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Telangana MLA Calls For Mandatory Drug Tests For Actors Ahead Of Film Releases
- Wednesday April 1, 2026
- Hyderabad News | Reported by Ashish Kumar Pandey
The Congress MLA said that film stars have greater influence over the public than politicians.
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www.ndtv.com
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Food And Drug Safety Measures Reinforced In Gujarat With Surat's New High-Tech Lab
- Friday March 13, 2026
- Health | Indo-Asian News Service
The Gujarat government is expanding its network of laboratories across the state to ensure citizens have access to pure food and quality medicines, Health Minister Praful Pansheriya said in the state Assembly on Thu
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www.ndtv.com/health
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Beating 'Heart-On-A-Chip' Offers New Hope In Fight Against Heart Disease
- Wednesday February 18, 2026
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Canadian researchers have developed a beating three-dimensional heart-on-a-chip with real-time cellular sensing, offering a safer and more precise way to test drugs and study heart disease.
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www.ndtv.com
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Amid Cough Syrup Deaths, Big Reveal In Centre's 2024 Audit In Tamil Nadu
- Friday October 10, 2025
- India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
Major revelations have been made over the reality of drug tests amid a probe into the deaths of nearly two dozen children after consuming adulterated cough syrup.
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www.ndtv.com
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Paracetamol, 50 Other Drug Samples Fail Quality Test. See Full List
- Wednesday June 26, 2024
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Popular medications like paracetamol, pantoprazole and various antibiotics failed quality tests.
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www.ndtv.com
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Pilot Of Prominent Airline Fails Drug Test, Removed From Flight Duty
- Friday August 26, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
A pilot of a prominent airline has been removed from flight duty after he failed a drug test, a senior DGCA official said on Friday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Finnish PM Tests Negative In Drug Test Taken To 'Clear Suspicion'
- Tuesday August 23, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sanna Marin's urine sample was tested for the presence of various drugs, such as cocaine, amphetamine, cannabis and opioids, Iida Vallin, a special adviser to the Prime Minister, told AFP.
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www.ndtv.com
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Flight Crew, Air Traffic Team To Be Tested For Drugs From Jan 31: Aviation Regulator
- Tuesday September 28, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Flight crew members and air traffic controllers will be tested by their employers for psychoactive substances such as cannabis and cocaine from January 31 next year, according to rules issued by aviation regulator DGCA.
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www.ndtv.com
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Aviation Regulator Proposes Mandatory Drug Tests For Pilots, Crew
- Wednesday August 25, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Aviation workers will be tested for psychoactive substances such as cannabis, cocaine, and ecstasy by their employers, the draft rules issued by the aviation regulator read.
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www.ndtv.com
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Won't Sack, Punish Employees If Dope Test Positive, Says Amarinder Singh
- Tuesday July 10, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Facing criticism for ordering dope test on all government servants, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday clarified that the workers found positive in test would not be sacked or punished, rather they would be provided treatment and their identities kept confidential.
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www.ndtv.com
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2 Spoons Of Cough Syrup Can Make You Fail The Dope Test In Punjab
- Monday July 9, 2018
- India News | Written by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor
From the ruling Congress, to the opposition AAP, politicians in Punjab are lining up to take dope tests in an attempt to prove they are serious about fighting the drug menace in the state. This comes after Chief Minister Amarinder Singh earlier this week ordered bureaucrats in the state to get themselves tested.
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www.ndtv.com
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White House Dings 'Snorting' Donald Trump Over Drug Test Call
- Tuesday October 18, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The White House joked Monday that a snorting Donald Trump may not be the best person to demand drug tests before the next presidential debate Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Maria Sharapova Announces Failed Drug Test At Australian Open
- Tuesday March 8, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Five-time Grand Slam tennis champion Maria Sharapova announced on Monday she failed a doping test at the Australian Open, saying a change in the World Anti-Doping Agency banned list for 2016 led to the violation.
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www.ndtv.com
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Punjab BJP Leader Suggests Mandatory Dope Test in Schools to Counter Drug Menace
- Thursday January 29, 2015
- India News | Written by Anand Kumar Patel
To counter the drug menace in Punjab, a state BJP leader has suggested that drug tests be made mandatory for all students above class 8. And the matter looks set to add fuel to the Akali-BJP row over drugs.
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www.ndtv.com
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Hungary Mayor Pushes for Mandatory Drug Tests For Teens, Politicians
- Sunday December 7, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
Mate Kocsis, Mayor of Hungarian capital Budapest's 8th district, is pushing for mandatory annual drug tests for teenagers, politicians and opinion-formers.
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www.ndtv.com
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Telangana MLA Calls For Mandatory Drug Tests For Actors Ahead Of Film Releases
- Wednesday April 1, 2026
- Hyderabad News | Reported by Ashish Kumar Pandey
The Congress MLA said that film stars have greater influence over the public than politicians.
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www.ndtv.com
-
Food And Drug Safety Measures Reinforced In Gujarat With Surat's New High-Tech Lab
- Friday March 13, 2026
- Health | Indo-Asian News Service
The Gujarat government is expanding its network of laboratories across the state to ensure citizens have access to pure food and quality medicines, Health Minister Praful Pansheriya said in the state Assembly on Thu
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www.ndtv.com/health
-
Beating 'Heart-On-A-Chip' Offers New Hope In Fight Against Heart Disease
- Wednesday February 18, 2026
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Canadian researchers have developed a beating three-dimensional heart-on-a-chip with real-time cellular sensing, offering a safer and more precise way to test drugs and study heart disease.
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www.ndtv.com
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Amid Cough Syrup Deaths, Big Reveal In Centre's 2024 Audit In Tamil Nadu
- Friday October 10, 2025
- India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
Major revelations have been made over the reality of drug tests amid a probe into the deaths of nearly two dozen children after consuming adulterated cough syrup.
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www.ndtv.com
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Paracetamol, 50 Other Drug Samples Fail Quality Test. See Full List
- Wednesday June 26, 2024
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Popular medications like paracetamol, pantoprazole and various antibiotics failed quality tests.
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www.ndtv.com
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Pilot Of Prominent Airline Fails Drug Test, Removed From Flight Duty
- Friday August 26, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
A pilot of a prominent airline has been removed from flight duty after he failed a drug test, a senior DGCA official said on Friday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Finnish PM Tests Negative In Drug Test Taken To 'Clear Suspicion'
- Tuesday August 23, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sanna Marin's urine sample was tested for the presence of various drugs, such as cocaine, amphetamine, cannabis and opioids, Iida Vallin, a special adviser to the Prime Minister, told AFP.
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www.ndtv.com
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Flight Crew, Air Traffic Team To Be Tested For Drugs From Jan 31: Aviation Regulator
- Tuesday September 28, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Flight crew members and air traffic controllers will be tested by their employers for psychoactive substances such as cannabis and cocaine from January 31 next year, according to rules issued by aviation regulator DGCA.
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www.ndtv.com
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Aviation Regulator Proposes Mandatory Drug Tests For Pilots, Crew
- Wednesday August 25, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Aviation workers will be tested for psychoactive substances such as cannabis, cocaine, and ecstasy by their employers, the draft rules issued by the aviation regulator read.
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www.ndtv.com
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Won't Sack, Punish Employees If Dope Test Positive, Says Amarinder Singh
- Tuesday July 10, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Facing criticism for ordering dope test on all government servants, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday clarified that the workers found positive in test would not be sacked or punished, rather they would be provided treatment and their identities kept confidential.
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www.ndtv.com
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2 Spoons Of Cough Syrup Can Make You Fail The Dope Test In Punjab
- Monday July 9, 2018
- India News | Written by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor
From the ruling Congress, to the opposition AAP, politicians in Punjab are lining up to take dope tests in an attempt to prove they are serious about fighting the drug menace in the state. This comes after Chief Minister Amarinder Singh earlier this week ordered bureaucrats in the state to get themselves tested.
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www.ndtv.com
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White House Dings 'Snorting' Donald Trump Over Drug Test Call
- Tuesday October 18, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The White House joked Monday that a snorting Donald Trump may not be the best person to demand drug tests before the next presidential debate Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Maria Sharapova Announces Failed Drug Test At Australian Open
- Tuesday March 8, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Five-time Grand Slam tennis champion Maria Sharapova announced on Monday she failed a doping test at the Australian Open, saying a change in the World Anti-Doping Agency banned list for 2016 led to the violation.
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www.ndtv.com
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Punjab BJP Leader Suggests Mandatory Dope Test in Schools to Counter Drug Menace
- Thursday January 29, 2015
- India News | Written by Anand Kumar Patel
To counter the drug menace in Punjab, a state BJP leader has suggested that drug tests be made mandatory for all students above class 8. And the matter looks set to add fuel to the Akali-BJP row over drugs.
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www.ndtv.com
-
Hungary Mayor Pushes for Mandatory Drug Tests For Teens, Politicians
- Sunday December 7, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
Mate Kocsis, Mayor of Hungarian capital Budapest's 8th district, is pushing for mandatory annual drug tests for teenagers, politicians and opinion-formers.
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www.ndtv.com