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......

AG cautions Supreme Court of intruding into policy domain

Attorney General K K Venugopal on Wednesday defended The Tribunals Reforms Act of 2021 in the Supreme Court and said that many times the top court through its judgments had waded "into the policy......

Centre testing our patience, emasculating tribunals: SC

The Supreme Court Monday said the Centre was testing its "patience" and "emasculating" tribunals by not appointing officials to the quasi-judicial bodies which are facing severe crunch of presiding......

Government faces flak over Finance Bill in Rajya Sabha

'This Finance Bill cannot go this way. It should be challenged. ' 'This bill should be rejected and sent back to Lok Sabha for a relook. All non tax matters should be deleted.'  The Opposition......

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......

DoT to make room for 'powerful' regulator

The government plans to remove the definition of broadcasting services altogether from the bill to help reduce confusion among stakeholders. Photograph: PTI Photo The Department of......

DoT mulls withdrawing cases against telcos

The government is considering withdrawing legal cases against telecom companies, involving disputes of about Rs 40,000 crore, a source said on Tuesday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In......

The telecom mess has just got messier

'Tinkering will not do. Merely staggering spectrum dues comes nowhere near solving the problem,' cautions Rahul Khullar. Photograph: Himangshu Sharma/Reuters   Telecom was already neck-deep......