SC sends Buddhist group's plea on Hindu personal laws to law panel

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Law Commission to consider a plea as a representation of a Buddhist group that certain sets of personal Hindu laws, which are applicable to Buddhists also, are......

'India Is Staring At Dementia Epidemic'

'10 million Indians are currently living with dementia, and the number is expected to double by 2036.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff It is said that over 57 million people are living with......

On busy first day, CJI bars oral hearing for urgent listing

On his first day as the Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant on Monday set a new procedural norm that mentioning cases for urgent listing must be made in writing, and oral requests will be......

SC orders removal of stray animals from highways, expressways

The Supreme Court on Friday directed removal of all cattle and other stray animals from highways and expressways, stating that their uncontrolled presence poses a serious and avoidable threat,......

FinMin Raps PSBs on Property Doc Delays

State Bank of India has 18,000 pending cases and Bank of Baroda has around 1,000 cases. IMAGE: The Union ministry of finance in New Delhi. Photograph: Jitender Gupta/ANI Photo   The Union......

Can Numbers Be Trademarks?

Delhi high court ruling on numbers as trademarks could be a trendsetter. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   A recent Delhi high court ruling allowing arbitrary and distinctive numerical......

India's Gig Workforce Could Touch 91 Million by 2047 if...

However, under several external factors -- such as technological disruption or advancement, regulatory or policy changes, or economic shocks -- the gig workforce may grow only to 32.5 million by......

Centralised KYC system in works, says Sebi

Markets regulator Sebi is actively working with the  Ministry of Finance and other financial regulators on setting up a centralised KYC (Know Your Customer) system, chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey......

Boxer Chavez Jr jailed in Mexico after US deportation

IMAGE: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, the son of a legendary former World champion boxer Julio Cesar Chavez, was detained by US immigration authorities shortly after losing in a sold-out match to American......

Setback for Dhoni over 'Captain Cool' trademark

'Accordingly, no proprietary rights or exclusivity can be claimed over such a generic phrase, and any attempt to do so is legally unsustainable and contrary to the basic principles of trademark......

You can't use 'Captain Cool' anymore- Here's why...

IMAGE: MS Dhoni claims ‘Captain Cool’. Photograph: BCCI Former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has filed a trademark application for the phrase 'CAPTAIN COOL', a sobriquet......

'One Can't Monopolise Captain Cool'

If the 'Captain Cool' trademark goes through, it could trigger a wave of similar attempts by celebrities to trademark nicknames given to them by fans. IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni during IPL 2025.......

Canadian ice-skater suspended for sexual misconduct

IMAGE: Nikolaj Soerensen and ice dance partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry withdrew from the Canadian figure skating championships in January amid the allegations. Photograph: Evgenia......