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Indian pharma firm Granules opens packaging facility in US' Virginia

Indian pharmaceutical company Granules has opened a packaging facility in the Virginia State of the US to expand the packaging capacity of essential drugs in the state, thus strengthening the biopharma supply chain. The facility was inaugurated by India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu. Granules, which was one of the first Indian pharmaceutical companies that received FDA authorization to export to the United States, has invested more than USD 100 million in the country, said Dr Krishna Prasad Chigurupati, the founder, chairman and managing director of the firm. "We have nearly 200 employees in Virginia with a large majority of them first-generation Indians," he said, adding the company also has a team of 30 scientists for research and development. Granules India Ltd produces some of the most widely used drugs, including Paracetamol, that have been very useful to billions across the world, Chigurupati said. "Happy to see Made in India' medicines value added in the US b

Multiple people killed after shooting at Walmart store in Virginia

Multiple people were killed and injured in a shooting incident reported from the US state of Virginia, officials said adding the shooter is believed to be dead too

University students among 2 dead, 5 injured in Norfolk, Virginia shooting

Two people were killed and five others were injured in a shooting in Norfolk, Virginia, police said Sunday. Officers responded to a report of gunfire around midnight. When they arrived, they found four women and three men with gunshot wounds, police said. Zabre Miller, 25, and Angela McKnight, 19, later died at a hospital, police said. Several Norfolk State University students were victims of the shooting at an off-campus location, the university said on its Facebook page. Initial indications are that our students were innocent bystanders of a shooting at an evening house party, the university wrote in the post. NSU also said police secured the campus, and there was no present danger. Detectives were continuing to investigate Sunday, police said.

Gunfire erupts at graduation party in Virginia, leaving 1 dead, 7 hurt

Those injured ranged in age from 16 to 21 and were from Chesterfield or nearby localities

1 dead, multiple wounded in gunfire at party near Richmond, say police

One person was fatally shot and at least five other people were wounded by gunfire in a shooting at a house party Friday night near Richmond, authorities said

Boeing names Virginia office as global HQ; plans to start tech hub in area

The company said that its employees in the region support various corporate functions and specialise in advanced airplane development and autonomous systems, Xinhua news agency reported

Virginia lawmakers give final nod to bill for legalising marijuana in 2024

Several Democrats said they hoped Northam would send the legislation back to them with amendments, including speeding up the date for legalisation

Senior US congressman shot at Virginia baseball practice

Brooks said Capitol security forces were firing back with pistols at the shooter