Policy
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RBI extends regulatory directions for Konark Urban Co-operative Bank
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the period of directions issued under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, fo…
17 Jul, 11:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Indian Kanoon challenges Delhi HC order on right to be forgotten
Indian Kanoon filed a petition on July 10 challenging the Delhi High Court’s May 29 order that directed legal databases to de-index judgments and disable n…
16 Jul, 09:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Fake copyright strikes used to extort Instagram creators, Delhi HC told
A public interest litigation filed by digital content creator Nitin Joshi alleges organised syndicates are using fake copyright complaints to extort lakhs of rupees from Instagram creators.
16 Jul, 07:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
RBI issues prudential norms on specified non-financial assets
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued new prudential norms on specified non-financial assets acquired by regulated entities, effective July 16, 2026.
16 Jul, 07:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
House Democrats split on $3.3 billion US aid to Israel amid Gaza war
More than half of House Democrats voted to strip $3.3 billion in U.S. military aid to Israel in a July 15 vote, signaling a fracture in bipartisan support amid the ongoing Gaza conflict.
16 Jul, 07:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
CCPA fines SpiceJet Rs 1 lakh for using dark patterns on booking site
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a Rs 1 lakh penalty on SpiceJet for using deceptive dark patterns on its booking website to in…
16 Jul, 05:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
RBI releases draft guidance on data governance for banks and NBFCs
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a draft Guidance on Regulatory Expectations for Data Governance, targeting banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), and other regulated entities.
16 Jul, 05:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
India approves Rs 1.9 lakh crore schemes to boost chips and phone manufacturing
The Union Cabinet approved two manufacturing programmes worth Rs 1.9 lakh crore to expand India’s mobile phone and semiconductor industries.
16 Jul, 05:23 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Mozilla, DuckDuckGo, Vivaldi urge EU to enable default tracking refusal
Mozilla Firefox, DuckDuckGo, and Vivaldi jointly called on the European Union to allow browsers to enable default tracking refusal without mandatory prompt…
16 Jul, 05:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
MeitY proposes mandatory human oversight for agentic AI payments
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed mandatory human-in-the-loop interventions for agentic AI payments exceeding cer…
16 Jul, 03:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
Reliance confirms partial data breach involving Kudankulam nuclear plant files
Reliance Industries confirmed a partial data breach on a server hosted by Mumbai-based third-party provider Yotta, with leaked files including data related…
16 Jul, 03:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
RBI updates list of high-risk and monitored jurisdictions under FATF
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released an updated list of high-risk and other monitored jurisdictions as part of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) review conducted from June 17-19, 2026.
16 Jul, 01:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
U.S. Mint to release $1 coin featuring Trump for 250th birthday
The U.S. Mint will begin producing a $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump's face this fall as part of the United States' 250th birthday celebrations, the Treasury Department announced.
16 Jul, 03:22 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
House GOP unveils $95 billion war and voting budget resolution
House Republicans introduced a $95 billion budget resolution on Wednesday aimed at boosting defense spending, supporting farmers, and tightening voter registration rules.
16 Jul, 03:22 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
39% of UK children bypass online age checks, report finds
Nearly 39% of children aged 11 to 17 in the UK have successfully bypassed online age checks, according to research by BMG Research for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
15 Jul, 09:23 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
MeitY flags AI asymmetry as key risk to India's BFSI cyber security
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) highlighted AI asymmetry as a major threat to the banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) sector in its Digital Threat Report 2025-26.
15 Jul, 07:23 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
RBI excludes Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank from Second Schedule
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced on July 15 the exclusion of Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow, from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
15 Jul, 05:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
18 NBFCs surrender certificate of registration to RBI in July
Eighteen non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) surrendered their Certificate of Registration (CoR) to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on July 15, 2026, according to an official RBI press release.
15 Jul, 05:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
New York imposes one-year moratorium on hyperscale data centres
New York has become the first US state to impose a one-year moratorium on new hyperscale data centres after Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order pausing state environmental permits.
15 Jul, 01:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Swiss regulator probes Google over Android default search removal
Switzerland's Competition Commission (COMCO) has launched a preliminary antitrust investigation into Google after the company removed the option for Androi…
15 Jul, 01:22 pm IST