Parliament nod for data protection bill, to come into force in 10 months

Parliament on Wednesday approved the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill that introduces several compliance requirements for the collection and processing of personal data and provisions for up......

New bill moots up to Rs 250 cr fine for violating data protection norms

The government on Thursday tabled the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 in the Lok Sabha with an aim to protect the privacy of Indian citizens, while proposing a penalty of up to Rs 250......

Gehlot's Political Response To Farmers' Debt Problem

Banks may become more cautious in extending loans, as more and more farmers may take loans, relying on the assurance that a debt relief commission will back them in the event of default. IMAGE: A......

While Anna fasts, govt silently drafts new bill

In an apparent answer to crusader Anna Hazare's team mobilising the masses suffering corruption of the lower level bureaucracy, the government has quietly kicked of drafting of a Bill for creating......

Grievance redressal method of e-com players not up to mark

The grievance redressal mechanism of many big e-commerce players is not up to the mark as the number of complaints received by the National Consumer Helpline has risen sharply over the last four......

Rajya Sabha passes Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday gave its green light to the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill 2023. Photograph: Sansad TV/ANI Photo This Bill introduces significant amendments to the......

Inside India's new Digital Personal Data Protection framework

A new law that defines how companies should process users' data came into force with the President giving assent to the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act passed by Parliament in the......

Card-less cash withdrawal to be enabled at all ATMs soon, says RBI

In a bid to check fraud, the Reserve Bank on Friday decided to permit all banks to introduce card-less cash withdrawal through ATMs. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for......