have played a critical part in changing how people around the world communicate with one another. With over a billion people using the service and more than fifty offices around the globe, a career at Facebook offers countless ways to make an impact in a fast growing organization.

Community Operations' focus is on improving the health of our products and helping people understand how to use them through both direct support interactions as well as scalable solutions. Those who join our teams are very passionate about solving people’s issues, and are strong advocates for the Facebook community. We need influencers who can align cross-functional partners to ensure the best possible experience for our platforms. If you like helping people, Community Operations is for you.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 
* As a Community Support specialist your primary responsibilities will be: Assist our community and help resolve their inquiries empathetically, accurately and on time

• This role will require you to become and remain knowledgeable about Facebook products and community standards
• Make well balanced decisions and personally driven to be an effective advocate for our community
• Strong interpersonal skills, verbal and written communication skills and most importantly empathy
• Additionally, they will display a strong bias to doing what’s right for our community in supporting Facebook's mission to #ShipLove.

REQUIREMENTS: 
* BA/BS degree

• 0-2 years of experience in a support role is desirable
• Avid Facebook user and an understanding of the Facebook/Instagram platforms
• Flexibility to take on multiple tasks
• Strong team player
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Problem solving/critical thinking skills.
  
  
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IBM Recruiting Freshers as C++ Application Developer at Bangalore

Application Developer - C++ 

C++ Developer Financial Risk Modeling experience

FSS Landed Resource Plan

This role will require you to be hands on technical. As this is a client facing role, there will be interaction with the clients. You will be involved in core development.

Depending on the role, a degree may be required

Required

Bachelor’s Degree

At least 6 months experience in Aplication Developer C++

English: Fluent

Apply Here:

https://jobs3.netmedia1.com/cp/faces/job_summary?job_id=GBS-0768508

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Global Survey: Hyderabad is The Best City to Live in India

      The city of pearls Hyderabad becomes the best city to live in the country, as per a global survey, pushing behind India’s most desirable business centers like Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi.

        Based on the standard of living, Hyderabad ranks at 138th position worldwide in a list of 230 cities, According to Mercer’s, a consultancy firm, Quality of Living Report-2015. Consecutively for the second year, Austria’s capital Vienna wears the crown again.

      Besides Hyderabad, the list has seven Indian cities — Pune at 145, Bangalore at 146, Chennai at 151, Mumbai at 152, New Delhi at 154 and Kolkata at 160.

      The parameters considered for the report include social and political environment, public services, natural environment, medical and health care, and recreation facilities among others.

      Over time, because of its improved options for international standard of living and a fine choice to pick reputable English speaking schools and international schools, Hyderabad has become a city choice, Mercer reported.

In addition to this, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is located at just 22 kms from the city and offers an awesome number of connected flights, which improves its ranking on the global list for its outstanding services.

       Considerable population, increased in Mumbai and New Delhi in the recent years, has increased existing problems, which means access to air pollution, clean water and traffic congestion, Ruchika Pal, Mercer India Practice Leader, mentioned.

      On the global arena, Vienna is followed by Zurich, Auckland, Munich, Vancouver, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Copenhagen and Sydney.

Bangui of Central African Republic and Baghdad of Iraq were rated as the last two cities on the list.

      It is worthy to note that the survey found that most of the Indian cities are safer than the cities in South Asia.

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