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TopicAdar Poonawalla

Topic: Adar Poonawalla

What Poonawalla’s Rs 1,000 crore deal means for Dharma—more freedom, big-budget productions

Karan Johar recently spoke about exorbitant star fees and rising entourage costs, which were affecting the industry and production of films.

Karan Johar’s studio sells 50% stake worth 10 bn rupees to vaccine maker Adar Poonawalla

SII CEO will buy stake through his production company, Serene Productions -- another major investment outside pharma sector after picking up 20% of social media platform Wakau Interactive in 2021.

A piece of bone, hair sent for advanced DNA test belong to Shraddha Walkar, say police

A superior mitochondrial DNA test is run when nuclear DNA cannot be extracted from samples or when they are highly decomposed.

ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta recognised with ‘Lifetime Contribution to Media’ award

Thirteen other noted personalities including Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla and Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran were also awarded under various categories by AIMA.

Didn’t suit global narrative that Indian firm could deliver quality, says SII’s Poonawalla

CEO of world’s largest vaccine maker says India is better equipped to deal with pandemics now, adds a global treaty is important to allow resource-sharing across borders.

Modi on Time 100 list for ‘Hindu nationalism, eroding Muslims’ rights, mishandling Covid’

Modi is one of three Indians on Time’s 100 Most Influential list. The only other Indian politician on the list is West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Biocon partners SII to make vaccine, drug manufacturing accessible to developing nations

Under the deal, Biocon Biologics Ltd (BBL) will offer approximately 15% stake to Serum Institute Life Sciences at a post-money valuation of about Rs 35,000 crore.

‘Taken this up at highest levels’, Poonawalla assures India as EU Green Pass excludes Covishield

EU's Green Pass, which will be available for use from July 1, includes 4 vaccines approved by the European Medicines Agency.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.