Wrong medicine without a prescription, 5-month-old infant died: FIR against Medical store owner

Mauganj:  In Mauganj, Madhya Pradesh, a First Information Report (FIR) was registered against a medical store owner on Sunday after a 5-month-old infant died from being given the wrong medicine…

Delhi HC directs Patanjali to remove part of its ‘disparaging’ Chyawanprash ads

New Delhi:  The Delhi High Court on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, disposed of an appeal filed by Patanjali Ayurveda against a single-judge order restraining it from airing advertisements allegedly disparaging…

CSIR-NIIST Develops Technology To Convert Biomedical Waste Into Soil Additives

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) in Thiruvananthapuram has developed a technology that converts pathogenic biomedical waste into value-added soil additives that eliminate the need for costly…

Scientist Treated Her Own Cancer With Viruses She Grew In The Lab

Zagreb, Croatia:  A scientist who successfully treated her own breast cancer by injecting the tumour with lab-grown viruses has sparked discussion about the ethics of self-experimentation. Beata Halassy discovered in 2020, aged…

Malda: 2,400 Bottles Of Phensedyl Seized

Malda:  In an operation against drug trafficking, Kaliachak Police seized 2,400 bottles of banned cough syrup along with a Scorpio vehicle and arrested one on November 2 and 3 during…

Indonesia Court Finds Drugmakers At Fault Over Toxic Cough Syrup, Awards Compansation

JAKARTA:  An Indonesian court ordered two local companies to pay up to 60 million rupiah ($3,850) to each family whose children died of an acute kidney injury or were seriously…

Drug Inspector Under Scanner For Links With Smugglers Deposited Rs 2 Cr In Parents’ Accounts: STF Probe

Chandigarh: Drug inspector Shishan Mittal, 38, under Special Task Force (STF) scanner for his alleged links with smugglers had deposited Rs 1 crore each into the accounts of his father…

Mankind Pharma Acquires Bharat Serums And Vaccines For Rs 13,600 Crore

Mumbai: Mankind Pharma on Thursday said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 100 per cent stake in Bharat Serums and Vaccines (BSV) from private equity firm Advent International for…

Orthopaedic Implants Worth Rs 70L Seized By FDA

Nagpur: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) team seized orthopaedic implants worth around Rs 70 lakh from a stockist during a raid at Dhantoli last week. The implants, mostly imported,…

CBI Files Charge Sheet Against RML Hospital Cardiologist, Suppliers For Bribery

New Delhi: The CBI has filed a charge sheet against Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital cardiologist Parvatagouda Channappagouda, middlemen and surgical equipment suppliers in connection with the alleged bribery in recommending their…