Is cybersquatting threatening your brand?

Opportunistic squatters are thriving online, snapping up prominent domains before the brand can get there. Divya Joyce Moolayattil shares how companies can safeguard their trademarks. Earlier this year, Reliance’s JioCinema merged with Walt Disney’s Disney+ Hotstar, their forces coming together to form the streaming behemoth JioHotstar. The joint entity had everything in place: Over three […]

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New Passport update: Adding spouse’s name to passport no longer needs marriage certificate, says MEA- Details here

 The new rule introduces a joint photo declaration—Annexure ‘J’—as a valid substitute to the marriage certificate. In a move set to ease a longstanding hassle for Indian passport applicants, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has announced that citizens can now add their spouse’s name to their passport without furnishing a marriage certificate. According to […]

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Guide to FCRA Registration for NGOs in India

FCRA Registration: Before receiving any foreign contribution or donation from foreign sources, any individual, association, or company in India must obtain registration from the Central Government under Section 11 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA). If registration is not secured, the person or entity can still accept foreign contributions, but only with prior […]

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