{
  "id": 9253683,
  "title": "Blatant daylight dacoity: SC on 10-fold gap in cancer drug prices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/blatant-daylight-dacoity-sc-on-10-fold-gap-in-cancer-drug-prices",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-23T02:26:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/blatant-daylight-dacoity-sc-on-10-fold-gap-in-cancer-drug-prices-101790105343688.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the disparity in drug pricing with essential cancer drugs sold to consumers at a whopping ₹27,000 when the price at which it is sold to retailers is only ₹2,700, observing that this amounts to “broad daylight dacoity” and asked the government authorities why they fail to act on this crucial issue",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}