Govt hopes to pass new data protection law by Budget session

After withdrawing the personal data protection bill, the government is hopeful of getting a new legislation passed by the next Budget session of Parliament, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has......

Draft data protection bill provides for Rs 15 cr fine for violation

IMAGE: Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad accepts a report on Data Protection Framework from Justice B N Srikrishna in New Delhi on Friday. Photograph: Kamal Singh/PTI Photo The......

Data protection bill allows scribes to collect personal info

Journalists will be exempted from seeking consent of individuals before collecting and reviewing their personal data to be used in news reports.They will not be obliged to share the reason behind......

'Digital Act Will Kill RTI Slowly, Surely'

'By extending the definition of 'personal' to include institutions and not just individuals, the State has equipped itself with a tool to block access to most kinds of information.' Illustration:......

Cabinet clears personal data protection bill

The government on Wednesday approved the Personal Data Protection Bill that will spell out a framework for handling of personal data including its processing by public and private entities. ......

'Data protection bill veered away from core issues'

'There were two options before the government -- create a complex, cumbersome law, which will cause a tremendous amount of compliance challenges for startups or say let's go back and do a clean......

AI, ML tools used by brokers may come under Sebi lens

The proposed guidelines cover several key parameters, including governance, investor protection, disclosure, testing frameworks, fairness and bias, and data privacy and cybersecurity measures.......

Data protection bill: Govt hopes to pass new law by next Budget session

After withdrawing the personal data protection bill, the government is hopeful of getting a new legislation passed by the next Budget session of Parliament, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has......