Technology may just get you love, or so it seems according to a new report from internet security firm Symantec which reveals that more than a third of adults have used the web to flirt. The 45 million active internet users in India have been steadily using the web to socialise with people.
Swiss drug manufacturer Novartis AG has been granted patent protection in India for Nilotinib, a superior version of blood cancer drug Gleevec (imatinib mesylate). It has been engaged in a legal battle with the government on the latter’s decision to deny patent protection for Gleevec.
The Sensex opened flat at 17,032 owing to subdued cues from the global markets. The index touched a high of 17,099 and continued to swing between alternate zones of red and green. The index slipped to a low of 16,958. The BSE benchmark ended at 16,998, down 52 points. The NSE Nifty settled flat at 5,054.
The country’s foreign exchange reserves fell $1.13 billion in the week up to September 11 to $284.4 billion on the back of portfolio investments and revaluation of currencies.