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The TReDS platform will bring participants together for facilitating uploading, accepting, discounting, and settlement of the invoices/bills of sellers, according to draft directions for 'Trade Receivables Discounting System', on which the central bank has invited comments by May 1. The Reserve Bank on Wednesday proposed to drop the due diligence requirement for MSMEs to onboard TReDS platforms to promote ease of doing business for micro, small and medium enterprises. Trade Receivables Discoun ...Read More >
The government said preparations are in place to support spacetech startups, with funding rollout likely from the next financial cycle India's dedicated venture capital fund for the space sector is making steady progress, with investments in selected startups expected to begin in the first quarter of FY2027, Union Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh, has said. The update was provided during the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, reflecting continued momentum in deve ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Parliament on Wednesday passed key amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stating that the changes aim to address delays, improve recovery outcomes and strengthen investor confidence in India's insolvency framework. The Rajya Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026, with a voice vote. It had received the Lok Sabha approval on March 30. Also Read | KKR vs SRH Dream11 Predic ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Parliament on Wednesday passed key amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stating that the changes aim to address delays, improve recovery outcomes and strengthen investor confidence in India's insolvency framework. The Rajya Sabha passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026, with a voice vote. It had received the Lok Sabha approval on March 30. Replying to a discussion on the bill ...Read More >
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], April 1: The Freudenberg Group proves resilient amid economic and geopolitical challenges during fiscal year 2025. Strengthened by its investments, Freudenberg remains financially robust, strongly positioned for investment, and strategically capable despite the challenging conditions. During fiscal year 2025, Freudenberg achieved sales of EUR11,731.9 million. The figure was slightly below the previous year's level of EUR11,947.5 million, showing a 1.8 per cent decl ...Read More >
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday, March 31, alleged that the proposed draft amendments to IT rules will allow the government to ban independent journalists' content and prove detrimental to free press in India. "The draft IT rules are proof that the govt is allergic to free press. If notified, these rules will allow the govt to ban any independent journalist's online content. Indians heavily rely on independent jour ...Read More >
Mumbai, March 31: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed significant amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The draft rules aim to expand regulatory oversight to include news and current affairs content shared by social media users who are not registered publishers. By bringing user-generated news dissemination under the Digital Media Ethics Code, the government seeks to ensure that indivi ...Read More >
New Delhi : News and current affairs content posted online by individual users will now come under the same framework as that posted by publishers, allowing for deletion, modification, even emergency blocking. And social media platforms will now have to comply with guidelines or advisories issued by the IT ministry (MeitY), or risk legal action. Both are changes in the IT Rules, 2021 proposed by the ministry, with a draft being released for public consultation on Monday. Comments can be submit ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Central government on Monday proposed draft amendments to IT rules seeking to mandate intermediaries' compliance with IT Ministry-issued clarifications, advisories and guidelines. However, the Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) raised concerns over the draft provisions, saying the amendment creates a sweeping power for MeitY to issue binding instruments which are not anchored in law such as clarifications, advisories, directions, standard operating procedures, codes of practice, a ...Read More >
MUMBAI: When the rulebook gets an upgrade, even the internet might need to sit up and pay attention because India's digital regulators are clearly not scrolling idly. India's technology regulators have proposed a fresh set of amendments to the country's digital media and intermediary liability framework, seeking to expand oversight of online content and formalise the government's authority to issue binding directions to platforms. In a notice issued on 30 March, the Ministry of Electronics and ...Read More >
SEBI aims to ease accredited investor framework for wider access Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is exploring a "login and launch" framework for alternative investment funds (AIFs) that could enable faster scheme approvals by relying on merchant banker due-diligence certificates, SEBI chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said at the IVCA Conclave on Wednesday. The proposal is aimed at speeding up fund launches and improving ease of doing business for the fast-growing AIF industry while ma ...Read More >
Mumbai, Mar 11 (PTI) Capital markets regulator Sebi is exploring a new regulatory framework for Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) that could speed up the launch of fund schemes, its Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Wednesday. The proposed 'Lodge and Launch' model would allow certain AIF schemes to be launched faster by relying on due diligence certificates issued by merchant bankers, which reduces the time needed for regulatory approvals. Speaking at the IVCA Conclave 2026, Pandey said th ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a penalty of Rs 5 lakh on e-commerce platform Snapdeal for selling toys that do not comply with mandatory Bureau of Indian Standards certification, violating the Toys (Quality Control) Order, 2020. A final order against Snapdeal (Ace Vector Limited) has been issued after taking suo-motu cognisance of the matter, CCPA Chief Commissioner Nidhi Khare told PTI. The CCPA has also issued notices to other e-commerce entities, incl ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a penalty of Rs 5 lakh on e-commerce platform Snapdeal for selling toys that do not comply with mandatory Bureau of Indian Standards certification, violating the Toys (Quality Control) Order, 2020. A final order against Snapdeal (Ace Vector Limited) has been issued after taking suo-motu cognizance of the matter, CCPA Chief Commissioner Nidhi Khare told PTI. The CCPA has also issued notices to other e-commerce entities incl ...Read More >
A deadline of 60 days has been given to the company. Parth Pawar's firm, Amadea Enterprises LLP, has been ordered to pay the full stamp duty of Rs 21 crore with an additional fine of Rs 1.47 crore in the controversial sale of the 40-acre land in Pune's upscale Mundhwa area. The Maharashtra Department of Registration and Stamps has charged additional interest for the last seven months. The order came after the Department investigated the land transaction case in Mundhwa - sold by Sheetal Tejwan ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 15(ANI): Congress MP B Manickam Tagore on Monday alleged "bureaucratic fog" over Gujarat's Ahmedabad hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games after receiving no clarity on his question in the Lok Sabha. Sharing a written reply to his questions on the 2030 Commonwealth Games, Tagore demanded "transparency, accountability and federal consultation" from the Centre. He had inquired about the total estimated cost of hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad; an indepen ...Read More >
The report highlighted LIC's May 2025 investment of USD 570 million (around Rs 5,000 crore) in Adani Ports & SEZ (APSEZ). Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said her ministry does not issue advisory or directions to Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) regarding its investment decisions, and emphasised that the investments that the state-owned insurer made in Adani Group were as per established SOPs. India's largest insurer has, over the years, made investment decisions across ...Read More >
People have been found misusing the name of the media for "blackmail, extortion, coercion of officials and circulation of unverified and defamatory material against public institutions and officers," said Joint Director Information of Kashmir Authorities in Kashmir have called for heightened vigilance in view of repeated complaints of blackmail or extortion by some individuals posing as journalists. In a communication to district information officers in the Valley, Joint Director Information ( ...Read More >
Billionaire investor Gautam Adani, left, and Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India. (Illustration by Chelsea Conrad/The Washington Post; Bloomberg and AFP/Getty Images; documents obtained by The Washington Post) NEW DELHI -- Debt was piling up quickly this spring for Gautam Adani -- owner of a vast empire of Indian coal mines, airports, seaports and green energy ventures -- and the bills were coming due. India's second richest man, whose net worth hovers around $90 billion, had been charg ...Read More >
The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Saturday denied the allegations made in a report by The Washington Post, which claimed that the company's investment decisions were influenced by external factors. It accused the report of trying to damage its reputation. The report alleged that Indian officials had drafted a proposal to channel nearly USD 3.9 billion (about Rs 32,000 crore) from LIC into companies owned by the Adani Group. Refuting the claims, LIC stated, "No such document or p ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Saturday denied false reports by The Washington Post, reaffirming all investments are made with integrity and due diligence. In a rebuttal to the article, LIC said the allegations leveled by The Washington Post that the investment decisions of LIC are influenced by external factors are "false, baseless, and far from truth". "No such document or plan as alleged in the article has ever been prepared by LIC, which ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Friday issued an advisory to all national and state-recognised political parties regarding the usage of Artificial Intelligence-generated and synthetic content during elections. According to the advisory issued by the ECI, the misuse of synthetically generated or AI-altered content, such as fake videos or deepfakes of political leaders, is harming the fairness and integrity of elections. "I am directed to state that it has been brought to the notic ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 25 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Friday issued an advisory to all national and state-recognised political parties regarding the usage of Artificial Intelligence-generated and synthetic content during elections. As per the advisory issued by the ECI, the misuse of synthetically generated or AI-altered content, like fake videos or deepfakes of political leaders, is harming the fairness and integrity of elections. "I am directed to state that it has been br ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): India's Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, form the backbone of online content regulation. These Rules were notified on 25 February 2021 and later amended in October 2022 and April 2023 to enhance user safety and platform accountability. However, after several years of enforcement, it became clear that greater procedural transparency was needed in how unlawful online content was being removed. Therefore, on 23 Octo ...Read More >
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on October 22 announced that from November 15, only a senior officer at the rank of joint secretary or above, or in case of law enforcement officials at the rank of deputy inspector general of police or above can send take down notices under Section 79 (3)(b) of the IT Act to social media platforms. This replaces the existing procedure of junior officials passing content take down orders. For example, till now, in State governments, police ...Read More >
The government has proposed compulsory declarations by all social media users when posting AI-generated or modified content, with the platforms told to deploy technical measures to verify these. The government has proposed compulsory declarations by all social media users when posting AI-generated or modified content, with the platforms told to deploy technical measures to verify these. The move is aimed at curbing the rapid rise of AI-based deepfakes on the internet, officials said. Stakehold ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Concerned over the growing threat from AI-generated synthetic content and deepfakes, govt is considering amendments to the IT law to fix greater accountability on top social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Google, YouTube and X against potential misinformation and proposed that AI and social media platforms clearly label AI-generated content for easier identification by the users.Infotech minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday that govt has been getting requests to t ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a bid to curb user harm from AI-generated deepfakes and synthetically produced content, the IT Ministry has proposed draft amendments to IT rules that mandate labelling and prominent markers to ensure users can distinguish synthetic and authentic content and mooted greater accountability for major social media platforms. With the increasing availability of generative AI tools and the resulting proliferation of synthetically generated information (deepfakes), the potential for misu ...Read More >
IPOs often generate significant hype, capturing the attention of retail investors with the allure of quick gains. However, the true potential for wealth creation lies not in chasing immediate listing-day profits, but in a disciplined, long-term approach to accumulation. Excess liquidity in the market is creating havoc in the financial markets. Large Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) with issue size of more than Rs 10,000 crore are getting oversubscribed by 40x. Gold & Silver Exchange Traded Funds ...Read More >
MUMBAI: A study of the surge in fundraising by Indian SMEs through IPOs in FY24 and FY25 published by RBI has found that the reputation of the lead merchant banker is the single biggest factor determining success.According to the report, investor demand is shaped less by the issuing company's fundamentals than by the intermediary's credibility and market standing.The analysis divided merchant bankers into top and non-top categories based on the value of IPOs they managed. Subscription rates for ...Read More >
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