Cough syrup tragedy: SIT arrests wife of accused Dr Praveen Soni, who allegedly prescribed ColdrifPolice arrested Jyoti Soni, wife of accused doctor Praveen Soni, in connection with the cough syrup tragedy. The contaminated syrup Coldrif...
04 Nov, 2025, 01.21 PM IST
WHO issues warning against three ‘substandard’ cough syrups in IndiaThe World Health Organisation has issued a global alert for three Indian cough syrups. These syrups were found to be substandard and contai...
14 Oct, 2025, 11.21 AM IST
Cough syrup-linked deaths: Toll rises to 22 as two more children succumbTwo more children in Madhya Pradesh have died from kidney infections linked to a contaminated cough syrup, raising the death toll to 22. Th...
09 Oct, 2025, 11.09 AM IST
Cough syrup deaths: Toll in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara rises to 16 as two more kids dieTwo more children in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, have died from kidney failure after consuming a contaminated cough syrup, bringing the tot...
07 Oct, 2025, 07.13 PM IST
Punjab becomes latest state to ban 'Coldrif' cough syrup after 14 children die in Madhya PradeshPunjab has banned 'Coldrif' cough syrup after it was found to contain diethylene glycol at levels far exceeding the permitted limit. The sy...
07 Oct, 2025, 06.56 PM IST
Deadly cough syrup horror: What went wrong and how to identify safe oral suspensionsRecent reports highlight serious illnesses and deaths linked to contaminated ColdRif cough syrups in India, primarily due to toxic industri...
07 Oct, 2025, 06.56 PM IST
MP govt to bear treatment costs for children affected by contaminated cough syrupMadhya Pradesh government will cover all treatment costs for children suffering kidney infections from contaminated cough syrup. Fourteen c...
07 Oct, 2025, 03.37 PM IST
Cough syrup deaths: All you need to know about the caseA cough syrup named Coldrif has been linked to the deaths of 15 children. The syrup contained a toxic industrial solvent. Standard treatmen...
07 Oct, 2025, 01.39 PM IST
'Contaminated' cough syrup linked deaths: NCDS collects water, entomological drug samplesNCDC collected water and entomological drug samples from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan after multiple children died of kidney failure, alleg...
01 Oct, 2025, 03.45 PM IST
Your Covid vaccination might save your kidneys, reveals UCLA studyA UCLA Health study reveals that Covid-19 vaccination significantly reduces the risk of severe kidney damage in hospitalized patients. Unva...
13 Jun, 2025, 07.22 PM IST
"No shortage of medicine": Nanded Hospital Dean denies medical negligence as cause of deaths of 24 patientsOn Tuesday, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge called for a detailed investigation into the case saying the incident was "extremely painful,...
03 Oct, 2023, 09.52 AM IST
Expert warns COVID-19 positive children should not be exposed to radiation, unnecessary medicationsAs the third wave of the COVID pandemic raises concern of infection among children, an expert has suggested that there is no need to panic ...
18 Jan, 2022, 10.21 PM IST
Pharma company Digital Vision under DCGI lens for contaminated cough syrupThe investigations started last week when the department of paediatrics at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Cha...
10 Aug, 2020, 11.23 AM IST
- Gene variants behind kidney disease in kids identified
London, June 15 (IANS) Genetic variants found in regions that are involved in regulation of the immune response may be responsible for a ty...
15 Jun, 2018, 08.27 PM IST
Government restores customs duty exemption on three drugsThe Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) in a notification restored import duty exemption on three drugs -- Octreotide, Somatropin an...
17 Feb, 2016, 08.42 PM IST
Government reviewing move to withdraw customs duty exemption for drugsA notification issued last week by Central Board of Excise and Customs had announced that customs duty exemption on the import of 74 drugs ...
09 Feb, 2016, 10.34 PM IST
- Post milk scare, China's premier promises improved food safety
Premier Wen Jiabao promised to improve Chinese food safety amid a widening scandal over tainted milk that has sickened more than 50,000 chi...
28 Sep, 2008, 07.00 AM IST