Accusing the Congress party of running an “ill- informed” campaign against the government on intercepting computer data, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Friday said there is “no general snooping order”
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Government to put draft e-commerce policy up for wide ranging consultation – The Economic Times
The Department Of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) will put the draft e-commerce policy up for broad based consultation and seek comments for a period of ten
Etailers will soon be liable for fraud and defective products – The Economic Times
Online retailers and marketplaces will soon be liable for fraudulent sales and defective products sold on their platforms as ecommerce is set to be regulated under
Free Kishorechandra, thicken your skin–Economic Times
Free Kishorechandra, thicken your skin If Manipur journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem’s arrest and month-long incarceration were not scandalous, it would have been ridiculous. Charging him under
Farm loan waivers: Rahul’s wrong, but so is Modi – The Financial Express
It is not clear if the Modi-led government will announce loan waivers of the type the UPA did in 2008, but the rising farm distress,
Government will use Business Intelligence and Analytics to detect tax evasion in GST – The Financial Express
Government is also working to develop a new system for filing of GST returns with an improved user interface. The government will use Business Intelligence
Can’t want foreign investment in e-tail and then want to change rules – The Financial Express
Can’t want e-tail FDI and then want to change rules With the general elections around the corner, the government is once again making the right
NCLT orders insolvency resolution process against CIL subsidiary – The Financial Express
NCLT orders insolvency resolution process against CIL subsidiary In a setback to Coal India (CIL), the Kolkata bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)
RBI–Changing stance | Business Standard Editorials
There has been a flurry of central bank action across the world in the past few days. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the US
Government wants to re-open IL&FS group balance sheets – The Hindu BusinessLine
The corporate affairs ministry on Thursday moved the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) seeking to reopen the books of IL&FS Group and its subsidiaries for
Losing ‘trust’ in Liberty, ABG lenders reject resolution plan – The Hindu BusinessLine
Casting doubts over the ability of Liberty House to meet its commitments under resolution plans for Adhunik Metaliks and Amtek Auto, the Committee of Creditors
Snooping state vs the right to privacy–Economic Times
The government’s empowerment of 10 agencies to carry out electronic snooping on citizens at will is anti-democratic and should be withdrawn. The government’s defence that
It’s official! Central agencies can now snoop into your computer – The Hindu BusinessLine
What was a theoretical possibility became a reality on Friday as the government authorised 10 central agencies, including the Intelligence Bureau, the Narcotics Control Bureau,
IPOs–Primary concerns – The Hindu BusinessLine
It’s surprising that SEBI Chairman Ajay Tyagi should express concern in public about companies delaying public offers despite the regulator giving the green signal. Since
GST: BPOs may be kept out of GST ambit–Economic Times
India aims to keep business process outsourcing (BPO) service providers out of the ambit of the goods and services tax (GST), ensuring that they won’t face 18% tax. A
Consumer Protection Bill, 2018 – The Hindu
In a discussion in the Rajya Sabha in December last, Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu narrated his experience with a spurious weight-loss advertisement and how he lost money
Expert panel to look into ‘angel tax’ issue faced by start-ups – The Hindu BusinessLine
Start-ups that received a notice from the Income-Tax Department over ‘angel tax’ can breathe easy as the government has decided to set up an expert
Loan waivers are good politics, not economics–Deccan Chronicle
Many developed economies also have pro-farmer policies, and India, with over 50 per cent of its population dependent on agriculture, cannot but be pro-farmer. The
Statement of intentions [ Niti Ayog ] – The Hindu BusinessLine
NITI Aayog’s document sets out economic goals, but there’s no roadmap The NITI Aayog’s Strategy for New India @75 lays out a checklist of priorities
‘RBI must release a vision document for UCBs to thrive’ – The Hindu BusinessLine
To strengthen the urban co-operative banking sector, the Reserve Bank of India needs to come up with a vision document in the light of the