Phnom Penh: Pakistan on Thursday said it is willing to go by the agreement that it had in the past with India to resolve some of the disputes like Sir Creek and Siachen. "If you look at may be some of the disputes that we have. We have Sir Creek, we have Siachen... Pakistan has already made it clear that we are willing to go by the agreement that we...
10:52 AM, Jul 12, 2012
Beijing: On the heels of a recent settlement of trade dispute with a Chinese firm, Apple Inc faced another lawsuit in China as a Shanghai-based company claimed that the US giant's voice technology Siri has infringed on a patent involving its own personal assistant software. Shanghai Zhizhen Network Technology Co Ltd, the developer of the voice technology called Xiao i Robot, has sued Apple in China, asserting that Siri has...
12:16 PM, Jul 08, 2012
Shanghai: Apple Inc has paid $60 million to Proview Technology (Shenzhen) to end a dispute over the iPad trademark in China that saw the world's most valuable technology company engaged in a protracted legal tussle with a near-bankrupt Chinese firm. The announcement of the court-mediated settlement was made on the web site of the Higher People's Court of Guangdong province. Apple and Proview Technology (Shenzhen), a unit of Hong Kong-listed...
10:27 AM, Jul 02, 2012
While Ed Cowan missed out, out-of-favor paceman Mitchell Johnson was awarded a contract. ...
11:08 AM, Jun 22, 2012
Hyderabad: Four people were killed and 20 others injured on Tuesday in a clash between two groups in a dispute over a piece of land in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district, police said. The clash took place at Lakshmipuram village in Vangara mandal of Srikakulam district in north coastal Andhra Pradesh, about 700 km from here. Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy has ordered a probe into the incident. The rival...
04:12 PM, Jun 12, 2012
Loop Telecom moved the Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) on Tuesday for compensation for its cancelled 2G licence. ...
07:22 PM, May 29, 2012
New Delhi: Ruling out any negotiations with Vodafone in the Rs 11,000-crore tax dispute case, the Finance Ministry on Monday said it would reply to the notice given by the British telecom major after passage of the Finance Bill by Parliament. "How can the government negotiate with Vodafone?" a top finance ministry official said when asked whether government is contemplating to waive penalty and interest in respect of the tax...
08:20 PM, May 07, 2012
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to appoint a new chairman for Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal following the resignation of Justice NP Singh. In a letter to the prime minister, the text of which was released to the media here, Jayalalithaa said: "I understand that the Chairman of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal Shri Justice NP Singh has tendered his resignation on...
12:28 AM, Apr 20, 2012
Beijing: Trade officials from India and China on Tuesday met to discuss issues between the two countries relating to anti-dumping and trade disputes. The Indian delegation headed by JS Dadoo, Joint Secretary, Commerce Ministry met with their Chinese counterparts here. The talks were aimed at deepening interaction between the two countries on trade issues and discuss mechanisms to reduce trade disputes as the bilateral trade has touched about $74 billion...
04:06 AM, Apr 18, 2012
Amsterdam: Microsoft is moving its European software distribution to the Netherlands from Germany after being caught up in patent disputes with mobile phone and tablet maker Motorola Mobility Inc. "We would have preferred to keep our European distribution center in Germany, where it has been for many years. But unfortunately the risk from disruptions from Motorola's patent litigation is simply too high," Microsoft spokesman Thomas Baumgaertner said on Monday. He...
10:21 AM, Apr 03, 2012
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till noon on Thursday following demands for a separate Telangana state as well as protests on the Sethusamudram project and the Cauvery waters dispute. Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Congress and Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) members from Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh raised the issue of a separate Telangana state for a third day in the Lok Sabha. They also displayed...
01:20 PM, Mar 29, 2012
Mumbai: Whatever the make and model of the car, the boot isn't the most comfortable place to travel. Take it from Samit Ghangade. The 29-year-old real estate agent from Versova was abducted and being taken to Navi Mumbai by four men when the Nehru Nagar police intercepted the vehicle and nabbed the abductors. As cops at the nakabandi stopped the abductors and approached the car, they heard knocks from the...
12:13 PM, Mar 27, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday said it is not putting the "core issue" of Kashmir on the backburner as it works to normalise ties with India, and any final settlement between the two sides would be linked to realising the "aspirations of the Kashmiri people". "The Jammu and Kashmir dispute is about the people of Kashmir and their inalienable right to self-determination. Therefore, there is no question of freezing this issue...
05:44 PM, Mar 09, 2012
Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu unit of the CPI on Wednesday accused the UPA Government of acting against the interests of the state and Tamils by remaining as a mute spectator without attempting to resolve various issues concerning it such as the Mullaperiyar dam row with Kerala. Be it Mullaperiyar dam row or Cauvery water-sharing dispute with Karnataka or the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, the UPA Government was functioning against the interests...
08:23 AM, Feb 02, 2012
New Delhi: UK-based Vodafone Group Plc, the parent company of Vodafone Essar, on Friday hailed Supreme Court's ruling to set aside the Bombay High Court judgement asking the company to pay income tax of Rs 11,000 crore. Vodafone which is the second largest telecom operator in India, said the judgement underpins its confidence in the country. "We welcome the Supreme Court's decision, which underpins our confidence in India. We will...
06:04 PM, Jan 20, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday pronounced its judgement on Vodafone International Holdings' appeal and said that the Indian tax authorities have no jurisdiction over transactions outside India. The Indian tax authorities will have to return Rs 2,500 crore to Vodafone. The Supreme Court ruled by a majority decision that capital gains tax is not applicable in Vodafone case and the money deposited by Vodafone will have to be...
01:46 PM, Jan 20, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Friday pronounce its judgement on Vodafone International Holdings' appeal challenging the income tax demand of Rs 11,000 crore on the overseas deal between Vodafone and Hutchison. Vodafone had moved the apex court challenging the Bombay High Court judgement of September 8, 2010 which had held that Indian IT department had jurisdiction over the deal. Through the $11.2 billion deal in May 2007, Vodafone...
07:38 AM, Jan 20, 2012
Manila: The Philippines is urging the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to hold a summit of China and five other Asian claimants to disputed South China Sea territories. Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said on Sunday he asked his ASEAN counterparts in Cambodia last week to back the Philippines' call for the 10-member bloc to organise such a meeting "as soon as possible." He said Manila is ready to host...
12:01 PM, Jan 15, 2012
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In this post, I want to discuss about the 'Precautionary Principle', which is the basis of the new dam offered by Kerala. Kerala is strongly ...
01:52 PM, Nov 30, 2011
Pangong Tso/Chushul: Ladakh's emerald green Pangong Tso Lake has an ugly side to it - the dispute between India and China over parts of the lake. But when boat patrols of the two sides meet, no shots are fired, instead a banner drill is carried out. Indian Army patrol boats armed with machine guns and crewed by commandos sometimes enter the Chinese claim area of the lake, which India disputes....
12:26 PM, Oct 29, 2011
