Seen as one of the the most exciting merger and acquisition deals since Ranbaxy’s acquisition by the Japanese major Daiichi Sankyo, the US-based multinational pharma company Abbott has acquired the domestic formulations business of Piramal Healthcare Limited.

Union law and justice minister M. Veerappa Moily on Friday stated that the proposed Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, 2010 will be brought before Parliament in the Monsoon Session.

Royal Falcon is fancied to win the Udhagamandalam Cup, the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday.

Even after his unceremonious expulsion from the party, former senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh is finding it difficult to get over the reality, as he claimed that the saffron party is “in his blood”.

Party Tonite, Shotgun and Camorra impressed when the following horses were exercised on the trial track here on Friday.
The overnight heavy rain which had dampened the track had rendered the going sloppy.

With BJP president Nitin Gadkari holidaying in Europe with his family and meeting people related to his business, crisis for the BJP continues to deepen. The party leaders have no clue on how to deal with the Jharkhand issue. Mr Gadkari, sources disclosed, has no plan to cut short his visit since he wants to relax with his family.

Eight horses have been accepted to contest for the Juvenile Million, the highlight of the races to be held here on Sunday.
1. The Santa Anita Park Plate (for horses rated 0-25) 1400 metres, 1.30 pm: Yes I Can 62.5, Xel 62.5, Yes We Can 61, I Fancy You 61, Mister Trooper 60.5, My Musketeer 60.5, Enchanting Beauty 60.5, Attaturk 60, Kickingking 59, Prince Norbert 58, Bocconcino 57.

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Kashmir’s chief Muslim cleric and chairman of his faction of the separatist Hurriyat Conference alliance, on Friday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, to pledge a “meaningful course” towards resolution of Kashmir issue during his forthcoming visit to the state, instead of announcing any economic package or incentives.

Scales favour the Darius Byramji-trained Calcutta Derby winner, Gloriosa, to claim the Karnataka Police Cup, the feature event on the inaugural day’s races of the Bengaluru summer meeting scheduled to be held here on Saturday.

Acting on several complaints and tip-offs about sub-standard fuel and medicines being sold by government institutions, officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted a special drive from May 12 to May 20, raiding government-run hospitals as well as fuel depots across Maharashtra.