Forget Silicon Valley - a viral video just exposed the San Francisco nobody talks about, and it's shocking millionsSan Francisco viral video: A viral video from San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood depicts a stark reality of widespread drug use, shock...
02 May, 2026, 12.22 AM IST
"Zero tolerance against Narco syndicate": Amit Shah hails deportation of Dawood associate Salim DolaIndian authorities have secured the return of notorious drug trafficker Mohammad Salim Dola from Turkiye. Dola, a key figure in Dawood Ibra...
28 Apr, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
Opioid Tapentadol may be put under Narcotics Act to curb its accessThe government is planning to regulate Tapentadol under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. This follows concerns about its...
02 May, 2025, 12.15 AM IST
Unified portal of Central Bureau of Narcotics to instil efficiency, cut time to get licence: Finance MinistryCBN is a central government organization dealing with the international trade of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, and precursor che...
11 Apr, 2023, 04.24 PM IST
SSC exams only in Hindi, English: Discrimination against Kannada language, says HD Kumaraswamy hits out at CentreIn a series of tweets, Kumaraswamy has alleged that the BJP government has been strangling Kannadigas and depriving them of their food.
29 Oct, 2022, 08.34 PM IST
Government to move NDPS from Finance Ministry to Ministry of Home AffairsCurrently, while the home ministry governs the Narcotics Control Bureau, the Department of Revenue (DoR) in the finance ministry administer...
23 Jun, 2022, 05.21 PM IST
Centre plans 2 legislations to amend Narcotic Substances ActLaw enforcement agencies are of the view that number of chemicals in the scheduled list should be increased, said a senior official.
25 Nov, 2021, 12.03 AM IST
Centre holds back cabinet note to amend drugs act amid debateThe draft bill is learnt to have proposed imposing a fine for first offences, mandatory community/social work for second offences and impri...
03 Nov, 2021, 06.01 AM IST
Centre mulls amending law on drugs to make it strongerET has reliably gathered that inter-ministerial discussions have now been initiated on both amending the NDPS Act, 1985 and shifting admini...
20 Oct, 2021, 05.46 AM IST
Assam polls: Election Commission seizes Rs. 31.81 crores in Assam from February 26 to March 11ECI stated Under the supervision of the Election Commission of India, round the clock vigilance has been maintained to enforce expenditure ...
12 Mar, 2021, 09.29 PM IST
India, US agree to increase collaboration on counternarcotics regulation and law enforcementDuring the inaugural meeting of the Counternarcotics Working Group (CNWG), held virtually on November 24, the two countries also agreed to ...
01 Dec, 2020, 10.33 PM IST
India to set up SAARC centre against drugs abuse menace: Hasmukh AdhiaThe proposed regional forum called the South Asian Regional Intelligence and Coordination Centre on Transnational Organised Crime was moote...
15 Mar, 2016, 03.57 PM IST
A unique number in the offing to control drug pilferageThe URN will be issued by the NCB, which is the national agency tasked to curb the menace of illicit drugs and enforce stringent anti-narco...
29 Sep, 2013, 12.21 PM 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
Pharma products being smuggled outside India are misused: International Narcotics Control BoardPharmaceutical preparations containing narcotic drugs continue to be diverted from Indian pharma firms and smuggled into South Asian countr...
05 Mar, 2013, 09.19 PM IST
- US slaps sanctions on Dawood aides Chhota Shakeel, Tiger Memon
Targeting the "nexus of crime and terrorism" in South Asia, the US has slapped sanctions on don Dawood Ibrahim's two top aides.
16 May, 2012, 11.45 AM IST
- Government unveils policy to curb illicit narcotics
The government today announced a national policy to control and regulate narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances to stop the menace of t...
12 Jan, 2012, 02.47 PM IST