ABP Live News Shots: Drastic Fall In Prices Of Drugs For Rare Diseases In India To Indian Navy's 'Brahmos' Feat

ABP Live News Shots: From prices of medicines for rare diseases coming down by 100 times to Indian Navy's 'Brahmos' Feat — interesting news from the week in case you missed it.

ABP Live News Shots: From prices of medicines for rare diseases coming down by 100 times to Indian Navy's 'Brahmos' Feat — interesting news from the week in case you missed it.

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This week, a Delhi court imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on a woman for filing a false case alleging sexual assault on her five-year-old daughter. In another case, a woman allegedly punched and killed his husband for not taking her to Dubai on her birthday. Indian Navy achieved a notable feat this week while a big relief comes for Indians as Union Health Ministry officials said the prices of drugs for four rare diseases came down by around 100 times.

Read the news that grabs your attention, in case you missed it.

 

 

A man died after he was allegedly punched in the face by his wife, following a heated argument on Friday in Pune’s Wanwadi area. According to PTI,  the altercation ensued because the woman was upset with her husband, Nikhil, for not arranging a trip to Dubai to celebrate her birthday. Renuka’s birthday was in September, and she expressed a desire to celebrate it in Dubai, which her husband did not fulfil, reported news agency PTI.

 

A Delhi court imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on a woman for filing a false case alleging sexual assault on her five-year-old daughter, news agency PTI reported. Hearing a case against the woman, Additional Sessions Judge Susheel Bala Dagar said she lodged a false complaint in a fit of rage and in a bid to save herself from daily quarrels.

 

The high-end and luxury vehicles owned by jailed alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar will be auctioned next week by the Income Tax Department in Bengaluru as part of efforts to recover the dues he owes to several institutions, news agency PTI reported citing sources on Thursday (November 23).

 

In a notable achievement, the Indian Navy’s latest indigenous guided missile destroyer scored ‘Bulls Eye’ in its maiden Brahmos firing at sea. The successful test marks the first-ever test-firing of an extended-range Brahmos missile before a ship’s commissioning, as reported by news agency ANI.

 

The Union Health Ministry has said that Indian pharma companies have started producing medicines for four rare diseases reducing its prices drastically minimising the reliance on expensive imported formulations, reported PTI citing officials from the ministry. Drugs for four diseases -Tyrosinemia Type 1, Gaucher's Disease, Wilson's Disease and  Dravet-Lennox Gastaut Syndrome - along with sickle cell Anemia have been approved and are being manufactured indigenously, the agency added in the report. This comes as the ministry has prioritised action related to 13 rare diseases along with sickle cell anaemia.