Zeba Siddiqui And Aditya Kalra

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India eyes oil-for-drugs deal with Venezuela to recoup pharma cash
Rediff.com18 May 2016

Like pharmaceutical companies globally - which used to enjoy a preferential exchange...

SC tells tobacco industry packs must carry bigger warnings
Rediff.com4 May 2016

The rules make India's health warnings on tobacco products the world's most stringent,...

Uber v Ola: How fight for Indian taxi market ended up in court
Rediff.com29 Apr 2016

Uber is suing Ola for $7.5 million to compensate for lost revenue and goodwill,...

India defends right to issue drug 'compulsory licences'
Rediff.com23 Mar 2016

The USTR has placed India on its "priority watch" list for two years in a row, saying...

Delhi HC extends relief to pharma firms in drug ban case
Rediff.com21 Mar 2016

Several companies, including Indian units of Abbott Laboratories and Pfizer Inc, and...

FDA warns India's Emcure Pharma, cites repeated data fudging at plant
Rediff.com17 Mar 2016

It is one of 42 drug-making factories in India that the FDA has banned in recent years

HC grants Pfizer temporary relief on cough syrup ban
Rediff.com15 Mar 2016

The next hearing on Pfizer's plea is slated for March 21

Abbott's antibiotic in India on the list of banned drugs
Rediff.com14 Mar 2016

A notice issued by the Indian Health Ministry at the weekend said that a...

CBI probing alleged fraud at Syndicate Bank
Rediff.com8 Mar 2016

The alleged fraud includes the use of fake bills.

Farmers see Modi's Budget as all promise, no delivery
Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

Most of the extra spending in the Budget is in fact an accounting entry that shifts the...

Pharma crusader takes India's drug regulators to court
Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

Dinesh Thakur is famous for exposing Ranbaxy safety problems

MPs, health officials spar over tobacco pack warnings
Rediff.com8 Jan 2016

Some questions cited concerns that larger warnings can hurt tobacco farmers and boost...

Congress threatens GST over government's Gandhi 'vendetta'
Rediff.com8 Dec 2015

The government wants to introduce a nationwide goods and services tax to revive its...

Compliance worries hit shares in India's top two drugmakers
Rediff.com9 Nov 2015

Credit Suisse analysts cut their rating on Sun Pharma stock to 'neutral' from 'outperform

US warns Novartis on manufacturing violations at 2 India plants
Rediff.com28 Oct 2015

US firm Mylan NV received a stern warning from the FDA in August for faulty...

India drafts rules to regulate Uber, other ride-hailing firms
Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

Uber and Ola both welcomed the move as a step in the right direction.

Choking Delhi vows pollution tax, car-free days to improve air
Rediff.com6 Oct 2015

A directive this year to ban all vehicles older than 15 years has been delayed and...

India's IPR regime: Another setback for a multinational drugmaker
Rediff.com7 Sep 2015

India rejects patent on Pfizer's arthritis drug

Cipla to acquire two US-based pharma cos for $550 million
Rediff.com4 Sep 2015

Cipla has agreed to buy two generics businesses in the United States in an all-cash...

India gives relief to foreign investors on MAT issue
Rediff.com1 Sep 2015

MAT has damaged investor confidence