IAMAI alleges Trai attempts to regulate OTT platformsIndustry body IAMAI claims Trai is overstepping its bounds. Proposed rules for spam calls may unfairly target over-the-top platforms like W...
28 Apr, 2026, 08.38 PM IST
Telcos vs OTT apps: Trai's spam rules spark row with Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone IdeaTelcos such as Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea as well as the Cellular Operators Association of India were united in their de...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
IT rules could get tougher; Rubrik’s big India playHappy Wednesday! Experts have raised concerns over the proposed amendments to the IT rules. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatc...
01 Apr, 2026, 01.44 PM IST
IAMAI sees ‘overreach’ in NHRC’s notice to MeitY over AI companies' DPDP breachesThe Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has written to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), voicing...
01 Apr, 2026, 09.37 AM IST
Congress says higher education Bill violative of federal structure, raises 7 'serious concerns'The Congress party has raised significant objections to the proposed Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill. They claim the bill infringes u...
19 Mar, 2026, 01.30 PM IST
Food labelling isn't anti-industry, it's pro-healthIndia's Supreme Court has directed the FSSAI to consider warning labels for prepackaged foods. This move signals a shift from prolonged con...
09 Mar, 2026, 11.05 PM IST
Sebi chief rules out aptitude test for retailers in F&O tradeMarkets regulator Sebi Chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey has ruled out the possibility of an aptitude test for retail traders wanting to participate...
01 May, 2025, 03.15 PM IST
Don't let the tail wag the dog: What Budget 2025 can do about India's growing tax overreachIndia's tax overreach and regulatory hurdles are deterring investors and undermining growth. Colonial-era institutions, designed for revenu...
29 Jan, 2025, 11.04 PM IST
New Telecom Bill draft: TRAI-ing again for that right balanceThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is rethinking the regulation of communication services provided by technology companies. T...
09 Jul, 2023, 11.53 PM IST
Broadcasting is I&B's and IT's remitGoI is trying to contemporise telecom laws as part of a future-ready digital regulatory framework. Some bits of the regulatory architecture...
12 Nov, 2022, 12.17 AM IST
To connect telecom to the 21st centurySince the intent of regulating OTT players is not based on telecom companies' revenue loss considerations, the change is forward-looking. A...
26 Sep, 2022, 12.36 AM IST
Google opposes Facebook-backed proposal for self-regulatory body in India: sourcesAt a closed-door meeting this week, an executive from Alphabet Inc's Google told other attendees the company was unconvinced about the meri...
11 Aug, 2022, 12.39 PM IST
Tobacco industry voices concern over govt's draft cigarette and other tobacco products billThe tobacco industry body, The Tobacco Institute of India (TII), said the draft bill will have far reaching consequences for 4.57 crore peo...
06 Jan, 2021, 07.09 PM IST
Draft eHealth standards a 'regulatory overreach', say startups and industry bodiesThe contention is primarily on the fact that the Justice Srikrishna Commission, which is already considering a data privacy regulatory fram...
27 Apr, 2018, 12.28 PM IST
22% shrinkage in legal cigarette sales in IndiaTobacco farmers are very disturbed because of declining off-take from domestic manufacturers.
24 Jan, 2017, 01.00 AM IST
Regulators not in the business of popularity contest: Ashok Chawla, CCI chairmanUndeterred by criticism from corporates having faced its penal actions, CCI's Ashok Chawla has said regulators are not in the business of '...
16 Aug, 2015, 01.49 PM IST
Uncertainty in regulatory regime forcing Indian firms like Biocon shift drug trials abroadBlame administrative lethargy, not judicial overreach, for regulatory vacuum, making India forgo a valuable economic activity, which raises...
27 Jan, 2014, 04.15 AM IST