Chinese medicines bring relief to India’s cancer patientsIndia’s cancer treatment landscape is seeing a shift as lower-cost immunotherapy drugs developed in China and marketed through Indian partn...
10 May, 2026, 08.50 AM IST
Rs 70,00,000 worth fake Mounjaro injections seized in Gurgaon; Police expose illegal weight-loss drug racket in NCRGurgaon Drug Racket: Authorities in Gurgaon have busted a major illegal pharmaceutical racket involving spurious Mounjaro KwikPen (tirzepat...
20 Apr, 2026, 02.01 PM IST
In major move, patent of Novartis' blockbuster cardiac drug revoked by IndiaThe Indian Patent Office revoked Novartis' patent for Vymada, a heart failure drug, citing a lack of novelty and inventive step. This decis...
16 Sep, 2025, 11.13 AM IST
Antibiotic (mis)use needs proper regulationIndia consumes a high volume of broad-spectrum antibiotics - drugs that treat a wide range of common bacterial infections and should be use...
28 Dec, 2023, 10.52 PM IST
Bipolar patients 6 times likelier to die from suicide or violence: StudyThey are also twice as likely to die from physical illnesses such as heart and/or respiratory diseases, or cancer, with alcohol contributin...
20 Jul, 2023, 08.23 AM IST
Transitioning from the current one-cure-fits-all: Medicines for each other, preciselyHow often do we look for medicines that are commonly used to treat a particular disease? What if we looked for medicines to treat a particu...
27 Aug, 2021, 11.34 PM IST
Wear masks, stay hydrated, avoid early morning walks: Steps to follow as air quality deterioratesExperts suggest keeping the home clean, opting for wet mops over vacuum, and avoiding burning candles or incense.
31 Oct, 2019, 06.18 PM IST
Will WFI chief’s son Prateek break BJP's 22-year long Gonda drought?Brij Bhushan Singh’s son debuts from a seat that BJP hasn’t won for 22 years.
27 Jan, 2017, 12.48 AM IST
Sheena Bora murder case: Judicial custody of Indrani Mukerjea, 2 other accused extendedMagistrate NB Shinde extended the trio's remand for 12 days after it came to an end today. None of the accused were produced in court.
19 Oct, 2015, 03.54 PM IST
Neither took medicine nor was fed drugs: Indrani Mukerjea to policeIndrani Mukerjea told police that she did not consume nor was she fed any medicine on Thursday or Friday, when she collapsed at the Byculla...
06 Oct, 2015, 10.35 AM IST
Sheena Bora murder case: Indrani Mukerjea critical, next 48 hours crucial"The next 48 hours will be critical for her," J J Hospital Dean Dr T P Lahane told reporters today when asked if she is out of danger.
04 Oct, 2015, 08.40 AM IST
Sheena Bora case: Probe in Indrani Mukerjea's drug overdose to be over in one week, says governmentMaharashtra government said the probe by IG (Prisons) into suspected drug overdose by Indrani Mukerjea, will be completed in a week's time.
03 Oct, 2015, 06.59 PM IST
Lawyer not allowed to meet Indrani MukherjeaThe probe will cover all angles including lapses on the part of the authorities at the Byculla women jail, where she was lodged under judic...
03 Oct, 2015, 01.58 PM IST
A jobless future awaits, no matter what the government doesRobots are already replacing workers. Industrial robots have advanced to the point at which they can do the same physical work as human bei...
23 Jul, 2014, 05.01 AM IST
Extraditing murder accused Dewani would be kind, UK court toldShrien Dewani, a murder suspect wanted in South Africa for the honeymoon murder of his wife, would benefit from extradition, a court was to...
03 Jul, 2013, 10.27 PM IST
- Iconic brands like Corex, Becosule, Combiflam top chart of top 25 Indian drugs
According to an audited retail sales data, all except two of the top 25 brands were launched prior to 2000 and some as early as the seventi...
13 Apr, 2011, 12.33 PM IST
- Pharma cos focus on specialist therapies
Pharma cos's emphasis is shifting to more focused therapies for specific cancers, immunological conditions and complex diseases.
07 Mar, 2009, 10.41 AM IST