NCB busts illegal Captagon factory in Uttarakhand, owner arrested after Operation RAGEPILLThe Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested a factory owner in Uttarakhand following a raid that uncovered a Captagon manufacturing operati...
18 May, 2026, 12.05 AM IST
Jihadi drug explained: What is Captagon? 227.7 kg of tablets & powder worth Rs 182 crore seized in India’s 'Operation Ragepill'Jihadi drug: India has achieved its first-ever seizure of Captagon, a synthetic stimulant known as the ‘Jihadi drug’, valued at Rs 182 cror...
16 May, 2026, 05.30 PM IST
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
Fake life-saving medicine racket busted in Delhi: Here's how they repackaged and sold drugs across several statesDelhi Police crime branch busted an interstate counterfeit medicine racket, arresting four individuals. The network allegedly sourced gover...
08 May, 2026, 04.45 PM IST
Trump's $166 billion tariff refunds may finally be in sight as first payouts expected by May 11The Trump administration is set to issue its first tariff refunds around May 11, following the Supreme Court's ruling that the sweeping dut...
30 Apr, 2026, 07.29 AM IST
Different packaging, typos expose fake Mounjaro racketGurugram authorities uncovered a counterfeit Mounjaro operation. Police seized fake diabetes and weight loss injections valued at ₹70 lakh....
23 Apr, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
Hyderabad laid-off techie turns 'ganja engineer' on terrace; 17 plants that could yield 10 kg seizedExcise officials in Hyderabad arrested a former software engineer for cultivating cannabis plants on his terrace. Investigators linked the ...
23 Apr, 2026, 09.48 AM IST
Counterfeit Mounjaro case: Eli Lilly issues statement after Gurugram drug racket exposedGurugram's law enforcement has taken a bold step by breaking up a ring creating counterfeit Mounjaro injections, with two individuals now i...
21 Apr, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
FSSAI directs food manufacturers to use only Ashwagandha roots, extracts; not leavesFood safety regulator FSSAI has issued a directive to all food businesses. Only Ashwagandha roots and their extracts are permitted for use....
21 Apr, 2026, 01.46 PM 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
Easy access to weight-loss drugs rings alarm bells among doctors, authorities; regulators step inWeight-loss drugs are being sold without prescriptions in India. This is causing alarm among doctors and authorities. People are buying the...
07 Apr, 2026, 04.33 PM IST
Regulator steps up oversight of GLP-1 drug distribution chainIndia's drug regulatory body is intensifying its scrutiny of the distribution channels for GLP-1 weight loss drugs. State drug authorities ...
28 Mar, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
FDA issues show cause notice to pharma firm in Palghar for illegal export of opioidsPalghar's Food and Drug Administration took legal action against Aveo Pharmaceuticals for alleged illegal opioid export after a BBC report ...
23 Feb, 2025, 03.08 PM IST
Pharma MNCs wary of illegal import of innovator drugsThe Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India claims the rampant and unchecked import of innovator drugs was adversely affecting th...
21 Mar, 2019, 11.43 AM IST
Drug regulator issues notice to Amazon, Flipkart for alleged sale of spurious cosmeticsThe law provides for penal actions ranging from monetary fine to imprisonment for sale of such "unapproved" products.
24 Oct, 2018, 09.30 AM IST
Wanbury under lens for illegal export of diabetes drugWanbury had export orders of 650 metric tonnes per month from these countries, but it had the capacity to manufacture only 300 metric tonne...
24 Oct, 2016, 12.49 AM IST
- Centre yet to send team to probe Biocon's drug imports
The Centre is yet to depute a team to probe Biocon's alleged illegal import of a drug that the company was to have manufactured in India.
24 Jul, 2006, 04.30 PM IST