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IT industry seeks participation in consultation for new personal data protection bill
• 3 years agoAround a dozen of industry bodies had written to the Union IT and telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw that implementation of the proposed Data Protection Bill, would significantly degrade India's business environment and reduce foreign investment inflows
What is data protection bill? Why has Centre withdrawn it?
Fp Explainers • 3 years agoThe Centre in its statement circulated to Lok Sabha members said the Bill was withdrawn after the Joint Committee of the Houses proposed 81 amendments and 12 recommendations for a 'comprehensive legal framework for the digital ecosystem' and that a new bill would soon replace it
'Concocted, fabricated and evidence-less': BJP denies reports on Pegasus snooping story
• 4 years agoAmnesty International, however, said in a statement that it 'categorically stands' by the findings of the Pegasus Project
Why Mastercard earned RBI ire and what's next for the payment network processor in India
Kenneth Kumar Mohanty • 4 years agoThe failure of Mastercard to store data of card transactions done in India within the country itself is in direct violation of India's Personal Data Protection Bill
Parliamentary panel examining Personal Data Protection Bill recommends 89 changes, says Meenakshi Lekhi
• 4 years agoThe bill was drafted following a Supreme Court judgment in August 2017 that declared 'Right to Privacy' a fundamental right
After backing CAA, Naveen Patnaik says no to NRC: BJD chief's balancing act aimed at restoring 'secular' image, say critics
Debi Mohanty • 5 years agoAfter the Biju Janata Dal lent its support in Parliament to the Citizenship Amendment Act, Naveen Patnaik announced that his party does not support the National Register of Citizens.
RSS general secretary Bhaiyyaji Joshi hails CAB as 'courageous step', congratulates Narendra Modi, Amit Shah for passage of Bill in Parliament
• 5 years agoRSS general secretary Bhaiyyaji Joshi on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Parliament and described it as a 'courageous step'
Personal Data Protection Bill 2019: Lawyers claim bill could move India closer to China in terms of control over internet
• 5 years agoIndia is also proposing a new entity, the Data Protection Authority, to write specific rules, monitor how corporations are applying them and settle disputes.
Parliament passes Citizenship Amendment Bill: Narendra Modi hails law as proof of 'compassion, brotherhood'; Opposition says dark day for democracy
Fp Staff • 5 years agoThe Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill, which was described as unconstitutional by the slew of Opposition MPs who rose to oppose the legislation in the Upper House.
Parliament Updates: With 125 Ayes and 105 Noes, Rajya Sabha passes Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019
Fp Staff • 5 years agoParliament LATEST Updates: The contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill was passed by the Upper House on Wednesday with 117 votes in favour and 92 against.