This year demand is above average as heatwaves and election rallies boost consumption of ice-cream and soft drinks, a mill official says

Singapore has also ordered a recall of the Everest spice mix and advised against its consumption

In June 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration had recalled two of Everest's spice mixes after they tested positive for Salmonella

The US assessment said religious minorities in India reported discrimination including calls for violence and spread of misinformation

Fake videos of Aamir Khan and Ranveer Singh criticising Narendra Modi and supporting the Congress party recently went viral on social media

The decision comes after reports of violence and damage to voting machines in the state torn by months of ethnic clashes

Violence has not returned to the district known as the country's sugarcane-belt, but political divisions remain as Hindus typically vote for BJP and Muslims for the opposition

The state has been roiled by fighting between the majority Meitei and tribal Kuki-Zo people since May