'No preparedness planning, no accountability, no action plan'

'This government did not have any plan for safety stocks of essential medicines.' IMAGE: Doctors attend to a patient suffering from COVID-19 inside the emergency room at the Safdarjung Hospital in......

Plasma therapy isn't proven treatment for COVID-19: Govt

The plasma therapy for treatment of coronavirus patients is at an experimental stage and it has the potential to cause life-threatening complications, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday,......

Actual number of COVID-19 cases 4 times higher: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

The actual coronavirus positive cases in the country will be at least four times the reported count, biotech entrepreneur Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said on Thursday, citing large number of......

Why lack of testing must worry all of us

'Our government's claim that there are no undetected cases of infection that happened within our bustling cities because of exposure to infected international travellers are not credible,' notes......

Jt drugs controller waives trial of Biocon drug; arrested

The CBI has arrested Joint Drugs Controller S Eswara Reddy for allegedly receiving a Rs 4 lakh bribe to waive the phase three clinical trial of the Insulin Aspart injection, a product of Biocon......

Agnipath has large job potential: India Inc

Industry leaders, including Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra, RPG Enterprises chairman Harsh Goenka and Biocon Ltd chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Monday came out in support of the......

Biocon chief: Sebi's insider trading laws need an overhaul

Corporate leaders said since the law and evidence gathering is vague, it’s time for the government to set up a quasi-judicial body to adjud­icate on all these cases before any Sebi......

Why are More Women Jobless?

Indian women have education, inspiration and perspiration -- but not enough employment, points out Mahesh Vyas. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The world celebrated International......