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US judge questions Epic's damage amount in TCS case

US judge questions Epic's damage amount in TCS case

Rediff.com18 Apr 2016

The court has also questioned Epic's assumption that Tata Consultacy Services used the information for the creation of a competitive product

'Copyright piracy has reached alarming level in China, India'

'Copyright piracy has reached alarming level in China, India'

Rediff.com26 Jun 2014

The report '2014 International Piracy Watch List,' by International Creativity and Theft-Prevention Caucus highlights the high levels of piracy and the lack of legal protections for copyright in China, Russia, Switzerland and India.

Indian drug cos to benefit as US expedites generic clearances

Indian drug cos to benefit as US expedites generic clearances

Rediff.com12 May 2014

Even smaller companies like Torrent Pharma and Alembic file five to 10 ANDAs every year.

Your job is to govern, not to become our parents

Your job is to govern, not to become our parents

Rediff.com5 Aug 2015

'What adult citizens do in the privacy of their home, what they eat or drink or watch, is not the government's concern.'

A Deol takes on nepotism in the movies

A Deol takes on nepotism in the movies

Rediff.com18 Apr 2018

'Why does it exist in the film industry?' 'It is because we are culturally nepotistic.' 'The son always grows up to carry on the work of the father; that's where we come from.' 'So if you have to tackle nepotism in the film industry, you have to tackle it in our culture.'

Pujas performed over SC freeing Nataraja temple of government control

Pujas performed over SC freeing Nataraja temple of government control

Rediff.com7 Jan 2014

On Monday, the Supreme Court directed that the famous Nataraja temple in the town of Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu will be managed by priests and not by the state government.

'Politicians want authority without responsibility'

'Politicians want authority without responsibility'

Rediff.com5 Nov 2013

Security of tenure is important for a bureaucrat to work efficiently. There has to be some rationale behind posting a bureaucrat to a particular department, says former cabinet secretary T S R Subramanian

Bugging issue: Opposition demands judicial probe, PM statement

Bugging issue: Opposition demands judicial probe, PM statement

Rediff.com31 Jul 2014

Opposition led by Congress on Thursday upped the ante against the government on the bugging issue demanding a judicial probe and a statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the matter which, they said, has put NDA's credibility at stake.

Why the Orlando massacre won't be the last

Why the Orlando massacre won't be the last

Rediff.com14 Jun 2016

62 mass murders carried out with firearms across 30 US states. Of these, 12 were in schools, 19 at workplaces, the other 31 cases took place in shopping malls, restaurants, government buildings and military bases. The average age of the killers was 35, with the youngest only 11 years old. B S Raghavan on how the killings will continue until America confronts the urgent need for gun control.

Greece submits new bailout plan to avoid euro exit

Greece submits new bailout plan to avoid euro exit

Rediff.com10 Jul 2015

Athens bowed to demands to phase out tax breaks for its islands.

Soon, e-tailers could use drones to deliver your purchases

Soon, e-tailers could use drones to deliver your purchases

Rediff.com22 Oct 2014

Seattle-based Amazon had considered debuting drone delivery services in Mumbai and Bangalore by Diwali this year

The right to be forgotten online

The right to be forgotten online

Rediff.com21 Oct 2014

It is only gradually dawning on us that some of the information we have trustingly shared with commercial service providers can be used against us when we apply for a job or when we apply to admission to a college, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

Companies turn to insurers to cover cyber crime liability

Companies turn to insurers to cover cyber crime liability

Rediff.com20 Jun 2013

Cyber crimes caused by the insured's employees also get covered under the policy but would exclude the actual perpetrator.

Asian Games: Khushbir wins silver as India bag four medals in athletics

Asian Games: Khushbir wins silver as India bag four medals in athletics

Rediff.com28 Sep 2014

Khushbir Kaur clinched the silver medal in the 20km race walk before 400m runners Rajiv Arokia and M R Poovamma grabbed a bronze each in the men's and women's 400m respectively while Manju Bala secured a bronze in women's hammer throw to add to the growing medal tally from track and field events.

Sports Shorts: India out of final race after loss to Australia

Sports Shorts: India out of final race after loss to Australia

Rediff.com6 Mar 2018

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday

Busy with a broom

Busy with a broom

Rediff.com19 Dec 2014

'As we were setting up our base camp, one of the women with professionally used brooms squatting in a corner and having chai approached us, with a grin. "Namaste Saheb, Acche Din to aahi gaye. From which party?"' Ambassador B S Prakash and a group of retired bureaucrats join the Swach Bharat Abhiyan.

Why did the British suck up to the Chinese?

Why did the British suck up to the Chinese?

Rediff.com26 Oct 2015

'The "Hollandisation" of British policy may not bring the expected gains as the future may show,' says Claude Arpi.

West Indies call off tour, Sri Lanka fill void with five ODIs

West Indies call off tour, Sri Lanka fill void with five ODIs

Rediff.com17 Oct 2014

In an extraordinary turn of events, the West Indies cricket team today pulled out of the remaining part of its India tour in the wake of an acrimonious ongoing pay dispute with their Board, prompting a livid BCCI to rope in Sri Lanka for a five-match ODI series.

Rahul's 'repackaged' stance pleases Cong media managers

Rahul's 'repackaged' stance pleases Cong media managers

Rediff.com14 Dec 2013

Under constant attack for remaining incommunicado during crucial periods, both Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi are now making a special effort to come out of their cocoons and articulate their views on key issues, says Anita Katyal.

Cautious BCCI to summon SGM to discuss Lodha Panel Recommendations

Cautious BCCI to summon SGM to discuss Lodha Panel Recommendations

Rediff.com4 Jan 2016

Shaken by Justice RM Lodha committee's recommended reforms of its governance structure, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has decided to call a Special General Meeting (SGM) within the next two weeks to discuss the implications of the report.

South Korean missile defence: US, China on collision course

South Korean missile defence: US, China on collision course

Rediff.com16 Jul 2016

Deployment of THAAD in South Korea could unfold a new cataclysm in the Korean Peninsula with unwelcome prospects.

Right to Privacy must be a Fundamental Right

Right to Privacy must be a Fundamental Right

Rediff.com19 Aug 2015

In 1954, a bench of eight Supreme Court judges declared that the Constitution-makers did not recognise the Fundamental Right to Privacy. It is hoped that a larger bench as and when constituted will uphold the Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right overruling the 1954 decision, says the distinguished lawyer, P P Rao.

I don't become a villain for bowling one no-ball: Ashwin

I don't become a villain for bowling one no-ball: Ashwin

Rediff.com8 Apr 2016

India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, on Friday, said that he should not be made a villain for bowling one of the two no-balls which proved to be a crucial factor in India's World Twenty20 semi-final loss to the West Indies.

The battle between secular India and Bharat

The battle between secular India and Bharat

Rediff.com4 Aug 2015

A left-leaning centralised socialist model has created a shortage/entitlement economy. In fact one of the reasons for India's limited progress is that post-independent India is at odds with its true nature. It is something that educated right of centre Hindus are trying to correct, says Sanjeev Nayyar.

Aadhaar is against Arthashastra, Hadith and Bible

Aadhaar is against Arthashastra, Hadith and Bible

Rediff.com9 Oct 2017

It emerges that not only does the CIDR project fails the test of fairness, justness and reasonableness besides the test of not being fanciful, oppressive or arbitrary; it also fails the test of Arthashastra, Hadith and the Bible.

Changes to come to put in place a 21st-century Cong:Pilot

Changes to come to put in place a 21st-century Cong:Pilot

Rediff.com7 Jul 2014

Admitting that the party was at crossroads and there were shortcomings both in the organisation and the United Progressive Alliance government, former Union Minister Sachin Pilot on Monday said "changes will happen soon" to put in place a 21st-century Congress.

Containing China: Why India and US are building close defence ties

Containing China: Why India and US are building close defence ties

Rediff.com21 Jan 2015

'India-US defence pacts are seen by many analysts as a subtle move to jointly contain China's growing militarism, especially in the strategic Indian Ocean Region.'

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