NOVARTIND

** Shares of Novartis India NOIN.BO rise as much as 10.9% to 1,148 rupees, highest since Feb. 7, 2000

** Shares surge after CNBC-TV18 reported on Saturday that Dr Reddy's REDY.NS plans to acquire Switzerland-based pharma co Novartis AG's NOVN.S stake in Novartis India

** It added that REDY's plans to acquire the domestic-focused portfolio and may offer controlling premium

** REDY's declined to comment; Novartis India did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment

** Shares of REDY rise as much as 2.2% to a record high of 6,454 rupees

** More than 143,000 shares of NOIN change hands, 3.4x its 30-day avg

** NOIN eyes fifth straight session of gains and has risen ~15% so far in Feb.

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Oct 27 (Reuters) - Novartis India Ltd NOIN.NS:

• NOVARTIS INDIA LTD SEPT-QUARTER PROFIT 236.8 MILLION RUPEES VERSUS PROFIT 183.5 MILLION RUPEES

• NOVARTIS INDIA LTD SEPT-QUARTER REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 787.6 MILLION RUPEES VERSUS 1.02 BILLION RUPEES

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Aug 3 (Reuters) - India's drug regulator recovered counterfeit medicines worth more than 20 million rupees ($241,666) after a raid last month in the eastern city of Kolkata, the federal health ministry said on Thursday.

The raid, carried out by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, found counterfeit copies of leading brands by manufacturers like Cipla CIPL.NS, Sun Pharma SUN.NS and Alkem Laboratories ALKE.NS, the health ministry said.

One person was arrested, it added.

"Further investigation to find the manufacturer and supply chain is ongoing to ensure supply of genuine medicine for consumption of general public," the health ministry said.

The medicines recovered included copies of acid reflux drugs like Pan-D and Pantocid DSR, manufactured by Alkem and Sun Pharma respectively, as well as Urimax-D, a medicine to treat an enlarged prostrate gland medicine, made by Cipla.

Authorities also recovered counterfeit copies of antibiotic medicines Augmentin and Clavam.

"Modi's government will not make any kind of compromise to stop adulterated medicines," health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Twitter, while congratulating the officers who carried out the raid.

The raid was the result of an investigation that began in January this year, following a complaint from Sun Pharma, when authorities recovered counterfeit medicines worth one million rupees ($12,083) the health ministry said.

($1 = 82.7590 Indian rupees)

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July 26 (Reuters) - Novartis India Ltd NOIN.NS:

• JUNE-QUARTER PROFIT 202.6 MILLION RUPEES VERSUS 523.8 MILLION RUPEES

• JUNE-QUARTER REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 906 MILLION RUPEES VERSUS 1.21 BILLION RUPEES

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** Shares of Novartis India Ltd NOIN.NS rise as much as 8.68% to 688.89 rupees; on track for fourth straight session of gains, if trend holds

** Pharma firm reports profit of 250.2 mln rupees ($3.1 mln) in March quarter, compared to a loss of 233.7 mln rupees a year earlier

** Approves one-time special dividend of 37.50 rupees per share and final dividend of 10 rupees per share

** Stock most active in nearly five months with a trading volume of 99,934 shares as of 10:15 a.m. IST, more than 10x the 30-day avg

** The relative strength index of the stock is 82, suggesting it may be overbought - Refinitiv data

($1 = 81.7800 Indian rupees)

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May 10 (Reuters) - Novartis India Ltd NOIN.NS:

• MARCH-QUARTER PROFIT 250.2 MILLION RUPEES VERSUS LOSS 233.7 MILLION RUPEES

• MARCH-QUARTER REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 761.3 MILLION RUPEES VERSUS 983.2 MILLION RUPEES

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