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Sun Pharma settles dispute with Astra Zeneca

Sun Pharma settles dispute with Astra Zeneca

Rediff.com4 Aug 2009

Under the agreement, MedImmune has granted Sun Pharma a licence to certain patents, permitting Sun Pharma to continue marketing its generic version of Ethyol in the US.

Lupin pills hit legal wall in United States

Lupin pills hit legal wall in United States

Rediff.com12 Oct 2009

Teva Women's Health filed a suit this week in the US District Court for New Jersey, claiming that Lupin had filed an abbreviated new drug application with the US Food and Drug Administration, which infringes the patents of Seasonale, its oral contraceptive that limits the number of menstrual periods women have in a year.

TCS accused in US lawsuit of South Asian bias

TCS accused in US lawsuit of South Asian bias

Rediff.com17 Apr 2015

Steven Heldt said 95 per cent of Tata's 14,000-person US workforce descend from South Asia.

'Air India habitually violated aviation laws'

'Air India habitually violated aviation laws'

Rediff.com24 Jun 2009

A US district court in Washington State has issued summons to Air India in a multi-million dollar law suit filed by a former manager and senior instructor pilot of the Boeing Company.

Court bans Microsoft from selling Word in US

Court bans Microsoft from selling Word in US

Rediff.com12 Aug 2009

A United States judge on Tuesday ordered Microsoft to stop selling Microsoft Word in its current form in the US as it infringes a patent owned by a Canadian company, i41.

Eli Lilly files suit against Lupin, Aurobindo

Eli Lilly files suit against Lupin, Aurobindo

Rediff.com3 Dec 2008

US-based pharma giants Eli Lilly and company has filed a case against two Indian drug makers, Aurobindo Pharma and Lupin alleging infringement of patent of its anti-depressant drug Cymbalta.

US: Plot to kill Barack Obama foiled, 2 arrested

US: Plot to kill Barack Obama foiled, 2 arrested

Rediff.com28 Oct 2008

US authorities have foiled a plot to assassinate White House frontrunner Barack Obama, arresting two white supremacists planning a "killing spree", targeting over 100 Afro-Americans, including the Democrat who aspires to be the country's first African-American president.

Football Briefs: Giroud treble boosts France in friendly win

Football Briefs: Giroud treble boosts France in friendly win

Rediff.com3 Jun 2017

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Bernie Madoff's billionaire victims

Bernie Madoff's billionaire victims

Rediff.com18 Mar 2009

The disgraced money manager's victims include a who's who of wealth and celebrity.

PwC dragged into Satyam class action suits

PwC dragged into Satyam class action suits

Rediff.com6 Feb 2009

The suit was filed on behalf of purchasers of Satyam's ADRs between January 6, 2004 through January 6, 2009. Price Waterhouse, the Indian unit of the global audit major, has been maintaining that it followed all the standard accounting principles while auditing the books of Satyam Computers. However, it also said that its auditing on Satyam could be construed invalid if the statements made by Raju in his admission letter on January 7 about the fraud were correct.

4 Indian Americans charged with healthcare fraud

4 Indian Americans charged with healthcare fraud

Rediff.com15 May 2013

From , May 15 (PTI) Four Indian Americans, including a physician and three co-owners of a health clinic from Chicago, have been charged with healthcare fraud estimated to be running into millions of dollars. Federal law enforcement officials said three Indian Americans Ankur Ro ...

Petition against Modi's US visit collects 94,000 signatures

Petition against Modi's US visit collects 94,000 signatures

Rediff.com12 Aug 2014

Sikhs For Justice's petition demands cancellation of Prime Minister Modi's visit.

Indian jailed for exporting banned goods

Indian jailed for exporting banned goods

Rediff.com17 Jun 2008

An Indian American businessman was sentenced to 35 months in jail and slapped a US$ 60,000 fine by a US court for shipping restricted military technology to Indian government entities engaged in missile and fighter jet production.Parthasarathy Sudarshan was convicted of acquiring electrical components with applications in missile guidance and firing systems in the US and supplying them to the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre and Bharat Dynamics Ltd between 2002 and 2006.

US:Indian admits to smuggling sensitive components

US:Indian admits to smuggling sensitive components

Rediff.com14 Mar 2008

Sudarshan had smuggled sensitive components to Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre and Bharat Dynamics Ltd, which is involved in development and production of ballistic missiles in India. To further conceal from the US government that goods were going to entities in India on the Department of Commerce Entity List, Sudarshan routed the products through its Singapore office and then send the packages on to India, authorities claimed.

Bush's Indian pal under SEC scanner

Bush's Indian pal under SEC scanner

Rediff.com25 May 2008

Dr Zachariah P Zachariah, arguably the most influential Indian- American Republican and a major fund-raiser for the party for more than two decades and a close friend of the Bush family, has been charged with insider trading by the United States's Securities and Exchange Commission.

Indian American admits role in widespread student visa fraud

Indian American admits role in widespread student visa fraud

Rediff.com28 Aug 2013

An Indian American has admitted his role in widespread foreign student visa fraud that took place in New Jersey, the US Department of Justice said.

Sports Shorts: Aditi moves up to tied-4th in Dubai

Sports Shorts: Aditi moves up to tied-4th in Dubai

Rediff.com8 Dec 2017

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday.

Gatlin reopens fight against doping ban

Gatlin reopens fight against doping ban

Rediff.com24 Jun 2008

A US federal court in Gatlin's hometown of Pensacola, Florida, held a one-day hearing on a request for a preliminary injunction that would allow the 26-year-old Gatlin to take part in the trials in Eugene, Oregon. Gatlin, who attended the hearing dressed in a brown suit and was accompanied by family members, was suspended for four years after testing positive in 2006 for the male sex hormone testosterone.

Illegal online pharmacy: Indian gets 30-year term

Illegal online pharmacy: Indian gets 30-year term

Rediff.com16 Dec 2007

The sentencing came 32 months after Bansal was arrested with a plane ticket to India following a two-year probe dubbed Operation Cyberchase. It was US Drug Enforcement Administration's first-ever major investigation of its type.

'Dr Death' gets extradition hearing delayed

'Dr Death' gets extradition hearing delayed

Rediff.com3 Jun 2008

Indian-origin doctor Jayant Patel, accused of manslaughter charges in Australia, has won his bid for deferring his extradition hearing in the US by three weeks. Hearing date for the extradition of 58-year-old Patel, dubbed as 'Dr Death' in Australia, has been deferred to July 16 from June 26, an AAP report said.

Benghazi returns to haunt Hillary; parents sue her for wrongful death, defamation

Benghazi returns to haunt Hillary; parents sue her for wrongful death, defamation

Rediff.com9 Aug 2016

Hillary is accused of having made "false and defamatory statements negligently, recklessly and purposefully and/or intentionally with malice" in her public comments, including those about the connection between the attack and an anti-Muslim YouTube video.

Aurobindo Pharma embroiled in patent cases in the US

Aurobindo Pharma embroiled in patent cases in the US

Rediff.com28 Apr 2014

According to the petition copies, Hospira has alleged that Aurobindo's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to make generic version of dexmedetomidine hydrochloride injection would infringe its patented drug Precedex.

Jones gets six months in prison

Jones gets six months in prison

Rediff.com12 Jan 2008

Disgraced Olympic sprinter Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday for lying to federal prosecutors about her steroid use.

US property tax: India to appeal

US property tax: India to appeal

Rediff.com20 Mar 2008

India is likely to appeal against the decision of a US court upholding imposition of $ 42.4 million property tax on it by the city for using the United Nations Mission's building in New York for residential purposes.India has been arguing that tax cannot be levied as the diplomatic staff, which occupies the 20 floors of building in midtown Manhattan across the United Nations headquarters, is exempt from tax.

Rajat Gupta files appeal to overturn insider trading conviction

Rajat Gupta files appeal to overturn insider trading conviction

Rediff.com26 Aug 2015

Gupta was convicted of passing confidential information.

Ponzi menace: Indian sentenced to prison in US

Ponzi menace: Indian sentenced to prison in US

Rediff.com12 Dec 2014

Several of Sachin Uppal's victims were family friends

American gets 15 yrs jail for supporting LeT

American gets 15 yrs jail for supporting LeT

Rediff.com26 Jul 2007

The sentencing was announced by US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Michael J Garcia on Wednesday.

Pharma majors face fresh cases in US

Pharma majors face fresh cases in US

Rediff.com6 Apr 2007

In a fresh round of patent battle over the launch of generic drugs in the US market, domestic pharmaceutical majors Orchid, Sun Pharma and Ranbaxy Laboratories have been sued by Cima Labs, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co and Abbott Laboratories, respectivel

Slavery case: NRI couple denied bail

Slavery case: NRI couple denied bail

Rediff.com12 Jun 2007

If convicted, the couple could get up to 30 years in prison.

Slavery case: Indian American couple still in jail

Slavery case: Indian American couple still in jail

Rediff.com5 Jun 2007

US District court judge Thomas Platt told the prosecution and defence lawyers on Monday that he was not satisfied with the bail agreement and fixed the next hearing for Wednesday.

US Army sued for not enlisting Sikh

US Army sued for not enlisting Sikh

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

Two US-based rights groups have filed a lawsuit against the US Army for allegedly not enlisting a Sikh student in the Reserve Officer Training Corps programme, unless he shaved his beard and cut his hair.

US: Indian couple sentenced for using unapproved cancer drugs

US: Indian couple sentenced for using unapproved cancer drugs

Rediff.com14 Jun 2014

A United States court has sentenced an Indian oncologist and his wife for using unapproved chemotherapy medications at their cancer institute for three years.

Indian techie sentenced to nine months for sexual assault

Indian techie sentenced to nine months for sexual assault

Rediff.com12 Sep 2013

An Indian techie has been sentenced to nine months of imprisonment on charges of sexually assaulting an American woman during a flight, and faces deportation to India after serving his sentence.

Ex-FIFA official Blazer's 2013 plea agreement made public

Ex-FIFA official Blazer's 2013 plea agreement made public

Rediff.com16 Jun 2015

US prosecutors on Monday made public their 2013 plea agreement with Chuck Blazer, revealing that the former FIFA executive committee member had been secretly providing authorities information for nearly two years before he admitted guilt.

Reversals for Ranbaxy

Reversals for Ranbaxy

Rediff.com26 Feb 2007

India's largest drug maker Ranbaxy was at the receiving end of two patent infringement cases in Denmark and the USA on February 23

FIFA probe: Warner's sons scrambled to deposit cash hoard at US banks

FIFA probe: Warner's sons scrambled to deposit cash hoard at US banks

Rediff.com29 May 2015

Daryan and Daryll Warner, sons of former FIFA Vice President Jack Warner, and their associates deposited more than $600,000 in cash at bank branches in New York, Miami and Las Vegas in the second half of 2011, according to a 2012 complaint in US District Court in New York that was unsealed on Wednesday.

US court rejects Infosys plea for dismissal of discrimination suit

US court rejects Infosys plea for dismissal of discrimination suit

Rediff.com28 May 2015

The company has been at the centre of an outcry over visa abuse.

US: Indian imprisoned for immigration fraud

US: Indian imprisoned for immigration fraud

Rediff.com23 Jan 2007

36-year old Narendra Mandalapa was owner and president of Cybersoftee, a business consulting company based in Edison.

SEC imposes huge penalty on Rajat Gupta

SEC imposes huge penalty on Rajat Gupta

Rediff.com18 Jul 2013

In its complaint filed in 2011, the SEC alleged that Gupta disclosed confidential information about Berkshire Hathaway Inc's $5 billion investment in Goldman Sachs

Martoma gets 9 years in prison for insider trading

Martoma gets 9 years in prison for insider trading

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

He was sentenced to nine and five years on charges of conspiracy and two of securities fraud.