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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday launched searches at seven locations in Chennai in connection with the Coldrif cough syrup case, which led to the deaths of several children. The raids are being conducted under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and are linked to Sreesan Pharma, the manufacturer of the syrup that is now banned across several states in the country. Premises being searched by the central probe agency reportedly include residences of top offi ...Read More >
The World Health Organization is seeking details from India regarding a cough syrup linked to child deaths. Several Indian states have banned the 'Coldrif' syrup. Lab reports confirmed it contained a toxic industrial solvent. A criminal case has been registered against the manufacturer, Sresan Pharma. The doctor who prescribed the syrup has been arrested. The World Health Organization on Wednesday sought clarification from Indian authorities on whether a cough syrup linked to deaths of children ...Read More >
Representatives of Indian Medical Association (IMA), Madhya Pradesh Branch and doctors held a protest in Chhindwara district on Tuesday, demanding the release of a government doctor, Praveen Soni, who was recently sent to jail in relation to the death of children due to alleged consumption of cough syrup in the district. Dr Soni is a government paediatrician at Civil Hospital, Parasia in Chhindwara, who was recently suspended and later faced legal action, resulting in being sent on 14-days judi ...Read More >
Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 9 (ANI): The Chhindwara Chemist Association has announced an indefinite strike from midnight in protest against the action taken on Wednesday against several medical stores in the district. 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 dru ...Read More >
ITANAGAR, 8 Oct: The Arunachal Pradesh government has banned the sale and use of Coldrif cough syrup in the wake of death of 14 children in Madhya Pradesh, linked to consumption of the medicine, an official said on Wednesday. The Arunachal Pradesh Drugs Control has issued an advisory prohibiting the sale, distribution and stock of Coldrif cough syrup, manufactured by Sresan Pharmaceutical, the official said. The advisory has been issued following reports linking the cough syrup to child deaths ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Some Indian pharmaceutical firms failed to follow rules that every batch of medicinal ingredients is tested, the country's drug regulator said on Wednesday, opens new tab, after deaths in the past month of 17 children linked to toxic cough syrups. An advisory by the drugs controller general of India, Rajeev Raghuvanshi, said the regulator carried out checks at some factories and found serious lapses. In the advisory dated October 7 and posted on a government website ...Read More >
Bhopal, Oct 8 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh minister Narendra Shivaji Patel on Wednesday blamed the Tamil Nadu government for the death of 20 children from his state due to kidney infections caused by the consumption of an alleged contaminated cough syrup. He said the southern state showed "grave negligence" as it was its responsibility to inspect the medicines going out of the state. Patel also asserted that while the MP government randomly inspects medicines coming into the state, it was "by chance" ...Read More >
"We arrived here last night. We are conducting the probe. He (owner of the drug company) had left the premises three days ago. We are collecting details based on the CCTV footage (available at the registered office)," an official part of the SIT told PTI. An official of Ashok Nagar Police station here said the SIT is being assisted by the Tamil Nadu police locally and they are conducting inspection at the registered premises of the drug manufacturing company. "They conducted the inspection at ...Read More >
Kamrup (Assam) [India], October 8 (ANI): In a major push towards strengthening grassroots healthcare, over 1,800 children were screened during a Mega Health Camp in Assam's Kamrup. The screening was held at Athgaon Binapani High School under the Assam Government's flagship 'Susrusha Setu' programme. Organised for the Rangia town, the initiative is part of the statewide effort to provide free comprehensive healthcare services to children under 18. Also Read | Germany Investigating Temu on Price ...Read More >
Bhopal/Chandigarh, Oct 7 (PTI) The Punjab Government has banned the sale and use of Coldrif cough syrup, the move coming in the wake of deaths of 14 children in Madhya Pradesh, linked to consumption of the medicine. Punjab has become the latest state after Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand to impose curbs on the distribution of the syrup. A PIL was filed in the Supreme Court seeking inquiry and systemic reform in drug safety mecha ...Read More >
(Reuters) -Eli Lilly will invest more than $1 billion in India in the coming years to boost manufacturing and supply through local drugmakers, the company said on Monday, as it seeks to tap into skilled workforce to bolster its global manufacturing expansion. The collaborations aim to increase the availability of Lilly's key drugs, including those for obesity, diabetes, Alzheimer's, cancer and autoimmune conditions, the company said. "We are making significant investments to increase manufactu ...Read More >
Bhopal, Oct 6 (PTI) The Madhya Pradesh government on Monday suspended two drug inspectors and a Deputy Director of the food and drug administration amid the probe into the death of 14 children from Chhindwara due to suspected renal failure, linked to the consumption of a "toxic" cough syrup. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav also transferred the state's Drug Controller, Dinesh Maurya, after reviewing the situation in a high-level meeting. The suspended drug inspectors are identified as Gaurav Sharma ...Read More >
* Six children have died of kidney failure in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district in 15 days * Investigators suspect contaminated cough syrup laced with toxic diethylene glycol as the cause of the deaths * Most of the victims had been administered Coldrif and Nextro-DS syrups, which have now been banned Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode In a heart-wrenching tragedy that has shaken Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district, six children have died of kidney failure in th ...Read More >
NCDC collected water and entomological drug samples from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan after multiple children died of kidney failure, allegedly linked to contaminated cough syrup. These samples will be tested for infectious diseases, while state drug authorities await results from drug sample tests. Six children died in MP and one in Rajasthan, prompting a ban on 19 syrup batches. The government's nodal agency for disease surveillance, NCDC, has collected water and entomological drug samples fr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) India will not only attract USD 100 billion committed investments from the four-nation EFTA bloc under a trade agreement, but also look at an additional USD 150 billion, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. He said that huge opportunities are there for companies from these four countries to invest in India. Under the India-EFTA trade and economic partnership agreement (TEPA), New Delhi has received a commitment of USD 100 billion FDI from EFTA o ...Read More >
Jaipur, Oct 1 (PTI) A generic cough syrup supplied to the Rajasthan government has been linked to the deaths of two children and others falling sick in the state over the last two weeks, prompting authorities to ban 22 batches of the drug and order an inquiry, officials said on Wednesday. The syrup was distributed through government health centres. Drug Controller Ajay Phatak told reporters that the department has received complaints of children falling ill after consuming the cough syrup. "O ...Read More >
Lucknow: Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Gayatri Prajapati was attacked by a fellow inmate inside Lucknow Jail on Tuesday. The scuffle took place within the jail premises, after which prison authorities launched an internal inquiry. According to a statement issued by Dr Ramdhani, DIG Prisons, Lucknow Range, the incident occurred after Prajapati allegedly used abusive language towards another inmate, Vishwas Rajput. In response, Vishwas attacked Prajapati using a sharp object i ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 1 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Rajendra Shukla has sparked controversy by denying any link between contaminated cough syrup and the deaths of six children in Chhindwara district. Despite ongoing investigations, Shukla stated that preliminary findings show no contamination in the syrup, claiming, "These deaths did not occur due to the cough syrup for sure," ahead of the examination report, with samples sent to laboratori ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 1 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Rajendra Shukla has sparked controversy by denying any link between contaminated cough syrup and the deaths of six children in Chhindwara district. Despite ongoing investigations, Shukla stated that preliminary findings show no contamination in the syrup, claiming, "These deaths did not occur due to the cough syrup for sure," ahead of the examination report, with samples sent to laboratori ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Following the tragic deaths of six children in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district from acute kidney failure, the Union health ministry has launched a comprehensive, multi-agency investigation. A team from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has been deployed to the region, officials familiar with the matter said. Health officials strongly suspect a contaminated cough syrup is responsible for the fatalities. Preliminary reports suggest the over-the-counter medicine may ha ...Read More >
AI Image NEW DELHI: Six children have died from kidney-related complications in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district between September 4 and September 26, prompting health officials to investigate the cause. The affected children initially experienced colds, coughs, and fevers before their conditions worsened with kidney complications.Health authorities have collected samples for examination after cases were reported in the Parasia area of Chhindwara from August 22, according to news agency ANI. ...Read More >
Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 1 (ANI): Six children have died in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district due to kidney-related complications between September 4 and September 26, an official said. According to the families of the affected children, initially the children suffer from colds, coughs, and fevers. After that, their kidneys become affected, and their condition worsens. The Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Dr Naresh Gunnade said that authorities from the centre and ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Pharmacists in India need to upgrade their skills and use Artificial Intelligence (AI) as an assistive tool, rather than seeing it as competition, according to experts, who discussed the role of friendly neighbourhood community pharmacists in the era of AI on World Pharmacists' Day at an event organised by Food and Drug Administration, Karnataka, Tuesday.AI is now capable of handling tasks such as drug dispensing and analysing patient histories in developed nations, but it will not ta ...Read More >
Jaipur: The pharmaceutical company at the centre of a recent cough syrup scare in Rajasthan allegedly has a history of regulatory compliance issues, which have resurfaced following the death of a five-year-old boy in Sikar district after consuming one of their medicines.The company, Kaysons Pharma, was previously debarred by the state health department for two years due to non-compliance of drug supply contracts. Department officials said the decision stemmed from the company's failure to delive ...Read More >
Jaipur: A five-year-old child allegedly died in Sikar, while a few got ill after consuming a cough syrup supplied under the free medicines scheme of the Rajasthan government. The state government has stopped the supply of the concerned batch of the syrup. The case of a child's death has been reported in Sikar, while two children fell ill in Bharatpur, and a two-year-old girl had to be admitted to the ICU of a private hospital in Jaipur after allegedly consuming the syrup. As per reports, the c ...Read More >
By Sai Ishwarbharath B, Haripriya Suresh and Rishika Sadam BENGALURU/HYDERABAD (Reuters) -Donald Trump's H-1B visa crackdown will hasten U.S. firms' shift of critical work to India, turbocharging the growth of global capability centres (GCCs) that handle operations from finance to research and development, economists and industry insiders say. The world's fifth-largest economy is home to 1,700 GCCs, or more than half the global tally, having outgrown its tech support origins to become a hub of ...Read More >
India has always been a land of holistic healing. While Ayurveda, the ancient system of natural medicine, dates back more than 3,000 years, modern wellness practices such as fitness apps, nutrition coaching, and mindfulness programs are also gaining ground. Instead of choosing one over the other, many Indians today find balance by integrating both approaches into their daily lives. Ayurveda emphasises balance between mind, body, and spirit. Based on the concept of the three doshas, Vata, Pitta, ...Read More >
Kurnool: The directions from the Centre to implement the new GST rules and keep display boards in every shop with revised and old prices have fallen on deaf ears. Traders in the Kurnool and Nandyal districts are openly flouting the rules and not effecting the promised price reductions for most items. In many shops, there are no boards and traders continue to sell goods at old prices, claiming that they are "clearing the old stock" purchased under the previous tax rates. There is no visible rel ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sep 29 (PTI) Zubeen Garg's wife, Garima Saikia Garg, on Monday said that the singer's family wants to know what had happened in his last moments that led to his death, and that a proper inquiry should be conducted. "We want to know what happened to him, why it happened and how this negligence could be allowed to happen? We want answers," Garima told reporters after the conduct of the 11th day rituals for the singer here. She said all those who were there with him on the yacht and at ...Read More >
New Delhi, India -- Meghna Gupta* had planned it all - a master's degree by 23, a few years of working in India, and then a move to the United States before she turned 30 to eventually settle there. So, she clocked countless hours at the Hyderabad office of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India's largest IT firm and a driver of the country's emergence as the global outsourcing powerhouse in the sector. She waited to get to the promotion that would mean a stint on California's West Coast. Now, ...Read More >
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