Moscow [Russia] August 11 (ANI): The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has proposed that US drugmaker Pfizer start joint trials with Sputnik Light as a booster COVID-19 vaccine shot, the RDIF said on Wednesday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 11 (ANI): A court in Islamabad has summoned the interior secretary in a case pertaining to 41 Pakistani prisoners who were awarded sentences in drug smuggling cases in Sri Lanka.
Seoul [South Korea], August 11 (ANI/Global Economic): South Korean Bioscience's vaccine for COVID-19 has entered Phase 3 clinical trials for the first time as the vaccine developed in Korea.
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Two Punjab based drug peddlers and one Nigerian national who was the supplier of drugs were arrested on Tuesday with over 1.122 kilograms of heroin worth over Rs 7 crores.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 11 (ANI): Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai has seized over one kilogramme of Cocaine valuing approximately Rs 10 crores in the illicit international market.
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has submitted 25 proposals under Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act, 1988 to Department of Re
Guwahati (Assam), August 10 (ANI): In yet another success in its crusade against drug trafficking activities, the Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday apprehended a drug trafficker along with 3,700 Yaba tablets from the India-Bangladesh border in the South Salmara district in Assam.
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed the petitioner to withdraw his Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the sale of Remdesivir, used in COVID-19 treatment, in the domestic market.
Beijing [China], August 10 (ANI): A Chinese court on Tuesday upheld the death penalty for Canadian Robert Schellenberg for drug smuggling, local media reported.
Jhargram (West Bengal) [India], August 9 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday was seen jiving to the beats of Jhumur, a tribal dance and playing the drums at Jhargram to commemorate International Day for World's Indigenous People.
Mumbai (Maharastra) [India], August 9 (ANI): The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Mumbai arrested a foreign national from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport on Sunday night and allegedly seized drugs worth Rs one crore from him.
Washington [US], August 8 (ANI): A recent clinical study led by researchers at the UT Southwestern Medical Centre, found that a commonly-prescribed weight-loss drug called liraglutide successfully targets fat that can help maintain heart health.