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  Link between Bollywood and drugs exposed

  Entertainment | September 07, 2020 20:40 IST

  Sushant Singh Rajput’s untimely demise on June 14 has opened a can of worms, throwing attention on the alleged nexus between Bollywood and drug mafia.

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  Will NCB interrogate Rhea Chakraborty?

  Entertainment | September 06, 2020 0:16 IST

  The NCB has made several arrests in Sushant Singh Rajput case over the drugs connection. It is believed that Rhea Chakraborty may also be questioned soon.

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  Showik and Samuel Miranda detained by NCB to probe drug angle in Sushant's death

  Entertainment | September 04, 2020 11:28 IST

  Rhea Chakraborty's brother Showik has been detained by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). Sushant Singh Rajput's house manager Samuel Miranda has already been taken to the NCB office for interrogation.

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  Samuel Miranda detained by NCB under provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act

  Entertainment | September 04, 2020 9:49 IST

  Samuel Miranda detained by NCB under provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. A search was conducted by NCB at his residence today.

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  NCB raids residences of Rhea Chakraborty, Samuel Miranda

  Entertainment | September 04, 2020 9:20 IST

  The NCB early Friday morning raided the residence of Rhea Chakraborty at Juhu Tara road. Another NCB team also raided Rajput's close aide Samuel Miranda's house in Mumbai.

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  Drugs Chats between Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty accessed

  Entertainment | September 04, 2020 8:26 IST

  Drugs Chats between Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty accessed. The NCB got involved in the case after ED released WhatsApp chats of Rhea Chakraborty with Samuel Miranda, Jaya Saha and Gaurav Arya.

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  Drug racket supplying curated marijuana from Delhi to Mumbai busted by NCB

  Entertainment | September 03, 2020 12:22 IST

  Drug racket supplying curated marijuana from Delhi to Mumbai busted by NCB. About 3.5kg of buds that cost around Rs 5,000 per gram were recovered during the raids in Delhi & Mumbai. The drugs were seized from foreign post offices.

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  Showik Chakraborty's chat with peddler shows he was addicted to drugs

  Entertainment | September 03, 2020 10:33 IST

  Showik Chakraborty was chatting with a friend during which he allegedly admits to knowing drug dealers. News reports further add that anti-narcotics agency's officers had found, foreign currency like USD 2,081, 180 British Pound and 15 dirhams along

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  NCB tracks down Showik Chakraborty's drug supply cartel; 4 drug suppliers in NCB custody

  Entertainment | September 03, 2020 9:03 IST

  The NCB has been working hard to bust the drug cartel in Mumbai who have been supplying to Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty. Currently the NCB has already arrested four people in relation to supplying drugs to the Chakraborty's.

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  Actress Kangana Ranaut talks about drugs nexus in Bollywood

  Entertainment | August 31, 2020 9:06 IST

  Kangana Ranaut has made revelations about Bollywood stars’ links with drug abuse. The actress now claimed that blood tests should be conducted and that it should be a criteria before brands sign them.

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  NCB to probe 'drug angle' after Rhea Chakraborty's chats go viral

  Entertainment | August 26, 2020 15:35 IST

  The Director-General of NCB Rakesh Asthana held a meeting to decide who will probe the drug angle in Sushant Singh Rajput case after Rhea Chakraborty's chats went viral.

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  Darknet misuse for drug crimes discussed in BRICS meet attended by India: MHA

  India | August 16, 2020 14:23 IST

  ​India discussed "misuse" of the darknet and modern technology for drug trafficking during a recent webinar conference of BRICS nations, a government statement said on Sunday.  

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  New experiment show drug-combination can boost checkpoint therapies in deadly cancers

  Science | July 12, 2020 12:37 IST

  A recent experiment in mice suggested that immune checkpoint therapies can get a boost if combined with other drugs targeting myeloid-derived suppressor cells, or MDSCs. These cells reach unusually high levels in people with cancer. Checkpoint therapies have helped thousands of people with some incurable cancers

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  Health Ministry publishes New Drugs and Clinical Trials (Amendment) Rules

  India | June 08, 2020 7:31 IST

  The Union Health Ministry has come up with draft New Drugs and Clinical Trials (Amendment) Rules, inserting provisions for "compassionate use" of any unapproved drug that is in the phase-III clinical trial, either in India or abroad, by importing or indigenous manufacturing. 

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  Hepatitis C drugs may help fight COVID-19, supercomputer simulations suggest

  Science | May 05, 2020 14:11 IST

  Several drugs approved for the treatment of hepatitis C viral infection have been identified as potential candidates against COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, according to a study based on extensive calculations using supercomputer simulations. 

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  COVID-19: Drugs with less than 60 per cent shelf life allowed to be imported on condition

  India | April 19, 2020 8:51 IST

  In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has allowed import of drugs with a less than 60 per cent residual shelf life on the condition that the importers shall have to give an undertaking that the drug would be utilised or consumed before the expiry date.

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  Lucknow: Two youths dressed as doctors hunt for drugs, arrested

  Crime | April 10, 2020 15:33 IST

  Two youths, wearing doctor's aprons, were arrested by the Lucknow police on Friday from the Polytechnic crossing. The youths had come out of their houses in search of drugs, mainly heroin.

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  Government relaxes export curbs on 24 pharma ingredients, medicines

  Business | April 07, 2020 8:59 IST

  Earlier, there were no restrictions on outbound shipments of these products. APIs are raw material for pharmaceuticals. India has exported APIs worth about USD 225 million last year. The country's API imports stood at around USD 3.5 billion per year. Out of this, about USD 2.5 billion is from China.

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  1.5 lakh Yaba tablets worth Rs 7.5 cr recovered in Tripura

  India | March 02, 2020 9:36 IST

  Tripura police on Sunday recovered 1.5 lakh Yaba tablets worth Rs 7.5 crore in the possession of a man at the international market from Gokulnagar.

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  Delhi polls: Cash, liquor, drugs worth Rs 38.64 crore seized

  Elections | January 27, 2020 18:29 IST

  ​Law enforcement agencies seized cash, liquor, drugs and narcotics, precious metals and freebies like laptops, cookers, and sarees, worth Rs 38.64 crore ahead of the Delhi Assembly election, the Election Commission said on Monday.