Sohini Das &Amp; Sushmi Dey

Stories by Sohini Das &Amp; Sushmi Dey

RBI, CCI to vet all banking mergers

RBI, CCI to vet all banking mergers

Rediff.com   19 Nov 2012

CCI to examine competition part of deals, RBI prudential aspects.

Online travel portals see rise in festive bookings

Online travel portals see rise in festive bookings

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2012

While the peak holiday season failed to bring in much business to the hotel industry, the online travel booking space has done reasonably well.

Ranbaxy expects guidance on Dewas unit by December

Ranbaxy expects guidance on Dewas unit by December

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2012

Work to begin after that on corrective measures to meet US regulator's requirements.

Wait for Indian generic launches gets longer

Wait for Indian generic launches gets longer

Rediff.com   29 Oct 2012

USFDA has extended the timeline for granting tentative approval to generic drug applications filed under Para IV of its rules by 10 months.

Sunset for profitable drug window in US

Sunset for profitable drug window in US

Rediff.com   22 Oct 2012

Sun Pharma could have to withdraw cancer drug as J&J re-enters after temporary eclipse

Price-control noose tightens on drug firms

Price-control noose tightens on drug firms

Rediff.com   19 Oct 2012

Now, the companies need to get National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority's nod for changing medicine composition. If they flout norms, government will take penal action.

Maruti to regularise contract workers

Maruti to regularise contract workers

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2012

Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL), which witnessed labour unrest at its Manesar facility, is set to complete the process of regularisation of contract workers at the unit by November-end.

Maruti plans to export Alto 800 from December

Maruti plans to export Alto 800 from December

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2012

Going all out to market the all new Alto 800, pricing the base variant of the new car lower than the outgoing model, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL), today said it will start exporting the car from Gujarat's Mundra port from December this year. The first export market is likely to be Chile in South America.

Drug prices: Govt to brief SC on policy change

Drug prices: Govt to brief SC on policy change

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2012

GoM had proposed a new pricing mechanism, but judges had said at an earlier hearing the current formula should stay.

A Mylan win in US court could hit Ranbaxy

A Mylan win in US court could hit Ranbaxy

Rediff.com   4 Oct 2012

Ranbaxy was scheduled to launch its drug on September 21, the day Diovan's patent expired.

Reebok seeks more time from RoC to file accounts

Reebok seeks more time from RoC to file accounts

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2012

The move is significant, as this may prompt investigating agencies to take a look at the fresh accounting statements to be filed by the company to RoC, before taking a final call.

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

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

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2012

It was in 2005, India changed its patent law and started granting patents in medicines.

Law tweak may cut medicine cost

Law tweak may cut medicine cost

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2012

The prices of essential medicines may drop, as the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has made significant changes in its norms to rationalise price approvals.

Regulator wants end to antibiotic misuse

Regulator wants end to antibiotic misuse

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2012

Orders surprise inspections at chemists and pharma stores.

Maruti's entry sees land prices soar in Hansalpur

Maruti's entry sees land prices soar in Hansalpur

Rediff.com   7 Sep 2012

As expected, land prices in the region have shot through the roof in the last three to four months, rising about 12 times compared to prices a couple of years earlier.

Competition watchdog may have its say on all M&As

Competition watchdog may have its say on all M&As

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2012

CCI, sector regulators may consult each other if jurisdictions overlap

Moolchand seeks pan-India presence

Moolchand seeks pan-India presence

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2012

Moolchand Healthcare Pvt Ltd, the corporate entity formed by the group in 2006 with expansion in mind, is on an acquisition spree for hospital chains, IVF (in vitro fertilisation) clinics and pathological laboratories.

Pharma firms spend 10% of production cost on tie-ups

Pharma firms spend 10% of production cost on tie-ups

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2012

This helps consumers check the authenticity of drugs simply by sending SMSes.

Sandoz shuts unit near Mumbai

Sandoz shuts unit near Mumbai

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2012

Financial pressure on the parent company triggered the move.

US drug regulator to inspect Aurobindo facilities

US drug regulator to inspect Aurobindo facilities

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2012

Import alert on unit-6 facility might be lifted by FDA by Sept.