US court dumps human rights case against Badal

A United States court has dismissed a human rights violation case against Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on the ground that a Sikh advocacy group did not properly serve court summons on......

Likely Nobel prize winners for 2014

The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced its 2013 “Nobel-class” Citation Laureates on Wednesday, which names 28 researchers representing 22 distinct academic and......

Sikh group submits petition on 1984 riots to Obama govt

A Sikh rights group in New York has submitted a petition to the Barack Obama administration seeking that the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in India be recognised as a 'genocide'. The Sikh Genocide Petition......

Initiate unconditional talks with Dalai: US asks China

Expressing deep concern over the increasing number of self-immolations by Tibetans, the United States on Thursday asked China to initiate unconditional talks with the Tibetan spiritual leader the......

Apple, Google settle smartphone patent litigation

Apple Inc and Google Inc's Motorola Mobility unit have agreed to settle all patent litigation between them over smartphones, ending one of the highest-profile lawsuits in technology. In a joint......

SPECIAL: All about the patent wars

The course of the patent wars is almost certain to remain tortuous, writes Rajni Bakshi.Apple and Google got a judicial rap on the knuckles recently for indulging in 'silly' patent battles. A......

SPECIAL: All about the patent wars

The course of the patent wars is almost certain to remain tortuous, writes Rajni Bakshi.Apple and Google got a judicial rap on the knuckles recently for indulging in 'silly' patent battles. A......

Rescuing the financial derivatives market from gamblers

No regulation of the derivatives market could work without a strong mandatory clearing mechanism that provides raw data on exposure and use to regulators in policing the markets for misuse and......