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Medical aid agency resumes ops in Srinagar

After a month-long halt due to the violent clashes in Jammu and Kashmir, Medecins Sans Frontieres, an international medical humanitarian organisation, has resumed its activities in the Valley. 'MSF......

Medecins Sans Frontieres to leave Tibet

Mdecins Sans Frontires [MSF, or Doctors without Borders], a non governmental organisation will pull out of Tibet at the end of the year. It has been working with Tibetans on humanitarian and......

Pakistani Taliban asks NGOs to leave Swat

Gaining an upper hand in the restive Swat valley in north-western Pakistan after signing of a deal with the authorities, an emboldened Taliban has told all Non Government Organisations working in......

Why is Condi Rice scowling?

United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice usually keeps her cool, at least in public, unless, of course, a leader appears to hit on her. One rediff.com journalist was twice at the receiving......

EU, UK offer emergency aid to quake affected

The United Kingdom and the European Union on Saturday offered emergency aid to help victims of the earthquake which hit India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, killing several people.Emergency workers in......

COLUMN: Struggle for life saving drugs

People die from diseases like AIDS, TB, etc because life saving essential medicines are either too expensive, or not available because they are not seen as financially viable. When......

'US industry reviewing SC decision on Novartis'

The US industry said on Wednesday it is reviewing the order of the Supreme Court early this week that denied patent on Glivec, a cancer medication produced by Swiss drug maker Novartis, as......

Patent drug pricing to distract from licences

The latest recommendations by a government panel on the proposed patented drug pricing policy are seen as a threat to compulsory licensing, which has just begun in India.The panel of......

Drug patents on the rise: 3,488 in five years

For those who say India is a country of generic drugs, this could be a revelation. India granted as many as 3,488 patents to pharmaceutical products between 2005 and 2010. Compare India's pharma......

Why European Union seizes Indian drugs

India's status as the pharmacy of the world is at stake, says U S Bhatia.During 2008 and 2009, at least 16 consignments of Indian generic drugs were seized by Dutch authorities while in transit......

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Merck, GSK cut price of cervical cancer shots for poor countries

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16 Indians among World's '500 Powerful People'

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UN distances self from report Syrian rebels used nerve gas

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Medical aid agency resumes ops in Srinagar

Medecins Sans Frontieres to leave Tibet

Pakistani Taliban asks NGOs to leave Swat

Why is Condi Rice scowling?

EU, UK offer emergency aid to quake affected

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'US industry reviewing SC decision on Novartis'

Patent drug pricing to distract from licences

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