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Profile: Shantha Sinha

Shantha Sinha, winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2003 for Community Leadership, is well-known as the founder of the M Venkatarangaiya Foundation (better known as MV Foundation), which works to......

SC nod for NRCB's data collection in prisons sans caste

The Supreme Court on Thursday said its direction to delete the 'caste' column apart from any caste reference in undertrials or convicts' registers in jails will not impede the collection of data by......

SC ends caste-based discrimination in jails, overrules jail manuals

The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside caste-based discriminatory provisions of prison manuals of around 11 states while deprecating the practice of distribution of work and segregation of......

Magsaysay Awards for J M Lyngdoh, Shantha Sinha

Chief Election Commissioner James Michael Lyngdoh has won the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2003 for his "convincing validation of free and fair elections as the foundation and best hope of......

K'taka HC sets aside election of J Shantha as MP

In a major setback to the Bellary faction of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Karnataka high court on Monday set aside the election of member of Parliament J Shantha. Justice H Billappa observed......

Merieux takes 60% in Shantha Biotechnics

French biotech major Mrieux Alliance has acquired a majority stake in the Hyderabad-based vaccine company Shantha Biotechnics for an undisclosed amount. The company has acquired a 50 per cent stake......

Leaving its troubles behind, Shantha Biotechnics makes a fresh start

The biotech company's revenues had fallen to as low as Rs 50 cr after it lost a WHO contract, but now it hopes to reach Rs 700 cr in two years. It's sheer luck that made you succeed in an otherwise......

Shantha Bio to raise $30m for trials

City-based Shantha Biotechnics Pvt Ltd is slated to raise close to $30 million from a strategic investor to further Phase I trials of its four monoclonal molecules for cancer treatment.Shantha will......

Shantha Bio to tap US market in 2005

Shantha Biotechnics Pvt Ltd plans to become the first Indian biopharma firm to tap the US market in 2005 by launching its Hepatitis-B vaccine 'Shanvac B' and AlphaFeto Protein test kit in that......

Shanta Bio seeks US patent for cancer treatment

Leading biotechnology company Shantha Biotech said on Friday that it has developed recombinant interferon technology for cancer and viral hepatitis patients for which it is seeking a......

Spotted: Boman Irani in San Francisco

Reader Sushil Mathakari sent a picture of his wife Shilpa and mother-in-law Shantha with Boman Irani at Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA. Sushil writes that Boman was a down-to-earth......

'Harmanpreet can make way for Smriti as captain'

'It's overdue. Because Harman as a batter and a fielder is brilliant. But tactically, she can fumble at times. I feel she can contribute more if she's without the burden of captaincy.' IMAGE:......

'WC title will revolutionise women's cricket in India'

'The foundation we laid back then, some 50 years back, is bearing fruits now.' IMAGE: Two-time runners-up India will be hoping to get third time lucky when they face South Africa in the Women's......

When Women In Blue Stayed At NRI Homes During Tours!

'Once we had Mandira Bedi, who shot a commercial for a famous diamond brand. The entire endorsement money that she got, she gave it to the WCAI and we arranged for air tickets for India's tour of......

PIX: Shreya Ghosal leads moving Zubeen tribute at WC launch

The emotional high point of the glittering ceremony came when Shreya concluded her performance with Zubeen's iconic song Mayabini Ratir Bukut. IMAGE: Shreya Ghosal sings the Indian national......

'Smriti ideal choice to succeed Mithali as ODI captain'

Former India captain Shantha Rangaswamy says Smriti Mandhana is an excellent performer and should be given the opportunity to lead the country. IMAGE: Smriti Mandhana has played four Tests, 62......