Akal Takht Jathedar Gargajj accords Parvinder Singh Jhota as martyr of Sikh communityAkal Takht Jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj conferred the status of a martyr of the Sikh community to Parvinder Singh Jhota. The develop...
16 Oct, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
Drug menace in Punjab at 'alarming level', state needs govt that can keep people safe: Nitin NabinBJP president Nitin Nabin targeted the AAP government in Punjab and said the drug crisis has reached an "alarming level." He emphasised the...
16 Oct, 2026, 02.35 PM IST
Protect patients and patents smartlyThe Kerala High Court has stressed the importance of making cancer medicines like ribociclib more affordable for patients. The Government o...
15 Oct, 2026, 12.05 AM IST
Punjab anti-drug activist murder: Main accused nabbed from RajasthanAshwani Kumar, the medical store owner, was arrested in Rajasthan after allegedly killing anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota. Jhota w...
14 Oct, 2026, 07.55 AM IST
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
Ministry of Science signs MoU with Peptris for collab in AI-based drug discovery and developmentThe Ministry of Science has entered into a partnership with Peptris Technologies to bolster drug development under the initiative called VI...
12 Oct, 2026, 04.33 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
SEBI to issue AI, machine learning guidelines for capital markets soon: ChairmanAddressing the second Capital Market Confluence 2026 organised by the Bombay Stock Exchange Brokers' Forum, Pandey said the AI framework wo...
10 Oct, 2026, 09.59 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
Form panel to curb pharma freebies: SCThe Supreme Court has ordered the government to establish a committee to investigate unethical pharmaceutical marketing. The committee is t...
09 Oct, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
National Medical Commission bans doctors & hospitals from using AI-generated patient testimonials, fake cure claims in medical adsThe National Medical Commission has implemented new ethical advertising guidelines affecting doctors and hospitals. These guidelines prohib...
08 Oct, 2026, 06.03 PM 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
Karnataka flags 52x mark-up on cancer drugs, seeks Centre's interventionKarnataka conducted inspections revealing significant price disparities between hospital procurement and patient billing for cancer drugs a...
01 Oct, 2026, 12.59 PM IST
Cancer drug costs Rs 2,700, sells for Rs 27,000: SC questions 10x markup at hospitalsThe Supreme Court has questioned steep markups on cancer drugs and asked the Centre to examine a uniform 16% margin on all medicines. The c...
29 Sep, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
'Inflated medicine prices are daylight robbery': SC pulls up pharma companies over huge MRP-PTR gapSupreme Court on Tuesday questioned the wide gap between the price to retailer and MRP of some cancer medicines, calling inflated pricing a...
23 Sep, 2026, 01.00 AM IST