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Shourie
calls for early resolution of drug access issues under
trips
New Delhi: Union divestment and commerce and industry
minister Arun Shourie has called for expeditious decision
on para 6 of the Doha declaration relating to public health
under the trade related intellectual property rights agreement
to address the problems of those countries with limited
or no manufacturing capacity in the pharma sector.
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WTO
Mini-summit sees success on medicines for poor
Geneva: Ministers at the World Trade Organisation
meeting on Friday said they made progress towards delivering
cheaper medicines to the world’s poor as two days
of informal talks ended.
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Petrol,
diesel cheaper by 69-81 paise
New Delhi: National oil marketing companies on
Friday slashed prices of petrol and diesel by up to 81
paise a litre. Price cuts on these two fuels were carried
out following a substantial fall in crude oil price in
the international markets.
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Govt
plans to meet 50 per cent of oil demand indigenously
New Delhi: India is aiming to increase its self-sufficiency
in crude oil from the present 30 per cent to 50 per cent
over the next the five years by tapping unexplored sedimentary
basins and acquiring oil equity abroad.
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VHP
spurns Vajpayee appeal, swears by yatra
New Delhi: An adamant Vishwa Hindu Parishad has
rejected the Prime Minister’s appeal not to go ahead
with its controversial yatra and said it will carry the
model of the burnt S-6 coach of the Sabarmati Express
in its march from Godhra on Sunday.
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Iraq
wants India to join UN weapons team
New Delhi: Iraq has urged India to persuade the
US and other major nations to protect its sovereignty.
It has also demanded that for the sake of credibility,
Indian inspectors should join the UN weapons inspection
team.
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Bofors
trial to begin on December 4
New Delhi: After a special court on Friday formally
framed charges against the Hinduja brothers in the Rs
64-crore Bofors pay-off case, the Europe-based three Hinduja
brothers and the now-defunct Swedish arms firm pleaded
not guilty to the charges of criminal conspiracy, cheating
and corruption and claimed trial
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