Why are prisoners dying in Tamil Nadu prisons?

'The main reason for the deaths is trust.' K Kesavan, an advocate and joint secretary of the Centre for Protection of Civil Liberties, has moved a Public Interest Litigation in the Madras high......

Alert: BHU, Medical admissions

Banaras Hindu University, Institute of Medical SciencesAdmission Notice for MD/MS-2004An entrance test on an all India basis will be held on April 4, 2004 at Varanasi for admission to MD/MS courses......

Medical PG Programmes at CMC Vellore

Medical PG Programmes at CMC, VelloreChristian Medical College, Vellore invites applications for admission to the following Medical Postgraduate Programmes: 1. Diploma in Child Health/Obstetrics &......

Swarnajayanti Fellowships 2003

Swarnajayanti Fellowships 2003 The Governmentof Indiainstitutedthe Swarnajayanti Fellowships to commemoratethe 50th year of India's Independence. Under the scheme a selected number of young......

Why Indian pharma cos are gung-ho about the US mkt

While companies continue to face regulatory pressure leading to higher costs, they see an uptick from the launch of differentiated and high-margin products. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Ranbaxy introduces whistle-blower policy

Trouble-hit Ranbaxy Laboratories has introduced a whistle-blower policy within the company to encourage transparency and address concerns internally, so that bigger problems could be averted.In his......

Ranbaxy acquires Biovel, enters vaccine line

India's biggest drug maker, Ranbaxy, has acquired Biovel Lifesciences, a Bangalore-based biotech company making typhoid and influenza vaccines, for an undisclosed sum. With this, Ranbaxy would make......

Ranbaxy acquires US rights for 13 brands

The leading Indian drug maker, Ranbaxy has acquired the rights from Bristol-Myers Squibb to manufacture and market 13 dermatology brands in the United States for $25 million. This is Ranbaxy's......