What harm in revealing caste, asks SC in Bihar survey case

The Supreme Court on Friday asked what was the harm if a person provided the details of caste or sub-caste during the Bihar caste survey when an individual's data was not going to be published by......

SC wants FIRs under scrapped Sec 66A of IT Act withdrawn in three weeks

Calling a "matter of serious concern" the registration of FIRs under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act it had scrapped in 2015, The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the chief secretaries......

Why NGOs fear the Modi govt

'It is especially discouraging for young people in the development sector. I’ve noticed that many of them are actively considering other career options to escape this atmosphere.' Geetanjali......

CBI raids senior lawyers Indira Jaising, Anand Grover's house

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday searched residences and offices of human rights lawyers Indira Jaising and her husband Anand Grover, and Lawyers Collective in a case of alleged......

Bayer's attempt to stop Cipla drug sale fails

The Delhi high court on Tuesday rejected an attempt by German drug and agrochemical major Bayer Corporation to introduce a linkage between regulatory approval of a medicine and its patent status......

Sun Pharma challenges J&J's drug patent

Mumbai-based Sun Pharmaceuticals has filed a post-grant opposition with the Mumbai patent office against a product patent granted to the extended release version of Johnson and Johnson's (J&J)......

Roche's Hepatitis C drug patent challenged

Swiss pharmaceutical major Hoffmann-La Roche's patents rights over Hepatitis C drug Pegasys has been challenged by public interest groups at the Indian Patent Office. This is the second post-grant......

Kolkata group against GSK's AIDS patent

Drug major GlaxoSmithKline's plan to patent its HIV/AIDS drug - Combivir - in India may hit a roadblock as a Kolkata-based NGO, Manipur Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS, has filed a pre-grant......

The 'Being Human' side of Salman Khan

'Being Human is important to Salman. He makes it a point to sport the brand's products everywhere: on the sets, at events and even for court appearances.''It is a good public relations......

Getting to know Suhasini Mani Ratnam

She has been part of the film industry for 25 years, wearing all kinds of caps -- actor, director, dialogue-writer and producer. Now, Suhasini Mani Ratnam has forayed into theatre.Articulate,......