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Suven Life Science has secured one product patent from Australia and one product patent from Hong Kong corresponding to the New Chemical Entities for the treatment of disorders associated with Neurodegenerative diseases and patents are valid through 2036 and 2033 respectively. The granted claims of the patents include the class ... Read More »

United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has conducted a pre-approval inspection of Biocon’s new Oral Solid Dosage Forms manufacturing facility at Bengaluru from November 05 to 09. The audit concluded without any observations and no Form 483 was issued. Biocon is India’s largest and Asia’s leading Biotechnology Company with ... Read More »

IZMIR, TURKEY:  The American evangelical Christian pastor at the centre of a row between Ankara and Washington arrived at his home in Turkey on Friday after a Turkish court ruled he could go free, a move that may signal a major step towards mending ties between the allies. Andrew Brunson arrived ... Read More »

STOCKHOLM:  The body that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature has asked the wife of the man at the centre of a rape scandal to resign from the Swedish Academy as it tries to rebuild its reputation, a member said on Friday. This year’s prize-giving was postponed after allegations of sexual ... Read More »

LOS ANGELES:  An award-winning sound mixer died after falling from a balcony on the set of a new movie starring Tom Hanks as the children’s television presenter Mr Rogers. James Emswiller, who won an Emmy award in 2015, appeared to have fallen from a balcony in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, during a ... Read More »

SAN FRANCISCO:  Facebook says hackers accessed personal data of 29 million users in a breach disclosed late last month. The leading social network had originally said up to 50 million accounts were affected in a cyberattack that exploited a trio of software flaws to steal “access tokens” that enable people to ... Read More »

RUSE, BULGARIA:  Hundreds of people turned out Friday for the funeral of murdered Bulgarian television journalist, Viktoria Marinova, as authorities said a suspect arrested in Germany would be extradited soon. In a case that shocked Bulgaria and drew international condemnation, mourners bearing flowers and wreaths flocked to the northern town of ... Read More »

Tata Motors’ wholly owned subsidiary — Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is planning two-week shutdown of its West Midlands plant in UK at the end of October to cope with weakening global demand for its luxury vehicles. JLR is focused on achieving operational efficiencies and will align supply to reflect fluctuating ... Read More »

The US markets ended mostly lower on Monday as fears over rapidly rising rates continued to weigh on sentiment. A sell-off seen in the overseas markets, with Chinese stocks showing a particularly steep drop following a week-long holiday also weighed on market sentiments. A jump in government bond yields over ... Read More »

Udaipur : Dheeraj Gakhreja, a 42-year old Udaipur based businessman was killed in a shootout between two rival gangs in Bangkok on Sunday night. Dheeraj worked as a franchise for a private insurance company and was part of a group of 400 Indians who were selected for the foreign trip as ... Read More »

Extending losses for second straight session, the US markets ended lower on Friday on worries about runaway inflation spurred by the sudden jump in US Treasury bond yields. Dow Jones Industrial witnessed its biggest one-day percentage drop since August, while both the S&P and the Nasdaq logged the biggest daily ... Read More »

Williamson Magor & Company has raised Rs 100 crore on Private Placement Basis. The Committee of Allotment of Debenture of the Board of Directors of the company approved allotment of 1000 Secured Redeemable Non-Convertible Debenture (NCD) of face value of Rs 10 lakh each aggregating to Rs 100 crore on ... Read More »

The US markets declined on Thursday as a recent jump by US treasury yields has raised concerns about the outlook for interest rates. With the ten-year yield reaching its highest levels in over seven years, traders seem worried the Federal Reserve may raise rates more aggressively than currently anticipated. Adding ... Read More »

Washington DC : White House counselor Kellyanne Conway opened up about being sexually assaulted in the past and expressed empathy for other victims of sexual assault. “I feel very empathetic for victims of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and rape. I’m a victim of sexual assault,” she told CNN. However, Conway, while speaking ... Read More »

New York : Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi dismissed fears Friday that his country was seeking to overtake the United States as the pre-eminent world power, saying Beijing wants global harmony. Pointing to recent works of US scholars who say China is stepping up efforts for hegemony, Wang said: “I want ... Read More »

NEW DELHI: With the Congress upping the ante on the Rafale jet deal, BJP dragged Rahul Gandhi’s brother-in-law Robert Vadra into the picture, alleging that his firm was keen on getting a share in the offset and failure to do so has prompted the principal opposition to cry foul on ... Read More »

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein expected to leave his job on Monday, according to multiple reports. Hours later, however, he was attending a regularly scheduled meeting at the White House. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that at Rosenstein’s request, he and President Donald Trump had “an extended” ... Read More »

The brunette beauty suffered an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction as her plunging scarlet crop-top slipped down to reveal her braless bust. Revealing her honed abs in the ensemble, she paired the tiny top with a leather miniskirt which flaunted her toned legs. Her raven tresses were styled in bouncy waves while her ... Read More »

Among all the rivalries in the world of cricket, nothing comes close to India vs Pakistan clash. During the much-awaited Asia Cup 2018 encounter between arch-rivals India and Pakistan, a Pakistan cricket team fan, donning his country’s flag, was seen singing the Indian national anthem. A verified Facebook page named ‘Voice ... Read More »

NEW DELHI: India is allowing state refiners to import Iranian oil with Tehran arranging tankers and insurance after firms including the country’s top shipper Shipping Corp of India (SCI) halted voyages to Iran due to US sanctions, sources said. New Delhi’s attempt to keep Iranian oil flowing mirrors a step by ... Read More »