News for 'D Jayakumar'

'Ranbaxy will gain from Orchid's R&D'

'Ranbaxy will gain from Orchid's R&D'

Rediff.com23 Apr 2008

Ranbaxy Laboratories on Tuesday announced a business alliance with Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals across multiple geographies and therapies, for finished dosage formulations and bulk drugs. The new alliance will explore new products and markets without disturbing the existing alliances. The deal is independent of any commitment related to management control and is a pure arm's length, independent strategic biz alliance. Ranbaxy will benefit from Orchid's future products

AIADMK goes on hunger strike over Cauvery issue

AIADMK goes on hunger strike over Cauvery issue

Rediff.com4 Apr 2018

Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam led the strike against the Centre.

SC relief for Dhoni over Lord Vishnu avatar on magazine

SC relief for Dhoni over Lord Vishnu avatar on magazine

Rediff.com14 Sep 2015

In a relief to cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed criminal proceedings against him on a complaint lodged for allegedly portraying himself as Lord Vishnu on a magazine cover.

SC quashes proceedings against Dhoni over 'Vishnu' avatar on magazine

SC quashes proceedings against Dhoni over 'Vishnu' avatar on magazine

Rediff.com5 Sep 2016

In January 2016, Dhoni was issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for being shown as Lord Vishnu on the cover of Business Today magazine in April 2013.

Fatwa on Karuna: Cases registered against Vedanti

Fatwa on Karuna: Cases registered against Vedanti

Rediff.com27 Sep 2007

Cases have been registered in Coimbatore against former Bharatiya Janata Party member of Parliament Ram Vilas Vedanti for his alleged directive against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi for his anti-Ram remarks, police said.

Train carrying water reaches parched Chennai

Train carrying water reaches parched Chennai

Rediff.com12 Jul 2019

Scorching heat and delayed monsoon have crippled Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu with an acute water crisis.

PHOTOS: PM, Rahul, Rajini pay their respects to Karunanidhi

PHOTOS: PM, Rahul, Rajini pay their respects to Karunanidhi

Rediff.com9 Aug 2018

Karunanidhi, 94, died at the Kauvery hospital on Tuesday following prolonged illness.

Emaar, Fortis plan JV to set up 25 hospitals

Emaar, Fortis plan JV to set up 25 hospitals

Rediff.com21 Jan 2008

Envisaged as a "one-stop shop" for healthcare at Emaar MGF residential complexes and other locations, the hospitals will focus on upper secondary and lower tertiary levels of treatment facilities, sources said. Each hospital will have a bed capacity of 75 to 125 beds.

Stalemate continues as OPS camp sticks to demand

Stalemate continues as OPS camp sticks to demand

Rediff.com24 Apr 2017

The OPS-led faction said the rival camp headed by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami was 'in a state of confusion'..

Cash for votes: DMK urges Guv to sack EPS

Cash for votes: DMK urges Guv to sack EPS

Rediff.com12 Apr 2017

The delegation comprised DMK leaders R S Bharathi, T K S Elangovan and Tiruchi N Siva.

TN: Doctor couple's bail plea rejected

TN: Doctor couple's bail plea rejected

Rediff.com3 Jul 2007

Dr K Murugesan and his wife Gandhimathi, whose teenaged son reportedly performed a caesarean section at the family-run hospital at Manapparai near Tiruchirappalli, were arrested on June 25 and remanded to judicial custody.

DON'T rush to buy PSBs. Here's why

DON'T rush to buy PSBs. Here's why

Rediff.com19 Sep 2018

The recent three-bank merger seems to be grossly negative for Vijaya Bank and Bank of Baroda in the short term, as the negative net worth of Dena Bank will have to be absorbed by the merged entity

Are Modi's speech-writers getting Tamil Nadu wrong?

Are Modi's speech-writers getting Tamil Nadu wrong?

Rediff.com2 Mar 2021

For Prime Minister Narendra Modi to dig up the perceived past of the DMK rival, now under a new leader in M K Stalin, may not gel with the voters, both old and new. If they are still going to vote for the AIADMK-BJP combine, it will be for entirely different reasons, and despite Modi's poll speeches, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

How TN is observing Jayalalithaa's birth anniversary

How TN is observing Jayalalithaa's birth anniversary

Rediff.com24 Feb 2017

From planting seedlings to holding feasts and shutting down 500 liquor shops, Tamil Nadu government is going all out to uphold Jayalalithaa's fame on her 69th birth anniversary.

If a PM's killers are released, how can common man get justice: Rahul

If a PM's killers are released, how can common man get justice: Rahul

Rediff.com19 Feb 2014

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he was sad that 7 people convicted of killing his father, former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, were being released by the Tamil Nadu government.

Do inflation control initiatives actually work?

Do inflation control initiatives actually work?

Rediff.com10 Mar 2007

The government move on wheat and cement is irrelevant

Off-patents provide big opportunity: Dr Reddy

Off-patents provide big opportunity: Dr Reddy

Rediff.com10 Aug 2007

P B Jayakumar caught up Dr Reddy's chairman K Anji Reddy and tried to balance science and religion. And yes, there is also the question of choosing between the son and the son-in-law.

Mahabharat, the musical, in Hindi soon

Mahabharat, the musical, in Hindi soon

Rediff.com7 Jan 2006

Geet Mahabharat, as the project is titled, is an animated show that completely hinges on music.

Deadlock continues over AIADMK merger talks

Deadlock continues over AIADMK merger talks

Rediff.com29 Apr 2017

AIADMK-Amma led by Palaniswami accused the O Panneerselvam faction of "refusing" to come for talks.

Only fame is not enough to succeed in politics: Rajinikanth

Only fame is not enough to succeed in politics: Rajinikanth

Rediff.com1 Oct 2017

Rajini said his contemporary Kamal Haasan possibly knew what that something was.

BoB, Dena, Vijaya Bank merger: Employees have nothing to fear

BoB, Dena, Vijaya Bank merger: Employees have nothing to fear

Rediff.com20 Sep 2018

Vijaya Bank assured employees that the service conditions 'will remain unaffected and staff benefits retained'

Govt names private sector bosses to shake up 2 state banks

Govt names private sector bosses to shake up 2 state banks

Rediff.com14 Aug 2015

It also named bosses for Bank of India, IDBI Bank Ltd and Punjab National Bank from within the state sector

Has your fixed home loan rate been increased?

Has your fixed home loan rate been increased?

Rediff.com12 Jan 2007

Home loan expert Harsh Roongta tells you what you can do if your bank has increased the interest on your home loan.

How are brokerage stocks doing?

How are brokerage stocks doing?

Rediff.com14 Nov 2006

Etrade, BNP Paribas, Bank of Muscat are all picking up stakes in many of the Indian brokerage firms. So what is so attractive about them?

Australian PM leaves for Sydney

Australian PM leaves for Sydney

Rediff.com9 Mar 2006

He addressed a luncheon meeting with top business executives, Trade and Chamber authorities and visited the MRF pace foundation, where legendry Aussie pacer Dennis Lillee imparts fast bowling tips to youngsters.

How to prevent exam scams

How to prevent exam scams

Rediff.com10 Feb 2020

It had all the makings of a movie thriller. Students who paid a few lakh rupees were supplied with vanishing ink. Answer papers were intercepted on the way and corrected. No one would have been wiser had the perpetrators of the exam scam not gotten greedy.

DMK wins Vellore Lok Sabha bypoll

DMK wins Vellore Lok Sabha bypoll

Rediff.com9 Aug 2019

DMK candidate Kathir Anand defeated All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam nominee AC Shanmugham in the bypoll by a narrow margin of 8,141 votes.

Rajini backs CAA, says no threat to Muslims

Rajini backs CAA, says no threat to Muslims

Rediff.com6 Feb 2020

If Muslims face trouble I will be the first person to raise voice for them, says the Tamil superstar.

'She was a medium to reach the almighty'

'She was a medium to reach the almighty'

Rediff.com14 Dec 2004

"God hadn't heard His minstrel sing for a long time. Therefore, he called her back to Himself." Tributes to Carnatic music legend M S Subbulakshmi.

India launches fifth navigation satellite in textbook style

India launches fifth navigation satellite in textbook style

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launched India's fifth navigation satellite IRNSS-1E from Sriharikota.

Pregnant woman contracts HIV after blood transfusion in Tamil Nadu

Pregnant woman contracts HIV after blood transfusion in Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com26 Dec 2018

The services of three lab technicians of the blood bank attached to a government hospital at Sattur, near Virudhunagar, have been terminated,Health Minister C Vijayabaskar said Wednesday.

TN ministers hold talks to discuss unity of AIADMK factions

TN ministers hold talks to discuss unity of AIADMK factions

Rediff.com18 Apr 2017

In what can be called as a major hint towards sewing up an unprecedented merger between two warring factions, the Sasikala and the O Panneerselvam groups of the All Anna India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam met on late Monday night in Chennai.

Conspiracy to squeeze us out from politics: Dinakaran on I-T raids

Conspiracy to squeeze us out from politics: Dinakaran on I-T raids

Rediff.com18 Nov 2017

The Chief Minister Palaniswami camp, however, blamed the Sasikala family for the raids.

In AIADMK's symbol row, Sasikala gets hat, OPS gets electricity pole

In AIADMK's symbol row, Sasikala gets hat, OPS gets electricity pole

Rediff.com23 Mar 2017

The faction led by O Panneerselvam will be referred to as 'AIADMK Puratchi Thalaivi Amma' and the Sasikala faction will be referred to as 'AIADMK Amma'.

SC rejects Rajiv assassin Nalini's plea for early release

SC rejects Rajiv assassin Nalini's plea for early release

Rediff.com27 Oct 2014

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea moved by former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassin Nalini Sriharan seeking early release from prison.

Out on bail, Dinakaran meets aunt Sasikala in Bengaluru jail

Out on bail, Dinakaran meets aunt Sasikala in Bengaluru jail

Rediff.com6 Jun 2017

Will just sit back and see, said Dinakaran over AIADMK merger.

Bicker...Bicker...Bicker...No end in sight

Bicker...Bicker...Bicker...No end in sight

Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

The BJP has been pushing the two AIADMK groups to merge and then get the Sasikala clan out of the party and government.

Meet the men behind the Mars Mission

Meet the men behind the Mars Mission

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

The ISRO team worked tirelessly to make the Mars mission a success

Goyal to meet heads of 6 govt banks on Tuesday

Goyal to meet heads of 6 govt banks on Tuesday

Rediff.com16 Jun 2018

The meeting is expected to chart a road map for cleaning up their balance sheets and boost credit flows, reports Somesh Jha.