The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Tuesday night termed the December 29 general elections ‘farcical’ and said this election was unacceptable to the party. ‘This farcical election is unacceptable to BNP,’ Khaleda Zia said in a primary reaction given after a five-hour meeting of the party’s national standing committee. She said the party […]
Satyam chief’s arrest likely
After admitting to commiting a Rs 7,000-crore fraud, disgraced Satyam chief B Ramalinga Raju faces arrest and could serve as many as seven years in jail. Ramalinga Raju yesterday (January 7) admitted a Rs 7,000-crore fraud in the Hyderabad-based company and revealed that the balance sheet of Satyam had been inflated and that he would […]
Airtel has most congested telecom network: Trai
The country’s largest mobile telecom company, Bharti Airtel, has the most congested telecom networks followed by its rival Vodafone Essar, telecom regulator Telecom regulatory authority of India (Trai) has said. Trai, which has been monitoring this aspect on a monthly basis, said, “The result reveals that in a number of areas, the degree of congestion […]
Sun Pharma gets US FDA nod for 4 drugs
Drug major Sun Pharmaceutical Industries on Wednesday (January 7) said the company, along with its subsidiary, has received abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) approval for four generic products from the US health regulator. The company has received approvals from the US Food and Drug Administrator (FDA) for generic hydrocodone bitarlate with acetaminophen (APAP) tablets, generic […]
Afridi wants Miandad to lift ban on ICL players
Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi wants former captain and current PCB director general Javed Miandad to fulfill his promise of lifting the domestic cricket ban on the players signed up with the Indian Cricket League (ICL). On a talk show on Geo Super, Afridi said that before coming into the Board, Miandad had said he would […]
China May Miss 14th ASEAN Summit In Bangkok
China will not attend the upcoming 14th summit of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) if it is held on February 27 to March 1, as tentatively planned, officials said Wednesday. Thailand was initially scheduled to host the 14th ASEAN Summit in mid-December 2008, but had to postpone the regional meeting indefinitely because of […]