Kaustubh Kulkarni In Pune

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Big blow: India revokes GSK cancer drug patent
Rediff.com2 Aug 2013

India's Supreme Court in April rejected a patent for Novartis AG's cancer drug Glivec,...

Dr Reddy's net profit up 7.4%, lags estimates
Rediff.com30 Jul 2013

The Hyderabad-based drugmaker said consolidated net profit rose to Rs Rs 361 crore (Rs...

Merck & Co wins injunction against Indian firm over diabetes drugs
Rediff.com25 Jun 2013

Global pharmaceutical firms have had a series of patent disputes with Indian makers of...

Sun Pharma in talks to buy Meda for $5-$6 billion
Rediff.com31 May 2013

Acquisition to boost its generics business in developed markets.

ElectraCard admits system breached in global ATM heist
Rediff.com14 May 2013

Claims that no customer data was stolen from it.

Big Pharma waits nervously on Glivec patent verdict
Rediff.com28 Mar 2013

Supreme Court will give its verdict on April 1 on whether Swiss giant Novartis AG's...

Slow approvals put India's drug trials industry at risk
Rediff.com13 Feb 2013

Since two cases against clinical trials started in SC, govt is overly cautious.

Virtual classrooms go commercial
Rediff.com12 Nov 2009

Developed by Pune-based Great Software Laboratory Pvt Ltd (GS Lab), this virtual...

Poor monsoon due to El Nino winds from Pacific
Rediff.com19 Aug 2009

The same development would benefit the progress of the north-east monsoon, also known...

Pune: IT, BPO cos see 20% fall in attendance
Rediff.com14 Aug 2009

The growing fear among software professionals is of getting infected while travelling...

Rains may be weakest in seven years: IMD
Rediff.com11 Aug 2009

Rain in the June-September season will be 87 per cent of the long-period average,...

Why weather forecasting is a tough job
Rediff.com29 Jun 2009

Veteran weather forecaster Dr A B Mazumdar says, "The forecast is made with the help of...

Ordinary women, extraordinary work
Rediff.com16 Jun 2009

Around 160 women, a mix of housewives from middle-class families and slum-dwellers,...

Chandamama to hit TV screens
Rediff.com7 May 2009

Big Animation has selected the most popular characters and stories from the famous...

Jobless workers buy nylon plant
Rediff.com5 May 2009

Workers at Garware Nylons Ltd, who lost their jobs when the company went bankrupt in...

IT staff asked to use public transport
Rediff.com23 Apr 2009

Cost pressures are forcing IT majors like Infosys Technologies, Tech Mahindra and Tata...

Slump in IT-BPO biz spells trouble for cab owners
Rediff.com5 Mar 2009

Following stringent cost-cutting measures by business process outsourcing units and IT...

Satyam staff hoping for a miracle
Rediff.com9 Jan 2009

Though it's over 24 hours since the founder-chairman of Satyam Computer Services, B...

Post-Satyam saga, sops lose shine
Rediff.com9 Jan 2009

On Wednesday, the employees of Satyam lost close to Rs 221 crore (Rs 2.21 billion)...

Pune auto ancillary units feel the heat
Rediff.com3 Dec 2008

More than 150,000 people working at the 5,500-odd auto ancillary units in and around...