The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, March 24, 2005

Patents Bill approved
THE Rajya Sabha on Wednesday approved the controversial Patents (Amendment) Bill 2005 that marks the beginning of the product patent regime in the country. The Lok Sabha had approved the Bill on Tuesday. The Opposition, National Democratic ... More

HC strikes AP excise policy
A Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court comprising Mr Justice Sudharshan Reddy and Mr Justice C.V. Ramulu has dismissed writ appeals filed by the State Government, by which the excise policy for 2005-06 stands annulled. The bench ... More

POLITICS

Visa denial: No big deal
THERE has been no reprieve in the issue of the grant of a US visa to the Gujarat Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, despite the Indian government's demarche. On balance, it is no great deal! If one looks at the plight ... More

SECURITY

HAL delivers two Sukhoi-30 MKI aircraft to IAF
HINDUSTAN Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has handed over to the Indian Air Force (IAF), the first two Sukhoi-30 MKI aircraft assembled at its facility here. A third aircraft is at an advanced stage of assembling and will be delivered to the IAF ... More

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