India bans 16 fixed-dose drug combinations over safety concernsIn a significant public health initiative, the ban on 16 fixed-dose drug combinations, including various antibiotics and topical formulatio...
20 Jun, 2026, 11.14 AM IST
Renowned surgeon Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala to lead IOA's anti-doping medical panelIndia's Olympic body is tackling doping with a new medical panel. Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala will lead the initiative. The panel will work with ...
19 Jun, 2026, 01.27 PM IST
Who is Bobby Charles? Former Bush administration official holds lead to win Maine GOP governor primary after ranked-choice runoffBobby Charles has won Maine's Republican gubernatorial primary. He secured victory after ranked-choice voting runoffs. Charles is an attorn...
19 Jun, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
US envoy Sergio Gor, Amit Shah discuss counterterror cooperationUnion Home Minister Amit Shah met with US Ambassador Sergio Gor in New Delhi. They discussed strengthening security ties, especially in fig...
19 Jun, 2026, 12.33 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
Ghaziabad 4-year-old rape case: “She was alive for two hours”, father of victim alleges two private hospitals denied emergency careA father claims two private hospitals refused to treat his critically injured daughter after an alleged sexual assault. The four-year-old d...
18 Jun, 2026, 03.09 PM IST
Firmly committed to building a drug-free Manipur, says CM Yumnam Khemchand SinghManipur is intensifying its fight against drugs. Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh chaired a meeting to boost intelligence sharing and ...
16 Jun, 2026, 09.15 PM IST
Suspected Pakistani sighted along LoC in J-K's RajouriA suspected Pakistani drone was spotted over a forward village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. The drone-like object entered Indi...
16 Jun, 2026, 11.27 AM IST
Global drugmakers rush to boost US presence as tariff threat loomsGlobal drug companies are boosting U.S. production and stockpiling medicines. This is a response to potential tariffs on branded drugs. Com...
15 Jun, 2026, 04.40 PM IST
11 Indian sailors convicted, ship fined $5.3 million for cocaine trafficking in NigeriaA Nigerian court has convicted eleven Indian sailors for cocaine trafficking. Their merchant vessel was fined over five million US dollars....
13 Jun, 2026, 07.31 PM IST
Model arrested at Mumbai airport with ganja worth ₹11.82 crore arriving from ThailandMumbai Customs officials apprehended a model at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. She arrived from Thailand and was found ...
13 Jun, 2026, 05.25 PM IST
Indian sailors, ship fined $6 million in Lagos cocaine caseA Nigerian court has convicted 11 Indian sailors and their vessel, MV Aruna Hulya, for cocaine trafficking. Authorities discovered 31.5 kil...
12 Jun, 2026, 07.55 AM IST
How a pressure cooker's smell exposed a ganja dealer during Kerala Police raid, watch the viral videoPolice in Thrissur, Kerala, arrested a man after a drug raid. He attempted to hide ganja inside a pressure cooker filled with rice. The unu...
08 Jun, 2026, 09.37 AM IST
ED raids in Maharashtra, Gujarat in Salim Dola drugs caseThe Enforcement Directorate conducted raids across Maharashtra and Gujarat. The probe targets Mohammad Salim Dola, an alleged drug traffick...
02 Jun, 2026, 02.42 PM 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
Ladakh's new excise policy eases restrictions on liquor saleLadakh's new Excise Policy permits hard liquor sales, reduces license documents from 16 to six, and expands availability to four more distr...
31 May, 2026, 04.03 PM IST
Businessman spent 57 days in jail over aamchur & garam masala in airport luggage. Here’s what went horribly wrongA businessman was wrongly jailed for 57 days after airport security mistook aamchur and garam masala for narcotics. The Madhya Pradesh High...
21 May, 2026, 04.11 PM IST