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Suven Pharmaceuticals: Global private equity firm Advent International has merged two of its pharmaceutical portfolio firms, Cohance Lifesciences and Suven Pharmaceuticals, according to a joint announcement. The merged entity will have three distinct business units – Pharma CDMO, Spec Chem CDMO, and API+ (inclusive of formulations), the release said. For every 11 shares of Suven, 295 shares of Cohance will be allotted, as per the terms of the merger.

Last week, the European Union (EU) witnessed a surge in digital policy activity that could impact trade ties with India. On 17 February, the Digital Services Act (DSA), which mandates increased safety compliance for online platforms, took effect. Also, on 21 February, the EU brought out a white-paper on ‘How to master Europe’s digital infrastructure needs’ advocating economic protection for its communication industry.

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Authorities recently barred Liang Guo, the former director of the now-defunct Australian cryptocurrency firm Blockchain Global, from leaving Australia, following a court order issued by the Federal Court of Australia on February 28.

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who was convicted in rape and murder cases in and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment, is already on parole till March 10. The court directed him to surrender on the same day. "Ram Rahim may surrender on the date fixed i.e.

Allahabad High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by veteran film actor and former MP Jaya Prada seeking quashing of non-bailable warrant issued against her by a trial court in Rampur for alleged violation of election code of conduct and making inflammatory statements. On Thursday, during a hearing by a single bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh, Jaya Prada's counsel told the court that they wanted to file a new application with some new facts and documents and sought permission from the court to withdraw the petition. The court accepted the request and allowed the petition to be withdrawn.

Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition by ArcelorMittal India seeking grant of mining lease in Jharkhand's Saranda forest division. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna found no merit in ArcelorMittal's petition, saying the approval granted by the Centre to the company in 2007 and 2008 was conditional and no mining lease could be executed in its favour in the absence of the pre-conditions being met. «It is to be noted that till date, the petitioner does not have approval of the Central government under Section 2(ii) of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980. The petitioner also does not have environment clearance under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986,» the court said.

A person who previously pleaded guilty in a welfare misspending case in Mississippi is making new allegations about former Gov. Phil Bryant

Authorities say a mafia member has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for his role in a long-running scheme extorting funds from a New York City labor union

News industry lawsuits are piling up for OpenAI, the company behind artificial intelligence-fueled chatbot ChatGPT

The giant meat producer JBS was accused of making misleading claims about its greenhouse gas emission goals to boost sales among environmentally conscious consumers in a lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James

A major third-party seller on Amazon has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

A New York appellate judge has refused to halt collection of Donald Trump’s $454 million civil fraud penalty while he appeals

The part of the Securities and Exchange Commission that oversees investment management will have a new director next week as incumbent William Birdthistle departs the agency.

BJP on Thursday dubbed the arrest of Shahjahan Sheikh as a «legal protection» given to him and slammed the West Bengal police for not charging him with the crime of sexual assault and land grab levelled against the Trinamool Congress (TMC) strongman by many women in Sandeshkhali. BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said at a press conference that Sheikh has been arrested in the case involving violent attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials by a mob affiliated to him. He asked as to why the West Bengal police has in such a case not handed over his custody to the central agency. He said the video of Sheikh striding ahead with the cops following him looked more like a case of him being escorted instead of being under arrest.

Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal, arrested in a money laundering case, but permitted him to undergo cancer treatment at a hospital of his choice for two months. Goyal (74), who is lodged in Arthur Road jail in central Mumbai, had sought to be released on interim bail to undergo treatment for cancer. Special judge for cases under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) M G Deshpande permitted Goyal to undergo treatment for the illness at Tata hospital or any other hospital of his choice for a period of two months. Last month, Goyal was permitted by the court to undergo tests at a private hospital here. On February 15, Goyal filed an application seeking interim bail on medical grounds as the tests revealed malignancy. The application said Goyal has to undergo some scans to determine the stage of the malignancy, based on which doctors will be able to determine the line of treatment, including surgery and chemotherapy. The doctors have advised an aggressive and immediate line of treatment to arrest any fatal issues that could arise in the applicant's case, the plea added.

Uttarakhand Police has arrested Abdul Moid, the son of Abdul Malik, the alleged mastermind in the Haldwani violence, officials said. The arrest of Moid, who is among the key accused in the case, takes the total arrests in connection with the February 8 incidents of stone pelting and arson in Banbhoolpura area of the town to 84, they said. His father Abdul Malik owned the «illegal» madrassa whose demolition sparked violence in the town prompting authorities to impose a curfew that was lifted entirely after 12 days of gradual relaxation. Malik was arrested on February 24, 16 days after the Banbhoolpura violence which left six persons dead and over 100 injured, including police personnel and journalists.

Netflix docu-series on Indrani Mukerjea, accused of killing her daughter Sheena Bora. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Manjusha Deshpande dismissed the petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), seeking a stay on the release of the movie till the trial in the case is complete. This paves the way for the release of the series on OTT platform Netflix. The bench said it had viewed the series and found nothing in it that would prejudice the trial or the prosecution. The docu-series, titled 'The Indrani Mukerjea Story: The Buried Truth', delves into the disappearance of 25-year-old Bora and was scheduled to premiere on streaming platform Netflix on February 23.

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