Data Protection Board to come up within 30 days: MoS IT Rajeev ChandrasekharUnder the DPDP Act, a DPB consisting of a chairperson and members appointed by the central government, will be set up. On receipt of an int...
20 Sep, 2023, 11.04 PM IST
Government may give six months to industry to align with data protection rules: MoS IT Rajeev ChandrasekharDuring a fireside chat session with students at Delhi University, Chandrasekhar said the government is ready with the rules and will notify...
04 Sep, 2023, 09.31 PM IST
Byju’s fires nearly 500 staffers; new guidelines in place for financial influencersTroubled edtech major Byju's has fired nearly 500 staffers in yet another round of layoffs, this time in the mentoring and product expert f...
18 Aug, 2023, 07.51 PM IST
Digital Personal Data Protection Bill gets President's assentThe Digital Personal Data Protection Bill has been signed by President Droupadi Murmu, which provides for the regulation of digital persona...
12 Aug, 2023, 01.56 AM IST
Regulators may have to ping data board on privacy mattersThis, an official said, would be done to avoid any confusion and variance in regulations regarding rules on personal data of citizens.
11 Aug, 2023, 06.01 AM IST
Govt expects to implement new data protection law within 10 monthsThe Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 with a voice vote amid a walkout by opposition members o...
09 Aug, 2023, 11.25 PM IST
Decoding the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023The opposition has expressed several concerns over the legislation and has been demanding that the bill be sent to a parliamentary panel fo...
09 Aug, 2023, 12.59 PM IST
Lok Sabha passes Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 which lays down the obligations of entities handling and pro...
07 Aug, 2023, 06.29 PM IST
Editors Guild for house panel review of Data Bill, tags fearsThe Guild has raised concerns about the independence of the Data Protection Board (DPB), which is proposed to be constituted by the DPDP Bi...
07 Aug, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
ETtech Explained: The new Data Protection bill and what it means for youOnce approved by Parliament, the norms will apply to personal data collected within India from data principals online, and personal data co...
04 Aug, 2023, 12.12 PM IST
Cabinet approves Digital Personal Data BillThe Union Cabinet has approved draft of Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill 2023 for tabling it in the upcoming monsoon session of...
06 Jul, 2023, 09.59 AM IST
Govt can't violate privacy of citizens, personal data access in exceptional situations, says MoS ITRajeev Chandrasekhar said the proposed Data Protection Board - which will adjudicate matters related to data protection - will be independe...
27 Nov, 2022, 11.22 AM IST
View: New Data Protection Bill must not stifle companies while making user information really safeIn its current avatar, the Bill will do little to provide users any real protection online, but may well stymie the growth of an indigenous...
04 Aug, 2022, 11.23 PM IST
71 per cent candidates have centres within 200 km of their cities: RailwaysThe clarification came in response to a question raised in the Lok Sabha by Congress MP Ranjit Ranjan over allocation of exam centres far f...
30 Jul, 2018, 06.15 PM IST
Govt had raised questions over abroad trials in VVIP chopper deal: AK AntonyAntony said the issue of holding trial at the vendor facilities was brought before the DPB on September 5, 2007.
22 Apr, 2013, 09.14 PM IST
- Defence Minister AK Antony had questioned IAF plans for VVIP chopper trials
In the VVIP chopper deal, Defence Minister A K Antony had initially raised questions over IAF's plans to hold the field evaluation trials.
17 Mar, 2013, 06.34 PM IST
- Govt yet to take a call on explosive detectors' buy
The Country has been rocked by bomb blasts yet again, however, the government still hasn’t taken a decision on the long-pending proposal to...
15 Jul, 2006, 12.00 AM IST