The World Health Organisation (WHO) is closely monitoring the health situation in India amid clusters of pediatric illnesses and deaths in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, a statement said.
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari slammed the BJP as he reacted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement, where the latter criticised the Congress party for showing "weakness" after the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
Deputy CM Shukla highlighted that the owner of the Tamil Nadu-based Sresan pharmaceuticals company, manufacturer of the Coldrif cough syrup due to which children died, was arrested, and he would be brought here on transit remand.
Earlier today, the Madhya Pradesh police arrested S Ranganathan, the owner of the Tamil Nadu-based pharmaceuticals company that manufactured the Coldrif cough syrup linked to 20 children's deaths.
The Jalpaiguri police have arrested two more absconding accused persons for their direct involvement in the attack on BJP MP Khagen Murmu and BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh in North Bengal, Superintendent of Police (SP) Jalpaiguri said.
Amid speculation over the seat-sharing formula among parties in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MP Arun Bharti said that the party's poll strategy will be decided upon in a meeting in Patna on Thursday.
"The Madhya Pradesh government is committed to take strict action against all those responsible in this incident and ensure that no guilty person should be spared. This entire incident occurred because of a factory in Tamil Nadu. The Tamil Nadu government's system is responsible for it, b
Santosh Chore, President of the Chemist Association, expressed strong disagreement with the administration's decision to seal chemist shops, saying that responsibility should instead be fixed on the medicine manufacturers and the laboratories that approved the drugs.
Congress MP Mohammad Jawed said on Wednesday that having Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at the forefront of the Bihar Assembly Election will be an advantage, as his face will serve as a reminder of the issues of unemployment, healthcare, and other problems in Bihar.
In a letter to the Union Health Minister on Wednesday, the association stated that the incident raised serious questions about the safety, quality assurance, and monitoring mechanisms governing the manufacture and distribution of pharmaceutical products for children.