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Articles 121 through 220 of 500:
- “This Agreement Does Not In Any Way Restrict Our Strategic Autonomy” (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 14, 2007)
Excerpts from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s statement on August 13 in the Lok Sabha on Civil Nuclear Energy Cooperation with the United States.
- Patents Vs Prices: Sugar Coating A Bitter Pill (Business Line, P. T. Jyothi Datta, Aug 14, 2007)
At over Rs one lakh per month, any medicine that needs to be taken life-long obviously goes beyond the reach of several people in the country.
- Links With A Royal Past (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Aug 13, 2007)
The reign of the Nawabs of Arcot was characterised by their amicable relationship with their Hindu subjects.
- ‘Because Of Ideology, Managing Contradictions Is More Difficult For This Coalition. The Left Sticks To Its Position’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 13, 2007)
My guest today is perhaps one of the most modern ministers in the Union Cabinet, from certainly the most ancient constituency (Chandni Chowk). Kapil Sibal, welcome to Walk the Talk. Life is full of paradoxes.
- Heal Now, 'Invent' Later (Pioneer, Surajit Dasgupta, Aug 13, 2007)
Before moving the Madras High Court to challenge the dismissal of its claim to exclusively market the crystalline form of an essential blood cancer drug, Novartis should have cleverly avoided the embarrassment of its plea being rejected.
- Monkey Man In Jail (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2007)
Dutch scientist Marc van Roosmalen's success at combing the Amazon for new monkey species has earned him international acclaim and recognition as one of the world's leading biologists.
- Who Registry To Inject Transparency Into Clinical Trials (Business Line, P.T. Jyothi Datta, Aug 13, 2007)
Clinical trials undertaken by drug companies are often cloaked in secrecy and popular perception is one of suspicion.
- Time To Rest Partition File (Pioneer, Premen Addy , Aug 11, 2007)
Come August 15 and the well-worn tale of the sub-continent's partition is retold with an enthusiasm worthy of the Arabian Nights.
- Hitch A Hike, Partner (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 11, 2007)
The sentencing of Sanjay Dutt has hopefully brought home to Bollywood that associating with gangsters has severe repercussions. And it would do well to wake up to the increasing chances of plagiarism being penalised.
- The Nuclear Agreement And Parliament (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 10, 2007)
The executive may not be bound to voluntarily place the 123 agreement before Parliament for approval. However, Parliament does have the undoubted power to examine the agreement.
- Al-Qaida-Linked Men Among 12 Militants Slain (Chicago Sun Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2007)
Low-level al-Qaida members were among 12 militant fighters killed by a military attack on two compounds near the Afghan border, officials said Wednesday.
- Migration Rules Unfair: British Mps (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Aug 10, 2007)
A cross-party committee of MPs and peers has accused the British Government of “cheating” thousands of migrants — including many from India — by arbitrarily changing the eligibility criteria under which they came to Britain.
- Shot In The Arm (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 09, 2007)
The rejection of Novartis' claim is a boost to the patent law.
With the Madras High Court rejecting a challenge to the country's patent laws by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, the Indian patent law has received a much-appreciated shot in the arm.
- Nda To Grill Govt On N-Deal, Goa (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2007)
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is going to confront the UPA government on developments in Goa, floods and the 123 agreement with the US during the Monsoon session of Parliament beginning August 10.
- Indian Law On Generic Drugs Is Upheld (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2007)
Indian pharmaceutical companies can continue making low-cost generic drugs, ensuring their flow to patients in the developing world, after a seminal challenge to patent laws in India was rejected Monday.
- Court Rejects Challenge To Indian Patent Laws By Swiss Pharm (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2007)
An Indian court on Monday rejected a challenge to the country's patent laws by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, a decision hailed by medical aid groups as a victory for millions of poor patients in developing countries.
- Indian Court Rejects Novartis Patent Challenge (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2007)
An Indian court rejected on Monday a challenge by Novartis to Indian law that denies patents for minor improvements to known drugs, and the Swiss drug giant said it was unlikely to appeal.
- Incremental Is Not For Keeps (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 09, 2007)
The Madras High Court has correctly pointed out that it is not the right forum for deciding whether India’s product patent regime is TRIPs compatible. Courts cannot direct Parliament to enact or amend laws.
- Patenting Profits (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 09, 2007)
The Madras High Court's rejection of Novartis AG's plea to declare Section 3 (d) of the Indian Patents Act - enacted in 1970 and amended in 2005 - as incompatible with the provisions of the Trade-Related Intellectual Properties (TRIPs). . .
- Tunnel Vision On Civilisation (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Aug 09, 2007)
It is remarkable that there has been very little controversy at the national level over the proposed Loharinag Pala hydro-electricity project on the Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district.
- Novartis Challenge Over Drug Patent Defeated In Indian Courts (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2007)
Drugs group Novartis yesterday lost a legal case in India that challenged the country's patent law, in a decision hailed by campaigners as a victory in the battle to get access to cheaper medicines in the developing world.
- India Rejects Novartis Challenge (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2007)
An Indian court has thrown out a challenge to the country's patent laws by Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis.
- India, Switzerland Ink Pact To Foster Ipr (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2007)
India and Switzerland signed a memorandum of understading (MoU) on Tuesday for closer cooperation between the two countries in fostering protection and promotion of intellectual property (IP) rights.
- Patients Before Patents (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2007)
Cancer patients in the country will feel relieved somewhat following Monday’s Madras High Court judgement dismissing the petition of Swiss company Novartis AG which challenged the Indian patent law applicable to Glivec, an anti-cancer drug it manufactures
- Swiss Govt Not To Take Novartis Case To Wto (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2007)
The government of Switzerland would not be taking up the Novartis allegation of non-compatibility of Indian patent law with Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement to the dispute settlement board of the. . .
- Patenting The Public Good (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2007)
The Madras High Court’s dismissal of the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis’ patent plea has immediate implications for the company’s key cancer drug, Glivec, but it also touches on the much bigger issue of trade and intellectual property protection.
- Indian Court Rejects Novartis' Drug Patent Suit (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2007)
Non-governmental organizations that advocate poor countries' access to affordable medicines applauded an Indian court's dismissal of a challenge brought by Swiss-based drug-maker Novartis.
- Indian Court Rejects Novarti Asia (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2007)
Non-governmental organizations that advocate poor countries' access to affordable medicines applauded an Indian court's dismissal of a challenge brought by Swiss-based drug-maker Novartis.
- Novartis Case May Not Reach Wto (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2007)
Union commerce and industry minister Kamal Nath on Tuesday said India’s patent laws were in conformity with the intellectual property rules laid down by the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
- Patent Win Keeps India Pharmacy Of The Poor (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Aug 07, 2007)
A woman — a mother of three — from Jaipur fighting a type of blood cancer, a 40-year-old HIV infected man in Delhi, and thousands of patients like them in India and elsewhere may have received a lifeline from a Chennai court.
- Rice To The Occasion (Tribune, K. Rajbir Deswal, Aug 07, 2007)
Rice-sowing in the rural setting was once much more than a “celebration event.” We eagerly waited for the rainy season, to be in our village, to witness the paddy transplantation, which besides being an agriculture chore, had a sporty punch of frolicking
- Novartis Loses Battle Over Cancer Drug (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2007)
There’s comforting news for cancer patients. The cheaper, generic version of the anti-cancer drug Glivec will continue to provide relief to them.
- Novartis Challenge Over Drug Patent Defeated In Indian Courts (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2007)
Drugs group Novartis yesterday lost a legal case in India that challenged the country's patent law, in a decision hailed by campaigners as a victory in the battle to get access to cheaper medicines in the developing world.
- India Rejects Novartis Challenge (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2007)
An Indian court has thrown out a challenge to the country's patent laws by Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis.
- Indian Court Ruling Hailed As Victory Of ‘Rights Of Patients Over Patents’ (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Aug 07, 2007)
Madras High Court strikes down Novartis petition for intellectual property rights over drugs, gives Indian firms go-ahead to make affordable generic versions
- Indian Law On Generic Drugs Is Upheld (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2007)
Indian pharmaceutical companies can continue making low-cost generic drugs, ensuring their flow to patients in the developing world, after a seminal challenge to patent laws in India was rejected Monday.
- Court Rejects Challenge To Indian Patent Laws By Swiss Pharm (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2007)
An Indian court on Monday rejected a challenge to the country's patent laws by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, a decision hailed by medical aid groups as a victory for millions of poor patients in developing countries.
- Hc Rejects Novartis Plea Against Patent Law Clause (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2007)
The Madras High Court today rejected a challenge by Novartis to a provision in the Indian Patents Act that denies patents for minor improvements to known drugs, and the Swiss drug giant said it was unlikely to appeal.
- Indian Court Rejects Novartis Patent Challenge (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2007)
An Indian court rejected on Monday a challenge by Novartis to Indian law that denies patents for minor improvements to known drugs, and the Swiss drug giant said it was unlikely to appeal.
- The Wind Beneath Its Wings (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2007)
Even in this era of information and technology, there is a woeful dearth of material on the early days of the Royal Flying Corps and military aviation.
- Overhauling Criminal Justice (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2007)
We welcome the N R Madhava Menon Committee’s draft national policy on the criminal justice system for its recommendation that criminal offences covered by the IPC be re-classified into four different but comprehensive codes on the basis of their severity.
- Whose Reform? (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2007)
Saturday Special takes a hard look at land reforms, possibly the only survivor of the Nehruvian era.
- Sanjay's Fan Club (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2007)
With the sentencing of Sanjay Dutt and his accomplices, the final chapter in the Mumbai serial blasts case of 1993 is over.
- Skating On Thin Ice (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Aug 03, 2007)
Why not admit it, it is all over, but for some shouting in the two houses of parliament.
- India, Pak Plan Trade Worth $10 Bn By 2010 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2007)
India and Pakistan on Wednesday decided to jointly work for preventing any third country from patenting Basmati rice.
- Copyright & Copy Left: Comrades Contest 1857 Film Credits (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Aug 02, 2007)
With the holy war on communalism in apparent recession, comrades have nothing to lose other than a copyright — and that, in the age of intellectual property, is far more precious than chains.
- Impetus To Cement Import (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Aug 02, 2007)
India on Wednesday agreed to put cement import from Pakistan on fast track even as both nations decided to take a host of steps to multiply the bilateral trade to $10 billion by 2010.
- Pak Silent On Transit Rights To Afghanistan (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2007)
Commerce secretaries of India and Pakistan today concluded their two-day deliberations here with a statement of intent to take their bilateral trade from the current measly figure of $ 2 billion to $ 10 billion by 2010. However, going by the state of curr
- Pakistan, India Eye $10bn Trade (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Aug 02, 2007)
India and Pakistan promised concrete measures on Wednesday to inaugurate a new era of bilateral trade, which both expect to grow to $10 billion by 2010 from the current level of less than $2 billion.
- India To Expand Imports From Pakistan (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Aug 01, 2007)
India has offered to relax its import regime for 20 Pakistani products, and asked Islamabad to identify the products of export interest. At secretary-level talks in New Delhi on Tuesday, India also offered to trade its tea for cement from Pakistan.
- Truck Service Discussed With Delhi (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
India and Pakistan began two days of talks on Tuesday to boost trade ties, including a cross-border truck service to ferry goods, a government statement said.
- Down The Infinite Corridor Of Learning (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 31, 2007)
MIT’s OpenCourseWare, which provides those with Internet connectivity free access to some 1600 courses taught at one of the world’s top centres of learning, is an exciting initiative.
- Trade Talks Resume Today With India (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Jul 31, 2007)
India and Pakistan will resume their trade talks on Tuesday, exploring New Delhi’s ideas about more bilateral trade through their existing rail links. Pakistan’s Commerce Secretary Syed Asif Shah, who is due in New Delhi on Monday, says he is . . . .
- India-Pak Trade Talks To Begin Tomorrow (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2007)
Aimed at taking bilateral relations to a new high, India and Pakistan will begin talks here tomorrow on establishing fibre optic telecom link, allowing banks to open branches and increasing trade volume via the Atari rail link.
- Carnival In Goa (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 30, 2007)
THE 53-day-old Digambar Kamat government in Goa is on the verge of collapse.
- Data Protection For Agro-Chemicals (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Jul 27, 2007)
Nearly 40 months ago (in February 2004), the Government had set up an Inter-Ministerial Committee under the chairmanship of Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals to “consider the steps to be taken by the Government in the context . . . .
- Gordon Brown’S First Month Looks Good (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Jul 26, 2007)
He has endured trial by fire and trial by water, and he’s still standing. Wednesday marks four weeks in the job for Gordon Brown, an initiation more intense than anyone could have anticipated.
- Infosys Takes Over Philips' Bpo Units (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
Infosys has piped global software major CapGemini and IBM to take over three captive BPO units of the Netherlands-based consumer electronics major Royal Philips Electronics for Rs 114.8 crore ($28 million).
- All The Rage - Victim Of Us Bloggers' Cartoon Hits Back (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2007)
With his clenched fists, wild eyes and gnashing teeth he has become the face of Muslim fury, protesting against the enemies of Islam.
- Babies' Bodies Found In Abandoned Well (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2007)
The remains of dozens of foetuses and newborn babies have been found in an abandoned well in India, apparently aborted or discarded after birth because they were female.
- For A Feasible Solution In J&k (Hindu, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Jul 23, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s recent suggestion that the Line of Control could become a “Line of Peace” deserves to be followed up in order to end 60 years of violence.
- Nama Is An Option To Revive Wto Talks: Nath (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2007)
To revive the failed talks in WTO on reaching an agreement regarding the agriculture and industry tariffs, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath suggested Non-Agriculture Market Access (NAMA) as a good basis.
- New Text Will Lead To Further Negotiations In Wto Talks: Nath (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2007)
India on Friday said the new formula suggested for reaching an agreement on agriculture and industry tariffs at the WTO is a good basis for negotiations to resume for completion of the stalled Doha round of talks.
- E-Filing Of Patents Applications Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2007)
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath on Friday launched the e-filing of patent and trademark applications at a function organised here by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP).
- Modi Versus Bjp? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 21, 2007)
In a presidential poll in which the winner has been all but declared, the political frisson has to do with the final vote tally.
- India To Seek Patent Right At Global Level (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2007)
We will file application with the WIPO this month to make India Patent Office (IPO) as an ISA and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath said.
- New Wto Draft, A Good Base For Talks: India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2007)
The new draft text on Non-Agriculture Market Access and agriculture is a good basis for starting intensive negotiations, says Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath.
- ’93 Blasts: Zaveri Bazaar, Plaza Cinema Bombers Get Death (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
The Special TADA Court on Thursday sentenced three more Tiger Memon aides to death in the 1993 serial blasts case.
- At Least 26 Killed In 7-Story Building Collapse In Mumbai, India (Chicago Sun Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
At least 26 people were killed and 15 others injured when a seven-story building collapsed in Mumbai, officials said Thursday as rescue workers pulled survivors and bodies out of the rubble.
- Owl Eyes For Potter (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2007)
An anti-piracy drive will have the cops and investigation agents monitoring ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ closely.
- Where Are The ‘Liberal Fascists’? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jul 18, 2007)
Some Urdu newspaper columns and one particular TV discussion on Monday came to the ridiculous conclusion that while the world talked of religious extremism in Pakistan, there were “liberal fascists” also in Pakistan. Indeed, in the aftermath of . . .
- Lessons Of The Mosque Tragedy (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Jul 16, 2007)
TAKING suo motu notice of the military operation against the Lal Masjid clerics, if the Supreme Court had not directed the government to facilitate the burial of the slain Mualana Abdul Rashid, the government would have . . .
- Not An Orderly Exit (Dawn, GWYNNE DYER, Jul 16, 2007)
The New York Times has been wrong on Iraq for so long that it has become a tradition, and they respect tradition at the Times.
- Why This Price Hike? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 14, 2007)
ATTEMPTS are being made by hoarders and profiteers to create an artificial shortage of wheat flour in the market despite a bumper crop this year.
- Us Apex Court, India's Best Friend? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 13, 2007)
The recent US Supreme Court decision in Microsoft Corp vs AT&T Corp — holding that software is not a “component” within the meaning of section of 271 (f) — raises interesting practical questions, particularly for the technology industry at large.
- Tapping Phones (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 13, 2007)
Taking recourse to dirty tricks comes easily to the Congress, especially when it is in power and finds itself cornered by the Opposition.
- An Image Makeover: New Face Of India Inc. (Deccan Herald, Amulya Ganguli, Jul 11, 2007)
The Left parties changed their position on private investment under Basus chief ministership in West Bengal.
- Who Pays For It? (Telegraph, Chandrashekhar Dasgupta, Jul 10, 2007)
Global warming is no longer merely a future prospect. The latest reports of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change show that we are already witnessing climate change caused by the burning of fossil fuels. Ironically, those least responsible . . .
- To Work Smartly And Efficiently (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 10, 2007)
The single greatest challenge facing managers in the developing countries is to raise the productivity of farmers, knowledge and service workers. This will ultimately determine the competitive performance of agriculture and industry.
- From R&d To Innovation (The Economic Times, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Jul 10, 2007)
To bring our ailing higher education system in sync with the requirements of a knowledge economy, the National Knowledge Commission (NKC) in its report to the government has made some recommendations, which if implemented, will have a far-reaching . . . .
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