Terming the judgement as a 'landmark judgement' in favour of poor patients, domestic drug manufacturer associations, including Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance and Indian Drug Manufacturers' Association, hailed the apex court's decision.
A total of 10 companies collectively managed to garner Rs 6,059 crore (Rs 60.59 billion) through their IPOs during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, shows an analysis of data available with the stock exchanges.
The minister said RBI maintains a list of non-suit filed borrowers of banks and financial institutions, while CIBIL had a database on suit-filed accounts of Rs 1 crore (Rs 10 million) and above.
Indian industry, particularly the IT sector has been concerned over increasing resistance to outsourcing in the developed world.
Continuing its attack on the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, the Mukesh Ambani camp on Tuesday alleged that shares of their group worth nearly Rs 535 crore (Rs 5.35 billion) were transferred "fraudulently" -- a charge denied by ADAG stoutly.
The quarterly reports filed by listed companies with the Securities and Exchange Board of India can be obtained and scrutinised by the ministry to find out discrepancies and take appropriate actions, sources said. Since the disclosure of the Satyam scam, the ministry of corporate affairs has been trying to develop an early warning system so that it can take advance action to prevent large-scale corporate frauds.
Now, sources in Bajaj Auto have confirmed that it is expected to offer a sneak preview of its small car, priced at roughly Rs 1.17 lakh, at the Expo. The country's second largest two-wheeler company had announced a tie-up with Renault and Nissan in October to develop an ultra-low cost small car for India.
There is some good news for vehicle owners. The repair and maintenance costs on their cars could come down soon if a report on monopolistic behaviour of automobile makers is accepted by the country's anti-trust watchdog.
Corporate behemoth Reliance Industries and two Tata Group firms - Tata Motors and Tata Steel - have emerged as the country's most admired companies for their corporate social responsibility initiatives, says a survey.
India on Wednesday said its strong economic fundamentals have made it a major global hub for diverse business interests and Japanese companies like Kansai Paints
Land costs constitute 50 to 60 per cent of a project's overall costs.
Even smaller companies like Torrent Pharma and Alembic file five to 10 ANDAs every year.
Laxmi Mittal-promoted Arcellor Mittal is raising $3-billion, of which $2.5-billion would be through equity and $0.5-billion through convertible bonds offering, which it is doing on two of its platforms, he said.
According to a study by Right Management, 75 per cent of US employers surveyed said they involuntarily lost their many high-performing employees over the past 12 months.
Ripples of Indias largest corporate scam along with poor quarterly performance have made more than half of the actively traded companies on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) opt not to disclose their fourth quarter un-audited results this month. Instead, they would announce only their annual audited results, before the end of June.
In the ranking of top-10 firms, TCS retained its numero-uno position followed by RIL, HDFC Bank, ITC, Infosys, HDFC, CIL, Sun Pharma, HUL and ONGC
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Power transmission infrastructure in 18 major cities could be potentially hacked.
Revenue yield on every rupee of investment fell to Rs 1.06 in FY13 from Rs 1.20 in FY08.
Companies say the viability of 13,000 megawatts worth of projects, which have fixed power sale tariffs, hinge on the government decision.
Waning appetite of investors for new issues has also prompted many firms to postpone their listing plans.
The oil companies will meet on Friday for the review meeting on pricing in which petrol price could be increased by Re 1 and diesel prices by 50 paise by this weekend.
The pass-outs of the country's premier business schools like the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) can now be hired at much lower packages than they used to get when the world economies were booming.
Globally, targeted attacks were up 91 per cent in 2013 and lasted an average of three times longer compared to 2012.
TCS ruled the domestic market cap chart in ranking, followed by RIL, HDFC Bank, ITC, Infosys, HDFC, CIL, Sun Pharma, HUL and ONGC
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided "in principle" to bring under its regulatory ambit holding companies floated by business groups and companies that also own non-banking finance companies (NBFC).
Car and two-wheeler makers are giving India's largest auto hub the miss, thanks to prolonged labour unrests.
Feels earlier rules were not in interest of minority shareholders.
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The insurance regulator is likely to confine the portability of health insurance policies to non-life insurance companies.
Asserting that US companies face strong barriers in the services sector in India, a top Obama Administration trade official on Thursday expressed concern over the trend toward compulsory local production in its 17th largest trading partner.
The entities were involved in fraudulent practises in Sun Infoways stocks.
The average revenue per user (ARPU) of the country's four new GSM operators who got licences in 2008 - Uninor, S-Tel, Videocon and Etisalat DB - was between Rs 8.50 and Rs 39 in the January-March quarter.
I would focus on R&D, correct or fine tune the US strategy and look at inorganic growth routes
Their first target would be bulk buyers.
The Ranbaxy experience has made multinational corporations more cautious about Indian acquisitions in general
Aviation turbine fuel prices in Delhi were slashed by Rs 2,052 per kilolitre to Rs 27,106 per kl, effective midnight on Saturday, an official of Indian Oil Corporation, said. But for the one-off 3.3 per cent increase in rates on January 16, jet fuel prices are declining in tandem with the fall in international oil rates.