Joe C Mathew &Amp; Nayanima Basu

Stories by Joe C Mathew &Amp; Nayanima Basu

Fortis may hold back Parkway counter-bid

Fortis may hold back Parkway counter-bid

Rediff.com   7 Jun 2010

Fortis Healthcare may avoid a hurried response to counter Malaysian investment fund Khazanah's bid to acquire management control over Asia's largest health care chain Parkway Holdings from Fortis which holds the largest number of shares in Parkway.

Novartis plans Ayurveda debut

Novartis plans Ayurveda debut

Rediff.com   21 May 2010

The Indian arm of Swiss pharmaceutical major Novartis AG is set to become the newest entrant in the Ayurvedic business.

Relief for Ranbaxy in drug price tussle

Relief for Ranbaxy in drug price tussle

Rediff.com   17 May 2010

The Delhi High Court has quashed a demand of approximately Rs 5 crore (Rs 50 million) raised by the central government against Ranbaxy Laboratories.

Audit fraud? Send them to jail, says ICAI

Audit fraud? Send them to jail, says ICAI

Rediff.com   17 May 2010

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has recommended strict penal action, including imprisonment, for auditors who are found associated with serious accounting frauds.

Commerce ministry against ban on Chinese equipment

Commerce ministry against ban on Chinese equipment

Rediff.com   14 May 2010

Will come out with a response on the issue shortly.

Ranbaxy's US arm to face patent infringement suit

Ranbaxy's US arm to face patent infringement suit

Rediff.com   11 May 2010

US-based Purdue Pharma has filed a patent infringement suit against India's largest drug company, Ranbaxy, after the latter's wholly-owned US subsidiary, Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc, applied for marketing approval of a low-cost version of Purdue's pain relieving medicine, Oxycodone.

Counterfeit goods: A growing problem in India

Counterfeit goods: A growing problem in India

Rediff.com   3 May 2010

US watchdog lauds India's IPR efforts, but picks holes in legal framework.

Cipla demands apology from US university

Cipla demands apology from US university

Rediff.com   3 May 2010

Cipla, the country's leading drug maker, has sent a legal notice to George Washington University of the United States on a recent symposium it had organised in India.

Govt mulls 100 per cent FDI in defence

Govt mulls 100 per cent FDI in defence

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2010

The government is considering a proposal to allow 100 per cent foreign direct investment into the country's defence sector, despite stiff opposition from the defence ministry that has raised security concerns.

Ranbaxy to launch 100 new products this year

Ranbaxy to launch 100 new products this year

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2010

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, the country's biggest drug maker by revenues, has announced aggressive growth plans for the domestic market. It has increased its sales teams in specific areas like cardiovascular, diabetics and dermatology and plans to introduce over 100 new products by the year-end.

Pharma firms see scope in US patent expiry

Pharma firms see scope in US patent expiry

Rediff.com   27 Apr 2010

Fortune seekers in the Indian pharmaceutical space will find this irresistible. In less than 24 months, 26 blockbuster medicines, worth over $69 billion (about Rs 3,10,000 crore) -- or thrice the size of the domestic industry -- are going off-patent in the world's largest drug market, the United States.

$1-bn Indian exports may go up in smoke

$1-bn Indian exports may go up in smoke

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2010

Exporters are increasingly becoming jittery of making huge losses and apprehend large-scale cancellation of orders and delay in payments.

IPL row: Rendezvous sweat equity violates norms

IPL row: Rendezvous sweat equity violates norms

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2010

Rendezvous Sports World, part of the consortium that owns Kochi franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL), may not be technically having the "sweat equity" that they claim to have.

Political hurdles may dampen EU-India FTA talks

Political hurdles may dampen EU-India FTA talks

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2010

According to Indian officials, both the sides have had "fruitful consultations" regarding elimination of tariffs on 90-95 per cent of goods, but the EU's insistence on including non-trade issues, such as child labour, labour laws and climate change, in the trade pact are coming in the way of concluding an agreement.

RBI may save HDFC Bank, ICICI from new FDI rule

RBI may save HDFC Bank, ICICI from new FDI rule

Rediff.com   14 Apr 2010

The central bank may classify them as foreign-owned Indian banks.

'India's patent policy is discouraging innovation'

'India's patent policy is discouraging innovation'

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2010

US-based Eli Lilly has planned to continue its focus on innovation-driven products, instead of opening up to opportunities in off-patent generic drugs, being tapped by its larger competitors like GSK and Pfizer.

Himachal drug units rush to register new products

Himachal drug units rush to register new products

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2010

Pharmaceutical companies in Himachal Pradesh are queuing up to register new products at the drugs controller's office before the seven-year tax holiday window for hill states ends on March 31

India to showcase SEZ success story in Singapore

India to showcase SEZ success story in Singapore

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2010

Notwithstanding the widespread protest against the proliferation of special economic zones in the country, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is organising a seminar on the tax-free conclaves in Singapore on Wednesday in order to rope in global investors.

More stimulus for export sector: Govt

More stimulus for export sector: Govt

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2010

New foreign trade policy likely by May.

RBI to amend rules to control NBFCs turning LLPs

RBI to amend rules to control NBFCs turning LLPs

Rediff.com   10 Mar 2010

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) plans to amend its rules to pre-empt non banking finance companies (NBFCs) from misusing the liberal rules governing limited liability partnership (LLP) firms.