Cough Medicine Deaths: Rajasthan Suspends Drug Controller

The Rajasthan government has suspended the state drug controller and halted the distribution of medicines manufactured by Jaipur-based company Kaysons Pharma, officials said. Kindly note the image......

TN, MP ban Coldrif cough syrup after child deaths

The Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday banned the sale of Coldrif syrup following the death of nine children due to suspected kidney infection in Chhindwara district since September 7. Kindly......

6 kids die due to 'contaminated' cough syrup; govt begins probe

The government's nodal agency for disease surveillance, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has collected water and entomological drug samples from hospitals and other sites in Madhya......

Cough syrup deaths: No state follows pharma safety norms

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) will conduct testing, inspection and auditing of cough syrup manufacturers. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for......

'Ek baar aap GST dekh lo': PM's nudge ushered in biggest GST reform in 8 yrs

'Ek baar aap GST dekh lo!' - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's gentle nudge to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in December last year sparked the beginning of a mammoth exercise to overhaul the......

GST rates on host of goods rejigged

Term life insurance policies, and senior citizens' health insurance premium are likely to be exempted from GST as most members of a state ministerial panel favoured cutting taxes to benefit the......

Consensus eludes GoM on GST rate rationalisation, over 100 items discussed

The Group of Ministers (GoM) on goods and services tax (GST) rate rationalisation, which convened in Goa on Wednesday, reviewed the GST rates for over 100 items, including textiles, handloom goods,......

GST To See Two Slab Rate Structure?

Of the two rate structures on the table, one suggests tax slabs of 8 per cent, 16 per cent, and 24 per cent.The other proposes tax slabs at 9 per cent, 18 per cent, and 27 per cent. Illustration:......

10 Most Expensive IPL Players

Every IPL auction becomes a spectacle, with franchises vying for the world's best cricketers. The intense bidding wars have led to some astronomical figures being shelled out for top talent. The......

Discus throw champ Poonia joins Congress ahead of Rajasthan Assembly polls

In the presence of party vice-president Rahul Gandhi, ace discus thrower Krishna Poonia joined the Congress at a rally in Rajasthan on Wednesday, ahead of the upcoming state Assembly elections,......

Buttler to miss IPL's UAE leg for birth of child

IMAGE: Rajasthan Royals' wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler will miss IPL's second leg in the UAE. Photograph: BCCI England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler will miss the second leg of the Indian......