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  • Wockhardt shares plunge 20 pc on USFDA import alert Wockhardt shares plunge 20 pc on USFDA import alert

    MUMBAI - Shares of Wockhardt, one of the leading Indian pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, witnessed a sharp fall of 20% to Rs. 1,315 ($23.61) on the Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE) on Thursday after the US FDA published an import alert on one of its three manufacturing facilities near Aurangabad. The import alert, 'detention without physical examination of drugs from firms which have ...

  • Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani to release in Russia in July

    His grandfather Raj Kapoor is adored in Russia, and now Ranbir Kapoor's forthcoming film "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" is being lined up for release there in July. The movie is likely to hit screens in Russia July 4. Eros International will release the movie, as well as six other films in the country post the success of "Cocktail" there. The lot includes "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara", "Rockstar", ...

  • Another bookie arrested for IPL spot fixing

    Another bookie was arrested in the Indian Premier League IPL spot fixing scandal Friday from Hyderabad, Delhi Police sources said. Mohammad Ahya was arrested at the Hyderabad airport while trying to flee to Dubai, the sources said. "Other bookies revealed his name during interrogation. We will be bringing him to Delhi," a police official said. This takes the number of arrests in the IPL spot ...

  • British Airways to pay Rs.1.5 lakh compensation to passenger

    A Indian scholar invited to a US conference has won his battle against British Airways in the top consumer forum, which has directed the airline to compensate him Rs.150,000 ($2,600) for his "mental agony and harassment". Complainant Rabindra Nath Pati was prevented from boarding a flight from Philadelphia on his way home despite holding a valid ticket, forcing him to overstay in the ...

  • Sargun much wiser than me Ravi Dubey

    TV actor Ravi Dubey may not be so romantic as a person, but he doesn't miss a chance to praise his actress-girlfriend Sargun Mehta who, he feels, is notches higher in maturity compared to him. "Sargun is younger than me, yet she is one of the most mature individuals I have come across in my life. I think she is very wise and mature," the 29-year-old actor told IANS. Ravi and Sarugn, 24, worked ...

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Courage Under Fire [DVD]

Courage Under Fire [DVD]

The surface story of Courage Under Fire is about an Army colonel investigating the merits of the first woman ever considered for the Medal of Honor for combat. But the underlying and more important story is about that colonel's fight to come to peace with himself. ...

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  • Class 10 student raped in Delhi accused arrested

    A 16-year-old 10th class girl student was raped by her neighbour here, police said Friday. The accused has been arrested. The incident was reported from east Delhi's Vivek Vihar area Thursday night and the accused was arrested late the same night. The accused has been identified as Arvind, 22, working in a private firm and residing in the ...

  • US to find way to decide Indian request on Headley

    India and the US will find an "appropriate" way to decide on New Delhi's request for access to Mumbai attack plotter David Headley, US Undersecretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman said Friday. Sherman, who separately met External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai ahead of Secretary of State John Kerry's India visit, also said the US was hoping to welcome ...

  • Khalid Mujahid War on terror continues to terrorize

    Good luck to the UPA as it attempts to put a positive spin on its nine years in power. But let me insert here a word of caution about the manner in which its war on terror is causing the world's second largest Muslim population to be dangerously alienated from the state. I was in Lucknow when the custodial death of Khalid Mujahid caused deathly silence in my family which, sadly, has also begun ...

  • India has science business interests in the Arctic

    India's status as an observer at the eight-nation Arctic Council will give it a chance to understand the ice cap's climate, which impacts the Indian monsoon, along with the possibility of exploring the mineral-rich North Pole and shorter shipping routes for future business, a senior official said. "At the momment our interest is mainly from the science (of the region). But later, we could ...

  • President concerned over disruptions in legislatures

    President Pranab Mukherjee Friday expressed concern over repeated disruptions in parliament and state legislatures. Addressing members of the Himachal Pradesh assembly at its Golden Jubilee celebrations, Mukherjee appealed to leaders of political parties to discuss and find a solution to this problem. "Every legislator has got his job after begging people for their votes, and after gaining ...

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