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Messaging Apps like WhatsApp to work only with active SIM, DoT tightens cyber norms
The Centre's latest directive means that these messaging services...
SC entrusts CBI with pan-India probe into digital arrest cases, asks States to accord assent
On November 3, the top court said it needs to deal with digital...
Banks should focus on their core business, bring innovative products to mobilise deposits: FM
In order to overcome the mismatch between deposits and lending, Sitharaman asked banks to come up with "innovative and attractive" deposit schemes to mobilise funds from the people,Nirmala Sitharaman , Finance minister Mumbai: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on...
Existing rules allow termination of govt staff for giving fake certificate to secure job: Centre
"The extant instructions provide that if it is found that a government servant had furnished false information or produced a false certificate in order to secure an appointment, he should not be retained in service," Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra...
Govt taken steps to start trial, assessment of caller name display: MoS Telecom
"The necessary steps have been taken by the government to start the trial and assessment of the implementation of CNAP service by Telecom Service Providers," Minister of State for Communications Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha New...
RBI hikes limit for tax payments via UPI from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank has decided to enhance the limit for tax payments through UPI from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh per transaction, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced on Thursday. “UPI has become the most preferred mode of payment, due to its seamless features....
Household savings moving towards alternative investment avenues: RBI
Alternative investment avenues are becoming more attractive to retail customers and as a result banks are facing challenges on the funding front with deposits trailing loan growth,RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das Referring to the recent incidence of unprecedented IT...
Clearing time for cheques to be cut from 2 days to a few hours: RBI Governor
Shaktikanta Das,Governor,RBI “This means that cheques will be cleared within a few hours on the day of presentation. This will speed up cheque payments and benefit both the payer and the payee,” the RBI governor said Mumbai: The RBI aims to reduce the clearing time...
RBI holds rates again; focused on bringing down inflation to target
Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India Resilient and steady economic growth in India is allowing the central bank to focus on bringing inflation down towards its 4% medium term target, said RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, emphasising that price stability is...
South Africa moves to implement national health bill despite resistance
Cyril Ramaphosa,President, South Africa The legislation will gradually limit the role of private insurance in South Africa, create a new public fund to provide free access for citizens, and set the fees and prices that private healthcare suppliers can charge for...
Take measures to curb bulk communications using voice calls: Centre
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) held a meeting with the industry stakeholders in the national capital to discuss action on spammers, amid growing consumer complaints about unsolicited commercial calls.The issue involves multiple stakeholders -- TSPs,...
Concretisation of roadsides in Ghaziabad NGT issues notices to MoEF others
The NGT was hearing a plea claiming "vast-scale, mindless and indiscriminate concretisation or paving, which was the biggest cause of water-logging, urban flooding and loss of biodiversity in cities and towns." New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has sought a reply...