Drugs

Mexico Names First Woman Minister To Tackle Drug Cartels

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday October 31, 2020

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday nominated the country's first female security minister in charge of coordinating the fight against drug cartels and other criminals.

Funds Transferred By CPI(M) Leader's Son To Drug Peddler: Probe Agency

Bangalore News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 30, 2020

A day after it arrested Bineesh Kodiyeri, the son of Kerala CPI(M) leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, the Enforcement Directorate said on Friday that he allegedly credited "huge amount of unaccounted funds" into the bank accounts of a drug peddler.

CPI(M) Leader's Son Bineesh Kodiyeri Arrested In Case Related To Bengaluru Drug Seizure

Bangalore News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 29, 2020

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today arrested Bineesh Kodiyeri, the son of Kerala CPI(M) leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, in a money laundering case related to drugs seizure, official sources said.

CPI(M) Leader's Son Summoned Again In Bengaluru Drug Case

Bangalore News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 29, 2020

Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of Kerala CPI-M secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, on Thursday deposed before the Enforcement Directorate and was questioned in connection with the allegations of his links with an accused in Bengaluru drug case.

Pfizer Says It Could Still Deliver A COVID-19 Vaccine In 2020

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 27, 2020

Pfizer executives expressed measured optimism Tuesday over the prospect of providing a coronavirus vaccine in 2020 as the pharma giant reported lower third-quarter profits due to disruption in healthcare that dented drug demand.

Deepika Padukone's Manager Summoned By Narcotics Control Bureau

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Tuesday October 27, 2020

Actor Deepika Padukone's manager, Karishma Prakash, has been summoned by the Narcotics Control Bureau after drugs were recovered from her Mumbai house, sources said.

IIT Develops Low-Cost Tech To Produce Psychoactive Drugs, Anti-Ageing Compounds From Agricultural Resources

Education | Reported by Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 27, 2020

Researchers at the IIT Guwahati, have developed a low-cost membrane technology to produce psychoactive drugs and anti-ageing compounds from wide range of agricultural resources like citrus fruits and peels especially orange peels, berries, parsley, pulses, tea, sea buckthorn and onions.

Oxford Covid Vaccine Draws Immune Response Among Young, Old: AstraZeneca

World News | Reuters | Monday October 26, 2020

The COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford produces an immune response in both elderly and young people and adverse reactions were lower among the elderly, British drug maker AstraZeneca Plc said on Monday.

Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Produce Robust Immune Response In Elderly: Report

World News | Reuters | Monday October 26, 2020

The COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford produces a similar immune response in both older and younger adults, and adverse responses were lower among the elderly, British drug maker AstraZeneca Plc said on Monday.

TV Actor Allegedly Caught Buying Drugs In Mumbai, Arrested: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 26, 2020

A 30-year-old television actress was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau after she was allegedly caught buying drugs in Mumbai, an official said on Monday.

"False And Defamatory": Mahesh Bhatt Dismisses Model's Drug Charges

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 24, 2020

Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt And Actor Amyra Dastur Have Refuted Actor-Model Luviena Lodh's Claims That The Two Are Part Of Alleged Bollywood Drug-Nexus.

Nations Eyeing Gilead's Covid Drug Should Take Note Of Failed Trial: WHO

World News | Reuters | Saturday October 24, 2020

Health officials reviewing Gilead Science Inc's remdesivir against COVID-19 should consider all evidence, including a trial in which the medicine failed, before giving it the green light, the top WHO scientist said on Friday.

As Indian Couple Faces Drug Charges In Qatar, Attempts To Bring Them Back

Indians Abroad | ANI | Saturday October 24, 2020

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is coordinating with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to bring back an Indian couple sentenced to ten years imprisonment in Qatar on drug charges.

Russian Anti-COVID Vaccine Sputnik V To Be Tested On 100 Indian Volunteers

India News | ANI | Friday October 23, 2020

The Russian Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 will be tested in India on 100 volunteers, the Indian Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation's Drug Controller General (DCGI) told Russian news agency Sputnik on Thursday.

US Gives Full Approval To Antiviral Drug Remdesivir To Treat COVID-19

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday October 23, 2020

The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted full approval to the antiviral drug remdesivir as a treatment for patients hospitalized with Covid-19, after conditional authorization was given in May.