Mirwaiz says anti-drug crackdown welcome, warns against 'law and order prism'Mirwaiz Umar Farooq supports the administration's drug abuse crackdown. He stresses a broader approach is needed, not just arrests. He high...
08 May, 2026, 08.10 PM IST
E-cigarettes banned under law; no NCB cases of drug-laced vapes: Nityanand Rai in Rajya SabhaElectronic cigarettes remain banned in India. The government informed Parliament that no cases of e-cigarettes containing narcotic substanc...
17 Dec, 2025, 04.37 PM IST
After cyberattacks, is China flooding America with drugs? US Treasury sanctions Guangzhou Tengyue and executives for Synthetic Opioid shipmentsUS authorities have sanctioned Guangzhou Tengyue Chemical Co. and its executives for allegedly supplying synthetic opioids to the United St...
04 Sep, 2025, 09.07 AM IST
No entry permit for foreigners involved in anti-national acts; states to set up detention campsIndia's new immigration rules, under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, deny entry or stay to individuals convicted of serious crime...
02 Sep, 2025, 03.14 PM IST
US report exposes Chinese Communist Party's role in fueling Fentanyl crisis, calls for urgent actionA recent inquiry revealed the Chinese Communist Party's significant role in the US fentanyl epidemic. The CCP supports the production and e...
05 Mar, 2025, 01.11 PM IST
NIA charges Lalngaihawma in major illegal arms caseThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charge-sheeted Lalngaihawma in a significant illegal arms and ammunition trafficking case. File...
31 Jul, 2024, 06.51 PM IST
1933 - India's first toll-free national anti-narcotics helpline all set to be launchedUnion Home Minister Amit Shah is set to launch the first-ever national toll-free narcotics helpline, MANAS (Madak Padarth Nisedh Asuchna Ke...
15 Jul, 2024, 09.22 PM IST
Qatar World Cup: What rules of Islamic nation can put football fans in jail?Many actions that are common in the UK are strictly forbidden in the Islamic nation and might result in heavy fines or even jail time for v...
21 Nov, 2022, 12.37 AM 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
Pubs, hotels asked to display boards warning against peddling, consumption of narcotic drugs"It is hereby directed that all the HCR (hotel, club, restaurant) licensees shall fix the display board for awareness regarding 'Consumptio...
09 Jun, 2022, 06.11 PM IST
Amended NIA Act with powers to probe abroad comes into forceThe latest amendments to the NIA Act will allow the agency to probe terrorist activities against Indians and Indian interests abroad, cyber...
02 Aug, 2019, 05.09 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh's north eastern hilly belt fast becoming cannabis capital of IndiaA hilly belt in north east Andhra Pradesh is fast becoming the cannabis capital of India.
02 Sep, 2018, 06.28 AM IST
- Weightlifting-Oregon coach banned 12 years for doping sanction
WEIGHTLIFTING-DOPING/USADA:Weightlifting-Oregon coach banned 12 years for doping sanction
12 May, 2017, 04.05 AM IST
- Russian athletics coach Mokhnev banned for 10 years
DOPING-RUSSIA-BANS:Russian athletics coach Mokhnev banned for 10 years
23 Dec, 2016, 11.44 PM IST
- UPDATE 1-Doping-Russian athletics coach Mokhnev banned for 10 years
DOPING-RUSSIA/BANS (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Doping-Russian athletics coach Mokhnev banned for 10 years
23 Dec, 2016, 11.34 PM IST
Final law for complete ban child labour soonSenior government officials told ET that the bill will go to the Rajya Sabha, after Cabinet's nod, with proposed official amendments.
10 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Need to make drug addicts productive members of society: Pranab MukherjeeThe fight against the menace should not be confined to reducing the availability of drugs but also deal with social condition.
26 Jun, 2014, 04.49 PM IST