Allahabad High Court gives go-ahead to Yamuna ExpresswayOctober 9th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The Allahabad High Court Friday upheld the validity of land acquisition notification for setting up the Yamuna Expressway, allowing the state government to go ahead with the ambitious project. The court observed that the land acquisition proceedings adopted for the project cannot be termed as illegal or unlawful, officials said.
Rosetta Stone, rival sue each other over yellow packaging, other trademarksOctober 9th, 2009 Rosetta Stone, rival file suit over trademarksARLINGTON, Va. — Language education company Rosetta Stone Inc.
Research firm sees global prescription drug sales growth slowing due to recession, genericsOctober 7th, 2009 Study: Global prescription drug sales growth slowsTRENTON, N.J. — Growth of prescription drug revenue worldwide will likely dip to between 4 percent and 6 percent next year — the lowest rate in at least a decade, according to a forecast to be released Thursday.
SEC going to trial against Bank of America in Merrill Lynch bonus caseSeptember 21st, 2009 SEC going to trial against BofA over bonusesWASHINGTON — The government has decided to go to trial against Bank of America Corp. a week after a judge's stinging rejection of its proposed $33 million civil settlement with the bank involving bonuses at Merrill Lynch.
Over 60 illegal Punjab migrants stranded in Spanish citySeptember 20th, 2009 JALANDHAR - Over 60 young men from Punjab are stuck in Melilla, an autonomous Spanish city in north Africa, while attempting to illegally enter Spain, representatives of a social organisation said here Sunday. Over 60 youths from Punjab are stranded on Melilla island.
For school, Tibetan teen crossed HimalayasSeptember 17th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Sixteen-year-old Tibetan Jamyang set out on a journey that could threaten his life. His farmer parents let him cross over to India via Nepal for his education despite knowing that he may go without food and they may never set eyes on him again.
Lilly to cut 5,500 jobs over 2 years, trim $1B in costs as drugmaker faces loss of key patentsSeptember 14th, 2009 Lilly to cut 14 pct of staff, trim $1B in costsSeeking to cut costs and bring new drugs to market more quickly as its best-sellers go off-patent, drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co. said Monday it will eliminate 5,500 jobs over two years and reorganize into five business units.
In UK, ringleader of plot to blow up trans-Atlantic jets sentenced to minimum 40 years in jailSeptember 14th, 2009 In UK, airline bomb plot ringleader is sentencedLONDON — A judge has sentenced the ringleader of a plot to bring down trans-Atlantic planes with liquid explosives to a minimum 40 years in jail. Twenty-eight-year-old Abdulla Ahmed Ali was convicted last week of plotting the biggest terrorist attack since Sept.
Lilly to cut thousands of jobs over 2 years and form 5 business units, lowering costs by $1BSeptember 14th, 2009 Lilly will reorganize and cut jobs to pare costsNEW YORK — Drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co. said Monday it will eliminate 5,500 jobs, or nearly 14 percent of its staff, and reorganize into five business units in order to slash costs and speed up development of potential new drugs.
Hindi in court please, demand litigants and lawyersSeptember 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - For 40-year-old Kamal Kishore, attending hearings in the Delhi High Court is a pain every time - not just because his case has been dragging for over seven years but also because of the use of English in the proceedings. "I sit like a fool in the court room as all arguments are in English.
Immigrants welcome, but legally please: Italian ambassadorSeptember 12th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Italy does not mind more immigrants from India, provided they come legally, says Italy's ambassador to India, a man who estimates that the number of illegal Indian settlers in Italy is over the half the number of legal immigrants. "Apart from the movement of goods and investments, we consider movement of people of utmost importance for the overall growth of Italy.
Monsanto expands plan to cut work force, says 2009 earnings will be at low end of its forecastSeptember 10th, 2009 Seed company Monsanto plans deeper staff cutsST. LOUIS — Monsanto Co., the world's biggest seed maker, said Thursday it plans to make deeper work force cuts than previously announced, saying it will reduce its staff by about 8 percent to cut costs.
Allow use of Hindi in courts, urge lawyersSeptember 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A group of lawyers have started a signature campaign in Delhi High Court and the five district courts of the capital, requesting that they be allowed to argue their cases in Hindi also apart from the English language now used. "We have received a huge response from the lawyers and collected over 3,000 signatures so far to support our campaign," said Ashok Aggarwal, president of the Delhi unit of the lawyers' association.
Court summons former Samajwadi Party leaderSeptember 4th, 2009 RAMPUR - The Rampur chief judicial magistrate's court in Uttar Pradesh has issued summons for former Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan to appear in the court Sep 29 on a charge of delivering an inflammatory speech in 2007 at a public meeting in Tanda town while campaigning for a by-election there. A case was filed by a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) activist Dheeraj Sheel alleging that Azam Khan had used derogatory language against BSP supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, which violated the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Nepal Vice President's position defunct from todayAugust 31st, 2009 KATHMANDU - Paramananda Jha's position as Nepal Vice President has become defunct from Monday with Jha's refusal to take oath in Nepali within the deadline given by the Supreme Court. Rejecting the Supreme Court ruling that ordered him to take fresh oath in Nepali, Vice President Jha has declared that he will decide whether to retake the oath only if the Constitution is amended.
