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Topic: Drugs

Charas peddler-turned-MDMA kingpin, Salim Dola dodged justice for over 20 yrs. Now he’s back in the net

Dola, Dawood Ibrahim's close aide, was deported to India from Turkey on 28 April in a major win for Indian law enforcement.

US hails India’s role in disrupting fentanyl supply chain. Inside Gujarat ATS crackdown on Surat firms

ATS last month arrested chemical supplier & associate for allegedly using forgery to procure & export fentanyl precursors. Both now among 23 individuals and entities sanctioned by US.

BSF jawan tortured in NCB custody? Autopsy reveals haemorrhage, bruises, injuries on private parts

Jaswinder was arrested 3 March in Jammu and brought to Amritsar for questioning in a drug recovery case. The 35-year-old died 17 days later in a hospital.

Study links heavy metals, ‘hidden drugs’ in alt meds to liver injury. Safety, regulation debate grows

Kerala researchers study 386 products, covering Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Siddha, Unani, other traditional remedies. Findings raise concerns about regulatory oversight of Ayush meds.

Chalk & chemicals: How legal sales by PhD scholar, fake firm & dhaba became an inter-state drug pipeline

Telangana anti-narcotics force EAGLE, with help from Rajasthan and UP Police, busted a racket involving supply of banned drugs mephedrone and clophedrone

Maduro’s ‘capture’ by US follows a four-month-long build-up. A look at the timeline

Since September, Trump administration has been carrying out a series of punitive strikes, with most of them happening on the sea, to curtail the flow of drugs into the US.

English researchers chance upon ‘highly potent’ antibiotic. It may help tackle antimicrobial resistance

The new antibiotic, hiding in plain sight so far, can kill seven different types of bacteria, including those causing skin, blood, urinary infections.

Punjab’s war on drugs fell victim to abuse. 8 years on, an overhaul begins

2016 survey estimated that 15.4% of Punjab's population was engaged in substance use. Latest NCRB report says state recorded highest no. of overdose deaths for 2nd straight year in 2023.

Roche patent case: Why SC refused to halt Natco’s generic spinal muscular atrophy drug Risdiplam

Roche had approached Delhi High Court, accusing Natco of violating its Indian patent, before going to the Supreme Court with its petition.

To ease launch of generics & push clinical trials of novel therapies, govt moves to amend drug rules

Proposed amendments to New Drugs and Clinical Trial Rules will scrap test licences, cut application processing time. Move part of govt effort to establish India as hub for pharma R&D.

On Camera

New promo video by PLA Navy is a teaser of China’s deep blue capabilities

Rather than functioning as conventional propaganda, the video operates as a device for interpretation, subtly shaping expectations about future developments in China’s naval trajectory.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.