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US Congress Passes Bill To Avert Government Shutdown
The US Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday in a down-to-the wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilizing government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season.
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Opinion: Why Finding Strong Karnataka Candidates Is Congress' 1st Challenge
Electoral politics is, unfortunately, largely a cost-benefit analysis for the contestants, especially in a state like Karnataka with India's richest legislators and parliamentarians, most of whom have huge business interests.
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Parliament Budget Session Live Updates: PM Modi Bids Farewell To Retiring MPs In Rajya Sabha
Houses of Parliament-- Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha-- resumed today at 11 am to take up the legislative business on its agenda for the day.
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All Bills Passed After Admission Of No-Trust Motion Constitutionally Suspect: Manish Tewari
In an interview with PTI, Mr Tewari said once the no-confidence motion has been tabled in the Lok Sabha, any legislation or material business brought before the House is "completely in violation of morality, propriety and parliamentary conventions".
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Data Protection Bill Among 31 Legislations To Be Listed In Monsoon Session
The government has heavy legislative business for the monsoon session of Parliament beginning Thursday with Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, among 31 bills on its agenda.
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Government Plans Overhaul of Digital Law That Could Impact How Google, Meta, Amazon Do Business in India
India plans to overhaul rules governing use of the internet, potentially altering business practices for Silicon Valley giants operating in the world’s biggest market.
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Regulators Employ Old Rules, Creative Thinking to Tackle ChatGPT-Like AI Technology
As the race to develop more powerful artificial intelligence services like ChatGPT accelerates, some regulators are relying on old laws to control a technology that could upend the way societies and businesses operate.
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EU's Chips Act Said to Get Approval on April 18, Likely to Cut EU's Reliance on US and Asian Semiconductors
The European Union's EUR 43 billion (nearly Rs. 3,84,120 crore) plan to boost its semiconductor industry and catch up with the United States and Asia is likely to get the green light from EU countries and lawmakers on April 18, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. The European Commission announced the Chips Act last year in...
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Facebook Warns It Could Block News Content Over Canada's Revenue-Sharing Bill
Facebook warned on Friday that it may block sharing of news content on its platform in Canada over concerns about legislation that would compel digital platforms to pay news publishers.
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In Fresh Letter, Punjab Governor 'Reminds' Bhagwant Mann Of His Duties
The row between the Raj Bhavan and the AAP government escalated on Friday after the Governor sought a list of the legislative businesses to be taken up in the proposed Assembly session on Tuesday, evoking a strong reaction from Mr Mann.
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AAP's Raghav Chadha Takes Netflix Show Swipe At Punjab Governor
AAP leader Raghav Chadha tweets that whether it's inflation or the 'Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives', legislative business is exclusive domain of Business Advisory Committee and Speaker, not of Governor
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Government Proposes Competition Law Amendment; Seeks to Tighten Rules on Antitrust Scrutiny
The government is looking to amend the rules around the scrutiny of mergers and acquisitions, as part of proposed legislation to overhaul the country's competition law. The draft law proposes all deals worth over Rs. 2,000 crore should be subject to antitrust scrutiny if the companies have substantial business operations in the country.
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Hopeful Of Getting New Data Protection Bill Passed By Budget Session: Ashwini Vaishnaw
After withdrawing the personal data protection bill, the government is hopeful of getting a new legislation passed by the next Budget session of Parliament, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said.
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Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty for Governments Launched; Aims to Compete With Amazon, Google
Microsoft Cloud for sovereignty was announced by the company on Tuesday as the company’s public cloud for government customers. The ‘sovereign’ cloud service will offer customers greater control over their data, and is expected to help the company better compete with rivals such as Amazon Web Services and Alphabet's Google.
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Nirmala Sitharaman Says Law On Crypto Regulation Only After Global Consensus
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has reiterated that the Centre would need international collaboration before bringing any legislation on cryptocurrencies into effect.
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US Congress Passes Bill To Avert Government Shutdown
The US Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday in a down-to-the wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilizing government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season.
-
Opinion: Why Finding Strong Karnataka Candidates Is Congress' 1st Challenge
Electoral politics is, unfortunately, largely a cost-benefit analysis for the contestants, especially in a state like Karnataka with India's richest legislators and parliamentarians, most of whom have huge business interests.
-
Parliament Budget Session Live Updates: PM Modi Bids Farewell To Retiring MPs In Rajya Sabha
Houses of Parliament-- Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha-- resumed today at 11 am to take up the legislative business on its agenda for the day.
-
All Bills Passed After Admission Of No-Trust Motion Constitutionally Suspect: Manish Tewari
In an interview with PTI, Mr Tewari said once the no-confidence motion has been tabled in the Lok Sabha, any legislation or material business brought before the House is "completely in violation of morality, propriety and parliamentary conventions".
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Data Protection Bill Among 31 Legislations To Be Listed In Monsoon Session
The government has heavy legislative business for the monsoon session of Parliament beginning Thursday with Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, among 31 bills on its agenda.
-
Government Plans Overhaul of Digital Law That Could Impact How Google, Meta, Amazon Do Business in India
India plans to overhaul rules governing use of the internet, potentially altering business practices for Silicon Valley giants operating in the world’s biggest market.
-
Regulators Employ Old Rules, Creative Thinking to Tackle ChatGPT-Like AI Technology
As the race to develop more powerful artificial intelligence services like ChatGPT accelerates, some regulators are relying on old laws to control a technology that could upend the way societies and businesses operate.
-
EU's Chips Act Said to Get Approval on April 18, Likely to Cut EU's Reliance on US and Asian Semiconductors
The European Union's EUR 43 billion (nearly Rs. 3,84,120 crore) plan to boost its semiconductor industry and catch up with the United States and Asia is likely to get the green light from EU countries and lawmakers on April 18, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. The European Commission announced the Chips Act last year in...
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Facebook Warns It Could Block News Content Over Canada's Revenue-Sharing Bill
Facebook warned on Friday that it may block sharing of news content on its platform in Canada over concerns about legislation that would compel digital platforms to pay news publishers.
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In Fresh Letter, Punjab Governor 'Reminds' Bhagwant Mann Of His Duties
The row between the Raj Bhavan and the AAP government escalated on Friday after the Governor sought a list of the legislative businesses to be taken up in the proposed Assembly session on Tuesday, evoking a strong reaction from Mr Mann.
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AAP's Raghav Chadha Takes Netflix Show Swipe At Punjab Governor
AAP leader Raghav Chadha tweets that whether it's inflation or the 'Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives', legislative business is exclusive domain of Business Advisory Committee and Speaker, not of Governor
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Government Proposes Competition Law Amendment; Seeks to Tighten Rules on Antitrust Scrutiny
The government is looking to amend the rules around the scrutiny of mergers and acquisitions, as part of proposed legislation to overhaul the country's competition law. The draft law proposes all deals worth over Rs. 2,000 crore should be subject to antitrust scrutiny if the companies have substantial business operations in the country.
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Hopeful Of Getting New Data Protection Bill Passed By Budget Session: Ashwini Vaishnaw
After withdrawing the personal data protection bill, the government is hopeful of getting a new legislation passed by the next Budget session of Parliament, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said.
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Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty for Governments Launched; Aims to Compete With Amazon, Google
Microsoft Cloud for sovereignty was announced by the company on Tuesday as the company’s public cloud for government customers. The ‘sovereign’ cloud service will offer customers greater control over their data, and is expected to help the company better compete with rivals such as Amazon Web Services and Alphabet's Google.
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Nirmala Sitharaman Says Law On Crypto Regulation Only After Global Consensus
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has reiterated that the Centre would need international collaboration before bringing any legislation on cryptocurrencies into effect.
