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Topic: Drugs

Mumbai had 82% of Maharashtra’s drug cases in 2018, mostly for cannabis consumption, study says

Personal consumption of cannabis accounted for 87% of all arrests and convictions in drug consumption cases in Mumbai, says study by Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy.

Drugs, flashy parties, police uniform — ‘Sandalwood scandal’ is watertight case, police say

The investigation began after NCB busted an international drug trafficking racket last month that led to the discovery of large amounts of drugs at upscale gated properties in Bengaluru.

Kannada actress Sanjjanaa Galrani arrested in Sandalwood drug case

Galrani's arrest comes after another Kannada actress Ragini Dwivedi was arrested on 4 September for supplying drugs to people at high-end parties in Bengaluru.

NCB arrests Showik Chakraborty, Samuel Miranda in drugs probe linked to Sushant’s death

Rhea Chakraborty's brother Showik & Sushant house manager Samuel Miranda have also been named as accused by the ED and the CBI in the FIRs registered by them in Rajput's death case.

Rhea Chakraborty’s media trial shows Indians confuse drug addicts with criminals

To read a giant mastermind in the WhatsApp chats of an emerging actor like Rhea Chakraborty is just plain ignorance. Who do we blame?

Weed, Ketamine, Cocaine — rich Indian teens are putting shady drug dealers out of business

In ‘Stone Shamed Depressed’, Jyotsna Mohan Bharghava writes on issues plaguing today’s teens & how even twelve-year-olds are now experimenting with hard drugs.

No, Pablo Escobar wasn’t ‘pioneer’ of Colombian drug trafficking. New book busts myths

Marijuana fuelled Colombian drug trade before cocaine was king, and it wasn’t inherently violent, as I found out while writing my book ‘Marijuana Boom’.

Next 3 months will see a flood of new data on Covid vaccines and treatments

The third quarter will see an increased focus on drug developers like Pfizer and BioNTech, that have begun showing promising results with their vaccine trials.

Amsterdam to clean up sex-and-drugs tourism in post-virus reboot

Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema has laid out a plan that strikes a better balance between visitors and locals in its city center.

These are the 4 pieces of good news on coronavirus this week

Long before Covid-19, scientists at University of North Carolina & Gilead began developing Remdesivir in anticipation of a new coronavirus epidemic.

On Camera

No country built rare earths resilience alone. India must take lessons from Japan, Taiwan

Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and industrial strategy.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.