From playing to the Sikh vote bank because Punjab elections are round the corner, to ensuring that a discordant 'us versus them' note was struck, whatever could be done to exploit every last drop of communal appeal, was done, observes Jyoti Punwani.
'Mahesh Bhatt put his foot down during Ghulam and did not allow Aamir Khan to dictate a particular moment in my performance.' 'He just ignored Aamir's objection to something I did in a shot we had together.'
Aurobindo pharma, cipla, orchid chemicals are the prominent takeover targets.
These include former drugs controller M Venkateshwarlu, Ranbaxy CMD Malvinder Mohan Singh, Ranjit Shahani, India chief of Swiss pharma major Novartis AG, Ramaprasad Reddy, chairman Aurobindo Pharma and Rajesh Jain, joint managing director, Panacea Biotec.
Swiss drug major Novartis' Indian arm is upbeat about its rural sales initiative, Arogya Parviar and plans to double its reach in the country over the next few years. "Arogya Parivar that started as a novel rural marketing initiative is now a profit-making body.
There is no doubt that patients are the ultimate beneficiaries of pharmaceutical research and development. Thousands of public health needs go unmet each day simply because there is still a cure out there waiting to be found. Product patents serve as encouragement to innovation, providing impetus to both investors and innovators. It has been argued that by denying product patents, India will encourage domestic generic production and, therefore, access to medicines.
The more women get educated, the more they will know what their rights are, says Mumbai Sheriff Indu Shahani.
Even as politics engaged him more, he never hid his way of life. On one occasion, Morarji Desai pleaded with him to stop drinking publicly. "You stick to your pissky and I'll stick to my whisky'' he is supposed to have told him.
The next time you download a video clip from YouTube or any other video-hosting website, you could possibly be downloading a malicious code along with the clip that could infect your computer, take unauthorised control, and steal financial or other information from it.As the popularity of flash media file formats continues to increase, hackers can now corrupt PCs once the user has downloaded a media file onto the machine, or through video files when played on a media player.
Data exclusivity key building block for R&D investment, says Novartis.
Here are a few off ramp style mantras from the beautiful people who attended the Day 4 of the lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2016.
Vanraj Bhatia, the creator of unforgettable music, hated the fact that the 'New Wave' directors did not respect Hindi cinema's multi-song format.
Internet users in India is attracting cyber criminals, as these are first-timers, who can be duped easily
E-wedding planners allow you to book everything online, including venues, make-up artists, bands, florists.
For most companies this would mean extending medical coverage to same-sex partners, say legal experts.
A look at the pictures.
All the action from the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival.
'I always gave my best, even to what people considered to be trashy content.'
A rebel by nature, he lived the life to the fullest, donning different hats -- lawyer, parliamentarian, minister -- but was not a quintessential politician constrained by party lines.
A look at how homegrown fabrics galore on Day one at Amazon India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2017.
A daughter's ode to her mother.
Gitanjali Gurbaxani, whose family has known Ram Jethmalani since their Pre-Partition days in Sind, recalls the legal luminary and 'the pride of the Sindhi community'.
Australian MasterChef runner-up Sarah Todd can't get over India.
'The producer will wear these gold ornaments, but they will not part with Rs 30,000 or Rs 50,000 to pay the writer.'
The recently concluded Lakme Fashion Week had plenty of runway style inspiration.
'She's a young, fragile, innocent girl who is put through a tumultuous journey.' 'Her fragility remains intact, and she does not metamorphose into a superwoman.' 'Alia has that vulnerability and fragility in her.'
Saluting Amjad Khan on his death anniversary on July 27.
India'sstartups have a good beginning but will they survive competition is a big questions which needs immediate attention.
Amazing stories about some of our best loved movies from Bhavani Iyer who wrote them.
To ensure equal access to health care, the government must consider it in a holistic manner and improve all parameters.
'As far as I know Burhan Wani did not kill anyone.'
P K Nair dedicated his life to restoring and archiving films.
Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special series.
A summary of the day's play in the Vijay Hazare One-day tournament.
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