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Solara Active Pharma Science Limited (Solara), a leading Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient provider today announced the successful completion of US FDA inspection at its manufacturing facility in Ambernath, Maharashtra with zero 483s inspectional observations.

Solara’s facility in Ambernath, Maharashtra is a multi-purpose API and intermediate facility. The facility can manufacture a wide range of complex APIs and advanced intermediates. It is equipped with clean rooms with a variety of isolation, drying, milling, and packaging equipment, company said in a filing with BSE.

This facility is also approved with EDQM.

Solara stays committed to demonstrating the highest level of compliance with yet another USFDA audit with ‘Zero 483s’. In Dec’18, the company also completed US FDA inspection at Solara Research Centre(SRC), Chennai with zero 483s.(UNI)

Assam Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi today affirmed that the state government was determined to safeguard the pride and prestige of the people of the state, and has been undertaking several initiatives to ensure it.

“My government is deeply committed to uphold the pride and prestige of the people of Assam. With these visions in mind, the government has taken up several initiatives during last two years eight months to make Assam free from corruption, illegal migrants, terrorism and pollution as well as to strengthen the bond of brotherhood among the people of the state,” he said, in his address on the first day of the Budget session of the state legislative assembly here.

Prof. Mukhi said the state government is guided by the principal of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ and has been working to achieve inclusive growth of all sections.

Referring to the Assam Accord, he said the ongoing updating of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) will prove to be a powerful safeguard to make Assam free from illegal foreigners.

The border fencing along Bangladesh is also progressing rapidly and once the border is sealed, fresh illegal migration to the country will stop, he added.

Claiming success in curtailing terrorism in the state, the Governor said 13 extremist outfits have entered into Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreements with the Centre, while several other outfits have expressed willingness to come to the negotiations table.

He hoped that the outfits which are still engaged in the hardcore way will also come forward for talks.

Mentioning of the laurels brought to the state, Prof. Mukhi said the Bharat Ratna for late Dr Bhupen Hazarika has made the people of the state proud once again of the myriad accomplishments of the musical genius.

He also appreciated the success of sprinter Hima Das at the world arena, film-maker Rima Das for her film getting selected as India’s official entry for the Oscar and Jadav Payeng for winning international recognition for his social work.

The Governor dwelt on the various developmental activities and schemes of the government and assured of working towards accelerated growth of the state.

Suzuki Motorcycle, a subsidiary of two-wheeler manufacturer, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan today introduced the latest style upgrade for Suzuki V-Strom 650XT – the ultimate adventure tourer motorcycle.

The new Suzuki V-Strom 650XT is priced at Rs 7,46,000 (ex-showroom, New Delhi).

The refreshed Suzuki V-Strom 650XT ABS now comes in new stirring graphic, as well as with additional features of hazard lights and side reflectors, adding to the motorcycle’s touring capabilities.

Suzuki V-Strom 650XT is the ultimate ‘Do-It-All’ motorcycle, renowned for its versatility that makes it as suited for the daily commute, long highway stretches; and unexplored rough roads. This all- terrain Suzuki motorcycle is available in 2 color schemes – Champion Yellow No.2 and Pearl Glacier White.

Commenting on the new edition, Mr. Satoshi Uchida, Managing Director, Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd. said, ‘We have received an overwhelming response since the launch of Suzuki V-Strom 650XT last year, we wish to continue the momentum and win the hearts of our customer in 2019 as well. We are delighted to introduce the 2019 edition of Suzuki V-Strom 650XT which comes in added with features and will add to the attractiveness of this very capable motorcycle.’

The 2019 Suzuki V-Strom 650XT ABS is equipped with four stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC with 645cm3 displacement, 90° V-twin engine, making it an ideal and an attractive option for anyone seeking a perfect middleweight adventure bike. It is equipped with the fuel-injection technology that churns out an improved performance. The lightweight Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) offers a controlled grip on the road and trustworthy braking performance in extreme conditions. The three-mode traction control system (2 Mode + OFF Mode), that ensures superior control over the engine which is effective in difficult road conditions helping prevent rear wheel spin further adds to the riding confidence.(UNI)

The Shiv Sena, an ally of the BJP at the Centre has criticised the central government saying it was ‘unfortunate’ that the icon of the country’s freedom struggle Veer Savarkar has been neglected even in the ‘Modi era’ for not honoured with the Bharat Ratna.

Sena’s mouthpiece, ‘Saamana’ edit today says the highest civilian award has been conferred on veteran artiste late Bhupen Hazarika only keeping an eye on the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, which is a ‘wrong’thing.

The Sena, an ally of the BJP at the Centre and in Maharashtra, has since long been demanding the highest civilian award for Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, who spent the prime of his life at the Cellular Jail in Andaman after being sentenced to life.
Sena’s Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut had a few years back written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it was high time that the NDA government honoured Savarkar with the Bharat Ratna so as to rectify the
‘mistakes’ of earlier governments which had ‘deliberately neglected’ him due to his staunch Hindutva views.

When the BJP was in opposition, it was pitching hard for the Bharat Ratna for Savarkar, but neither the Ram temple got constructed nor Savarkar got the Bharat Ratna, the edit says.

The PM, Narendra Modi had gone to Andaman last month and visited the cell where Savarkar was once jailed.
He did some mediation but it got washed away in the waves of ocean, an edit further says. (UNI)

Dozens of volunteers are working in the area of the dam collapse that occurred in the southeast of Brazil, they are trying to provide psychological support to the relatives of those missing and help distribute aid to evacuated residents.
The dam collapsed on January 25, causing mudslides that hit the southeastern Brumadinho municipality. According to the latest data, as many as 58 people have been killed as a result of the incident and another 305 have been reported missing.
“What we can do now is hear [these people] out, be a shoulder [to cry on], and give [them] a hug; people need to get rid of the sufferings they are enduring,” one of the psychologists working on the scene told Sputnik, adding that most of the people still believed that their missing relatives are alive.
While another group of volunteers is helping distribute food and water among the evacuated residents, other volunteers are trying to free the animals, mostly cows, which got stuck in the mud.
Dozens of cities across Brazil started collecting food to help those affected by the collapse of the dam, but local authorities announced on Sunday that they already had enough provision. 

Another South Korean victim, who was forced into sex slavery for Japan’s military brothels during World War II, died at the age of 94 on Monday, reducing the number of surviving victims to 24.
The victim, only identified with her surname Lee, passed away in the morning due to deteriorating health, according to the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, a local civic group supporting the wartime sex slave victims.
The deceased Lee was abducted by Japanese soldiers at the age of 17 in 1942, when she was returning home after work. She was then moved by force to Northeast China where Lee was coerced into sex enslavement for Japan’s military brothels, according to the civic group.
Lee’s death left only 24 surviving victims of Japan’s wartime sex slavery, out of the 238 officially registered with the South Korean government as former sex slaves.
Historians said as many as 400,000 women from Asian countries were forced into sex enslavement for Japanese military brothels during the Pacific War.
The Korean Peninsula was colonized by the Imperial Japan from 1910 to 1945. 

The Australian government on Monday supported the president of the national assembly Juan Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela, a statement said.
”Australia recognises and supports the president of the national assembly, Juan Guaidó, in assuming the position of interim president, in accordance with the Venezuelan constitution and until elections are held”, Australian foreign affairs minister, Marise Payne said.
”Australia calls for a transition to democracy in Venezuela as soon as possible”.
”We now urge all parties to work constructively towards a peaceful resolution of the situation, including a return to democracy, respect for the rule of law and upholding of human rights of the Venezuelan people,” the statement further said.
The Australian opposition leader, Bill Shorten, and Labor’s foreign affairs spokesperson Penny Wong, supported the government’s decision, citing the fact that the US, Britain, France, Germany and Venezuela’s South American neighbours had also rejected Maduro.(UNI)

(UNI) Cipla Limited on Monday announced that it has received final approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Medroxyprogesterone Injectable, 150mg/mL from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).

Medroxyprogesterone Injectable, 150mg/mL is AB-rated generic therapeutic equivalent version of Pfizer’s Depo-Provera, Pharma company said in a release.

It is a progestin indicated only for the prevention of pregnancy. According to IQVIA (IMS Health), Depo-Provera and its generic equivalents had US sales of approximately $159M for the 12-month period ending November 2018.

The physical auction of Mementos received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi received an overwhelming response from passionate bidders on its opening day on Sunday.

Organised by National Gallery of Modern Art, under the aegis of Ministry of Culture, the two-day physical auction shall culminate on January 28.

The e-auction will take place from January 29 to 31 for the remaining items which are not sold during the physical auction on the portal www.pmmementos.gov.in..

Exclusive items that were auctioned included statues, photographs, paintings and articles such as angavastram, shawls, commemorative coins, traditional musical instruments, hats, pagris and jackets among others to name a few.

Tremendous buzz has been generated in respect of these gift items in view of the fact that these items have been accessible to the general public through auction being espoused for the noble charitable work.

The proceeds contributes towards the project Namami Gange.

The bidders supported the cause wholeheartedly as certain items such as statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, base priced at Rs. 1000/- was finally auctioned for Rs. 22,000/.

Items such as statues of Gautam Buddha, portraits, photographs and paintings of Prime Minister, 3D painting of Gomukh (an origin of The holy river Ganga), Statue of Mahatma Basveshwara, Statue of Swami Vivekananda and silver coated Shivlinga were also auctioned at a high price.

The Public also enjoyed viewing the display of these items at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.

Union Minister for Railways and Commerce Piyush Goyal, Member of Parliament Manoj Tiwari and Meenakshi Lekhi visited the auction along with other dignitaries and senior officials from the Government .(UNI)

(UNI) Union Law Minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said a large section of people in the country want a grand Ram Temple at Ayodhya and they also want that the hearing in the Supreme Court on the case should be completed at the earliest.
“Desh ki janta ka apeksha yeh bhi hae ki Ram Janmaboomi ke mamle ka nishpadan jald se jald ho jae (People also want that like in many other cases urgent hearing takes place, even on Ram Janmabhooi case the process of hearing and final judgement should be expedited),” Mr Prasad told reporters – a day after it was made clear that the Supreme Court will not able to conduct its scheduled hearing on the case on Tuesday, January 29, as one of the judges would be unavailable.
This is for the third time in recent weeks that the hearing on the Ram Mandir issue has been deferred.
The Union Minister said that the government and the ruling party have always said that ‘constitutional’ road map should be followed for the construction of a grand Ram Temple at Ayodhya.
“People have said there should be a grand Ram Temple, from our side in the BJP and the Union government party chief (Amit Shah) and Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) have said that the solution should be through a constitutional mechanism only,” he said.

(UNI) As many as twelve people died and two injured in a clash between two groups

of armed civilians in southern Mexican state of Guerrero, local officials said.

The clash occurred at around 1500 hrs local time ,Roberto Alvarez, spokesperson of the state security authorities said.

A case has been launched against the accused and investigations are underway, Mr Alvarez added.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday condemned the attack on a church in southern Philippines, and called for swift punishment to the perpetrators, a statement said here on Monday.

The Secretary-General expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.

‘The Secretary-General calls for the perpetrators of these crimes to be swiftly brought to justice,’ the statement said.

The twin bombings ripped through the Jolo Cathedral in the island province of Sulu in southern Philippines.

The attack occurred during Sunday morning services and around 20 people died and 80 injured.

Mr Guterres reiterated the support of the United Nations to the Philippines Government and people in their efforts to fight terrorism and violent extremism, and to carry forward the peace process. (UNI)

More than six in 10 US citizens believe their country is heading in the wrong direction, while nearly seven in 10 gave negative opinions on the state of the country, a poll found.
The poll, released by NBC News/Wall Street Journal on Sunday, showed that 63 percent of respondents said the United States is heading off on the wrong track, while 28 percent say the opposite.
Records showed that the percentage of people who believe the country in the right direction is the lowest since July 2016.
When asked how the state of the United States should be described today, 68 percent of respondents gave negative words and phrases, the most common ones include “wrong track”, “disaster/hard times”, “parties undermining each other/no compromise.”
The poll, which was conducted before the White House struck a deal with the Democratic Party to reopen the government, showed that public opinion on U.S. President Donald Trump had remained largely stable. It is unclear if agreeing to reopen the government without extracting border wall funding from Congress had damaged his support among his base voters.(UNI)

Jason Holder, the Windies captain has become No.1 in the MRF Tyres ICC Test rankings for all-rounders after his sensational performance in Barbados which helped his side to a 381-run win against England.

Holder on Sunday scored his maiden double-century in front of his home crowd in Barbados, and also picked two wickets in the match, helping him a jump of two spots to the top of the all-rounders’ chart.

He surpassed Shakib Al Hasan and Ravindra Jadeja to the top spot. He also rose sharply in the batting rankings, by a remarkable 25 spots, and now sits comfortably at No 33, according to ICC’s official website.

However, the week has been great for Holder who was earlier named in the ICC Test team of the year 2018 for his all-round skills.

Holder has been known as a bowling all-rounder for the most part of his carrier but he massively enhanced his batting reputation by stroking a marvelous unbeaten 202 against England.

Among the others to make notable gains in the latest update to the rankings, following the Tests in Barbados and Brisbane, were the Australian trio of Pat Cummins, Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne, along with the Windies’ Kemar Roach, Roston Chase and Shane Dowrich.

Sri Lanka’s Niroshan Dickwella also improved his ranking and climbed to No. 37 on the back of his 64, while Suranga Lakmal rose to No.31 on both the bowlers’ (two-place rise) and the all-rounders’ (three-place rise) charts after his spell of 5/75 and a knock of 24. (UNI)

A Delhi Special Court on Monday granted regular bail to former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) case filed by Directorate of Enforcement under the provisions of Money Laundering Act.
CBI Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj on December, 20 granted interim bail to Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) scam case and further extended the interim bail till January 28.
CBI has registered a case in July last year against Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, son Tejashwi and Sarla Gupta wife of Former Union Minister Prem Chand Gupta, Vijay and Vinay Kochhar both Directors of Sujata Hotels and owner of Chanakya Hotel, Delight Marketing Company now known as Lara Projects and the then IRCTC Managing Director P K Goel.
It was alleged that Rashtriya Janta Dal Leader had abused his official position for extending undue favours to the Kochhar.
CBI has filed a chargesheet on April16, 2018 by submitting before the court that there were sufficient evidence against Lalu, Rabri, Tejashwi and other s accused persons in the case related to alleged irregularities in granting operational contract of two IRCTC hotels to a private firm. (UNI)

Ex-Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Sunday slammed BJP leaders for their indecent remarks against Priyanka Gandhi saying that they showed their anti-women mindset.
Singh, who came along with his wife on day long tour to Chhattisgarh, told some reporters
here that ‘Priyanka represents a family which has a history of sacrifice. Her grandmother
and father sacrificed their lives’.
According to Singh, indecent remarks against her by BJP leaders reflect their narrow-mindedness. BJP has become frustrated with entry of Priyanka in active politics, he alleged.
Singh said that Modi government utterly proved to be failure. Modi failed to fulfil promises in BJP’s manifesto and also the promises that he made while addressing election
gatherings, he said.

(UNI) India’s star shuttler Saina Nehwal on Sunday clinched the Indonesia Masters title as her Spanish opponent Carolina Marin retired hurt during the first game of the summit showdown here on Sunday.
With the virtue of this win, London Olympic bronze medallist Nehwal bagged her first title on the BWF circuit in two years. During the final, the Rio Olympic gold medallist landed awkwardly on her right leg while going for an overhead shot, and looked in tears.
When the match was stopped, the Spaniard was leading the game by 9-2. She tried to continue, but failed due to pain, giving Nehwal her first title win of this year.
Earlier in January, Nehwal lost to the Spaniard in the semi-final match in Malaysia Open. 

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s ‘Mere Pyare Prime Ministe’ is all set to release on March 15.

The film that deals with the social issue of open defecation represented not just India but Asia at the Rome Film Festival.

The Official Selection of the Rome Film Fest presented three productions from three different continents.

From Asia, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra directorial ‘Mere Pyare Prime Minister’ was screened in Sala Petrassi.

The film garnered an exceptional response with a standing ovation as well as four-star reviews at the event.

Rakeysh attended the screening along with his wife Bharathi Mehra who is also the producer of the film.

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra has always explored stories that are rooted in nature dealing with issues catering to the nation. With the upcoming film, the director focuses on the open defecation issue and sanitation problems in the country.

The film is shot at real locations which were finalized after the recce of 1 month of Mumbai and highlights the mother-son relation who’s will is to achieve the impossible.

‘Mere Pyare Prime Minister’ stars the national award-winning actress Anjali Patil who is playing the role of the mother.

The music of the film is given by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and lyrics by Gulzar.(UNI)

Nine Japanese companies have received envelopes containing typewritten messages with threats and white powder that appears to be highly toxic potassium cyanide, local media reported.
The NHK broadcaster reported late on Saturday that most of the envelopes, postmarked Tokyo, had been delivered to companies based in Tokyo and Osaka, including two pharmaceutical firms, and one suspicious envelope had been received by a food company in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo.
The police have already launched an investigation into the case, and discovered that white powder in at least some of the envelopes was proven to be deadly potassium cyanide, the broadcaster added.
Moreover, one of the messages demanded that the addressee pays 35 million won (over $31,200) in Bitcoin, otherwise threatening to spread cyanide-filled products.(UNI)

In an ultimatum to Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, Britain, France, Spain, and Germany have said they would recognise opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim president unless he calls for elections.
In tweets published on Saturday, the leaders of France and Spain, Emmanuel Macron and Pedro Sanchez, said they would recognise Guado as “president in charge” if Venezuela is not given free elections, said an Euronews report on Sunday.
“The Venezuelan people must be able to freely decide on their future,” said Macron, as did German government spokeswoman Martina Fietz.
“If within eight days there are no fair, free and transparent elections called in Venezuela, Spain will recognise Juan Guaidó as Venezuelan president”, said Sanchez.
In a statement, the EU’s foreign police chief Federica Mogherini also urged for Venezuela to hold free, transparent and credible presidential elections “in accordance with international democratic standards and the Venezuelan constitutional order.”
“In the absence of an announcement on the organisation of fresh elections with the necessary guarantees over the next days, the EU will take further actions, including on the issue of recognition of the country’s leadership in line with article 233 of the Venezuelan constitution,” she said. (UNI)