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By Arul Louis United Nations, June 4 (IANS) Taking a lead in the global fight against AIDS, India is supplying the world with two-thirds of the drugs to treat those infected with HIV, according to Indian diplomat Paulomi Tripathi."These…

By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Kings XI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia being sentenced for drugs possession while on a skiing holiday to Japan could mean trouble for the Indian Premier League team. As per the Operational Rules of the…

By Arul Louis New York, April 5 (IANS) While pressure mounted over the inquiry report on Russian interference in the 2016 elections, US President Donald Trump backtracked on two key issues he had raked up - the imminent threat to close the…

Gurugram, April 4 (IANS) Ahead of the parliamentary elections, the police have seized contraband goods and liquor worth around Rs 2 crore in March, an official said on Thursday.The police seized 166 kg marijuana, 7 kg charas, 120 gram…

Colombo, March 12 (IANS) The Sri Lankan police have seized a large haul of drugs in the capital that was smuggled into the island country from Afghanistan and Pakistan in January.Police officials said that the drugs -- heroin weighing…

Washington, March 12 (IANS) A new research has suggested that falsified and substandard drugs for treating malaria, pneumonia and other diseases, are killing thousands of children world wide.Hundreds of thousands of children each year…

Manila/Colombo, Jan 18 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has praised his Philippines counterpart Rodrigo Dutertes brutal war on drugs, which has taken thousands of lives, calling it an "example to the world".In a speech…

London, Dec 27 (IANS)- A class of drugs used to treat certain breast cancers could help tackle lung cancers that have become resistant to targeted therapies, suggests a study done on mice.The study showed that lung tumours in mice…

New York, Dec 25 (IANS): Intake of two commonly used drugs to treat Type-2 diabetes carry a high risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, heart failure or amputation, warns a new study.The two drugs -- sulfonylureas…

New Delhi: NP NEWS 24 ONLINE - Administering injections, chemical substances or hormones to a child below the age of 18 to induce maturity and then force the child for sexual activities may soon be considered an offence under Protection of…