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Orion files suit against Wockhardt

Orion files suit against Wockhardt

Rediff.com12 Dec 2008

The Finland-based drug major Orion Corporation has filed a lawsuit in the United States against domestic drug major Wockhardt for challenging the patents on its brand Stalevo, used for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

India Open: Mary Kom wins first bout, assured of medal

India Open: Mary Kom wins first bout, assured of medal

Rediff.com22 May 2019

Mary will be up against fellow Indian and Asian Championships bronze medallist Nikhat Zareen in a blockbuster semi-final as the duo confirmed two medals for India.

Bhupathi-Knowle in second round at Wimbledon

Bhupathi-Knowle in second round at Wimbledon

Rediff.com26 Jun 2013

Veteran Indian star Mahesh Bhupathi and Julian Knowle defeated Leonardo Mayer and Alberto Ramos to move into the second round of the men's doubles at Wimbledon on Wednesday. The eighth seeded Indo-Austrian pair scored a 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-2 win.

Why India has not made a world-beating global invention

Why India has not made a world-beating global invention

Rediff.com15 Jul 2019

'If Indians are as smart as their counterparts in university, and have equal opportunity, then what is the reason that we cannot produce inventions of quality that are recognised by the world?'

Russian Grand Prix: Bottas pips Hamilton to pole in Russia

Russian Grand Prix: Bottas pips Hamilton to pole in Russia

Rediff.com29 Sep 2018

Finland's Valtteri Bottas took pole position for the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday with Mercedes team mate and Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton having to settle for second place on the starting grid.

Formula One's Sergio Perez undecided on Force India future

Formula One's Sergio Perez undecided on Force India future

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

Force India's Sergio Perez has said he is yet to decide if he will drive for the Formula One team next season.

Federer stumbles into hometown QF

Federer stumbles into hometown QF

Rediff.com24 Oct 2008

Roger Federer stuttered into the quarter-finals In Basel after a tough 7-6, 7-6 second round win over Jarkko Nieminen.

Dutch Open: Jayaram, Guru reach quarter-finals

Dutch Open: Jayaram, Guru reach quarter-finals

Rediff.com9 Oct 2015

Defending champion Ajay Jayaram and Commonwealth bronze-medallist RMV Gurusaidutt reached the men's singles quarterfinals of the $ 50,000 Dutch Open Grand Prix, in Almere.

Djokovic slips up against Nieminen

Djokovic slips up against Nieminen

Rediff.com16 Jan 2009

Serbia's Novak Djokovic missed his chance to leapfrog Roger Federer into second place on the world rankings when he was beaten 6-4, 7-6 by Finland's Jarkko Nieminen in the semi-finals of the Sydney International on Friday. Last year's Australian Open winner, ranked third in the world behind Rafael Nadal and Federer, would have moved to a career-high second by reaching the final in Sydney but was outplayed by Nieminen, ranked 37 places below him at 40.

Ballack to miss World Cup qualifiers

Ballack to miss World Cup qualifiers

Rediff.com3 Sep 2008

Michael Ballack will miss Germany's World Cup qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Finland through injury.

Abhinav Bindra wins 10m air rifle gold

Abhinav Bindra wins 10m air rifle gold

Rediff.com11 Aug 2008

Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in men's 10 metre air rifle event of the shooting competition at Beijing Olympics on Monday morning. The medal is India's first individual gold, and the first since 1980, when the hockey team emerged triumphant in Moscow.

Hamilton on pole for Australian GP

Hamilton on pole for Australian GP

Rediff.com15 Mar 2008

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Saturday after World champion Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari suffered an early breakdown. The 23-year-old pipped Poland's Robert Kubica to line up a perfect start to his second season in Formula One. Finland's Heikki Kovalainen, in the second McLaren, qualified in third place with Ferrari's Brazilian Felipe Massa alongside on the second row.

TVS sells contract mfg unit to Finnish company

TVS sells contract mfg unit to Finnish company

Rediff.com31 May 2007

Printer manufacturer TVS Electronics has sold off its contract manufacturing services business at Tumkur for Rs 41.12 crore (Rs 411.02 million) to Incap Contract Manufacturing Services, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Finland based Incap Corporation.

Formula One: Hamilton wins fifth Canadian win

Formula One: Hamilton wins fifth Canadian win

Rediff.com13 Jun 2016

Lewis Hamilton survived another first corner clash with Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg on Sunday to take a fifth Canadian Grand Prix victory and cut the German's championship lead to nine points.

Nokia's Chennai plant may be left out of Microsoft deal

Nokia's Chennai plant may be left out of Microsoft deal

Rediff.com3 Dec 2013

Finnish phone maker Nokia may have to exclude its Chennai plant from the $7.2 billion deal with Microsoft if tax issues facing the India unit are not resolved by next week.

Llodra to meet Nieminen in Adelaide final

Llodra to meet Nieminen in Adelaide final

Rediff.com5 Jan 2008

Third seed Jarkko Nieminen of Finland will take on Frenchman Michael Llodra in the final of the Adelaide International after both came through their semi-finals in straight sets on Saturday.

Nuclear safety head in India on 4-day visit

Nuclear safety head in India on 4-day visit

Rediff.com12 Mar 2007

INSAG is a wing of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

India gets Nokia's 1st design studio

India gets Nokia's 1st design studio

Rediff.com1 Aug 2007

Finland's Nokia on Wednesday announced opening its first satellite design studio, in Bangalore, signalling the growing importance the world's biggest mobile handset maker attaches to India.

Boxing worlds: Mary Kom eyes historic sixth gold

Boxing worlds: Mary Kom eyes historic sixth gold

Rediff.com14 Nov 2018

Celebrated boxer M C Mary Kom will aim for a historic sixth gold at the AIBA Women' World Championships, the build up of which has been marred by a row over lone Kosovan boxer's participation and poor quality air in the national capital.

Tough draws for Indians at the US Open

Tough draws for Indians at the US Open

Rediff.com26 Aug 2013

Leander Paes will kickstart his US Open campaign with Czech partner Radek Stepanek against Jarkko Nieminen of Finland and Dmitry Tursunov of Russia.

Japan's Nakajima to race for Williams

Japan's Nakajima to race for Williams

Rediff.com7 Nov 2007

Japan's Kazuki Nakajima will race for Williams next season, the Formula One team confirmed on Wednesday.

Finnair to start Helsinki-Mumbai 5-day week flight

Finnair to start Helsinki-Mumbai 5-day week flight

Rediff.com12 Jun 2007

Finland-based Finnair said on Tuesday it will start five-day a week direct flight to Helsinki from Mumbai from June 27.

Injured Torres to miss Euro qualifier

Injured Torres to miss Euro qualifier

Rediff.com13 Oct 2007

Spain striker Fernando Torres will miss Euro 2008 qualifier in Denmark after suffering an injury in training.

Hot curves ahead: Miss Universe 2016 hopefuls

Hot curves ahead: Miss Universe 2016 hopefuls

Rediff.com27 Jan 2017

We're back... Round Two of the line up of Miss Universe 2016 contestants.

F1: Raikkonen staying at Ferrari in 2018

F1: Raikkonen staying at Ferrari in 2018

Rediff.com22 Aug 2017

He and Sebastian Vettel get on well, with the German keen on him staying, and Kimi Raikkonen has shown his loyalty this season by accepting team orders to his detriment.

Williams appoint Sutil as reserve driver

Williams appoint Sutil as reserve driver

Rediff.com26 Mar 2015

Williams have appointed experienced German racer Adrian Sutil as reserve driver for the season, the Formula One team said on Thursday.

World Cup QFs: Spain, Italy and Croatia win; Wales held

World Cup QFs: Spain, Italy and Croatia win; Wales held

Rediff.com10 Oct 2016

Gareth Bale scored his 25th goal for Wales but Georgia fought back strongly to earn a deserved 1-1 draw in a World Cup Group D qualifier in Cardiff on Sunday. It left Wales, surprise semi-finalists at Euro 2016, with five points from three games and at risk of losing the group leadership after the day's later matches. Georgia took their first point, following narrow defeats by Austria and Ireland.

Indian IT cos expand base in Baltic states

Indian IT cos expand base in Baltic states

Rediff.com14 Sep 2007

Most Indian IT firms, including TCS, Wipro, Infosys, Mindtree, Infotech and Sasken, which started their operations in the region with a small base, have expanded their base fast.

Nokia's first satellite design studio in India

Nokia's first satellite design studio in India

Rediff.com3 Aug 2007

This studio will explore a range of design trends and themes, including detailed research into colour and material trends in India.

Lewis Hamilton fastest in Monza practice

Lewis Hamilton fastest in Monza practice

Rediff.com2 Sep 2016

Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton ousted Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg from the top of the timesheets in Italian Grand Prix free practice on Friday. The Briton, chasing his 50th grand prix win on Sunday, enjoyed a sunny afternoon at the Monza circuit with a fastest lap of one minute 22.801 seconds on the supersoft tyres after being second to Rosberg in the morning. Rosberg quickest effort then was a 1:22.959, with the German lapping in 1:22.994 after lunch.

Kovalainen joins McLaren

Kovalainen joins McLaren

Rediff.com15 Dec 2007

The Finn will race for McLaren next year in a straight swap with Spaniard Fernando Alonso, who has taken his place at Renault.

You don't have to be rich to be happy

You don't have to be rich to be happy

Rediff.com26 Apr 2008

While wealth doesn't seem to generate happiness, extreme poverty is more likely to produce the opposite.

Liverpool lead the way in spreading Premier League gospel

Liverpool lead the way in spreading Premier League gospel

Rediff.com21 Jun 2015

Liverpool will cover most miles of any Premier League club in pre-season preparation.

Nokia unveils theme design contest

Nokia unveils theme design contest

Rediff.com18 Jul 2007

Nokia launched on Wednesday a theme design competition -- Art Meets Intelligence Design Fest -- for consumers across India in association with magazine Elle Decor.

Wimbledon PHOTOS: Sharapova, Djokovic ease into 3rd round

Wimbledon PHOTOS: Sharapova, Djokovic ease into 3rd round

Rediff.com1 Jul 2015

Novak Djokovic outclassed Finland's Jarkko Nieminen 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 to move safely into the Wimbledon third round on Wednesday.

India edition set to be most-attended, highest-scoring U-17 World Cup!

India edition set to be most-attended, highest-scoring U-17 World Cup!

Rediff.com26 Oct 2017

The total number of spectators, who turned up at the six host venues across the country, currently stand at 12,24,027, a mere 6949 less than the earlier attendance of 12,30,976 set in the first edition of the tournament in China in 1985.

Which country has the world's 'most powerful' passport?

Which country has the world's 'most powerful' passport?

Rediff.com25 Oct 2017

India, which was listed 78th last year, has improved its ranking, figuring at 75th position with a visa-free score of 51

Arvind Bhat bows out of Polish Open

Arvind Bhat bows out of Polish Open

Rediff.com30 Mar 2008

India's Arvind Bhat lost in straight games to Finland's Ville Lang at the International Challenge event in Warsaw.

Paes, Bopanna to clash in US Open mixed doubles semis

Paes, Bopanna to clash in US Open mixed doubles semis

Rediff.com8 Sep 2015

In what seems to be a mouth-watering clash for Indian tennis fans, Rohan Bopanna set up a semi-final clash with veteran Leander Paes after the two players won their respective mixed doubles matches on Day 8 of the US Open in New York, on Monday.

EU must exit peace process: LTTE

EU must exit peace process: LTTE

Rediff.com21 Jun 2006

The move follows the EU's decision to ban the LTTE as a terrorist organisation last month.