India may see wave of peaks in COVID-19 cases

Many experts feel the concept of a national peak is nebulous, given that the growth in case numbers is dominated by a handful of states, reports Ruchika Chitravanshi IMAGE: Patients at CWG village......

World Press Photo 2019: The nominees

After going through more than 78,000 photographs from over 4,700 photographers, the expert judges of the World Press Photo contest have announced the finalists of the 2019 competition. The......

US lawmakers seek fair treatment for detained Indian students

Photograph: Reuters A bipartisan group of eminent American lawmakers has asked authorities to facilitate consular access to Indians held for enrolling in a fake university allegedly to remain in......

Amul Thapar becomes second Indian-American judge of US Court of Appeals

The United States Senate has confirmed Indian-American Judge Amul Thapar to a key judicial position on the powerful US court of appeals. The first Indian-American to be nominated by US President......

Volkswagen faces billions in penalties as US sues for violations

The Justice Department has also been investigating criminal fraud allegations against Volkswagen for misleading U.S. consumers and regulators. The US Justice Department on Monday filed a civil......

Lawsuit filed against Sun Pharma's US arm

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries' US subsidiary Caraco Pharmaceutical is facing more trouble in the US. A law firm, Izard Nobel LLP, has initiated a lawsuit seeking class action status against the......

Eli Lilly sues Sun Pharma over patent

Eli Lilly and Company, the US-based multinational pharmaceutical major, has sued Sun Pharmaceuticals in the US, alleging the company infringed its patent on Gemzar, a blockbuster cancer drug. The......

What you can buy with $1 million

There was a time when $1 million could buy an urban penthouse, a waterfront villa, even a mountain chalet. But those days are a thing of the past, according to Liam Bailey, head of residential......