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TopicWar on drugs

Topic: war on drugs

DRI seizes drugs worth Rs 245 cr from Haryana, Karnataka in ongoing crackdown on syndicates

Drugs caught were ephedrine and heroin; the anti-smuggling agency has confiscated Rs 19,800 crore of drugs in 2021-22.

Mexico moves to legalise cannabis use — it can de-escalate drug war

According to a 2016 study, Mexican cartels made up to $2 trillion from cannabis sales in the US – between 15% and 26% of their total income.

How an Akali govt order on dope tests never saw the light of day in Punjab

Much before CM Amarinder Singh’s mandatory drug test move, his predecessor Parkash Singh Badal had issued a similar order in 2014.

Hit by drugs epidemic, Punjab will go black this week to protest against ‘white menace’

The movement has been triggered by the recent viral videos showing the toll drug abuse is taking on the state’s youth. New Delhi: People in Punjab...

Punjab’s losing war on drugs as tough narcotics law is punishing, not reforming, addicts

A report by Vidhi Center for Legal Policy has said that the NDPS Act has failed to meet its twin objectives of deterrence and...

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As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.