Fair play, fair pay: The Indian music industry and royalties

Fair play, fair pay: The Indian music industry and royalties

Here is a maths problem starring singer Lata Mangeshkar, composer R.D. Burman, lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri, and director Prakash Mehra. In the winter of 1972, their song ‘Kaanta Laga’ debuted, making them X amount of money. Then, in 2002, came a remix, arguably one of the most famous iterations, picturing a sultry Shefali Jariwala in a […]

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Remarks of ex-Maha governor Koshyari on Shivaji Maharaj no criminal offence: HC

Remarks of ex-Maha governor Koshyari on Shivaji Maharaj no criminal offence: HC

Former Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari. | Photo Credit: KAMAL NARANG The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition seeking action against former Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi for their statements on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and other icons, saying their remarks prima facie do not constitute an offence under any […]

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SBI loan fraud | SC stays Bombay HC order permitting private firm chairperson to travel to UAE

SBI loan fraud | SC stays Bombay HC order permitting private firm chairperson to travel to UAE

The Supreme Court has stayed a Bombay High Court order permitting Suman Vijay Gupta to travel to the UAE | Photo Credit: Reuters The Supreme Court has stayed a Bombay High Court order permitting Suman Vijay Gupta, the chairperson of a Mumbai-based private company, to travel to the UAE after taking note of a case […]

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Candidates move Bombay High Court over 20% quota rule for in-service doctors in PG admissions

Candidates move Bombay High Court over 20% quota rule for in-service doctors in PG admissions

AHEAD OF admission to the post-graduation (PG) medical courses in Maharashtra, some candidates have approached the Bombay High Court against the newly introduced 20 per cent quota for in-service doctors. The candidates claim that the implementation of the new reservation is untimely as it was introduced after the admission process had already begun. The admission […]

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Bhima Koregaon case | Bombay High Court denies bail to Prof. Hany Babu

Bhima Koregaon case | Bombay High Court denies bail to Prof. Hany Babu

The Bombay High Court on Monday rejected the bail plea filed by Delhi professor Hany Babu accused in the Bhima Koregaon caste violence case. A Division Bench of Justices N.M. Jamdar and N.R. Borkar was hearing an appeal filed by Prof. Babu after the special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court rejected his plea. The Central […]

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MHT-CET 2022: Maharashtra-born students who did schooling elsewhere entitled to state quota, says HC 

MHT-CET 2022: Maharashtra-born students who did schooling elsewhere entitled to state quota, says HC 

The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to consider for admission in the state quota Maharashtra-born candidates who have done their schooling elsewhere because of the requirement of the parents’ jobs.A division bench of Justices S V Gangapurwala and Madhav Jamdar on Monday passed the order on a petition filed by two students, […]

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Explained | How did the Bilkis Bano convicts walk free? 

Explained | How did the Bilkis Bano convicts walk free? 

Who needs to be consulted before taking a decision on remission? Were the norms followed? Who needs to be consulted before taking a decision on remission? Were the norms followed? The story so far: There has been widespread outrage over the premature release of 11 convicts in a case relating to the gangrape of Bilkis […]

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Bombay High Court directs BAI to include shuttler Kulkarni for Pune tournament

Bombay High Court directs BAI to include shuttler Kulkarni for Pune tournament

Due to a clerical error on the BAI’s part, his name was put in the female category and there was also an error in his date of birth Due to a clerical error on the BAI’s part, his name was put in the female category and there was also an error in his date of […]

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Bombay High Court directs BAI to include shuttler Kulkarni for Pune tournament

Bombay HC, in special Independence Day hearing, directs BAI to include national shuttler in international tournament

Prathamesh Kulkarni’s name was not included in the list due to a clerical error on part of the Badminton Association of India Prathamesh Kulkarni’s name was not included in the list due to a clerical error on part of the Badminton Association of India In a special hearing held on the Independence Day on Monday, […]

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26/11 survivor moves HC again for allotment of residential premises

26/11 survivor moves HC again for allotment of residential premises

A compensation of ₹13.26 lakh was handed over to Ms. Rotawan on compassionate grounds A compensation of ₹13.26 lakh was handed over to Ms. Rotawan on compassionate grounds The youngest survivor and eye witness of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, has moved the Bombay High Court on Thursday, seeking residential premises after the Maharashtra government […]

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