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'Thalapathy' Vijay takes charge as Chief Minister of Tamil NaduC Joseph Vijay took oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. His government is the first non-DMK and non-AIADMK administration in six decades. Vi...10 May, 2026, 11.35 PM IST- As US reboots psychedelics from counterculture to R&D, Indian pharma must take the leadThe United States is accelerating research into psychedelic drugs for mental illness. This shift prompts India to re-evaluate its own drug ...08 May, 2026, 11.22 PM IST
- Nepal to legalise marijuana cultivation for medicinal purposesNepal will legalise marijuana cultivation and consumption for medicinal purposes, Finance Minister Barsha Man Pun announced on Tuesday whil...28 May, 2024, 08.50 PM IST
- Unified portal of Central Bureau of Narcotics to instil efficiency, cut time to get licence: Finance MinistryCBN is a central government organization dealing with the international trade of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, and precursor che...11 Apr, 2023, 04.24 PM IST
- Don't criminalise our traditional recreationThe law criminalised the fruit and flower of cannabis but not the leaves used for making bhang, and its possession and consumption is not i...28 Oct, 2022, 11.31 PM IST
- Government to move NDPS from Finance Ministry to Ministry of Home AffairsCurrently, while the home ministry governs the Narcotics Control Bureau, the Department of Revenue (DoR) in the finance ministry administer...23 Jun, 2022, 05.21 PM IST
- Home Ministry wants 3,000 extra posts at NCBThe Narcotics Control Bureau is currently in the news over the arrest of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son, Aryan Khan, under the Na...27 Oct, 2021, 12.25 AM IST
- Change the outdated, punitive drug lawThe social justice ministry's suggestions should be adopted, as is happening elsewhere in the world, not just to help celebrities from over...24 Oct, 2021, 11.13 PM IST
- Centre mulls amending law on drugs to make it strongerET has reliably gathered that inter-ministerial discussions have now been initiated on both amending the NDPS Act, 1985 and shifting admini...20 Oct, 2021, 05.46 AM IST
- Indian companies’ supply of heroin chemical helping fund Afghan Taliban: Narco bodyA report has expressed concern at single largest seizure of illicit acetic anhydride in Noida in October 2018, about 9,000 litres. “The che...01 Mar, 2020, 12.01 PM IST
- India seeks strengthening of SAARC desks on terrorism, drugsTerming drug abuse a grave challenge, HM Rajnath Singh told the SAARC Ministers that it is a problem which is connected with all types of o...04 Aug, 2016, 07.00 PM IST
- Illicit diversion of pharma products challenge for industry: ReportThe diversion of pharmaceutical preparations containing narcotics and precursors like ephedrine and pseudoephedrine to illicit channels in ...07 Mar, 2016, 06.45 PM IST
- Barack Obama identifies 22 drug-producing or transit countriesUS President Barack Obama has identified 22 countries, including India and Pakistan, as major illicit drug-producing or drug-transit countr...16 Sep, 2014, 09.54 AM IST
- Pharma products being smuggled outside India are misused: International Narcotics Control BoardPharmaceutical preparations containing narcotic drugs continue to be diverted from Indian pharma firms and smuggled into South Asian countr...05 Mar, 2013, 09.19 PM IST
- India to tighten controls on manufacture of precursor chemicals: Finance MinistryIndia is contemplating a further tightening of controls on the manufacture of the precursor chemicals used in synthetic narcotic drugs.22 Nov, 2011, 01.57 PM IST
- SAARC home ministers' conference concludesIndia has offered to provide assistance in strengthening the SAARC Terrorist Offences Monitoring Desk (STOMD) and SAARC Drug Offences Monit...25 Oct, 2007, 01.40 PM IST
- A pledge to work against terrorSaarc leaders on Wednesday pledged to work together to overcome the challenges posed by terrorism, poverty and natural disasters and build ...05 Apr, 2007, 03.33 AM IST
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