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Guj HC issues notices to Central and state govts on PIL flagging AI misuse for deepfake content
The petitioner requested the high court’s directions to authorities...
Don’t view all organ donors with scepticism, says HC; directs DME to permit transplant
"It's not to be forgotten that some compassionate individuals are...
India’s first weather derivative aims to protect farmers from weather volatility
Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General, India Meteorological Department "On the real-time rainfall, they can find out whether it is as per the climatological trend or there is a deviation… Accordingly, there could be some decisions concerning agriculture as well as...
State finance ministers’ panel discusses ways to curb ITC frauds sector-specific tax evasion
As per data on ITC frauds unearthed by central and state GST officers, over the two years 2023-24 and 2024-25, a total of 42,140 fake firms were detected, which were involved in fraudulently generating ITC of over Rs 1.01 lakh crore. New Delhi: A panel of state...
Govt employees under Unified Pension Scheme to get tax benefit akin to NPS: Finmin
The inclusion of UPS under the tax framework marks another step forward in the government's effort to strengthen retirement security for central government employees through transparent, flexible and tax-efficient options, the finance ministry said in a statement New...
Contractual employees entitled to maternity leave: Orissa HC
Rejecting the state government’s contention that only regular women civil servants qualify for maternity leave, the court observed: "Women employees for the purpose ofavailing such benefit do constitute one homogenous class and their artificial bifurcation founded on...
ICICI Lombard gets Rs 1,728.86-crore GST relief from Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has directed the adjudicating authority to re-hear the matter in light of the decision of the GST Council and the circulars,’’ the insurer said in a regulatory filing. Mumbai: In a relief to ICICI Lombard General Insurance, a positive development...
Former IRDA member Rakesh Joshi made chairman of Bima Sugam India Federation
Rakesh Joshi, chairman, Bima Sugam India Federation Joshi as a member of IRDA from March 2022 to December 2023, under the chairmanship of Debasish Panda was very closely involved with the development and implementation of Bima Sugam and Bima Vistaar...
NCDEX in partnership with IMD to develop country’s first weather derivatives
This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed on June 26, lays the critical groundwork for the launch of India's first weather derivatives -- a long-anticipated market instrument designed to help farmers and allied sectors hedge against climate-related risks such as...
RBI advises banks to integrate DoT’ s financial fraud technology
Banks and financial institutions can use the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) in real time, which classifies mobile numbers based on their association with medium, high or very high risk of financial fraud New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India has advised all banks...
Covid vaccination prevented sudden deaths, did not cause them: ICMR-NIE Director
The findings of our study indicated that Covid vaccination was not associated with sudden death. In fact, what we found was that Covid vaccination protected against sudden deaths," Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE)...
Insurance firm not liable to pay compensation for death of persons driving rashly: SC
A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and R Mahadevan refused to grant 80 lakh compensation sought by the wife, son and parents of a man who died while driving a car at high speed. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said insurance companies are not liable to pay compensation...