Doctor kills wife by administering anaesthetic drug, arrested

A doctor has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife in Bengaluru, following a Forensic Science Laboratory report that confirmed the presence of anaesthetic substance in her organs, six months......

Delhi asks Dr Reddy's for 67L doses of Sputnik V vaccine

Amid vaccine shortage faced by Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said his government has written to Dr Reddy's Laboratories for supply of around 67 lakh doses of Russian COVID-19......

Dr Reddy's launches Covid drug 2-DG at Rs 990 per sachet

Drug major Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Monday announced the commercial launch of COVID-19 treatment drug, 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG), at a maximum retail price of Rs 990 per sachet.   IMAGE:......

Dr Reddy's soft-launches Sputnik V in India at Rs 995 per dose

Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Friday soft-launched imported COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, with Deepak Sapra, a senior executive of the drug-maker, taking the first shot in Hyderabad.   IMAGE:......

USFDA's new draft biosimilar rules to benefit Indian biotech cos

The US Food and Drug Administration’s (USFDA)’s new draft guidelines aimed at speeding up and reducing the cost of developing biosimilars — lower-priced, near-replicas of complex biologic......

Trump's 100% tariff on pharma unlikely to hurt domestic industry: Experts

US President Donald Trump's move to impose 100 per cent import tariffs on pharmaceutical drugs from October 1 is unlikely to have an immediate impact on Indian exports, as it will affect only......

Pharma stocks slide as US headwinds hurt

Concerns over weakening demand for Indian pharmaceutical (pharma) drugs in the US — their largest export market — have weighed heavily on investor sentiment this year. Photograph: Amit......

Factors that will drive the markets this week

Trading sentiment in the stock market this week will be guided by quarterly earning announcements from blue-chips such as Infosys and Bajaj Finance, the outcome of India-US trade talks and global......