Centre warns pharma companies against promoting weight-loss drugs among public through ads

NEW DELHI: The Centre has warned pharmaceutical companies against promoting prescription weight-loss GLP-1 drugs – popularly sold under brand names Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro – through advertisements or “disease awareness” campaigns that indirectly encourage their use among the public.In an advisory, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation said it had come to its notice that some…

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LPG shortage may force production halt in Chennai industrial corridors; OEMs ready contingency plans | Chennai News

CHENNAI: Manufacturing units across Tamil Nadu’s key industrial corridors such as Sriperumbudur and Oragadam warn they may be forced to shut operations if the LPG shortage persists for seven to 10 days more.In the auto component industry, LPG is used in several processes, including forging, casting, heat treatment and fabrication. LPG-fired furnaces provide precise and…

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Mea Statement On Thai Ship Attack: MEA condemns attack on India-bound Thai ship, says innocent lives lost in conflict ‘unacceptable’ | India News

India has deplored the attack on the Thai-flagged cargo ship, Mayuree Naree, in the Strait of Hormuz, while confirming the ship was bound for Kandla port, Gujarat. It condemned the commercial ship being made a target amid the ongoing conflict.The ministry of external affairs, in a statement, said that targeting the Thai cargo ship and…

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Middle East crisis: 2 Indians killed, 1 missing after merchant vessels attacked, says MEA | India News

NEW DELHI: Two Indian nationals have been killed, and another remains missing after merchant vessels carrying them came under attack in the ongoing conflict in West Asia, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday. The ministry added that several Indians have also sustained injuries in the Gulf region, with consular officials coordinating medical…

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‘King of the world’ statue of Trump and Epstein in Titanic pose appears near US Capitol

People take photos of protest art representing President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein on the National Mall near the Capitol (AP photo) A sculpture depicting Donald Trump alongside disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was installed in protest, on Tuesday, on the National Mall near the United States Capitol,.The large statue, circulated widely on social media, titled…

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