PROFESSOR Shamnad Basheer joined the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata, in November 2008 as the first Ministry of Human Resource Development Chaired Professor in Intellectual Property Law. Before this, he was Frank H. Marks Visiting Associate Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the George Washington University law school and a research associate at the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre (OIPRC). He is the founder of several initiatives, including...
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The Raja Who Stole From The Poor-Ashish Khetan
As food and civil supplies minister in the previous SP regime, Raja Bhaiya swindled Rs 100 crore from the PDS. As he presides over the food ministry once again, Ashish Khetan exposes the shocking loot A LITTLE MORE than a month ago, Akhilesh Yadav, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, earned a landslide victory on the idea of hope: Ummeed ki cycle. He had promised clean governance and a corruption-free government. When...
More »Press Council for court guidelines, The Hindu opposes idea by J Venkatesan
Don't embark on a futile exercise, Shanti Bhushan tells Supreme Court Constitution Bench The Press Council of India (PCI) on Tuesday suggested that the Supreme Court frame guidelines for the media as these would be in the interest of not only administration of justice and rights of the litigant public but also the media themselves. “The media, both print and electronic, have been playing an important role in shaping and sustaining Indian...
More »No reservation in pvt schools for poor students this year by Sayli Udas Mankikar
The state is still dithering over the implementation of one of the RTE Act’s clauses, which calls for the reservation of 25% of the seats in private schools for students from the economically weaker sections of society. The provision may not get implemented for the next academic year (2012-13). In a written reply to the Legislative Council, education minister Rajendra Darda has said that the state government was in the process...
More »Wakf lands: government, land allottees may move apex court by ML Melly Maitreyi
IT giants were allotted lands in Manikonda and surrounding areas since 2003 Though the High Court judgement directed the State Government to refer its dispute with the Wakf Board over the ownership of over 1,600 acres of land in Manikonda and surroundings to Wakf Tribunal for resolution, the government is confident that the outcome will not directly affect the legal allottees. Several IT giants like Infosys, Wipro, Polaris and others like...
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