Panel to finalise cancer drugs for 30% trade margin cap; Rs 2,500 crore annual savings possibleAn expert group is finalizing the list of cancer medicines for a new trade margin cap. The government plans to implement a 30% cap to reduc...
13 Oct, 2026, 01.41 AM IST
SC asks govt to broaden inflated pricing review beyond oncologyThe Supreme Court has asked the government to address high markups on medicines and medical devices. The court questioned the decision to l...
13 Oct, 2026, 01.27 AM IST
India to host first BIMSTEC Home Ministers' Meeting on October 13, says Amit ShahIndia will host the inaugural BIMSTEC Home Ministers' meeting in New Delhi on October 13, 2026. Union Home Minister Amit Shah emphasized th...
12 Oct, 2026, 07.27 PM IST
Supreme Court questions govt over drug pricing, asks why cap limited to anti-cancer medicinesThe Supreme Court expressed its worry over the government's restriction of price control measures to only anti-cancer drugs, questioning wh...
12 Oct, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
NCB seizes 53.9 kg methamphetamine worth Rs 43 crore in GuwahatiThe Narcotics Control Bureau in Guwahati carried out an operation resulting in a significant drug seizure. Officers intercepted two trucks ...
11 Oct, 2026, 10.17 PM IST
A study says forgetting to do something doesn't always mean your memory failed: What happens between a plan and an action?Remembering a task and having a chance to complete it are different challenges.A parcel waiting by the door shows why the right solution de...
10 Oct, 2026, 08.25 PM IST
ED arrests two in trans-national narcotics syndicate operated by Salim Ismail DolaThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested two people in a money laundering investigation linked to the transnational drug trafficking s...
10 Oct, 2026, 03.34 PM IST
National Formulary of India lists drugs not approved by CDSCO, DCGI seeks explanation from IPCThe National Formulary of India released its latest edition amidst concerns regarding unapproved drugs included in it. The Drug Controller ...
09 Oct, 2026, 11.48 PM IST
JNU dismisses Bimol Akoijam after inquiry into sexual harassment complaintsJawaharlal Nehru University has dismissed Associate Professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam amid sexual harassment allegations from female student...
09 Oct, 2026, 10.34 PM IST
Cancer drugs may get up to 70% cheaper as govt fixes trade margins on non-scheduled medicines at 30%The government is aiming to cap trade margins on anti-cancer medications at 30%. An expert committee has been tasked with compiling a repor...
09 Oct, 2026, 08.14 AM IST
Govt set to cap trade margins on more cancer drugs before SC hearingThe Indian government plans to announce a new list of cancer drugs for trade margin rationalisation today. Union Health Minister JP Nadda w...
08 Oct, 2026, 03.11 PM IST
Canada's Weston family company agrees to buy UK's BootsWittington Investments, Limited will acquire Boots' retail operations in the UK and Ireland, Boots Opticians, No7 Beauty Company and its Th...
08 Oct, 2026, 12.13 AM IST
Quanfluence raises $10 million to build full-stack photonic quantum computerThe company plans to use the fresh capital to develop and launch a four-qubit quantum computer in the near term, while targeting a larger p...
07 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Centre may seek legal view on licensing of sterile drugsThe government is actively exploring a proposal to expand central licensing authority over all sterile drug products following a recent Sup...
06 Oct, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
British Indian pair, accused of cancer drug fraud, fight extradition to USA British Indian businessman and his ex-wife are fighting extradition to the US over allegations that they defrauded Medicare and other hea...
04 Oct, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
10,000 new police personnel to be recruited in Punjab to root out drug menace: Punjab CM Bhagwant MannPunjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced plans for 10,000 new police recruitments to combat drug problems effectively. He emphasized t...
03 Oct, 2026, 07.31 PM IST
CDSCO steps up scrutiny of pharma drugs containing narcotic substancesThe Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation is addressing regulatory gaps related to the illegal diversion of pharmaceutical drugs. Fol...
28 Sep, 2026, 12.41 AM IST