Pfizer seeks approval in India for Covid vaccine

Pfizer India has become the first pharmaceutical firm to seek from the Drugs Controller General of India an emergency use authorisation for its COVID-19 vaccine in the country, after its parent......

PM to visit Serum Institute on Nov 28 to take stock of 'Covishield'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday visit the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), which has partnered with global pharma giant AstraZeneca and the Oxford University for COVID-19......

COVID vaccine likely to be available by first of 2021: Choubey

If the advanced clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine succeed, then an effective vaccination is likely to be available by the end of first quarter of 2021, Minister of State for Health Ashwini......

Serum Inst gets DGCI notice over continuation of vaccine trial

The central drug regulator has issued a show-cause notice to the Serum Institute of India (SII) for not informing it about pharma giant AstraZeneca pausing the clinical trials of the Oxford vaccine......

Sensex ends flat after hitting life-time high of 28,283

The Sensex ended 15 points lower at 28,163 after hitting life-time high of 28,282.85 and the Nifty ended down 5 points at 8,426 after touching an all-time high of 8,454.50. B enchmark share......

Troubles for listed MNCs to increase in India

The recent fracas between Maruti Suzuki and its minority shareholders has blown the lid off the tension that has been steadily building between minority shareholders and listed multinational......

Big Pharma still betting on 'messed up' Indian drugs market

Global drugmakers have had a nauseous time in India's $14 billion market. Prices have dropped and valuable patents have been overruled as the authorities strive to make medicines affordable for the......

CAD fuels market to record highs; Nifty ends above 6400

A sharp decline in India's current account deficit during the December quarter coupled with a sustained buying by foreign funds in the past few sessions fuelled the markets to all-time highs on......