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Ottawa's Wi-LAN sues RIM, Motorola, for patent infringement

   21 June 2008 at 14:30

Wi-LAN Inc. is suing Motorola, Research in Motion and UTStarCom for alleged infringement of the Ottawa patent-licensing company's intellectual property.The company announced Friday it had filed the suit in a Texas court that is a favourite of patent- ..



India, Syria sign revised double taxation avoidance agreement

   21 June 2008 at 14:30

India on Wednesday signed a revised double taxation avoidance agreement with Syria to ensure that the companies are taxed in countries where they have permanent establishments. The agreement, signed by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and S ..

Posted in Taxation |   322 Views


Govt relaxes income-tax refund norms

   21 June 2008 at 14:30

About 92 per cent of the income-tax refund claims for fiscal 2007-08 will be settled without the taxpayers needing to produce TDS certificates, as the Government has relaxed the criteria in this regard. According the relaxed criteria on settling the ..

Posted in Taxation |   316 Views


SC to hear Sahara Shahar matter next week

   20 June 2008 at 18:50

New Delhi, June 20 The Utter Pradesh Government today moved the Supreme Court challenging the stay granted by the Allahabad High Court on the demolition of Sahara group's commercial property Shara Sahar.The case will come up for hearing before the ..

Posted in Others |   292 Views


Stamp paper convict moves HC to reduce sentence

   20 June 2008 at 18:50

Chennai, Jun 19 One of the convicts in the multi-crore fake stamp paper scam today moved the Madras High Court seeking to reduce the sentence awarded by the CBI Special Court in the case.The appeal petition was filed by C S Balaji, who was handed dow ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   379 Views


SC to Delhi govt: File affidavit regarding unauthorised colonies

   20 June 2008 at 18:50

New Delhi, Jun 19 Taking serious view of the Centre's move to regularise 1400 unauthorised colonies in Delhi, without providing basic amenities like water, power and roads, the Supreme Court today directed the Delhi government to file an affidavit s ..

Posted in Others |   392 Views


Thiru. T.R. Baalu approves 50% D.A. merger with the basic pay for the employees of SCI

   20 June 2008 at 18:50

The Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, Thiru. T.R. Baalu has approved the merger of Dearness Allowance (D.A.) equivalent to 50% of the basic pay in the pay scale of 1997 level with effect from 1st January, 2007 for the 1015 shore ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   388 Views


Allahabad HC rebukes LDA for night demolition of Sahara Sahar

   20 June 2008 at 18:50

The Allahabad High Court today pulled up the Lucknow Development Authority for demolition of Sahara Sahar during the night without prior notice and asked the Uttar Pradesh government to restore possession of land to the Sahara Group company. Taking s ..

Posted in Others |   314 Views


India rejects Boehringer's AIDS drug patent plea

   20 June 2008 at 12:56

In one of the landmark judgments on patents which would benefit HIV patients, Indian Patent Office on Thursday rejected a patent application filed by multinational pharma company Boehringer Ingelheim on paediatric form of anti-AIDS drug nevirapine. T ..



UN classifies rape as 'war crime'

   20 June 2008 at 12:53

The UN Security Council on Thursday demanded an end to persistent sexual violence during armed conflict, calling it a war crime and a component of genocide. Approved by all 15 members, council resolution 1820 "demands the immediate and complete cessa ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   265 Views