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Google vs MakeMyTrip: A curious case of 'confusion'

Google vs MakeMyTrip: A curious case of 'confusion'

Rediff.com19 Dec 2023

Last week, the Delhi high court ruled that the mere use of trademarks on Google Ads, an online advertising platform, did not amount to infringement under the Trade Marks Act, 1999. This was after online travel agency MakeMyTrip (MMT) claimed that its trademarks, "Makemytrip" and "MMT", were being used as keywords in Google Ads to display ads and links of its rival Booking.com. The order has opened up a new debate on trademark infringement in the digital realm, revolving around whether it can create confusion among users.

'In an election year, markets flourish'

'In an election year, markets flourish'

Rediff.com23 Feb 2024

'Historically, the markets tend to perform well during election years as governments aim to increase spending and call attention to growth.'

US leaders to woo Indian industry amid trade spat

US leaders to woo Indian industry amid trade spat

Rediff.com10 Mar 2014

Delegation visit ahead of patent law report.

Can Mahua Moitra Fight A 30 Year Battle With BJP?

Can Mahua Moitra Fight A 30 Year Battle With BJP?

Rediff.com3 Jan 2024

For that to happen, Moitra's much followed speeches should be heard outside Parliament so that the PR spins of the ruling dispensation are countered with informed debate, argues Shyam G Menon.

India-China ties stable, will work for success of G20 summit: Beijing

India-China ties stable, will work for success of G20 summit: Beijing

Rediff.com5 Sep 2023

Without mentioning the boundary dispute, the spokesperson said that China-India relations have been stable on the whole and "our two sides have maintained dialogue and communication at various levels".

Belgian ex-PM backs India's permanent UNSC seat, urges UN reform

Belgian ex-PM backs India's permanent UNSC seat, urges UN reform

Rediff.com14 Jan 2024

Leterme contended that there is a need for the United Nations Security Council to adapt to the realities of the 21st century as it requires representation that goes beyond the structures established in the 20th century.

Kashmir: Vote For Hope After A Long Decade

Kashmir: Vote For Hope After A Long Decade

Rediff.com13 May 2024

It's just not a date. It's just not about selecting a candidate. It's not about helping some candidate win. It's about expressing emotion, after ten years, that could reach out in India and beyond it, notes Sheela Bhatt.

Sensex, Nifty drop as trade war fears grip markets

Sensex, Nifty drop as trade war fears grip markets

Rediff.com22 Mar 2018

Equity benchmarks erased early gains after realty, capital goods, teck, auto, PSU, IT, power and bankex counters came under selling pressure, falling up to 1.28 per cent.

Senators urge Kerry to press India on trade during visit

Senators urge Kerry to press India on trade during visit

Rediff.com15 Jun 2013

Kerry is scheduled to head to India later this month for the fourth annual US-India Strategic Dialogue.

Himachal's Independent MLA, Cong rebel's father booked for poll offences

Himachal's Independent MLA, Cong rebel's father booked for poll offences

Rediff.com10 Mar 2024

A case of criminal conspiracy, corruption practices and undue influence on election has been registered on the complaint of two Congress MLAs, police said on Sunday.

Chinese Premier, not Xi Jinping, to attend G20 summit in India

Chinese Premier, not Xi Jinping, to attend G20 summit in India

Rediff.com4 Sep 2023

President Xi is also skipping the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and East Asia summits in Jakarta this week.

Behind-the-scenes drama of Olympic athletes' wardrobe

Behind-the-scenes drama of Olympic athletes' wardrobe

Rediff.com8 Dec 2023

Because billions of people around the world will be watching these brand ambassadors, what they wear during the Olympics is highly regimented, leading to complicated wardrobe changes.

After Putin, Xi Jinping to skip G20 summit in Delhi

After Putin, Xi Jinping to skip G20 summit in Delhi

Rediff.com3 Sep 2023

There is no official word either from China or from India on who will represent Beijing at the upcoming G20 summit.

Why UAE's 'Hello Modi' Will Be Unusual

Why UAE's 'Hello Modi' Will Be Unusual

Rediff.com10 Jan 2024

The effort is to make the PM's interaction with the diaspora at Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Sports city stadium on February 13 the largest he has addressed.

State Bank of India, HDFC to gain from Nifty Bank index readjustment

State Bank of India, HDFC to gain from Nifty Bank index readjustment

Rediff.com26 Jun 2023

State Bank of India (SBI) and Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) will see maximum inflows from passive trackers on account of the quarterly rebalancing exercise of the National Stock Exchange Nifty Bank Index. IndusInd Bank and AU Small Finance Bank could see maximum outflows. The rejig of the Nifty CPSE Index will result in inflows in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, NTPC, and Coal India and maximum outflows in Bharat Electronics, according to Brian Freitas, a New Zealand-based analyst with Periscope Analytics.

What does Fitch downgrade of US credit rating to AA+ mean for the markets?

What does Fitch downgrade of US credit rating to AA+ mean for the markets?

Rediff.com10 Aug 2023

Rating agency Fitch on Tuesday downgraded the US government's top credit rating to AA+ from AAA, citing fiscal deterioration over the next three years and repeated debt ceiling negotiations. The development caused a flutter across equity markets, with most leading frontline global equity indices trading weak. Back home, the S&P BSE Sensex and the Nifty50 lost over 1 per cent each in intra-day deals to hit a low of 65,751.53 and 19,517.55 levels, respectively.

Dabur keen to acquire 26% stake in Religare for Rs 2,116 cr

Dabur keen to acquire 26% stake in Religare for Rs 2,116 cr

Rediff.com25 Sep 2023

Entities belonging to the Burman family, the promoter of Dabur India, on Monday announced a Rs 2,116 crore open offer to shareholders of Religare Enterprises Ltd (REL) to acquire up to an additional 26 per cent stake in the company as part of its strategy to enter the financial services space. Post the open offer, the family's stake in the financial services firm is expected to increase to 51 per cent. The open offer is made to increase the family's stake and take control of REL and this will mark the entry of Burmans into the financial services space.

The IPL's Pay Problem

The IPL's Pay Problem

Rediff.com1 Jan 2024

Lower-paid IPL players, domestic or foreign, should be able to try their luck in other T20 tournaments.

Will not hesitate to...: Cong on Himachal turmoil

Will not hesitate to...: Cong on Himachal turmoil

Rediff.com28 Feb 2024

The Congress rebels are seeking to install a person of their choice as the new chief minister of the state.

'Banks are actively working on several IPOs'

'Banks are actively working on several IPOs'

Rediff.com21 Dec 2023

'The deal pipeline across products is robust for 2024.'

Voter's right trumps donor's privacy: SC on electoral bonds

Voter's right trumps donor's privacy: SC on electoral bonds

Rediff.com16 Feb 2024

A voter's right to know is 'far too important' in democracy than the privacy of a donor, Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjiv Khanna said on Thursday as the apex court scrapped the 2018 electoral bond scheme for funding political parties.

Centre to revise SEZ Act, limiting tax sops and enhancing integration

Centre to revise SEZ Act, limiting tax sops and enhancing integration

Rediff.com16 Nov 2023

The Centre is unlikely to offer new direct tax incentives for units operating in special economic zones (SEZs) and may instead allow the grandfathering of previous exemptions that such units were entitled to, according to proposed amendments to the SEZ Act, 2005, people aware of the matter said. The amendments, proposed by the commerce department, will soon be considered by the Cabinet for approval. This represents a departure from the department's earlier plan to introduce these changes through the Development Enterprises and Services Hubs (DESH) Bill, 2023, which faced strong criticism from the ministry of finance.

Will always defend...: Trudeau on Khalistan question

Will always defend...: Trudeau on Khalistan question

Rediff.com10 Sep 2023

India is an 'extraordinarily important' economy and an 'important partner' of Canada in a range of sectors including fighting climate change and creating economic growth, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday.

Mandatory recognition for trade unions likely

Mandatory recognition for trade unions likely

Rediff.com8 Jul 2015

Employers' refusal to recognise TUs has caused industrial tiffs.

US-China trade war is a great chance for India to woo MNCs: Panagariya

US-China trade war is a great chance for India to woo MNCs: Panagariya

Rediff.com27 Jun 2019

Panagariya urged the government to undertake labour law reforms and make land acquisition more flexible to attract the multinationals.

A look at birthday boy Bumrah's stunning records

A look at birthday boy Bumrah's stunning records

Rediff.com6 Dec 2023

Arguably among the best in his trade across cricketing generations, star India speedster Jasprit Bumrah celebrated his 30th birthday on Wednesday.

Laptop, tablet imports surge 42% amid licensing fears

Laptop, tablet imports surge 42% amid licensing fears

Rediff.com27 Nov 2023

India's import of personal computers, including laptops and tablets, shot up in September by 42 per cent to $715 million, reversing a year-long downward trend after the government announced it would impose import restrictions on such electronic hardware items in August. The rise in such imports were led by the largest source China (33 per cent) and Singapore (188 per cent), according to data released by the commerce department. On August 3, the Centre had announced it was planning to bring seven products in the information technology hardware segment, such as personal computers, micro computers, mainframe computers, super computers, computer systems and data processing units under the 'restricted' label.

Some active funds made hefty bets on Jio Financial amid ETF selling

Some active funds made hefty bets on Jio Financial amid ETF selling

Rediff.com20 Sep 2023

At a time when exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were unloading Jio Financial Services from their portfolios, some active fund managers were placing large bets on the demerged financial services arm of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), a report by Nuvama Alternative & Quantitative Research shows. Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund and Quant Mutual Fund were the top MF buyers of the stock in August. They bought around 60 million shares each, together investing around Rs 2,800 crore.

India, Pak came close to a nuclear war post-Balakot: Pompeo

India, Pak came close to a nuclear war post-Balakot: Pompeo

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

'As one might expect, he believed the Indians were preparing their nuclear weapons for deployment. It took us a few hours - and remarkably good work by our teams on the ground in New Delhi and Islamabad - to convince each side that the other was not preparing for nuclear war'

Biden flies in Friday evening, meets Modi soon after, flies out Sunday afternoon

Biden flies in Friday evening, meets Modi soon after, flies out Sunday afternoon

Rediff.com7 Sep 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden are set to hold bilateral talks on Friday evening with a focus on further solidifying the India-US comprehensive global and strategic partnership.

When It Began To Snow In Dubai

When It Began To Snow In Dubai

Rediff.com1 Apr 2024

In Dubai, A Ganesh Nadar encountered high speeds on smooth-as-silk-roads, no bureaucracy, gold, Mr Toad's. And snow!

Qatari consortium to buy Manchester United?

Qatari consortium to buy Manchester United?

Rediff.com16 Jun 2023

The sources requested anonymity because the matter is confidential. Representatives for Manchester United and Sheikh Jassim did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

India's Share Of Global FDI Inflow Climbs To 4.2% in Q1 of FY23

India's Share Of Global FDI Inflow Climbs To 4.2% in Q1 of FY23

Rediff.com26 Nov 2023

This is despite the fact that total FDI into India has fallen by 22 per cent from $58 billion in FY22 to $46 billion in FY23, according to the Reserve Bank of India.

'Politics main bohot kuch hota hai'

'Politics main bohot kuch hota hai'

Rediff.com1 Feb 2024

'It was my late husband Durga Soren (Hemant Soren's elder brother) who built the party and strengthened it.' 'It was due to his strengthening efforts that we have today a JMM government in the state.'

India's G20 Presidency Is Largest Ever

India's G20 Presidency Is Largest Ever

Rediff.com7 Sep 2023

The first summit in South Asia, it will host the largest delegation of 43 heads of State and government as well as the heads of international organisations.

Import restrictions on laptops, tablets imposed

Import restrictions on laptops, tablets imposed

Rediff.com3 Aug 2023

The government on Thursday imposed import restrictions on laptops, tablets, all-in-one personal computers, ultra small form factor computers, and servers with immediate effect. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) in a notification said exemption from import licensing is provided up to 20 items per consignment for R&D, testing, benchmarking and evaluation, repair and return and product development purposes.

'India and Canada are eager to be strong allies'

'India and Canada are eager to be strong allies'

Rediff.com7 Nov 2023

'India and Canada have almost 200 years of shared history and migrations. This won't be the last of our partnership.'

Tata Motors confirms delisting from NYSE, termination of ADS programme

Tata Motors confirms delisting from NYSE, termination of ADS programme

Rediff.com23 Jan 2023

Tata Motors on Monday said the voluntary delisting of its American Depositary Shares, representing ordinary shares, from the New York Stock Exchange will become effective close of trading on January 23, 2023. After Monday, there will be no over-the-counter market trading of the American Depositary Shares (ADSs) in the US due to regulatory restrictions under the Indian law, Tata Motors said in a regulatory filing.

Bajaj Auto's m-cap surpasses Rs 2 trillion-mark on Rs 4,000-crore buyback

Bajaj Auto's m-cap surpasses Rs 2 trillion-mark on Rs 4,000-crore buyback

Rediff.com17 Jan 2024

Bajaj Auto's market capitalisation (market cap) hit Rs 2 trillion mark for the first time. The stock of the two and three-wheeler major rallied 6 per cent to hit a new high of Rs 7,420 on the BSE in Tuesday's (January 9) intraday trade after its board approved Rs 4,000 crore share buyback at Rs 10,000 per share. The stock ended the day at Rs 7,093.75, up 1.55 per cent and its market cap a shade above Rs 2 trillion.

Solar trade spat: India hits back at US

Solar trade spat: India hits back at US

Rediff.com11 Feb 2014

India said on Tuesday it was investigating US policies supporting solar panel makers, the latest move in an escalating row over renewable energy that has worsened already strained ties between the two countries.