CDSCO asks states, port offices to step up screening to curb imports of illegal drugsIndia's drug regulator is intensifying border screenings to block unapproved medicines from entering the country. Authorities are cracking ...
26 Jun, 2026, 10.08 AM IST
Newsmaker | Who is Abelardo De La Espriella, Colombia's new right-wing president?Colombia has elected nationalist lawyer Abelardo De La Espriella as its new president, signaling a significant political shift. Known as "T...
22 Jun, 2026, 07.57 AM IST
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...
31 May, 2026, 11.07 PM IST
NCB seizes ₹182 cr Captagon in India's first 'jihadi drug' bustThe Narcotics Control Bureau has made a significant drug bust in India. Operation Ragepill led to the seizure of Captagon, known as the 'ji...
16 May, 2026, 11.00 PM 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
Explosive device kills 13, injures 38 on bus in southwestern Colombia as violence persistsA bus explosion in southwestern Colombia has claimed 13 lives. The army chief has labelled the incident a terrorist act. This attack is par...
26 Apr, 2026, 02.29 PM IST
31,000 deported, 51,000 stopped: Pakistan using AI to prevent potential beggars from going abroad as many do not returnPakistan has prevented over 51,000 citizens from traveling abroad this year to curb potential beggars. This measure, alongside enhanced scr...
18 Dec, 2025, 05.53 PM IST
Trump aides contact Google, Meta, Snap over online drug sales: reportsThe transition officials want to hear from the companies about their priorities and any barriers to addressing issues around the sales of d...
09 Dec, 2024, 07.47 AM IST
Assam sets ablaze illegal drugs, psychotropic substances worth Rs 163 croreOver the last two years the central government had stepped up vigil against the illegal drug trade, hitting supply lines, and seizing drugs...
18 Jul, 2021, 08.38 AM IST
Chemists to take e-pharmacies to courtOnline pharmacies are gearing up for the fight in the hopes that it would clarify misconceptions about process they follow.
09 Jul, 2016, 06.29 AM IST
Punjab used as transit route by drug peddlers: Sukhbir Singh BadalHe said Punjab Police has seized the highest percentage of drugs in the country besides putting nearly 30,000 smugglers behind bars in a dr...
16 Dec, 2014, 05.49 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
Russia may train India's anti-narcotics sleuthsIndian anti-narcotics officials may be trained by specialists of Russia's federal drug control service FSKN, according to a media report he...
13 Apr, 2013, 03.15 PM IST
- India may file case against EU at WTO
India is likely to file an official case against the European Union asking the World Trade Organisation to bring EU customs regulations in ...
05 Oct, 2009, 01.24 AM IST
- India continues to be hub of drug syndicates
India, with more than five million narcotic users, continues to be a hub of drug syndicates and a major transit point for all contraband pr...
25 Jun, 2008, 04.17 PM IST
- US concerned over illicit drug market in India
India has been listed in the "Majors List" of illegal drug transit and drug producing countries, a categorisation of nations which are over...
18 Sep, 2007, 09.40 AM IST