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2 weeks ago | 
rediff.com | Aashish Aryan |Nivedita Mookerji
The "construct of the DPDP Act" cannot be changed at this stage, though there may be some minor tweaks in the language of the Rules and formats in certain legitimate cases. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. The government is unlikely to make any changes to the data storage and cross-border data transfer norms mentioned in the draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP) Rules, sources told Business Standard.
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2 months ago | 
rediff.com | Ruchika Chitravanshi |Asit Ranjan Mishra |Nivedita Mookerji
'Spend, but create assets, spend but make sure that people benefit from it.''This has been a beautiful guiding principle. And I think as a finance minister I owe so much to the prime minister for keeping this path clear before us.'IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi and other ministers congratulate Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Union Budget 2025, February 1, 2025.
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2 months ago | 
rediff.com | Ruchika Chitravanshi |Asit Ranjan Mishra |Nivedita Mookerji
'Our attempt to honour the taxpayer has been since 2014 and more actively since 2019-2020 onwards.'IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey address a Post Budget media conference, February 1, 2025.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
business-standard.com | Aryaman Gupta |Nivedita Mookerji
Online retail major Amazon is navigating a challenging regulatory environment in India at a time when e-commerce is witnessing rapid growth and quick commerce has emerged as a new reality. Samir Kumar, in his first interview since taking charge as Amazon India head in September, tells Aryaman Gupta & Nivedita Mookerji that regulatory challenges exist in every market and that India is not more difficult than others.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Nivedita Mookerji
Many other key events in the top 10 list could play out decisively in the weeks and months to come as competition takes on the level-playing field …
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
theprint.in | Nivedita Mookerji
A recent reply in Parliament by the telecom minister suggests that the level-playing field will be ensured while administratively allocating spectrum to satcom players. At the heart of the issue is the Supreme Court judgement of February 2012, upholding auction as the preferred mode of allocating scarce public resources like telecom spectrum.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
rediff.com | Shreya Nandi |Nivedita Mookerji
As the Union government explores ways to restrict import of laptops and other electronic devices starting with a 5 per cent reduction from the current level, it is working to ensure that there’s no supply disruption in India even if an import cap is introduced, it is learnt. The caveat assumes significance in the context of the government’s announcement of its plan in August 2023 to issue licences for import of select IT hardware products to reduce the country's dependence on China.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
rediff.com | Dev Chatterjee |Nivedita Mookerji
Indications are that the Tata Sons stand on listing of the company may come up for a discussion even if it's not part of the agenda. IMAGE: Noel Tata the day after his half brother Ratan Tata passed away in Mumbai, October 10, 2024. Tata Trusts Chairman Noel Tata, who is also a Trusts nominee director at Tata Sons, is expected to attend the Tata Sons board meeting, scheduled for Thursday, according to sources. This will be his first presence at a Tata Sons board of directors' meeting.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
rediff.com | Nivedita Mookerji
Reliance Jio, the telecom business of the Mukesh Ambani-promoted conglomerate, is expected to go for an initial public offering (IPO) of over $6.25 billion either in the second or the third quarter of the calendar year 2025, sources said. Reliance Retail is likely to be listed around the same time with a short gap, it is learnt. The timing of the two IPOs, however, will depend on the company’s assessment of the market conditions among other factors.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Nivedita Mookerji
2 hours agoWhy applying for a Schengen visa is 'humiliating' for IndiansGetting a Schengen visa for a European country is generally more complex than getting a US tourist visa, which is a simpler process despite the long …2 hours agoCalifornia-Based Engineer Held At Delhi Airport For Raping Kolkata Techie – How Did Police Nab Him After Two Years? In a shocking incident, a California-based engineer has been arrested for raping a software engineer in Kolkata.
