HC seeks status report from govt on illegal sale of medicines online

The Delhi high court on Wednesday asked the Centre to file a status report on petitions seeking a ban on "illegal" sale of drugs online. Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph:......

Cough syrup deaths: DCGI bans use of propylene glycol supplied by Delhi firm

India's drug regulator has directed drug manufacturers not to use propylene glycol supplied by a Delhi-based company which provided the ingredient to Marion Biotech, whose cough syrups were alleged......

3 employees of Noida pharma arrested in Uzbek cough syrup death case

Three employees of a Noida-based pharmaceutical firm, whose cough syrup is alleged to have led to the death of 18 children in Uzbekistan last year, were arrested on charges of manufacturing and......

'We are sitting on a time bomb'

'An earthquake of a slightly higher magnitude in the Western Himalayan region is going to be catastrophic -- not just because of the fragility of the region, but because of how densely we have......

Ban Loss-Making Companies' IPOs!

The most important step is delivering what is needed -- a fairer IPO pricing, notes Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Towards the end of every bull market, glamorous......

Supertech's twin towers in Noida to be razed today, nearby bldgs evacuated

The evacuation of around 5,000 residents of the two housing societies near Supertech twin towers here is complete, officials said on Sunday as the stage is set to raze to the ground the nearly......

Ethical Code to keep doctor, drugmaker nexus at bay not mandatory yet

‘Gift-giving’ – from free dinners and drug samples to promotional merchandise – seems to be driving drugmakers’ marketing – a marketing prescription deeply......

BMW X4 lords over other cars on the road

The X4 offers an imposing presence that you cannot miss even in a crowd of other cars, says Pavan Lall. All photographs: Kind courtesy BMW Crossovers sit in a strange no man's land when it comes......

Shark Tank Season 2 Review: The Show Gets It Right!

There are serious entrepreneurs with some innovative ideas, like the young women from Bangalore who run a business selling packaged flowers for poojas, or the enthusiastic duo who want to......

'We don't ascribe to tags like South Indian or Bollywood'

'The cross-pollination between the states has always been happening.''It's only over the past one or two years that all this talk about South versus Bollywood has been happening.' IMAGE: Directors......

'My parents are such phenomenal talents'

'For a very long time I could not bring myself to watch several of their films because I couldn't see them depressed, in trouble or dead on screen.''It was hard to separate my parents from their......

The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives 2 Review

The spats and all the extra drama is generated for the series; the decibel level of the shrieking remains abnormally high, observes Deepa Gahlot. The audience numbers must have been respectable......

'Kohli's passion towards excellence is mind boggling'

'Kohli told me don’t treat me like a cricketer and work with me like an individual athlete.' IMAGE: RCB's strength and conditioning coach Basu Shanker, who has worked with several athletes......