Personal data collected from a citizen by a bank or even a non-state entity like an e-commerce site for a specific purpose cannot be made
Month: August 2017
right to privacy: Right to privacy beyond legislative majorities’ reach: Supreme Court–Economic Times–26.08.2017
Some rights such as privacy, dignity and liberty are natural, inalienable rights and by declaring them as fundamental rights, the court has placed them beyond
Banks should link home loan rates to repo rate: RBI appointed committee–Economic Times–26.08.2017
A Reserve Bank of India appointed committee on Household Finance has suggested that banks link their home loan rates to the RBI‘s repo rate, the
Strengthen Aadhaar with privacy law–Economic Times–Editorial–26.08.2017
The Supreme Court’s nine-member Constitution bench has found, unanimously, that the right to privacy is a fundamental right, arising from the working, jointly and separately,
Banks–Staring into the hole | Business Standard Column–T N Ninan–26.08.2017
More than two years ago, the Reserve Bank declared war on what it had winked at till then: the fudging of bank balance sheets. Since
SC’s Right to Privacy ruling does more for Indians than we had hoped for | Business Standard News–26.08.2017
The Supreme Court has done more for Indians in its judgment on privacy which was released yesterday than many had the temerity to hope for.
Govt bans gold import at zero duty from South Korea | Business Standard News–26.08.2017
The director general of foreign trade (DGFT) on Friday notified the withdrawal of the zero-duty import facility for gold, silver, and their coins and articles.
Right to privacy: How personal information economy can be a win-win for everyone – The Financial Express-By: Baijayant Panda BJD MP-26.08.2017
It is historic that a 9-judge Constitution bench of our apex court has unanimously upheld the long-standing tradition of the right to privacy and bestowed
Aadhaar and Right to Privacy can coexist, but here is what Centre must do – The Financial Express–26.08.2017
The unanimous verdict by a 9-judge Supreme Court bench on privacy being a fundamental right is a landmark one and has implications as far as
After privacy verdict, govt must answer some tough questions on Aadhaar | opinion$Comment | Hindustan Times–26.08.2017
It is one of the tragedies of our times that a Government goes to court and claims that the people of its country do not
Target Section 377: On decriminalising gay sex – The Hindu–26.08.2017
Same-gender sex remains a crime in the country due to a flagrant judicial mistake committed by the Supreme Court in 2013. The time has come
Right to Privacy | Live Updates: Supreme Court rules Right to Privacy as Fundamental Right–Economic Times–25.08.2017
In a landmark judgement, a nine-judge Supreme Court bench on Thursday declared privacy a fundamental right, a decision that may impact everything from the government’s
Supreme Court: Privacy a protected right emerging from Article 21: Supreme Court–Economic Times–25.08.2017
Privacy is the constitutional core of human dignity and a protected right which emerges from the guarantee of life and personal liberty in Article 21,
How to Link Aadhar with PAN: Right to privacy: One of the biggest implications of the SC judgement will be on Aadhaar–Economic Times–25.08.2017
Govt decision to link PAN cards with Aadhaar came under criticism and sparked litigations, leading to fast-tracking of the privacy bench judgement. One of the
right to privacy: Supreme Court calls for data protection law–Economic Times–25.08.2017
The Supreme Court has expressed concerns over inroads made into an individual’s right to privacy in the digital age and called for a data protection
right to privacy: Data miners may require new safety helmets post Supreme Court verdict on privacy–Economic Times–25.08.2017
The Supreme Court verdict holding privacy to be a fundamental right could impact how internet companies and startups, including digital lending and payment companies, collect
right to privacy: Experts see deluge of litigations after Supreme Court ruling on Right to Privacy–Economic Times–25.08.2017
After the Supreme Court declared privacy as a fundamental right, experts are expecting a deluge of petitions in the court challenging various government as well
BHIM app: Payment firms ask PM Narendra Modi to make NPCI a neutral agency–Economic Times–25.08.2017
Several leading entreprenuers in the payments sector, including Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma and PhonePe’s Sameer Nigam, recommended to the Prime Minister and the government that
How to download and send ITR-V to income tax department–Economic Times–25.08.2017
Did you know that if you haven’t verified your income tax return, the process is incomplete? As per the existing tax laws, a return filed
Reserve Bank: Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Viral Acharya warns of pitfalls of debt-driven “furious growth”–Economic Times–25.08.2017
Amidst shrill calls for double-digit growth, Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Viral Acharya has warned that such faster GDP expansion is always debt-driven and could crash