Caught between conflict and survival, Myanmar’s displaced communities are turning to poppy farming, fueling a booming opium trade in the war-torn nation.

After the 2021 coup, Myanmar overtook Afghanistan with a production worth between US$ 589 million and US$ 1.57 billion. The ...

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday said the ongoing ‘War Against Drugs’ campaign has got encouraging ...

The poet Rabindranath Tagore’s grandfather Dwarkanath was among the Indian merchants who, after the First Opium War, petitioned the colonial government for a share of the reparations China was forced ...

CHANDIGARH: In the past 11 days of the 'War Against Drugs' campaign, Punjab Police has registered 1,072 First Information ...

During the Prohibition era (1920-33), when alcohol was banned in the United States, the American Mafia, along with other ...

Punjab Police conducted raids at 424 locations on Sunday as part of the campaign against drugs, leading to the arrest of 63 drug smugglers after the registration of 45 first information reports (FIRs) ...

GYRATING awkwardly in dark eye make-up and girls’ clothes, the dancing boys of Afghanistan twirl for their depraved masters.

The pandemic accelerated economic disparity, revealing a disturbing acceptance of mass death. Did we learn nothing?

We begin with the immediate concerns of the Huseypur Raja and the circumstances that shaped the nature of his opposition to ...