Government has notified the new Copyright Rules 2013 to provide statutory licence for cover versions and broadcasting of literary and musical works and sound recording among others. The rules, which were notified on March 14, say the fee for registration of copyright for various works has been increased from Rs 50 per work to Rs 500 per work and the maximum fee has been increased from Rs 600 per work...
11:25 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who had earlier described it as "pure magic" and "error free", has admitted that the rollout of the controversial Direct Cash Transfer (DCT) scheme may have some glitches. The poverty reduction scheme, through which the government aims to provide benefits to the poor directly through cash instead of in the form of subsidies, will be rolled out on January 1. ...
06:16 PM, Dec 31, 2012
China may require internet users to register with their real names when signing up to network providers, state media said on Tuesday, extending a policy already in force with microblogs in a bid to curb what officials call rumours and vulgarity. ...
11:48 AM, Dec 25, 2012
Washington: Facebook users in Washington state will have something else to brag about to their online friends: that they registered to vote on Facebook. The secretary of state's office said Tuesday it will have an application on its Facebook page that allows residents to register to vote and then "like" the application and recommend it to their friends. It's expected to launch as early as next week. "In this age...
10:46 AM, Jul 18, 2012
New Delhi: It's time to get used to smart number plates on vehicles. After Delhi, it will become mandatory across the country. But what is a smart number plate and how does one get one? The smart number plate is made of a flexible alloy of aluminum and is completely blank, except for three markers on it which make it very hard to duplicate. The three markers include a chakra...
08:46 AM, May 21, 2012
Srinagar: The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) on Monday said 100 post offices across the country would register devotees for the annual pilgrimage this year. The post offices are located in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Bihar and Gujarat, an SASB spokesman said. The list of all the 100 post offices was available on the website of the Board, he said. The post offices would start registering pilgrims from...
04:39 PM, May 07, 2012
New Delhi: The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) started the registration for the annual pilgrimage to the cave shrine devoted to Lord Shiva on Monday. The annual pilgrimage is scheduled to start on June 25, but the registration process across the country started much earlier to enable the state administration to make suitable arrangements for the pilgrims. The pilgrimage will end with Raksha Bandhan on Aug 2. The process of...
10:52 AM, May 07, 2012
New Delhi: The Cabinet has approved compulsory registration of all marriages, irrespective of the religion. The move has been prompted by the consideration to help those opting for inter-faith marriages, along with the need to make the registration of marriages a simpler affair. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday. Last month, the Union Cabinet had also approved proposals seeking amendments in the Hindu Marriage Act of...
02:05 PM, Apr 12, 2012
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government appealed to lawyers to call off their strike that entered 18th day on Wednesday, asking them not to make the issue of change of land registration process a point of confrontation. "Lawyers should not make it a point of confrontation. We should jointly work for betterment of the people of the state. They should end strike," Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather said. He said...
09:31 PM, Dec 14, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala University has decided to cancel the PhD registration of V.A. Arun Kumar, son of veteran CPM former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan, an official said on Tuesday. The university syndicate meeting held here on Tuesday accepted the report of its sub-committee cancelling the PhD registration of Arun Kumar. The sub-committee, which looked into the registration papers of Kumar following a direction from the Kerala High Court, found that...
08:07 PM, Dec 13, 2011
Chandigarh resident Narinder Singh Shergill is the first one in the region to break the record. ...
01:02 PM, May 24, 2010
There is uncertainty over who will now handle marriage registration in the city. ...
11:09 AM, Feb 27, 2010
Many say state government is gradually trying to 'inject' the Union Civil Code. ...
12:11 PM, Dec 16, 2009
Women were threatened with dire consequences if they went for registration. ...
03:01 PM, Mar 09, 2009
Women were threatened with dire consequences if they went for registration. ...
03:01 PM, Mar 09, 2009
New Delhi: Virender Sehwag hit a blazing 175 as favourites India started off their World Cup campaign with a thumping win over Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Mirpur. Virat Kohli, too, reached his maiden World Cup century. Here are some of the statistical highlights of the Saturday's game: *Sachin Tendulkar was playing his 445th ODI – most by any player in ODI history. He was previously at level with...
02:12 AM, Dec 19, 2007
SC has asked states to notify the procedure for registration of marriage. ...
09:13 PM, Oct 25, 2007
Complaints of exorbitant billing or hidden costs against the private hospitals may soon be a thing of the past in AP. ...
09:11 PM, May 29, 2007
Summertime at Prithvi Theatre offers 28 workshops and 75 shows of 18 productions spread over almost two months. ...
02:45 AM, Apr 07, 2007
Kerala government is to soon issue a ruling to make the registration of compulsory with local bodies for all, irrespective of religion or caste. ...
04:16 PM, Mar 20, 2007
