Budget Prepares For Rise In Cancer Cases

Do we have enough trained oncologists and medical professionals in India to man these over 4,500 beds in the public sector? IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit A Shah at the Shri Mahavir Health and......

Indian-origin data analyst hit by bus at Boston airport, dies

A 47-year-old Indian-American data analyst was killed on the spot after being struck by a bus at Boston's international airport where he had gone to pick up a friend, according to a media report.......

Confusion over UK nod to vaccinated Indian travellers

There is confusion over the United Kingdom government's vaccine recognition process for Indian travellers as even though Oxford/AstraZeneca Covishield, the India-manufactured Oxford/AstraZeneca......

Issue with certification through CoWIN, not Covishield: UK

In the midst of a growing outcry in India over its new travel rules, the United Kingdom on Wednesday said there was no problem with the Covishield vaccine and suggested the main issue is COVID-19......

Zydus infringed Takeda's patent, rules US court

Zydus Pharmaceutical USA, a subsidiary of Ahmedabad-based Cadila Healthcare, has lost a patent infringement suit in the US. Recently, a New Jersey district court ruled in favour of Japan’s......

Patents: Nestle,Takeda sue Lupin, Torrent

Galderma Laboratories, a joint venture dermatology company between Nestle and L'Oreal, and the New York University have sued Lupin Ltd for infringing the patent rights of one of its main drugs,......

Maharashtra, Karnataka sign MoUs worth crores at Davos

Maharashtra has signed MoUs totalling Rs 1.4 lakh crore at Davos on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, following Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's meetings with a number of......

Sun Pharma slumps after $550 mn patent suit settlement with Pfizer

Shares of Sun Pharmaceuticals on Thursday  fell sharply by nearly 7 per cent in early trade, after the pharmaceutical major and Israel's Teva agreed to pay a sum of $2.15 billion to Pfizer......

Sports Shorts: Japan committee chief Takeda to step down

IMAGE: Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda speaks to the media after JOC board of directors meeting in Tokyo. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC)......

Breakdancing gets provisional okay for 2024 Olympics

The Paris 2024 organising committee in February proposed surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing as well as breakdancing for inclusion in the Games. IMAGE: Thomas Bach, President of the......

Japan chief questioned over Tokyo bid payment, claims report

Tokyo prosecutors have questioned the president of the Japan Olympic Committee over controversial payments made to a Singaporean consulting firm during the bidding for the 2020 Summer Games, Kyodo......

IOC says no reason to doubt Tokyo on bid payments

‘The IOC will follow and look forward to the report of that (JOC) investigation just as we look forward to the French investigation’ IMAGE: An employee removes a Tokyo 2020......

Tokyo Games likely to be pared down, says JOC chief

'The first priority is to be safe and secure.' IMAGE: Japan and the International Olympic Committee postponed the Tokyo Games until 2021 in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Photograph:......