In a major blow to Swiss pharma giant Novartis, the Supreme Court today rejected its plea for a patent on cancer drug Glivec, a verdict that is expected to pave the way for Indian firms to provide affordable drugs to lakhs of cancer patients in the country.

The World Bank has approved a concessionary loan of $200 million to Sri Lanka for health sector development.

The BSE benchmark Sensex today closed 29 points higher in the first trading session of fiscal year 2013-14 supported by buying in blue-chip stocks such as Dr Reddy’s, Infosys and RIL.

“Corrupt” politicians will never allow Lokpal Bill to be passed in Parliament, anti-graft activist Anna Hazare has said while urging people to elect representatives with clean image in next Lok Sabha polls.

The Bombay high court has appointed Advocate General Darius Khambata as amicus curie (friend of court) to help it in a petition filed by former vice-chairman of Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Co

Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Kumar Sangakkara feels keeping the Sri Lankan players out of the Chennai matches in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League is not going to “curtail” the spirit of the game.

Teen Pop sensation Justin Bieber reportedly wants to reconcile with his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez.

Toll rates for the 22-km Delhi-Noida Direct (DND) flyway were increased from today by the Noida Toll Bridge Company Limited (NTBCL).

Hitting out at JPC chairman P.C. Chacko for not inviting former telecom minister A. Raja to depose before it, BJP leader Yashwant Sinha today alleged that the panel could be used to “conceal the truth” in the 2G scam rather than expose it.

A special MCOCA court has allowed the accused in July 2006 suburban train blasts case to examine Indian Mujhahideen (IM) co-founder Sadiq Israr Sheikh and two others as defence witnesses, ignoring opp