Friday, March 1, 2013

New TB drugs being tested in India | ummid.com

New TB drugs being tested in India | ummid.com
Indian research institutions are undertaking trials to test drugs, including Bedaquiline, Delaminid and PA-824, to treat both drug sensitive and resistant TB, Azad said replying to a question by MP H.K. Dua during a Rajya Sabha session.

Slowdown, inflationary pressures affect automobile sales | ummid.com

Slowdown, inflationary pressures affect automobile sales | ummid.com
Passenger car major Maruti Suzuki logged 7.9 percent lower sales in February as compared to the corresponding month of 2012. The company sold 109,567 units last month from 118,949 units in February 2012.

Petrol price to go up by Rs.1.40 per litre | ummid.com

Petrol price to go up by Rs.1.40 per litre | ummid.com
The country's largest oil marketing firm Indian Oil Corporation said the prices have been revised upward due to the depreciation in the value of rupee and rise in international crude oil prices.

Budget: UPA finally moving towards capitalism | ummid.com

Budget: UPA finally moving towards capitalism | ummid.com
The fear about the rich being taxed was expressed during the run-up to the budget, mainly because it was felt that the government's capabilities to finance the profligate welfare programmes of the Congress were limited. This was more so at a time of low growth and low investment.

Bangladesh violence toll rises to 42 | ummid.com

Bangladesh violence toll rises to 42 | ummid.com
The incidents of violence erupted soon after the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 pronounced the verdict Thursday afternoon, awarding death sentence to Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, a leader of the Jamaat party.

'India among top ten atomic countries of the world' | ummid.com

'India among top ten atomic countries of the world' | ummid.com
Addressing at the National Science Day programme in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) here Thursday to honour Nobel Laureate, Sir C.V. Raman for the discovery of Raman Effect, Kailas said the shortage of energy resources is a major challenge and India would need to generate nuclear energy to fulfill the need.

Fresh moves on to make cricket an Olympic sport | ummid.com

Fresh moves on to make cricket an Olympic sport | ummid.com
The MCC World Cricket Committee, which acts as a complementary body to ICC, admits it would cost the game financially but feels the positives of being an Olympic sport can make up for such losses.