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Sharad Pawar should retire now, he is ageing, says close friend Poonawalla

Sharad Pawar should retire now, he is ageing, says close friend Poonawalla

Rediff.com30 Aug 2023

NCP president Sharad Pawar may be busy getting ready for the INDIA Opposition bloc meeting in Mumbai with other Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) constituents, but his close friend and industrialist Dr Cyrus Poonawalla has a piece of advice for the octogenarian leader.

Red tape reduced: Poonawalla lauds Modi for quick rollout of Covishield

Red tape reduced: Poonawalla lauds Modi for quick rollout of Covishield

Rediff.com13 Aug 2021

Recalling how the industry used to face "hardships" in securing permissions and "harassment from bureaucrats" 50 years ago, chairman of the Pune-based vaccine maker Serum Institute of India (SII), Dr Cyrus Poonawalla, on Friday hailed the Modi government saying that red-tapism and licence raj have come down under its rule.

Probe to find whether Serum fire was mishap or sabotage: Uddhav

Probe to find whether Serum fire was mishap or sabotage: Uddhav

Rediff.com22 Jan 2021

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said that whether the fire at the Serum Institute of India (SII) was an accident or sabotage will be known only after the probe gets over.