Day: January 2, 2020

UK study finds arthritis drug tocilizumab effective in reducing COVID-19 deaths

Taiho Pharmaceutical moves US court against Natco on generic

7:40 pm January 2, 2020

Hyderabad: Taiho Pharmaceutical, a Japanese pharmaceuticals company and its group company have moved a US court against Natco Pharma, alleging that the Indian drug maker was attempting to come out with a generic version of its cancer medicine ‘Lonsurf,’ before expiration of its patent. In a petition filed in the District Court of Delaware on […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

UK manufacturing shrinks again: data

7:37 pm January 2, 2020

London: Britain’s manufacturing activity slumped in December for the eighth month in a row, hit by Brexit jitters and global trade tensions, data showed Thursday. The IHS Markit UK Manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) stood at 47.5 last month, the group said in a statement. That compared with 48.9 in November, holding under the 50 […]

4-year-old girl abducted, raped by relative

7:31 pm January 2, 2020

Karimnagar (Telangana): A four-year-old girl has allegedly been kidnapped and raped by her close relative in a village in Jayashankar Bhoopalpalli district, police said on Thursday. The girl, along with her mother and grandmother, was asleep in their house in Konampet village on Tuesday night when the relative Rasa Komuraiah (36) entered the house, took […]

Shiromani Akali Dal leader shot dead in Amritsar: Police

7:10 pm January 2, 2020

Amritsar: A local Shiromani Akali Dal leader was shot dead by three motorcycle-borne assailants at Umarpura village here when he was coming out of a gurdwara after offering prayers, police said on Thursday. Gurdeep Singh, whose wife is a village head, was killed on Wednesday, they said. The assailants managed to flee after pumping five […]

Rupee slips 16 paise to 71.38 against US dollar

7:07 pm January 2, 2020

Mumbai: The Indian rupee lost 16 paise to close at 71.38 against the US dollar on Thursday amid steady rise in crude oil prices and strengthening of the greenback overseas. Forex traders said the rupee is trading in a narrow range amid lack of directional cues from the global market. At the interbank foreign exchange […]