A rumour of death of two infants after taking polio drops, triggers panic among parents in the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border. A local Kannada channel news telecast that many children in Bangalore had died after taking the drops, also created panic in different parts of the city. 

Aurobindo Pharma, an Indian private pharmaceutical company, informed that it has got tentative sanction from US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) to make and sell fixed dosed combination Abacavir Sulfate/ Lamivudine Tablets.

The company has been allowed to manufacture the drugs in the strengths of 60/30 mg.

Abacavir sulfate tablets are indicated for the treatment of HIV infection in adults and children 3 months of age or older.

Ace cricketer and former Indian Captian Sourav Ganguly bid farewell to first-class cricket a month after retiring from international cricket.

Ganguly had volunteered to play for Bengal in the Ranji Plate semifinal against Goa at the Karnail Singh Stadium here to help the team return to the elite division of domestic cricket.

, the charismatic Bollywood actor ran from the ramparts of the Red Fort to the narrow, spruced-up lanes of Chandni Chowk as the torch bearer of the 2009 Special Olympics Flame of Hope, to be held in Idaho, USA, next February.

The largest drug maker of country, Ranbaxy Laboratories may sell its three plants in China, Malaysia and Vietnam to mitigate the impact of global slowdown. The move is aimed rationalize company's business. It is also thinking on other cost cutting measures as per reports of confidential sources.

The largest cement maker of India, ACC would not go for its expansion plans of ready-mix concrete (RMC) business following low demand due to global slow down. Earlier, ACC planned to spend Rs 600-crore for RMC used by developers in residential projects.