Indian Drugs Law

Former CEO of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi has advised Indian students in the US to be "watchful", respect local laws and urged them to not engage in drugs or excessive drinking to ensure their safety and security in this country.

A new drugs bill will be taken up for consideration next week on rules for importing, manufacturing and selling medicines in India, according to a parliamentary notice on Thursday.

The police said they had charged senior executives of Amazon local unit under narcotics laws in a case of alleged marijuana smuggling via the online retailer.

A man who pleaded guilty to supplying drugs and preventing the lawful burial of his Indian-origin gay lover during a date last year has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment at a UK court for dumping the body rather than alerting the police.

The two, along with seven law enforcement officers, have been charged in federal court in South Carolina on visa fraud and drug charges. If convicted, Saurabhkumar Patel and Tarang Patel face a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment.

Migrant workers in Gulf states, often find themselves in a cycle of poverty and pain - they put in long hours in the searing heat and then pop painkillers to keep going and ensure their wages are not docked.

Amid a string of attacks on Africans in Delhi, Goa Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar today demanded a strict law to deport Nigerians, claiming that they come in conflict with Indian law so as to extend their stay and indulge in drugs and other crimes.

Australian law enforcement officials have seized 274 kg of drugs valued at $200 million hidden in a shipment of rice from India - one of the biggest such hauls in the country - and arrested three people. The Indian supplier was arrested in his home country, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said in a statement.

The Supreme Court will pronounce today its verdict on Swiss pharma giant Novartis AG's plea for getting its blood cancer drug Glivec patented in India and restraining Indian companies from manufacturing generic drugs.

The Indian generic drug industry is generally receptive to the proposed US law on medicine even though it seeks to enhance US-FDA inspection of the manufacturing facilities globally for a fee.

Former CEO of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi has advised Indian students in the US to be "watchful", respect local laws and urged them to not engage in drugs or excessive drinking to ensure their safety and security in this country.

A new drugs bill will be taken up for consideration next week on rules for importing, manufacturing and selling medicines in India, according to a parliamentary notice on Thursday.

The police said they had charged senior executives of Amazon local unit under narcotics laws in a case of alleged marijuana smuggling via the online retailer.

A man who pleaded guilty to supplying drugs and preventing the lawful burial of his Indian-origin gay lover during a date last year has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment at a UK court for dumping the body rather than alerting the police.

The two, along with seven law enforcement officers, have been charged in federal court in South Carolina on visa fraud and drug charges. If convicted, Saurabhkumar Patel and Tarang Patel face a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment.

Migrant workers in Gulf states, often find themselves in a cycle of poverty and pain - they put in long hours in the searing heat and then pop painkillers to keep going and ensure their wages are not docked.

Amid a string of attacks on Africans in Delhi, Goa Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar today demanded a strict law to deport Nigerians, claiming that they come in conflict with Indian law so as to extend their stay and indulge in drugs and other crimes.

Australian law enforcement officials have seized 274 kg of drugs valued at $200 million hidden in a shipment of rice from India - one of the biggest such hauls in the country - and arrested three people. The Indian supplier was arrested in his home country, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said in a statement.

The Supreme Court will pronounce today its verdict on Swiss pharma giant Novartis AG's plea for getting its blood cancer drug Glivec patented in India and restraining Indian companies from manufacturing generic drugs.

The Indian generic drug industry is generally receptive to the proposed US law on medicine even though it seeks to enhance US-FDA inspection of the manufacturing facilities globally for a fee.