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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
TopicDeaddiction

Topic: Deaddiction

No. of Haryana youths reporting at drug de-addiction centres surged almost 5-fold in last 5 yrs

Assembly told that Sirsa, with 7,020 affected youths this year, has just 80 beds in 2 facilities. Panchkula’s 10-bed general hospital woefully insufficient for its 13,442 cases.

Beatings, forced labour, starvation—Haryana rehab centres are torture chambers

Drug rehabilitation has become a new sunrise sector in Haryana. Private centres are a money-making machine, while many families see them as a way to offload their struggling loved ones.

Abolishing drugs a romantic notion. Legalisation is a better shot at combating addiction

At the launch of psychiatrist Dr Anirudh Kala’s book Most of What You Know About Addiction is Wrong, panellists wanted the audience to change their view of addicts as criminals.

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UNGA was Nepal’s missed opportunity. It can’t ignore foreign policy during domestic turmoil

The decision not to send PM Sushila Karki or a high-level delegation to the UNGA reflects how foreign policy often receives the least attention in Nepal.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Maharashtra Police places order for US-made sniper rifles even as MHA recommends ‘Make in India’

New Delhi: The Maharashtra Police placed an order last week for 15 US-made Barrett Multi-role Adaptive Design (MRAD) sniper rifles and related accessories worth...

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.