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Jaya refuses to play ball, halts BJP march
President KR Narayanan has decided to hold discussions with the Congress and the United Front, too, in a swift turn of events at the political capital. Earlier yesterday, BJP's prime-minister designate, AB Vajpayee, furnished documents which proved the support of 240 members in the Lok Sabha, following a deadlock in securing the backing of its electoral ally, AIADMK.
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National drugs authority unveils price-tag on more formulati
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has further notified and fixed the prices of 104 more formulation packs. Amongst the cases decided by NPPA includes 4 new cases, 25 cases for price revisions and 75 cases for suo moto approvals.
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US Office does an encore, grants patent on pepper byproduct
A US-based firm has obtained process patent in piperine, a byproduct of pepper. Piperine, extracted from the fruit of pipernigrum or black pepper, is a composition widely in use in traditional systems of Indian medicine.
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Sharjah commerce chamber chief rolls out red carpet for Asian businessmen
Efforts are on to woo Asians to invest in Sharjah in a bid to create an integrated business-driven community. India, has, however, topped the priority list with the Emirate's Mubarak Bulaswad Mubarak, director of economic affairs of Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry making Mumbai his first halt before proceeding to other countries.
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