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11 Indian sailors convicted, ship fined $5.3 million for cocaine trafficking in NigeriaA Nigerian court has convicted eleven Indian sailors for cocaine trafficking. Their merchant vessel was fined over five million US dollars....- Model arrested at Mumbai airport with ganja worth ₹11.82 crore arriving from ThailandMumbai Customs officials apprehended a model at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. She arrived from Thailand and was found ...
- India raises price cap on cancer drugs to tackle shortageIndia's drug price regulator has increased the ceiling prices of cancer drugs cisplatin and carboplatin by 50% to tackle shortages caused b...
- Indian sailors, ship fined $6 million in Lagos cocaine caseA Nigerian court has convicted 11 Indian sailors and their vessel, MV Aruna Hulya, for cocaine trafficking. Authorities discovered 31.5 kil...
- Regulators tighten GMP oversight of pharma plantsSeveral states have constituted dedicated multi-member teams to ensure no facility slips through the cracks before a GMP Certificate is iss...
- Cancer drug prices raised 50% as NPPA acts on shortage concernsIndia's drug pricing authority has approved a 50% price hike for essential anti-cancer drugs carboplatin and cisplatin. This decision follo...
- No raids till further orders: Maharashtra tells Bombay HC in Patanjali labelling caseThe Maharashtra government has assured the Bombay High Court it will halt raids and confiscations concerning ayurvedic product labels. This...
- In 1770, a scientist was handling a lump of rubber and found it rubbed pencil away, leading to the creation of the eraser, changing every school deskA pivotal moment in 1770 came when Joseph Priestley noted that natural rubber could easily wipe away graphite marks from paper. A material ...
- How a pressure cooker's smell exposed a ganja dealer during Kerala Police raid, watch the viral videoPolice in Thrissur, Kerala, arrested a man after a drug raid. He attempted to hide ganja inside a pressure cooker filled with rice. The unu...
- Sops for private investors in nuclear energy on cardsThe Indian government is actively seeking private sector investment for its nuclear energy expansion plans, aiming to boost green transitio...
- Banned substance in shrimp: Vet shops under close watchIndia's top drug regulator is cracking down on veterinary shops. This action follows a significant rejection of shrimp exports to major mar...
- Drug companies directed to step up vigil on adverse reactionsIndia's drug regulator, CDSCO, has mandated all drug companies to establish systems for tracking adverse drug reactions. This move comes am...
- In 1846, a chemist wiped up spilled acids with an apron and found a dangerous new cottonA German-Swiss scientist, Christian Friedrich Schönbein, stumbled upon a powerful new substance in 1846. An accidental spill of strong acid...
- Kerala CM launches 'Operation Toofaan' to combat drug abuseKerala's battle against drug abuse has gained new momentum with the launch of 'Operation Toofaan' by Chief Minister V D Satheesan. Faced wi...
- In the 1930s, rubber factory workers drank alcohol and suddenly felt sick. It wasn't just a workplace illness, it led to the discovery of Antabuse, helping millions quit drinkingAn accidental discovery in a rubber factory in the 1930s revealed that workers exposed to tetraethylthiuram disulfide experienced severe re...
- ED raids in Maharashtra, Gujarat in Salim Dola drugs caseThe Enforcement Directorate conducted raids across Maharashtra and Gujarat. The probe targets Mohammad Salim Dola, an alleged drug traffick...
- Ladakh rings in new excise policy- wider choice in low alcohol content; hard liquor also at retail vendsThe administration’s decision comes in the wake of growing concerns raised by civil society, religious organizations, and medical experts r...
- Ladakh's new excise policy eases restrictions on liquor saleLadakh's new Excise Policy permits hard liquor sales, reduces license documents from 16 to six, and expands availability to four more distr...
- Assistant who injected Matthew Perry with drugs sentenced to 41 monthsMatthew Perry's personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, received a prison sentence for administering ketamine to the actor. This marks the fif...
- Businessman spent 57 days in jail over aamchur & garam masala in airport luggage. Here’s what went horribly wrongA businessman was wrongly jailed for 57 days after airport security mistook aamchur and garam masala for narcotics. The Madhya Pradesh High...
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