News for 'drug deaths'

Football: Maradona autopsy shows no drink or illegal drugs

Football: Maradona autopsy shows no drink or illegal drugs

Rediff.com23 Dec 2020

The autopsy, which was based on blood and urine samples and released by the Buenos Aires Scientific Police, said Maradona had problems with his kidneys, heart and lungs.

Maradona death probe: Seven suspects issued travel bans

Maradona death probe: Seven suspects issued travel bans

Rediff.com28 May 2021

Neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, psychologists Carlos Diaz, Dahiana Madrid and Ricardo Almiron, doctor Nancy Forlini and nurse coordinator Mariano Perroni were last week charged with involuntary manslaughter.

Under the lens: Regulator moots pre-export govt testing for cough syrup cos

Under the lens: Regulator moots pre-export govt testing for cough syrup cos

Rediff.com24 May 2023

After reports of contamination in cough syrups sent from the country, India is considering a system to test them before exporting. It is learnt that the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has sent a proposal to the Union health ministry on this. The idea is to test the medicines at government labs before exporting.

'Unpleasant things happened'

'Unpleasant things happened'

Rediff.com11 Jan 2024

'The last four-five years have been a bit of a ride for me and my family.'

Prescription drugs: The ticking time bomb

Prescription drugs: The ticking time bomb

Rediff.com2 Jul 2009

The sudden demise of King of Pop Michael Jackson has reopened a can of worms.

Cough syrups exported to Uzbekistan, not sold in India

Cough syrups exported to Uzbekistan, not sold in India

Rediff.com29 Dec 2022

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has initiated a probe in connection with the death of 18 children in Uzbekistan allegedly linked to Marion Biotech.

Cancer Research Is Hampered By Lack Of Racial Data

Cancer Research Is Hampered By Lack Of Racial Data

Rediff.com2 May 2023

Cancer has no race, so why do new innovative cancer drugs discriminate based on race and ethnic groups, asks Digonto Chatterjee.

PM holds high-level meet amid rise in Covid cases

PM holds high-level meet amid rise in Covid cases

Rediff.com22 Mar 2023

India has recorded 1,134 new coronavirus cases, while the active cases increased to 7,026, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday.

'I was dying from the drugs'

'I was dying from the drugs'

Rediff.com20 Feb 2019

'I have gone through my share of depression, drug addiction and professional failure but it has made me stronger.'

Small drug makers face closure

Small drug makers face closure

Rediff.com29 Dec 2003

Juvenile court cancels Porsche driver's bail, sends him to observation home

Juvenile court cancels Porsche driver's bail, sends him to observation home

Rediff.com22 May 2024

A 17-year-old boy, who allegedly crashed his high-end car into a motorbike killing two persons in Pune, was granted bail on a surety of Rs 7,500 and an assurance from his grandfather to keep him away from bad company, as per the order.

2 Indians to hang for drug trafficking in Malaysia

2 Indians to hang for drug trafficking in Malaysia

Rediff.com26 Apr 2011

Two Indian nationals have been sentenced to death by two separate Malaysian High Courts for trafficking in 12 kilogram of ketamine drug, reports said on Tuesday.

Scarlette case: Drug dealer gets bail

Scarlette case: Drug dealer gets bail

Rediff.com4 Apr 2008

Carvalho was arrested along with Samson D'Souza for drugging, raping and leaving Scarlette to die on Goa's popular Anjuna beach on February 18. President of children's court Desmond D'costa released Carvalho on a surety of Rs 25,000 and asked him to surrender his passport before the state police within seven days.

Maha suspends licences of 6 cough syrup manufacturers for rule breach

Maha suspends licences of 6 cough syrup manufacturers for rule breach

Rediff.com4 Mar 2023

Rathod said the Maharashtra government had initiated an inquiry against 84 out of 108 manufacturers of cough syrups in the state.

Contests That Startled India

Contests That Startled India

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

Lok Sabha constituencies that sprung a surprise in the 2024 polls.

'What Bigger Award One Can Hope For?'

'What Bigger Award One Can Hope For?'

Rediff.com4 Jul 2024

I did not take up research for any award.' 'What is more important is the medicine that I have developed.' 'This helps the patient recover and the family is happy that their relative has survived and they go back to their lives.

Malaysia: Indians arrested for possessing drugs

Malaysia: Indians arrested for possessing drugs

Rediff.com16 Feb 2007

The two Indians could face the death penalty if found guilty of possessing the drug.

Why cold wave across US is good news for Indian drug cos

Why cold wave across US is good news for Indian drug cos

Rediff.com12 Mar 2019

Companies such as Cadila Healthcare, Lupin, and Natco, which sell generic versions of flu medication in the US market, are likely to benefit.

Gave conclusive opinion on Sushant's death to CBI: AIIMS forensic chief

Gave conclusive opinion on Sushant's death to CBI: AIIMS forensic chief

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

The AIIMS and the CBI are in agreement and on the same page in the matter, AIIMS' forensic chief said.

Heroin, alcohol caused Cory Monteith's death: report

Heroin, alcohol caused Cory Monteith's death: report

Rediff.com17 Jul 2013

The Glee star passed away in his hotel room on July 13.

Railway launches special drive to check drug gangs

Railway launches special drive to check drug gangs

Rediff.com13 Oct 2011

In a bid to check organised gangs involved in drugging and looting railway passengers -- mostly migrant workers from Bihar and Jharkhand, the East Central Railway has identified 32 long route trains and 50 railway stations across five states to launch special drive against them.

Swine flu claims 38 more lives, death toll crosses 800

Swine flu claims 38 more lives, death toll crosses 800

Rediff.com22 Feb 2015

Swine flu claimed 38 more lives in the country taking the death toll beyond 800 even as the total number of people affected by the disease on Sunday breached the 13,000 mark.

Will Biocon's new cancer drug succeed?

Will Biocon's new cancer drug succeed?

Rediff.com12 Apr 2006

An Indian Biotech Company that is testing a novel anti-cancer drug on patients in Bangalore says it is not alarmed by the London trial where the use of a similar class of drug led to disastrous results.

India probes eye drop linked to vision loss in US

India probes eye drop linked to vision loss in US

Rediff.com4 Feb 2023

A three-member team each from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and the State Drug Controller visited the plant in Tamil Nadu's Kancheepuram, 40 km from Chennai, on Friday after the company recalled the eye drop.

Boxing icon Pacquiao admits drug use as a teen

Boxing icon Pacquiao admits drug use as a teen

Rediff.com29 Sep 2016

Philippines boxing icon Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao says he took all kinds of drugs as a teenager but fully supports President Rodrigo Duterte, whose vicious anti-drugs campaign has led to the killing of more than 3,000 people, mostly users and pushers, in three months.

Record spike in deaths as India COVID-19 tally tops 4.25 lakh

Record spike in deaths as India COVID-19 tally tops 4.25 lakh

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

As the death toll in the country from coronavirus jumped by a record 445 to 13,699, the Centre maintained that the number of infections per lakh population was among the lowest in the world. The new cases surged by over 10,000 for the 11th day in a row and rose by 14,821 to take the total to 4,25,282, according to health ministry data.

'Difference this time is the suddenness of death'

'Difference this time is the suddenness of death'

Rediff.com17 May 2021

'Now you see a patient, 10 minutes later the patient is dead.' 'The second wave is definitely much more dangerous, brutal and fatal than the first wave.' 'The number of deaths and infections in India today are very, very, high; the actual numbers are not being reported.'

Indian man held in largest drug bust in Malaysian capital

Indian man held in largest drug bust in Malaysian capital

Rediff.com3 Jul 2015

Malaysian police have arrested a 36-year-old Indian national near Kuala Lumpur and seized 19 tonnes of white powder, believed to be ketamine, worth USD 7.6 million.

Antiviral drug shows promise for treating COVID-19

Antiviral drug shows promise for treating COVID-19

Rediff.com30 Apr 2020

The White House described the development as "quite good news".

More than 2000 killed, hundreds hurt as 6.3 magnitude tremor hits Afghanistan

More than 2000 killed, hundreds hurt as 6.3 magnitude tremor hits Afghanistan

Rediff.com8 Oct 2023

Local officials in Herat said that over 30 people have died and more than 600 others have been injured in several earthquakes in this province, reported the Pajhwok Afghan News.

Centre reaches out to Indonesia to save drug convict Indian from execution

Centre reaches out to Indonesia to save drug convict Indian from execution

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

As last minute efforts, India has reached out to Indonesia to save an Indian man from execution in a drug peddling case, requesting the country to exhaust all legal recourses before the death penalty was carried out.

Clinical trial deaths rise; pharma cos say not at fault

Clinical trial deaths rise; pharma cos say not at fault

Rediff.com10 Jan 2013

Firms, foreign and Indian, reiterate they follow the rules fully. Earlier, SC had rapped govt for gaps in law and enforcement, including on compensation.

NDPS court allow Rhea Chakraborty to attend IIFA awards

NDPS court allow Rhea Chakraborty to attend IIFA awards

Rediff.com1 Jun 2022

A special NDPS court in Mumbai on Wednesday permitted actor Rhea Chakraborty, an accused in a drugs case related to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death, to travel to Abu Dhabi for four days to attend the IIFA awards show.

Another Indian student found dead in US, 6th incident in 2024

Another Indian student found dead in US, 6th incident in 2024

Rediff.com7 Feb 2024

Video surveillance shows Ali walking to his home at night with a packet in his hand when the three men chase him.

After flak for Aryan case, Wankhede transferred to Chennai

After flak for Aryan case, Wankhede transferred to Chennai

Rediff.com31 May 2022

The NCB, which recently filed a charge-sheet in the drugs-on-cruise case, gave a clean chit to Aryan Khan.

How dengue in India is linked to climate change

How dengue in India is linked to climate change

Rediff.com25 Nov 2023

The transmission of dengue is closely associated with three key factors -- rainfall, humidity and temperature -- that dictate the geographies in which it spreads and the transmission rate of the viral infection caused by the dengue virus (DENV), and transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes.

Amritpal was eyeing rogue ex-servicemen to build private militia: Officials

Amritpal was eyeing rogue ex-servicemen to build private militia: Officials

Rediff.com23 Mar 2023

The surprising part was that seven of his personal security officers were youngsters, who had joined his drug de-addiction centre for rehabilitation, the officials said, adding that during their stay there for treatment they had been imparted training.

What's Making Rhea Happy?

What's Making Rhea Happy?

Rediff.com30 Nov 2022

The Chehre actor was seen at a food donation drive for stray dogs in Mumbai.

Govt likely to amend 'death penalty' in Narcotic Act

Govt likely to amend 'death penalty' in Narcotic Act

Rediff.com8 May 2012

The government is likely to amend the death penalty clause in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act following observations of a Parliament Standing Committee.