NEW DELHI—At least five people died and more than 45 were injured when a train derailed on Thursday in India’s West Bengal state, officials said. Twelve coaches of the train went off the rails and three capsized. Video’s from the scene, posted on social media, showed passengers stuck in twisted metal and debris as rescuers rushed…
Tesla’s Musk Says ‘Working Through Challenges’ With India Government
NEW DELHI—Tesla Inc. is “still working through a lot of challenges with the government” in India, its billionaire chief executive Elon Musk said on Twitter on Thursday, responding to a question on when it would launch its electric cars in the country. Tesla had plans to begin selling imported cars in India last year and…
India Test-Fires ‘Advanced’ Version of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile
India’s Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) on Tuesday announced the successful test-launch of an advanced version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, a naval variant jointly developed by Russia and India. The missile was launched from India’s new stealth-guided missile destroyer INS Visakhapatnam on Tuesday, the DRDO said on Twitter. “Advanced sea to sea variant…
Infosys Q3 Sales Comes Ahead of Consensus, Raises FY22 Revenue Outlook
Infosys Ltd. reported third-quarter FY22 revenue of $4.25 billion, beating the consensus of $4.08 billion. The company’s Q3 performance represented sequential growth of 7.0 percent in a seasonally weak quarter and a year-on-year increase of 21.5 percent in constant currency. Large deal wins accelerated with TCV of $2.53 billion in Q3. Digital revenue grew 41 percent Y/Y to $2.48…
US Pork Products Gain Access to Indian Market After Nearly 2 Decades
India has agreed to allow the import of American pork and pork products into the country after nearly two decades of work to remove the U.S. pork trade barrier, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Monday. The agreement follows the U.S.–India Trade Policy Forum held in New Delhi in…
Media Watchdog Asks India to Release Kashmiri Journalist
SRINAGAR, India—The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists asked Indian authorities to immediately release a journalist in disputed Kashmir, days after police arrested him for uploading a video clip of a protest against Indian rule. The media watchdog on Saturday said it was “deeply disturbed” by the arrest of Sajad Gul, an independent journalist and…
India Orders Probe Into Google Over Alleged ‘Abuse of Dominant Position’ in News Aggregation
India’s competition watchdog on Jan. 7 ordered a probe into Alphabet Inc, the parent company of Google, over complaints that the company has allegedly “abused its dominant position” in news aggregation and imposed “unfair conditions” on news publishers. “In a well-functioning democracy, the critical role played by news media cannot be undermined, and it needs…
Toxic Gas Leak From Industrial Tanker Truck Kills 6 in India
NEW DELHI—A toxic gas leak from an industrial tanker truck killed at least six people on Thursday in western India, police said. Another 25 people were hospitalized after they inhaled the gas in an industrial complex in Surat, a city in Gujarat state, said police officer Mahesh Patel. The TimesNow news website reported that the…
India Won’t Add Merck’s COVID-19 Pill to National Treatment Protocol, Citing Safety Concerns
India’s top health research body announced on Wednesday that it won’t be adding Merck’s COVID-19 antiviral pill molnupiravir to its national treatment protocol, citing concerns over its safety. The state-run Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said it had become aware of “major safety concerns” that prompted the decision, despite India’s drug regulator in December approving the drug…
Merck Authorizes Indian Pharma Company to Manufacture and Supply Affordable COVID-19 Pills
Indian multinational pharmaceutical company, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories will be launching a generic version of Merck’s COVID-19 oral antiviral medication, molnupiravir, at an extremely affordable treatment rate of 1,400 Rupees ($18.8), 37 times cheaper than in the United States. Dr. Reddy’s “Motflu” will be priced at $0.47 per 200-mg pill, and a treatment consists of a…
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