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Uber, Ola battle goes online
New Delhi - As the fight for market share took nationalist overtones, Indian ride-hailing startup Ola on Thursday hit out at its San Francisco-based rival Uber for fanning the nationalism…
Indian woman wins gender discrimination lawsuit against Wipro in London
Shreya Ukil, a 40-year-old Indian woman who was formerly a senior techie at the Wipro back office in London, claimed to have won a lawsuit in a British tribunal against…
Vodafone wins Rs 8,500 cr transfer pricing case: Here’s why it is important
The Bombay High Court has set aside an order of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) which said the IT department had powers to raise tax demand on the company in…
Oracle seeks permission to update copyright lawsuit against Google
Oracle Corp has inquired a assess for permission to update its copyright lawsuit against Google Inc to range from the Android in operation body’s today s market control. The maneuver…
India not yet ready for GST
The question to be asked is not whether the Goods and Services Tax can be introduced in India (the answer is that a compromise GST can be introduced) but whether…
Pretty much everyone agrees that gov’t move to decriminalise attempted suicide is a wonderful idea
The Indian government today said it has decided to decriminalise “attempt to suicide” by deleting the provision holding it an offence and providing for punishment from the statute book. The…
Uber cab rape-accused driver jailed, striking lawyers promise not to interfere in proceedings
A Delhi court today sent Uber cab driver Shiv Kumar Yadav accused of raping a 25-year-old woman 5 December to 14 days judicial custody. Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey sent…
DC lawyers’ indefinite strike to continue tomorrow as HC lawyers hunger striked with opposing demand
Proceedings in six district courts here were paralysed yesterday as the indefinite strike by city lawyers entered its third day, and the Delhi high court Bar Association (DHCBA) held a…
India: Punjab Case Shows Need for Anti-Torture Law
(New Delhi) – The alleged mistreatment of a suspected Sikh separatist in Punjab highlights the widespread use of torture by Indian security forces, which may prevent foreign extraditions to India,…
Microsoft Establishes IPR Chair at Gujarat National Law University
New Delhi – 26th February, 2014: For the first time, Microsoft India has established a dedicated Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Chair at the Gujarat National Law University (GNLU). The Microsoft…