Drug Regulation
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Licences of 14 Patanjali drugs revoked, Uttarakhand State Licensing Authority tells Supreme Court
The court had pulled up the state government for not acting against Patanjali, which had published misleading advertisements of its products.
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Patanjali apology should not have to be seen through microscope, says Supreme Court
The court said the expression of regret must be as conspicuous as the misleading advertisements that the company had put out.
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SC gives Patanjali one week to publicly apologise for misleading advertisements
‘What we did should not have been done,’ yoga guru Ramdev told the court, saying that his company had published the ads ‘on impulse’.
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Trending
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Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC
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‘Exhuma’ review: A grave holds secrets to a troubled Korean past
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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SC rejects Patanjali’s second apology, says company showed ‘wilful, deliberate disobedience’
The court also castigated the Uttarakhand State Licencing Authority for its inaction and said: ‘We will rip you apart’.
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Uzbekistan: Indian among 23 convicted for deaths due to contaminated cough syrup
Executive director of Quramax Medical, Singh Raghvendra Pratar, was handed the longest sentence of 20 years in jail for distributing the Indian-made medicine.
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The story of a drug that India has failed to ban
The Centre banned the sale of Deanxit, a contested psychiatric drug approved without clinical data. But 10 years on, it continues to be sold by other companies.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
Video
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Centre sounds alert on common painkiller Meftal, says it may cause adverse reaction
The drug is commonly used to relieve pain during menstrual cramps.
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Changes to drug patent rules could affect India’s vast generic medicine industry, drive up costs
Amendments to the Patent Rules grant more power to patent holders and may lead to an increase in the cost of treatment of critical diseases.
Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com
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Distributors of contaminated Indian cough syrup paid bribes to skip mandatory test: Uzbekistan
Officials also increased the toll due to contaminated syrup to 65 from 20.
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The Reel
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry
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WHO issues alert about another India-made syrup, flags ‘substandard’ quality
This was the fifth time in the past year that the global health body issued such an alert about syrup medications manufactured in India.
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Centre sets deadline for pharmaceutical firms to adopt WHO’s good manufacturing practices
The health ministry said that companies with turnover of over Rs 250 crore will have to implement the guidelines within six months.
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A WHO alert about Indian pharma firm failed to spark strong regulatory action, experts say
Officials say since the eye ointment it made did not cause a serious adverse event, strict action was not warranted. Experts disagree.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
The Field
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IPL 2024: Kolkata beat Mumbai in a thriller at Wankhede for the first time in 12 years
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh, Aryan and five other Indians enter finals
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Cricket, ICC rankings: India remain No 1 in ODIs and T20Is, ranked second in Tests
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Watch, ICC Men's T20 World Cup: Sean Paul and Kes combine to create tournament's official anthem
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Four Indians move to semi-finals with comprehensive wins