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Mint Explainer | How the NPPA plans to rein in cancer drug prices

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- India's cancer patients could see the prices of many medicines fall by as much as 70% if the government's proposed cap on trade margins across non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs tak... Read More


CJN, AGF, NBA president charges SANs on upholding ethics, earning public trust

Nigeria, Oct. 12 -- The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, and the president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Oyin... Read More


Sunil Sharma accuses Abdullah family of electoral rigging in 1987

SRINAGAR, Oct. 12 -- Jammu and Kashmir Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma on Monday accused the Abdullah family of electoral rigging in the 1987 Assembly elections, alleging that the mandate of the peo... Read More


Congress accuses Modi govt of stalling Parliament amid Delimitation row, demands all-party dialogue

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh on Monday accused the Narendra Modi government of delaying the formal prorogation of Parliament because it had f... Read More


DGP calls for collective action against drug abuse as police rally heads to Gujarat

SRINAGAR, Oct. 12 -- Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat on Monday called for a collective fight against drug abuse, stressing that protecting children and young people from add... Read More


'Why is Narendra Modi scared?' CJP calls Jantar Mantar denotification an assault on right to peaceful protest

Guwahati, Oct. 12 -- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) co-convener Saurav Das on Monday condemned the Centre's decision to remove Jantar Mantar from the list of designated protest sites, calling the move "u... Read More


'Please understand': Delhi high court refuses Monday hearing of plea against Jantar Mantar closure

India, Oct. 12 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday agreed to hear a petition on Tuesday challenging the closure of Jantar Mantar as a protest site and the government's failure to designate an alternativ... Read More


SC seeks wider drug price regulation, questions high markups on medicines, medical devices

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- The Supreme Court on Monday called for a broader examination of drug pricing in the country, questioning why the Centre's proposed regulation of trade margins was limited to canc... Read More


Only 34pc of emergency ambulance calls reach scene in under 15 minutes, says health minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 12 -- Only 34.1 per cent of emergency ambulance responses in Malaysia met the target time of under 15 minutes for critical cases last year, missing the government's 50 per cent benc... Read More


AM/NS India signs Shareholders' Agreement to upgrade five Government ITIs in Surat under PM-SETU

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Surat (Gujarat) [India], October 12 : ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India), a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel, has signed a Shareholders' Ag... Read More