Mansukh Mandaviya directs drug regulator to act against spurious drugs makers

Jul 11, 2023

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has directed the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to take stringent actions against those pharmaceutical manufacturing companies that...

US kills 11 in strike on Venezuelan cartel's boat carrying drugs

Sep 03, 2025

Trump said 11 people were killed in the strike conducted in "international waters." Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the "lethal strike" as taking...

Pakistan's drug makers threaten to close 600 factories across country next week

Mar 18, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 18 : Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) warned the Imran Khan-led government of closing around 600 pharma production units across the...

US sanctioned Chinese firms in bid to combat drug trade

Dec 15, 2021

Washington [US], December 16 : The United States on Wednesday sanctioned four Chinese painkiller makers in a bid to combat the illicit drug trade.

Three killed in fresh US drug-boat strike in Caribbean

Feb 23, 2026

The United States military has carried out another strike in the Caribbean Sea targeting alleged drug smugglers, killing three people, the US Southern Command...

Trump announces another 'lethal' military strike on alleged drug-trafficking vessel

Sep 20, 2025

In a post on his media platform Truth Social, Trump stated that the vessel was located within the US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area, which...