Valeant buys 'female Viagra' maker for $1 bn

Last Updated: Thursday, August 20, 2015, 19:51

Canada's Valeant Pharmaceuticals is paying $1 billion to buy Sprout Pharmaceuticals, which just won US government approval to sell the first "female Viagra" drug, the firms announced on Thursday.

US Toyota executive in Japan resigns over drug arrest

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 1, 2015, 16:03

Japan's Toyota Motor said today that American Julie Hamp, its most senior female executive, has resigned after being arrested for suspected drug law violations.

Japan police arrest US' Toyota executive on drugs-related charges

Last Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2015, 18:30

Toyota's highest-ranking female executive was arrested at a Tokyo hotel on Thursday for allegedly importing a painkiller that is illegal under Japan's strict drug laws, reports said on Thursday.

Acceptance of female bosses up in media, FMCG sectors: Report

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 19, 2015, 15:41

Nearly 67% respondents prefer to work under a woman leader in the media & entertainment industry.

Shanghai auto show bans skimpily clad female models

Last Updated: Monday, April 20, 2015, 18:10

The Shanghai Auto Show banned female models and automakers responded with dancers and fresh-faced young women holding tablet computers.

Women entrepreneurs show the way for workplace gender parity

Last Updated: Sunday, March 15, 2015, 11:39

Women account for nearly half of the employable workforce but not all companies have such high levels of gender parity. As entrepreneurship, once considered 'a man's cup of tea', sees a sea change with many women taking the plunge, these new-age start-ups are seen encouraging female participation.

Banks in smaller centres gender insensitive: Sitharaman

Last Updated: Sunday, March 8, 2015, 16:37

On International Women's Day, Union Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today chided lenders for being gender insensitive while dealing with female entrepreneurs' loan proposals in small cities and towns.

Vote for your favourite actress

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 11:20

The world`s biggest viewers` choice awards - Zee Cine Awards - is back with its 14th edition.

Number of Tripura`s female voters drops

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 16:30

In last year`s (2013) electoral rolls in Tripura, there were 964 female voters for every 1,000 males, and in 2012 the figure stood at 958.

Pakistan sharia court appoints first female judge in 33 years

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 12:47

Pakistan`s sharia court has reportedly appointed a female judge to hear proceedings under the country`s Islamic legislation for the first time in its 33-year history.

Sexual intercourse is `kiss of death` for certain female worms

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 13:32

Researchers have said that the presence of male sperm and seminal fluid trigger pathways that cause females to dehydrate, prematurely age and die.

Doctor caught red-handed doing abortion during raid

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 22:35

In a raid conducted by a team of health department officials, a female doctor was on Thursday caught red-handed for carrying out abortion in outskirts of the city here.