Stop making anaesthetic that killed 5, Himachal Pradesh firm told

Ambika Sharma Solan, October 6 The Drugs Control Administration (DCA) has directed a pharmaceutical company at Kala Amb in Himachal’s Sirmaur district to stop manufacturing controversial injection Propofol following lab reports that it did not conform to the India Pharmacopoeia (IP) 2018 monograph nor met the quality standards laid…

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Stop making anaesthetic that killed 5, HP firm told

Ambika SharmaSolan, October 6The Drugs Control Administration (DCA) has directed a pharmaceutical company at Kala Amb in Himachal’s Sirmaur district to stop manufacturing controversial injection Propofol following lab reports that it did not conform to the India Pharmacopoeia (IP) 2018 monograph nor met the quality standards laid down by the…

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Alarm as WHO-flagged contaminant killed 12 kids in Udhampur 2 years ago

Aditi TandonNew Delhi, October 6The potentially fatal contaminant, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday flagged in four cough syrups manufactured by Sonepat-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals, had killed 12 infants in Udhampur, Jamp;K, two years ago, leading to the closure of Kala Amb firm Digital Vision and its multiple units across…

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Alarm as WHO-flagged contaminant killed 12 kids in Udhampur 2 yrs ago

Aditi TandonNew Delhi, October 6The potentially fatal contaminant, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday flagged in four cough syrups manufactured by Sonepat-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals, had killed 12 infants in Udhampur, Jamp;K, two years ago, leading to the closure of Kala Amb firm Digital Vision and its multiple units across…

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Girl allegedly gang-raped by seniors in Delhi school washroom; women panel issues notice to school and police, KVS orders inquiry

New Delhi, October 6An 11-year-old student was allegedly gang-raped by two seniors inside the washroom of a Kendriya Vidyalaya in the national capital following which a case has been registered, police officials said on Thursday.The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan’s regional office has also ordered an inquiry into the issue.The alleged incident…

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UNHRC adopts resolution against Sri Lanka’s rights record; India abstains from voting

Geneva/United Nations, October 6 India on Thursday abstained on a draft resolution in the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka which was adopted. While abstaining, India stressed that it will work with Sri Lanka and the international community to attain…

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Twitter rolls out edit button to paid subscribers in US

Bengaluru, October 6Twitter Inc is gradually making the edit button available for its paid subscribers in the United States, the social media company said on Thursday, days after launching the widely requested feature in Canada, Australia and New Zealand.Twitter users have for years demanded the ability to edit their tweets…

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Rs 27-crore wrist watch seized at Delhi airport, passenger arrested

New Delhi, October 6In the “biggest seizure” of luxury goods at Delhi airport, an Indian national has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle seven high-end wrist watches, including the one made of gold and studded with diamonds worth more than Rs 27 crore, officials said Thursday.The seizure was made…

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California Sikh family’s murder: Sherrif says ‘special place in hell’ for suspect; believes at least one more person involved in killings

Los Angeles, October 6 “There’s a special place in hell for this guy,” the Sheriff of Merced County in California has said of the suspect who abducted four members of an Indian-origin Sikh family, including an eight-month-old baby girl, found dead in an orchard. “There are no words right now…

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Pressed Russia on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant’s safety, willing to do whatever we can to facilitate solution to Ukraine crisis: EAM Jaishankar

Auckland, October 6India is willing to do whatever it can to facilitate a solution to the Ukraine crisis, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday, as he highlighted how India pressed Moscow on the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine when the two countries stepped up…

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Gambia deaths: Drug officials take samples from Baddi pharma unit

Ambika SharmaSolan, October 6Drug Control Administration (DCA) on Thursday drew five samples of liquid products manufactured using propylene glycol (PG) l from Baddi-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals as a precaution after four drugs manufactured the company’s sister concern at Sonepat led to the death of 66 children in Gambia.As per an alert…

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Gambia deaths: Drug officials take samples from Baddi pharma unit in Himachal

Ambika Sharma Solan, October 6 Drug Control Administration (DCA) on Thursday drew five samples of liquid products manufactured using propylene glycol (PG) l from Baddi-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals as a precaution after four drugs manufactured the company’s sister concern at Sonepat led to the death of 66 children in Gambia….

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UK Opposition Labour Leader Keir Starmer vows to combat ‘Hinduphobia’

London, October 6In its first direct reference to the term “Hinduphobia”, the UK’s Opposition Labour Party committed itself to fight against hate crimes of all kinds following communal clashes in Leicester and Birmingham in the wake of an India-Pakistan cricket match.Addressing one of Europe’s largest Navratri celebrations here on Wednesday…

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French author Annie Ernaux wins 2022 Nobel Prize for Literature

Stockholm, October 6 French author Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”, the award-giving body said on Thursday. The prize is awarded by the Swedish Academy and is worth…

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