Mylan N.V. and Biocon Ltd. said the European Medicines Agency accepted for review Mylan’s Marketing Authorization Application for a proposed biosimilar version of biosimilar Trastuzumab, a medicine used to treat breast and gastric cancers. This is the second biosimilar submission developed by the partnership that has been accepted for review in Europe. Mylan’s MAA for […]
The Indian team has landed in Florida ahead of their historic match against current T20 Champions West Indies, marking the first time competitive International Cricket will be played on American soil. West Indies will play two T20 international matches on August 27 and 28 with Indian team at the Central Broward Regional Park, Florida. The […]
Thomas Cook India’s Centre of Learning said it signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation to impart learning programmes in Madhya Pradesh. The project, named as ‘Explore Madhya Pradesh’, will impart learning via engaging modules to over 660 travel agents, covering 20 cities pan India in the next two months. On […]
Jet Airways, an India based international airline, today opened up its ‘priority advantage’ fast check-in service for economy class passengers. The service was earlier available only to passengers travelling by higher classes. However, unlike JetPrivilege members, normal economy class traveller will have to pay extra for getting this service. The service allows guests to check-in at […]
Government set up a high level committee comprising officials from the Ministry of Defence and the Indian Navy to take necessary steps to mitigate probable security compromise in Scorpene Submarine scandal. The Indian Navy has taken up the matter with Director General of Armament of the French Government requesting to investigate this incident with urgency and […]
Intex Technologies put on-air its fully automatic washing machine TV commercial featuring bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit, who recently signed as brand ambassador for Refrigerators and Washing Machines for two years. The 20-second commercial will be broadcast pan-India across all major general entertainment channels, news channels and regional broadcasts. The commercial will cover the North Indian […]
IL&FS Transportation Networks said it bought the entire equity stake of Singapore-based Cube Highways & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd in Andhra Pradesh Expressway Limited (APEL) for 140.37 cr. The completion of transaction and receipt of consideration is possible after fulfilling the conditions and approval from all concerned authorities and creditors of APEL, the construction and transportation company […]
Ministry of Ayush, government of India signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with United States Pharmacopeial Convention for cooperation in the field of traditional medicine. The aim is to promote the safety, quality and integrity of traditional medicines and botanical dietary supplements, the government said. The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is a scientific nonprofit organization […]
The cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, revised the budget for a clutch of highway development projects to Rs 6,461 crores, from Rs 5,193 crores. The cost has increased due to higher bid prices, and increase in cost of land acquisition, resettlement and rehabilitation and other pre-construction activities, the government said. The projects are already taken […]
Mangalam Drugs & Organics said the expansion works of its Plant on Unit-2 situated at Vapi have been successfully completed. The company commenced the trial operations at this newly expanded plant on 22nd August. The plant will produce the active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) for Malaria and anti-retroviral drugs. The Company will be filing Drug Master File […]
Razorpay, an online payment gateway, said it has partnered with wallet and payment option provider PayUmoney to offer Razorpay merchants the option to collect payments via PayUmoney. The agreement will help Razorpay’s 9,000 registered merchants avail the advantage of offering cashbacks for transactions on their platform. In the first stage, over 1,500 merchants will be […]
Kingston, manufacturer of flash memory products and other computer-related memory products, said it tied up with Saavn, an audio entertainment streaming service, for its limited edition microSD Cards. Kingston will offer a free two-week subscription to the Saavn Pro service to those who buy the new cards. The offer is also valid for a year […]
Supreme Court Justice Madan Lokur launched a resource manual for child friendly court procedures at the National Workshop on Rehabilitation of Missing & Trafficked Children, held in Delhi, which was inaugurated by Chief Justice of India, T S Thakur & Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi. Almost 150 stakeholders of child protection from 12 states and […]
Pharma company Strides Shasun announced that it received the United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) approval for generic Ranitidine Tablets, used to treat and prevent ulcers in the stomach and intestines. Ranitidine tablet is the first integrated product approval post merger of Strides and Shasun in 2015. The active ingredient and formulations will be […]
The government, in association with NGOs, set up an online library called Sugamaya Pustakalaya for visually impaired people. This online platform offers e- books across diverse subjects and languages and multiple accessible formats and is powered by TCS access. With the help of SugamAya Pustakalaya — set up with the help of Daisy Forum of […]
Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd said it received approval for its Telmisartan Tablets used to treat hypetension or high blood pressure. The approval was given under an abbreviated new drug application, which is used by the US Food and Drug administration for giving permission to generic drugs in the country. Telmisartan Tablets are the generic version […]
Reliance Capital, the financial services arm of Reliance Anil ambani Group today appointed Jai Anmol Ambani, elder son of Anil Ambani to the companyś board and said he will be appointed as full time Executive Director at the companyś annual general meeting. Jai had first joined Reliance Capital in July 2014. Jai Anmol Ambani, born […]
GoAir, the low cost carrier based in Mumbai, is offering low fares in Northern India for September, considered an off-season month for air travel in India. The cheapest fare in the northern sector is from Delhi- Jaipur at Rs 1,101 all in. It is also offering Delhi- Kolkata flights at 2,318, and Patna-Delhi at 2,744 […]
Manpasand Beverages, the company that makes ‘Mango Sip’, said it completed the construction of its new plant in Haryana at a cost of Rs 150-160 crores. The company had raised the money through itś recent IPO. The new unit will manufacture 50,000 cases of the existing range of products such as ´Mango Sip´,´Fruits Up´, carbonated […]
Tech Mahindra said UK’s Financial Conduct Authority approved its acquisition of Target Group, a financial services outsourcing and software provider. The transaction, announced on 27th May, will see the current management team remain in the business, ensuring continuity and acceleration of the Target groupś growth strategy. Target’s previous parent was Pollen Street Capital. Target Group […]
