The government on Friday proposed a new data privacy law that allows the transfer and storage of personal data in some countries while raising the penalty for violations. The draft Digital......
A dipstick survey covering 30 villages in Rajasthan threw up some worrisome numbers. About 250 children missed their regular vaccination schedule in March alone. These numbers are alarming, since......
The justice delivery system is struggling to cope, creaking at the joints and bursting at the seams. Indian courts have to deal with about 30 million cases with a judicial strength of just about......
'One of the aspects for transparency and fair governance is to give the industry being represented the chance of lobbying with the regulator.' Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters In March, the......
The special privileges granted to private equity (PE) investors by listed companies are set to go through shareholders’ test. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Under new rules introduced......
An additional criterion in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) may require digital businesses to secure approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI), the anti-trust regulator. Illustration:......
Ashok Kumar Gupta, chairman of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), has never minced words while talking about the giant technology companies, referring to them on multiple occasions as......
The government may provide for targeted fiscal incentives and allocation of funds for promotion of green hydrogen in the country in Union Budget 2022-23, which is slated to be unveiled in......
Industry experts believe that this deal will positively impact the Indian film industry, which is struggling with fewer movie releases. IMAGE: Karan Johar with Adar Poonawalla in Switzerland.......
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020. IMAGE: Danesh Razvi and Tanya Maniktala in A Suitable Boy. It was the year of staying at home and watching films......
IMAGE: Coach Harendra Singh with the Indian team at the unveiling of the new hockey outfits in Mumbai, September 7, 2018. Photograph: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com Bollywood megastar Amitabh......
Japan's ancient sport of sumo rang up debts of almost $50 million in 2011 after a match-fixing scandal which triggered a television black-out and a government warning. "We find ourselves in an......
Sachin Tendulkar became only the fourth batsman in Test cricket to complete 9,000 runs when his score reached 36 during his unbeaten knock of 73 on the opening day of the fourth and final match at......