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From APIs to innovation: India's bulk drug makers ramp up CDMO bets

MUMBAI, Nov. 29 -- Once focused on low-margin active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), India's bulk drug manufacturers are stepping up their ambitions. Several are now pouring capital into research a... Read More


Gemini 3 is doing such a good job of being human that it's unsettling

New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- Google's Gemini 3 is not waiting around for humans to figure out how it fits into their lives and what their equation with it should be. It's going right ahead and making a play ... Read More


The week in charts: GDP surprise, emerging markets rankings, informal jobs

New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- From India's GDP growth beating all estimates to record a six-quarter high growth of 8.2% in the second quarter of the current financial year, the International Monetary Fund (IM... Read More


RBI issues 244 issues Master Directions, consolidating over 9,000 circulars aimed at reducing compliance burden

Mumbai, Nov. 29 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has undertaken a significant overhaul of its regulatory framework, consolidating thousands of circulars and guidelines into a streamlined set of Mast... Read More


Social Security payments: When can recipients expect pay in December? Here's what we know

New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- The beneficiaries of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) from the US Social Security Administration will receive the December checks as usual, but may arrive a little bit diff... Read More


Polluter pays: Developing nations call for 'meat tax' on high-income countries

India, Nov. 29 -- At COP30, 28 low-income nations urged high-income countries to adopt a GHG pricing mechanism targeting industrial meat production. They cited overconsumption and disproportionate em... Read More


IPS officer led gun battle against don Shahabuddin retires today

India, Nov. 29 -- PATNA Bachchu Singh Meena, a 1996-batch IPS officer, who shot to limelight after he took on late gangster and RJD leader Mohammed Shahabuddin in his den and his police team killed a... Read More


Indian helicopters carry out rescue operations in Sri Lanka

Colombo, Nov. 29 -- The Indian Embassy in Sri Lanka said on Saturday that Chetak helicopters carried out rescue operations for people affected by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka. The embassy said that In... Read More


Ranveer Singh's 'ghost' reference for Kantara's daiva irks netizens; wonder why Rishab Shetty failed to react

India, Nov. 29 -- Ranveer Singh, it turns out, is not only the talk of the town now for his upcoming film Dhurandhar. The Bollywood actor is also at the heart of discussions about his presence at the ... Read More


Yogi says terrorism, unrest rooted in uncontrolled mind

Lucknow, Nov. 29 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said terrorism, disturbances, and unrest seen across the world are rooted in uncontrolled mental tendencies. Wherever disorder emerges, it ... Read More