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Rexahn adds to cancer patent portfolio

   23 July 2008 at 08:44

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals Inc. has won its third patent for a cancer treatment in nine months.The Rockville-based company said the Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent for RX-0183 and related compounds, small molecules that inhibit the protei ..



VocalTec Receives $9.2 Million Netfrom the Sale of 11 of its 22 Patents

   23 July 2008 at 08:44

VocalTec Communications Ltd. a global provider of carrier-class multimedia and voice-over-IP solutions for communication service providers, announced today the closing of the Patent Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the sale of selected patents to Karo Mi ..



Now, file your returns without Form 16

   23 July 2008 at 08:44

The government on Friday said annexures and certificates relating to tax deducted at source (TDS) like Form 16 are not required to be submitted along with income tax returns. “No annexures, TDS/TCS certificates are required to be annexed to the retur ..

Posted in Taxation |   298 Views


SC declines to adjourn hearing on Sethusamudram project

   23 July 2008 at 08:44

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to adjourn the hearing on the Sethusamudram project on the ground that the Government was seeking trust vote in the Parliament. "How are we concerned with the trust motion. This court is only concerned with judic ..

Posted in Others |   212 Views


SC allows Kanchi seer's plea for a public prosecutor

   23 July 2008 at 08:44

The Supreme Court allowed the plea of Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati for appointing a public prosecutor from Puducherry on Tuesday to hold trial against him in the Sankararaman murder case. Supreme Court has said that the state of Puducher ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   294 Views


Stricter punishment for 'acid attack': Govt to SC

   22 July 2008 at 10:09

New Delhi, Jul 21 The Supreme Court was today informed by the Central government that suitable amendments to the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) were underway to make punishment for the offence of 'acid attack' more str ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   260 Views


Kerala HC favours non-bailable offence for sexual assaults

   22 July 2008 at 10:09

Kochi, Jul 21 Kerala High Court today pointed out the inadequacy of the provisions of law to protect children and women from various types of sexual assaults and favoured section 354 IPC, dealing with these offences, non-bailable. While dismissing th ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   324 Views


SC annoyed over states' failure to set up juvenile homes

   22 July 2008 at 10:09

The failure of state governments to set up Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) and observation homes in each district on Monday annoyed the Supreme Court which expressed its helplessness over monitoring matters relating to social issues for long. "How lo ..

Posted in Others |   259 Views


Legal illiteracy leads to confusion over N-deal: FM

   21 July 2008 at 21:50

Three days ahead of the trust vote in Parliament, the lawyer in the finance minister P Chidambaram blamed the current stand-off over the Indo US nuclear deal to the “widespread and appalling legal illiteracy” in the country. Speaking at the NALSAR Un ..

Posted in Others |   228 Views


M&A activity caught in legal bind

   21 July 2008 at 21:50

Recent developments in the Ranbaxy deal have heightened debate over the issue of conducting due diligence of operations of listed companies and whether an adverse development could lead to an open offer under the Sebi (Substantial Acquisition of Shar ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   452 Views