The Government has, pursuant to gazette notification no. 2652
dated November 8, 2016, ceased to recognise Rs.500 and Rs.1000
rupee denominated bank notes (“Specified Bank Notes” or “SBNs”) as
legal tender with effect from November 9, 2016, with an intention
to...
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Experts & Views
On November 8th, Mr.Narendra Modi’s Central Government launched a sudden and a historically unprecedented demonetisation of Rs.500/Rs.1000 notes. The preparation until then was said to be fundamentally ‘secretive’ and known to none except the Prime Minister and the Governor of the...
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by sflc_admin | November 19, 2016SFLC.in is pleased to announce the release our report titled “Online Harassment: A Form of Censorship” on November 22, 2016 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Lecture Hall 1, India International Centre...
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In a highly contentious move, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (‘MIB’) issued an order banning the telecast of the Hindi news channel ‘NDTV India’ on 9th November, 2016. The MIB imposed this ‘token penalty’ on NDTV India following the...
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by sflc_admin | November 17, 2016It is our pleasure to invite you to an event hosted by Mozilla and SFLC.in on November 18, 2016 from 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM at The Lalit, New Delhi, where we will explore...
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Hearing a public interest litigation claiming that the surcharge levied on credit and debit card transactions was “illegal” and “discriminatory”, Delhi High Court has sought the view of Ministry of Finance and Reserve Bank of India, reported PTI.Case No.W.P. (C)...
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The recently published FAQs by the CCI clarify that any joint venture involving a transfer of assets will have to be notified to the CCI under the Combination Regulations.
Background The Competition Commission of India (CCI) regulates combinations i.e. acquisitions,...
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The Winter Session of Parliament started today. Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day after obituary references. Rajya Sabha suspended scheduled business to take up discussion on demonetisation of currency. Members from across political parties raised their concerns about the various...
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With 3141 participants in attendance, ICANN57 (held from 3-9 November 2016) was the largest public meeting in its history. It was also the first meeting to be held after the successful completion of the IANA Transition. The transition greenlit the...
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By Dhruv Somayajula[1]IntroductionOn 21st October 2016, multiple cyber-attacks on the Internet infrastructure company Dyn shut down web browsing across America and Europe for hours. Over 100,000 devices were reportedly connected via a malware botnet named Mirai for this attack. The...
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POST DIWALI CELEBRATIONS FOR STARTUPS…
OVERVIEW:
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced in a statement (Fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for the year 2016-17 released on October 04, 2016) separate from the monetary policy review that it would allow start-ups...
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In August of 2016, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) passed an order in the case of Builder’s Association of India (2016 Order) predominantly re-affirming its earlier order of June 2012 in the same matter (2012 Order).By way of a...
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TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTING GST
The Hon’ble Finance Minister recently indicated that, while the Government is aiming to implement GST from April 2017, the roll out would have to take place by September 16, 2017 at the latest.
In the parallel, a...
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Last month, around thirty two lakh debit cards of various banks in India were compromised through a large scale cyber malware attack. As the biggest security breach ever experienced by the financial sector in India, this attack has also been...
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