Detect, disrupt, destroy: Amit Shah vows to dismantle drug trafficking ecosystemUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has declared a three-year mission to dismantle India's drug trafficking network, aiming for a decades-long im...
27 Jun, 2026, 12.32 AM IST
Punjab drug body finds critical lapses at Jackson Laboratories' manufacturing facility in AmritsarThe Punjab FDA has taken decisive action by revoking the manufacturing licence of Jackson Laboratories in Amritsar due to severe regulatory...
27 Jun, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
ED arrests prime accused Harpreet Talwar in 3000 kg Mundra port Heroin seizure caseEnforcement Directorate has arrested Harpreet Singh Talwar, a key figure in a money laundering probe linked to a massive heroin seizure at ...
26 Jun, 2026, 11.21 AM IST
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
Centre set to tighten oversight of pharma packaging materialsIndia is set to implement a mandatory registration for printed pharmaceutical packaging manufacturers to combat counterfeit drugs. This mov...
26 Jun, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
ED raids Delhi nightclub owner, others in 2021 Mundra port drugs seizure caseThe Enforcement Directorate has launched searches across five locations in Delhi as part of a money laundering probe linked to the massive ...
24 Jun, 2026, 12.42 PM IST
ED raids Delhi nightclub owner, others in 2021 Mundra port drugs seizure caseThe Enforcement Directorate is conducting searches across five locations in Delhi as part of a money laundering probe linked to the massive...
24 Jun, 2026, 12.24 PM IST
Central Drugs Laboratories find 46 drug samples not of standard quality for MayHealth officials revealed that in May 2026, 46 drug samples tested by Central Drugs Laboratories and 113 by State Drugs Testing Laboratorie...
22 Jun, 2026, 04.29 PM IST
Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit US streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records showDEA agents in New Mexico allegedly allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills onto streets between 2023-2025, prioritizing larger case...
22 Jun, 2026, 11.06 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
Cannabis-derived aroma compounds show surprising potential to relieve chronic pain in fibromyalgia and post-surgical models, shows researchResearchers from the University of Arizona have discovered that cannabis terpenes, the compounds responsible for the plant's distinct aroma...
20 Jun, 2026, 09.35 PM IST
US probes Germany's drug pricing policies, opens door to tariffsThe US has launched a trade probe into Germany's pharmaceutical pricing, alleging it unfairly burdens American commerce and forces the US t...
20 Jun, 2026, 01.07 AM IST
FDA expands recall to all Clover Hill Dairy cheeses after listeria found in products and facilityUS food safety authorities have expanded a cheese recall due to Listeria contamination, now encompassing all products from Clover Hill Dair...
19 Jun, 2026, 09.04 AM IST
HPV vaccination drive reaches 50 lakh girls in three monthsIndia's free Human Papillomavirus vaccination drive is making significant progress. Nearly 50 lakh doses of the cervical cancer vaccine hav...
19 Jun, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
In 1860, German chemistry PhD Albert Niemann isolated cocaine from coca leaves; the tongue-numbness he noted led to the first local anesthesia 24 years laterA simple observation of numbness from coca leaves led to a medical revolution. Scientists isolated cocaine, revealing its power to block pa...
18 Jun, 2026, 08.24 PM IST
Scientists just trained AI to spot hidden seahorses, shark fins, and sea cucumbers in airport X-ray scans, and the 86% to 96% detection rates could give customs officers a new way to catch marine wildlife smugglersWildlife traffickers hide marine species in luggage. Australian scientists created an AI system using 3D X-ray scans to find seahorses, sha...
18 Jun, 2026, 02.47 PM IST
A World War II-era drug just helped patients go from 7 bathroom trips a night to just oneMayo Clinic researchers found a new way kidneys manage water. This discovery uses an old drug, probenecid, to reveal a pathway independent ...
17 Jun, 2026, 01.19 AM IST