Parliament passes bill giving NRIs voting rights
Replying to a debate on the Representation of People (Amendment) Bill, 2010 to allow NRIs to exercise their franchise in Indian elections, Law Minister M Veerappa Moily said the government would hold a national consultation on comprehensive electoral reforms in two to three months.The Rajya Sabha had passed the bill on Monday.

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Rights activists for redrafting of Nuclear Damage Bill
Human rights activists Wednesday demanded complete redrafting of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill 2010, which will is expected to come up for debate in the Monsoon session of Parliament.

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SMTC Adopts Rights Plan to Preserve Valuable Tax Assets Potentially Worth up to $2 per share TORONTO, June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – The Board of Directors of SMTC Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTX, TSE: SMX), a global electronics manufacturing services provider, announced today that the corporation has adopted a tax benefits preservation shareholder rights plan (“rights plan”) designed to protect the Company’s approximately $100 million in U.S. federal net operating loss carry-forwards (NOLs … Read more on SYS-CON Media

SBI sets date for rights issue
Mumbai, March 16: The State Bank of India (SBI) will raise around Rs 20,000 crore through a rights issue by the end of this calendar year to fund its business requirements.

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Rs 20k-cr SBI rights issue likely by Nov-Dec
The State Bank of India is likely to hit the market with its rights issue by the year-end to mop up around Rs 20,000 crore, a senior bank official said.

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Sir Ian Brownlie: International lawyer who fought for human rights and civil liberties
Sir Ian Brownlie QC, who died in a car accident in Egypt where he was on holiday, was an international lawyer who was as successful in practise as he was in academia. Widely respected for his integrity, knowledge of cases and sharp mind, he was also acknowledged for his warmth and sense of humour, and his “cab-rank principle”, which meant if he was free he was available, which often saw him …

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Curbs on Dunlop rights issue lifted
KOLKATA: The restrictions imposed in November 2008 on a rights issue made by Dunlop India has now been removed following the vacation of an interim order given by the Delhi High Court in this matter.

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17,000 Indian workers win battle for rights
Indian civil rights organisations and unions have revealed that some 17,000 workers building stadiums for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi have succeeded in winning basic rights despite a vicious offensive by their bosses.

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