Pfizer, Ranbaxy win dismissal of lawsuit over generic Lipitor

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd on Friday won dismissal of a US antitrust lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to delay sales of generic versions of the best-selling cholesterol drug Lipitor. The author has posted comments on this articleReuters...

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At least 2 dead, 6 rescued from shipwreck near Malta: Police

ATHENS: A young girl was one of at least two migrants who drowned and six more were rescued when their boat sank on Friday in the Mediterranean Sea, Greek port police said."The survivors, including a girl in critical condition, are suffering from hypothermia...

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Soldiers defeat Islamic extremists in north Nigeria

MAIDUGURI: Soldiers killed scores of Islamic extremists in a rare victory as the insurgents advanced on a town near the northeast city of Maiduguri, an officer and other witnesses said.One officer said a feared Boko Haram commander known only as Amir...

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Pope Francis may declare Sri Lanka's first Roman Catholic saint

COLOMBO: Pope Francis may make a 17th century priest Sri Lanka's first Roman Catholic saint during his trip next year, making good on his promise to give Asia more saints as models for the faithful, Sri Lankan and Vatican officials said on Saturday.Francis...

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Truce brings no peace for Donetsk residents

DONETSK (Ukraine): The artillery shell landed after nightfall, blowing out all the windows of a residential building in a district near the airport in Ukraine's rebel-held city of Donetsk.For people living near the airport - where Ukrainian forces claimed...

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KK Paul to be sworn in as Mizoram governor on September 16

AIZAWL: Meghalaya governor Krishan Kant Paul, who was appointed to take additional gubernatorial charge of Mizoram and Manipur, would be sworn in as the governor of Mizoram on September 16 at the Raj Bhavan Durbar Hall in Aizawl.State protocol officer...

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Man hurls acid at two college girls in Tamil Nadu

MADURAI: Two first-year girl students at the Government Arts College in Thirumangalam in the Madurai district of Tamil Nadu sustained injuries when an unidentified man threw acid at them on Friday.They were admitted to Thirumangalam Government Hospital.Police...

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Railways’ revenue earnings up by 12.53%

PUNE: The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during April 1, 2014 to August 31, 2014 were Rs 61324.64 crore compared to Rs 54496.73 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 12.53 per cent.A statement...

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Sohrabuddin's brother asks CBI to get Gujarat cop DG Vanzara's bail cancelled

BHOPAL: Rubabuddin Shaikh, brother of staged-shootout victim Sohrabuddin Shaikh, has asked CBI to oppose former Gujarat IPS officer D G Vanzara's bail and get it cancelled without further delay.Vanzara was released on bail in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter...

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Kedarnath yatra resumes, over 150 pilgrims pay obeisance

DEHRADUN: More than 150 pilgrims paid obeisance to Lord Shiva at Kedarnath on Friday as the yatra to the Himalayan shrine resumed after a five-day suspension.With the weather clearing up in the higher reaches of Kedar Valley and the trek route from Gaurikund...

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Bangalore cops to set up centralised complaint registration system

BANGALORE: The Bangalore police will set up a centralised complaint registering system to register first information reports (FIRs) which will act as an inter-connected gateway or all police stations from where all complaints will be transferred to respective...

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Gujarat govt gives tax exemption to Bollywood movie 'Mary Kom'

AHMEDABAD: Government of Gujarat has decided to give 100% tax exemption to the women's inspirational Bollywood movie 'Mary Kom', which has been manuscripted on women empowerment.The first woman chief minister of the state Anandiben Patel took this decision...

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J&K floods: Hundreds of stranded people driven to Leh then flown to Delhi

NEW DELHI: The opening of Srinagar-Leh road, while the highway to Delhi remains closed, is proving to be a lifeline for stranded people in the valley. The Leh access enabled airlifting of hundreds of stranded people-including students- to Delhi on Thursday....

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Six naxals surrender; one arrested in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR: Six Maoists including a woman on Thursday surrendered and another was arrested from separate locations in insurgency-hit Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, police said.Four cadres who were handling separate tasks under Malangir Area Committee of...

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15 infants dead in Malda Medical College and Hospital

MALDA (WB): The spectre of crib deaths returned to Malda Medical College and Hospital with 15 infants dying there in the past three days.The institution's medical superintendent and vice-principal M A Rashid said five infants died on the first day, seven...

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Strong earthquake hits off eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA: A strong earthquake hit off the coast of Sulawesi island in eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, and authorities said there was no threat of a tsunami.The magnitude-6.5 quake struck at a...

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Fiji says Syria insurgents to release peacekeepers

SUVA: Fiji's military chief said on Wednesday that Syrian insurgents have agreed to release 45 United Nations peacekeepers later this week without conditions.Brig. Gen. Mosese Tikoitoga said Fiji had received word from UN headquarters in New York that...

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Madras HC dispenses with murder accused Lankan minister's court appearance

CHENNAI: The Madras high court on Tuesday allowed Douglas Devananda, a Sri Lankan minister wanted in connection with a murder case in Chennai and was declared as a proclaimed offender in 1994, to attend the murder trial against him through video-conferencing.Justice...

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Konkan Railway to plant 30,000 saplings this monsoon

MANGALORE: In an effort to preserve environment, Konkan Railway is planting about 30,000 saplings along its route during this monsoon. Renowned as a railway with a scenic view, Konkan Railway is adding more green cover along its route by sapling and...

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Dutch national arrested on rape charges in Bangalore

BANGALORE: The Bangalore Airport police on Wednesday arrested a Dutch national Peter Bruianj, a resident of Sadarahalli near Yelahanka, after a 30-year-old woman from Haryana filed a cheating and rape case against him. In her statement, the victim,...

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4th American with Ebola to be flown to US for care

ATLANTA: A fourth American who contracted Ebola in West Africa was expected to arrive in the US for care on Tuesday and will be treated at an Atlanta hospital where two other aid workers successfully recovered from the disease, the hospital said on Monday.Air...

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Bus driver killed, 15 injured in accident in Andhra Pradesh

HYDERABAD: Driver of a state-run bus was killed and 15 passengers travelling in it sustained injuries after it collided with a van at Boinpally area here on Tuesday.The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) bus was going to Armoor...

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Obama to host security council session September 24

UNITED NATIONS: President Barack Obama will lead a UN security council session on the threat of foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria on September 24, a US official said on Monday.Initially scheduled for the day after, the meeting will see the council debate...

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CPM to form all India dalit front in November

AGARTALA: The CPM will form an All India Dalit Exploitation Liberation Manch (AIDELM) Nov 27 in New Delhi, a party politburo member has said."A national convention of Dalit leaders would be held in New Delhi. The AIDELM would be formed at the convention,"...

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Sexual harassment at workplace to be redefined: Union minister Jitendra Singh

NEW DELHI: Rules are being "amended" to "widen the definition of sexual harassment at workplace", minister of state in PMO Jitendra Singh said here on Tuesday."Rules are being amended to widen the definition of 'sexual harassment' and 'workplace' in...

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Haryana Roadways employees call off strike

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Roadways employees on Monday called off their strike against the government's move to grant route permits to private bus operators, after their talks with state transport minister Aftab Ahmed on Monday morning."We have decided to...

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Maoist blow up railway track in Jharkhand, train derails

RANCHI: Suspected Maoists blasted a railway track on CIC section of Dhanbad division under South Eastern Railway around 2am in the intervening night of Sunday and Monday after which several bogies of a goods train derailed disrupting railway services...

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33 fall sick in ammonia gas leak at China chemical plant

BEIJING: At least 33 people fell sick after an ammonia gas leak at a chemical plant in northwest China.The accident took place on Saturday in the Jiemeifengyou Chemical Plant in Ningdong Energy and Chemical production base located in Yichuan provincial...

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Islamic State launches gunboat attack on river-side town north of Baghdad

BAGHDAD: Islamic State fighters attacked a riverside town north of Baghdad on Monday with gunboats and a car bomb, killing 17 people and wounding 54, a security source said.The source said the attack on Dhuluiya, around 70 km (45 miles) from the capital,...

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Land-grabbing case: Madras high court dismisses Alagiri's plea

MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Monday dismissed former Union minister M K Alagiri's petition that sought to quash an FIR against him in a land grabbing case. Alagiri had allegedly grabbed a piece of land belonging to the Hindu...

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NSG trains commandos to handle hostage crisis situations

NEW DELHI: For the first time in its three decade-old history, the country's elite counter-terror force NSG has begun training its commandos in undertaking precision hostage rescue missions in jungles keeping in view emerging Naxalite tactics aimed at...

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10 people killed in Istanbul elevator accident

ISTANBUL: An elevator has plunged 32 stories at a construction site in Istanbul, killing ten people.Istanbul's governor, Huseyin Avni Mutlu, said eight people have been detained and that an investigation has been launched into the incident that occurred...

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Chicago-Delhi Air India flight diverted to Toronto

NEW DELHI: An Air India Chicago-Delhi flight, carrying 342 passengers, was diverted to Toronto this morning after the pilot suspected oil leakage in one of its engines, officials said.After flying for two and a half hours from Chicago, the AI 126 Chicago-Delhi-Hyderabad...

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Kerala BJP seeks discontinuation of Ranganath report on dalits

NEW DELHI: Kerala BJP on Sunday sought discontinuation of the Ranganath Mishra Commission report which has recommended inclusion of convert dalit Christians and dalit Muslims in the list of Scheduled Castes.Kerala BJP chief V Muraleedharan expressed...

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Palestinian teen shot by Israel forces dies of wounds

JERUSALEM: A Palestinian teenager died on Sunday from injuries sustained when he was shot last week by Israeli border police in east Jerusalem, his family and a hospital said.Mohammed Sinokrot, 16, was wounded by gunfire in the Wadi Joz neighbourhood...

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