Rajasthan cough syrup horror: Two children dead, doctor drinks it to prove safety and faintsA generic cough syrup supplied by the Rajasthan government has been linked to two child deaths. Several other children also fell ill after ...
02 Oct, 2025, 09.19 AM IST
USA is hit by one of the world's most contagious disease. 2 children dead, over 600 cases reported. Check measles symptoms, vaccine, treatmentMeasles symptoms, vaccine, treatment related details are here as the disease is rapidly spreading the United States.
07 Apr, 2025, 02.41 AM IST
Congress demands thorough probe into Baba Siddique's murderCongress has demanded a thorough investigation into the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique. They have also asked Maharashtra CM Eknath Shin...
13 Oct, 2024, 05.40 PM IST
View: Why India struggles to keep its food safeThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India denounced as “false and malicious” news reports that linked the spice scandal to a recent ...
13 May, 2024, 06.48 AM IST
Gaza residents who have lost family fear more destruction as ground assault loomsAs Israel prepares for a ground assault on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, Palestinians in the area are bracing for more destruction. Many...
15 Oct, 2023, 03.15 PM IST
World's biggest abortion pill seller has a dark India link it might not be able to shakeMore than 30 samples of drugs made by Delhi-based Synokem Pharmaceuticals Ltd. — including generic abortion pills, an antibiotic and anti-s...
08 Aug, 2023, 08.19 AM IST
Indian-made cold syrup sent to Iraq contains poison, test showsBloomberg shared the test results with the World Health Organization as well as Iraqi and Indian officials on July 8. The WHO told Bloomber...
28 Jul, 2023, 10.44 AM IST
Another Indian pharma manufacturer in news after WHO's substandard medicine alertThe alert was issued for a batch of substandard (contaminated) Guaifenesin Syrup TG Syrup. The substandard product was identified in the Ma...
25 Apr, 2023, 06.32 PM IST
WHO warns against use of Marion Bio's two cough syrups"Two cough syrups made by India's Marion Biotech should not be used for children after the products were linked to 19 deaths in Uzbekistan,...
13 Jan, 2023, 12.13 AM IST
Booker Prize winner Shehan Karunatilaka lets ghosts of Sri Lanka's past speakKarunatilaka, 47, started writing it a decade ago, soon after the country's long civil war ended.
03 Nov, 2022, 09.06 AM IST
Cough syrups by India's Maiden Pharma linked to 66 deaths in Gambia, WHO issues alertThe WHO also issued a medical product alert asking regulators to remove Maiden Pharma goods from the market. The products may have been dis...
06 Oct, 2022, 10.49 AM IST
Cooking chicken in NyQuil is severely dangerous, warns US FDA after viral TikTok videoIn a viral TikTok video, users were seen cooking chicken in cold and flu medicine, NyQuil. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issue...
21 Sep, 2022, 06.09 PM IST
Bihar govt to bear travel expenses of returnees from war-hit UkraineAn announcement to the effect was made by Bihar CM Kumar late Friday night when he thanked the Centre for arranging special flights to brin...
26 Feb, 2022, 10.36 AM IST
Blog: An ode to the humble chutneySalman Rushdie gave it his own spin when he wrote in Midnight’s Children of the ‘chutnification of history’.
03 Aug, 2016, 01.53 PM IST
Pharma Department mulls ban on sale of baby food items at pharmaciesIn the wake of Maggi controversy, Department of Pharmaceuticals is mulling to bring a proposal to ban sale of baby food products and other ...
07 Jun, 2015, 12.42 PM IST
Ban proposed on drugs having serious side effects"There are variations in each individual in conversions of codeine to morphine and each individual reacts differently," Prof K C Singhal.
28 Oct, 2014, 01.08 PM IST
Better toilets may not mean better health in India: StudyWorldwide, around 2.5 billion people lack access to basic sanitation facilities such as a latrine, a third of whom live in India, researche...
10 Oct, 2014, 04.48 PM IST