In focus, 14th Sep 2021, News & Stories from India

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Referring to an earlier Supreme Court ruling, senior lawyer Kapil Sibal said when the issue before the court is the violation of the right to privacy of citizens, the government can’t be seen to be stonewalling the information sought by the court. — PTI

Centre not to file affidavit on Pegasus

The Centre, while refusing to file a detailed affidavit, said it will constitute a committee of “domain experts” to go into entire matter

14 Sep 2021 9:07 AM

The six entities that have completed the test phase include “the products were evaluated based on mutually agreed test scenarios and expected outcomes. All the products have been found viable within the boundary conditions defined during testing under Regulatory Sandbox,” the RBI said. — DC file photo

Eight firms selected for cross-border payments

RBI said Book My Forex product facilitates fully online outward cross-border remittances to bank accounts and debit/prepaid cards overseas

14 Sep 2021 9:00 AM

Corona Rakshak is a fixed benefit plan in which if a policyholder is diagnosed with Covid-19 and hospitalised for three days, a fixed amount (the sum insur-ed) will be paid by the insurance companies. — Representational image/DC

Covid-specific insurance plans can be sold till March 31

Corona Kavach is an indemnity plan that will cover hospitalisation expenses

14 Sep 2021 8:57 AM

The court said that inordinate delays cause commercial uncertainty, degradation in the value of corporate debtor and makes the insolvency process inefficient and expensive. — PTI

Debt resolution plan can’t be withdrawn: SC

The court held that the 330 days outer limit of the CIRP under Section 12(3) of the IBC can be extended only in exceptional circumstances

14 Sep 2021 8:55 AM

She said that that liquidity is no longer a major concern for the economy. The Bank-NBFC-MFI channel has been de-clogged and from October 15 there would be a special drive to provide credit to those who need it. — PTI

Finance Minister: DFI to be operational soon

The budget had allocated Rs 20,000 crore to capitalise the Development Finance Institution

14 Sep 2021 8:53 AM

Kotak Special Situations Fund (KSSF) has invested Rs 200 crore in the form of equity in TVS SCS, which is a leading third-party logistics (3PL) services provider with global operations. — LinkedIn

TVS family gets Rs 800 crore to raise stake in Supply Chain

Under the transaction, KSSF financed TS Rajam Rubbers Private Limited with Rs 800 crore in the form of non-convertible debentures (NCDs)

14 Sep 2021 8:50 AM

The RBI has been mandated by the government to keep retail inflation at 4 per cent with a margin of 2 per cent on either side. — DC file photo

Inflation eases in August to 5.3%

It was 5.59 per cent in July but had stood at a high 6.69 per cent in August 2020, the government data showed on Monday

14 Sep 2021 8:48 AM

The Supreme Court concluded that the judgment of the Madras High Court needs to be affirmed and it dismissed the appeals challenging that verdict while the appeals against the judgment of the Gujarat High Court were allowed. — PTI

ITC not admissible for services: SC

Hearing appeals on the contradictory judgements by Gujarat and Madras high courts, SC urged the GST Council to take a policy decision on it

14 Sep 2021 8:43 AM

Chief Justice N.V. Ramana reiterated it will not put in the public domain by stating on affidavit whether or not it used the Pegasus spyware. (Photo: PTI/File)

Don't beat around the bush, SC judges tell Centre on Pegasus row

The Centre said it will constitute a committee of 'domain experts' to go into the entire matter

14 Sep 2021 7:46 AM

Deshmukh challenged the summons issued by the Supreme Court. (Photo: Twitter/ @MahaDGIPR)

ED seeks CBI's help to trace former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh

The ED wants to question the former home minister over a money-laundering case filed with it

14 Sep 2021 7:40 AM

A Green Card, known officially as a Permanent Resident Card, is a document issued to immigrants as evidence that the bearer has been granted the privilege of residing permanently in the US. (DC File Image)

New US bill can help millions, including Indians to get US Green Card

The bill does not contain permanent structural changes to the legal immigration system

14 Sep 2021 3:12 AM

Bank researchers in 2018 released a report on the impact of climate change on migration in South Asia, Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa, and projected 143 million people in those regions could be forced to move by 2050. (PTI)

Climate change could force 216 million from their homes: World Bank

World Bank's vice president for sustainable development said that the data give a 'global estimate' of the scale of potential migration

14 Sep 2021 3:11 AM

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson listens to apprentice Amy Gray during a visit to a British Gas training academy in Leicestershire, England, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021.(AP)

UK approves vaccines for 12-15s, aims to avoid lockdowns

The chief medical officers said Monday that vaccination would help limit transmission of the virus in schools

14 Sep 2021 3:09 AM

On December 30 last year, the Narendra Modi government agreed to drop the amendments in the Electricity Ordinance (Point 4) and to exempt farmers from the stubble burning penalty (Point 6). (Photo: PTI)

Aakar Patel | Why not do the obvious thing? Repeal 3 laws, end farm stir…

On January 12 this year, the Supreme Court 'stayed' the implementation of the farm laws

14 Sep 2021 2:39 AM

Mohan Guruswamy | Why ‘nations’ don’t fail even though ‘states’ fail

A State is an organised political community, living under a government and that is a sovereign political entity in public international law

14 Sep 2021 1:37 AM

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