In clear violation of the Supreme Court of India's orders and audacious contempt of law, five reputed colleges have been caught in the middle of the rot in the country's medical education system. A CNN-IBN sting operation covering three states has exposed how private medical and dental colleges are illegally selling post graduate seats to the highest bidders. ...
12:02 AM, Apr 04, 2013
There have been massive protests over the death of 23-year-old Students Federation of India activist Sudipto Gupta in Kolkata. Not just in Kolkata, protests are also being staged in Chennai by SFI activists. The Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal has also come under attack from the protesters as well as the Left Front. ...
11:59 PM, Apr 03, 2013
SFI activist Sudipto Gupta was killed in alleged police crackdown on a protest by the students organisation in Kolkata on Tuesday. ...
11:37 PM, Apr 03, 2013
Apart from the SFI, prominent Left leaders, including former CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, paid homage to Sudipto Gupta, who died allegedly in police crackdown. ...
11:17 PM, Apr 03, 2013
Under pressure from opposition after the death of a Students federation of India activist, Sudipto Gupta, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee termed the episode as "unfortunate". "We should not politicise a tragedy. Chief Minister visited the family of the deceased and offered her condolences. It shows what she is made up of," said TMC leader Derek O'Brien. ...
04:46 PM, Apr 03, 2013
In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court of India dismissed a plea by the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis on Monday for a patent on its cancer drug Glivec, paving way for more affordable life saving drug. ...
11:31 PM, Apr 02, 2013
Students of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research or NIPER in Punjab's Mohali protested against the alleged large-scale corruption in the institute that was highlighted by an assistant professor, who was later sacked following the allegations. ...
08:53 AM, Apr 02, 2013
The secretary general of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, DG Shah said that Novartis was merely posturing and it could not ignore the huge market that India provided to its products. ...
09:15 PM, Apr 01, 2013
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed Swiss drugmaker Novartis's attempt to win patent protection for its cancer drug Glivec. ...
07:52 PM, Apr 01, 2013
After the Supreme Court dismissed Swiss pharma company Novartis' plea for a patent on its drug Glivec, pharma expert vikas Dandekar said, "This will be a far reaching decision. Innovation on one side, access and affordability on the other side. The balance has to be done". ...
03:37 PM, Apr 01, 2013
In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court of India dismissed a plea by the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis on Monday for a patent on its cancer drug Glivec, paving way for more affordable life saving cancer drugs. "Generic companies will have a levy that will allow them to survive in India for a considerable period of time," said Anand Grover, lawyer, Cancer Patients Aid Association. ...
02:14 PM, Apr 01, 2013
Harsha Bhogle and Aakash Chopra discuss the chances of the big contenders to lift the IPL 6 trophy - Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians with CNN-IBN's Gaurav Kalra. ...
08:05 PM, Mar 31, 2013
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh on Friday predicted that Lok Sabha elections will be held in November 2013, countering the Prime Minister's claims that the government will survive its full term. ...
11:19 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh on Friday predicted that Lok Sabha elections will be held in November 2013, countering the Prime Minister's claims that the government will survive its full term. ...
10:39 PM, Mar 29, 2013
At a time when the UPA government is struggling to keep its allies together, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has given a vote of confidence to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. In an interview to CNN IBN's Suhasini Haider, he said that the National Conference won't abandon the UPA government just because it is going through a rough patch. ...
06:57 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh backs down, a day after the PM claims his government will last till 2014. Mulayam says he won't withdraw support for now but maintains the Congress betrays its allies and elections will be in November 2013. ...
06:37 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh backed down a day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement and told CNN IBN that he won't withdraw support from the UPA for now. But he added that the Congress betrayed its allies and elections will be held in November this year. Countering Mulayam's statement, Congress Spokesperson Sandeep Dikshit said that the Congress will keep pressing for economic reforms and expressed confidence that all parties ...
05:43 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has ruled out withdrawing support to the UPA for now. Speaking to Network 18, he slammed the Congress for misusing the CBI and Income Tax authorities to coerce allies. Mulayam Singh also told IBN's Prabhu Chawla that general elections will be held before the end of 2013, possibly in November. ...
03:19 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Amidst the clamour to seek a pardom for him, actor Sanjay Dutt broke his silence on Thursday. An emotional Dutt broke down while speaking to the media and said he will surrender in the case and not seek a pardon. ...
11:58 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Breaking down repeatedly while addressing the media, Sanjay Dutt said he isn't seeking pardon and will surrender within the stipulated deadline. ...
11:58 PM, Mar 28, 2013
