A girl puts flowers on the billboard at a bus stop during a protest march in New Delhi December 29, 2012. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/Files
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Film on Delhi gang rape to help change mindset

By Sujoy Dhar KOLKATA | Mon Mar 25, 2013 7:19pm IST (Reuters) – A Bengali film-maker inspired by the December protests over the gang rape of a 23-year-old trainee physiotherapist in New Delhi is hoping More...

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Jolly LLB: Little justice in this legal tale

Subhash Kapoor’s “Jolly LLB”, about a small-town lawyer who dreams of fame and wealth but develops a conscience along the way, is the film version of the saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” From More...

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt (R) embraces his sister Priya Dutt after breaking down during a news conference outside his residence in Mumbai March 28, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer
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Sanjay Dutt says won’t seek pardon, will return to prison

MUMBAI | Thu Mar 28, 2013 4:46pm IST (Reuters) – Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt said on Thursday that he will return to jail for his conviction linked to the 1993 Mumbai bombings, giving up a long-running More...

A pharmacist gives free medicine provided by the government, to a patient inside a government hospital in Kolkata July 3, 2012. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/Files
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Natco, Cipla gain after Supreme Court dismisses Novartis petition

Mon Apr 1, 2013 4:33pm IST Reuters Market Eye – Shares in Natco Pharma and Cipla gain after the Supreme Court dismissed Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG’s petition seeking patent for its cancer drug Glivec. In More...

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Novartis India says will continue to file for patents

MUMBAI | Mon Apr 1, 2013 3:02pm IST (Reuters) – Novartis India Ltd (NOIN.BO), a unit of Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG (NOVN.VX), will continue to file for patents in India, its vice chairman said on Monday, More...

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Novartis loses landmark India patent case on Glivec

By Kaustubh Kulkarni and Suchitra Mohanty | MUMBAI/NEW DELHI | Mon Apr 1, 2013 8:17pm IST (Reuters) – The Supreme Court dismissed Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG’s(NOVN.VX) attempt to win patent protection More...

An employee measures diesel in a tanker before unloading at a fuel station in Kolkata August 13, 2012. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/Files
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IOC to cut petrol prices by a rupee from Tuesday

REUTERS – Indian Oil Corp (IOC.NS), the country’s biggest refiner, will cut petrol prices by a rupee from Tuesday as global prices of the fuel have declined and the rupee has marginally strengthened More...

A man stands guard at the Ratnagiri Gas and Power in Guhagar Village, about 600 km (373 miles) from [Mumbai] in this April 11, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Files
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Gail signs deal with Dominion for U.S. natural gas

A man stands guard at the Ratnagiri Gas and Power in Guhagar Village, about 600 km (373 miles) from [Mumbai] in this April 11, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Files NEW YORK | Mon Apr 1, 2013 10:08pm IST (Reuters) – More...

A labourer works inside a copper workshop in Siliguri June 6, 2009. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/Files
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Sterlite ordered to shut large copper smelter over ‘gas leak’

By Siddesh Mayenkar and Melanie Burton | MUMBAI/SINGAPORE | Mon Apr 1, 2013 7:15pm IST (Reuters) – Sterlite Industries (India) (STRL.NS) said on Monday that Tamil Nadu has ordered it to shut a copper smelter More...

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Sensex gains on Infosys, L&T; Novartis India falls

Stock brokers engage in trading at a brokerage firm in Mumbai By Manoj Dharra | MUMBAI | Mon Apr 1, 2013 5:27pm IST (Reuters) – The BSE Sensex edged higher in the first trading session of a new fiscal More...