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Monday, February 23, 2026
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Topic: Tocilizumab

Hetero Labs in Hyderabad seeks nod to make tocilizumab, key drug for Covid treatment in India

There is no clarity yet on the possible arrangement between Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche, the original manufacturer of tocilizumab, and Hetero.

Tocilizumab is nowhere to be found, and no one seems to know of next availability

States like Delhi, Maharashtra, Chandigarh, Kerala and Chhattisgarh have complained of acute shortage of tocilizumab. The drug is used to treat Covid and rheumatoid arthritis.

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Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.