Reserve Bank of India is a huge institution and it is no surprise that there are four Deputy Governors assisting the Governor. The Banking industry in India itself has undergone such a transition since say 1970s that the priorities of Bankers has undergone a significant change.
As a person who entered the […]

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Recently two Phishing Cases have been reported involving a combination of a Bank and a Mobile Service Provider. In both cases the combination is State Bank of India and Vodafone. Ever since RBI introduced the OTP system as a second factor authorization for some net based transactions, many Banks have jumped […]

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We are now remembering the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York which marked the beginning of a crusade against Terrorism led by USA. India should be considered as a prominent member of this crusade though we are more a victim than a fighter in the cause.
A similar […]

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It is now more than two months since Justice Sri Rajesh Tandon left office as Chairperson of Cyber Appellate Tribunal (CAT) since he attained superannuation duirng hsi contractual term.
Though his term was known to end on June 30, 2011, the Department of Information Technology (DIT) failed to take timely action in finding a replacement for […]

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The decision of the Madras High Court in deferring the execution of the death sentence of the Rajiv Gandhi killers raises many interesting questions.
First of all the ground for consideration is the delay in the execution. The delay itself was due to the inefficiency or lack of political will of the Government of India. Now […]

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It was good to see Mr Varun Gandhi’s commitment to the Anti Corruption movement despite the hesitations of the BJP top brass. First Varun is reported to have submitted the Jan Lokpal Version of the Bill to the speaker as a private member’s bill. So far no further information is available on the status of […]

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BJP is not showing a resolve to support the anti corruption movement of Anna. While UPA is trying its own tricks to delay a decision in the Lok Pal bill and using the procedural wrangles to trap Anna Hazare team, BJP is also talking about “Parliamentary Proedures” and supporting the UPA stand.
At this point a […]

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The way NDTV is covering the Anti Corruption movement and the way one Mr Sandeep was arguing today  (22nd) around 6.10 pm indicates that NDTV is conspiring with the UPA to divide the support base to Anna Hazare.
Yesterday there was one so called Dalit leader who stated that because there is no reservation for Dalits […]

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For the last few months, the DIT has been engulfed with the 2G scam issue and regular work in the department seemed to have stopped.  For the last few days the familiar face of Mr Kapil Sibal the chief advisor of UPA in Lokpal matters is missing from  public gaze. Perhaps he has withdrawn from the […]

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In the last few days the UPA leaders have started mobilizing criticism of Anna Hazare on the grounds that it is unconstitutional to question the Parliamentary process. Hence it is important for us to reflect on the sanctity or otherwise of the constitution and how it is affected by the demands of Anna Hazare.
As pointed […]

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The Anna Hazare movement which is rightly recognized as a “Freedom Struggle” for  “  Freedom from Corruption” has gone much beyond the Jantar Mantar, the Ramlila Grounds and reached the global platform. Protest rallies are occurring not only in other cities in India but have been reported from other countries as well. It has also […]

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The 64th Independence day celebration in India is marked as also the celebration of the call for Freedom from Corruption. In this fight against corruption Anna Hazare is recognized as the hope of the country. It is difficult not to recognize the similarities in the challenges that are faced by Anna Hazare in the Congress Raj and […]

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If you are a Bank of India customer in India and have an ATM card, it is time to consider returning the ATM card to the Bank immediately since the Bank is exhibiting a noticeably dangerous anti customer stance related to Fraudulent ATM transactions.
Recently a customer of Bank of India in Bangalore,  found that  there […]

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Axis Bank has been in the eye of a storm for some time now for various kinds of frauds. Recently a customer in New Delhi-Gurugaon had found that fraudsters had drawn money from his account through ATMs in Greece. When the customer complained Bank initially resisted the complaint but after the matter was taken to […]

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To  Mrs Pratibha Patil
Honourable President of India,
New Delhi
Sub: Closure of Indian Cyber Crime Judicial System
It was a pleasure to know that while speaking on the occassion of the Golden jubilee celebrerations of the Bangalore Bar Council on the 6th of August 2011, you highlighted the  need for reduction of litigation costs and affordable Justice.
During your speech […]

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To
Mr Kapil Sibal
Minister of Communications and Information Technology
Government of India
New Delhi
Dear Sir
It was good to hear in your interview on Head Lines Today where you stated that there are no pending files in your Ministry.
For the last few months, I have been reminding DIT that a decision on the appointment of the Presiding Officer of Cyber Appellate […]

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It is difficult to understand why this site bloggernews.net remains blocked in India. Some time back one article written by me here was sought to be blocked with a Court order. It was related to a dispute between a company called E2labs in India and the owners of Zone-H.org. E2Labs had filed a defamation suit […]

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Today two interesting news reports have appeared in the news papers. These reports have come to my notice as common man and if I was merely one of those “Mr Citizen” types, I would have perhaps ignored the news or at best glanced through them and proceeded to more interesting news of what Sachin says […]

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India is an important outsourcing partner for USA. There is a substantial stake for the Indian Companies in the developments in USA that may indirectly affect the outsourced business in India.
There is therefore a huge stake for Indian IT industry in the regulatory regime dictated by the Data Protection regulations of UK/EU as well as […]

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It was pointed out through these columns (Refer: http://www.bloggernews.net/126784) that Cyber Appellate Tribunal (CAT) of India, which is an important judicial office connected with Cyber Crimes and contraventions under Information Technology Act 2000/8 has been deliberately allowed to remain without a head since 30th of June 2011.
People who know Indian judiciary may laugh at my […]

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E Banking frauds have become so common in Banks in India  that they soon will not be considered as  worthy of discussion.  Naavi has been in the forefront of a crusade against Bankers who have jumped into the e-Banking bandwagon throwing all caution to wind and making customers pay for the commercial […]

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Cyber Appellate Tribunal (CAT) is an important judicial authority in India as it happens to the sole appellate authority for all the Adjudicating officers established in India (one in each State and Union Territory) as well as the Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA). At present there are several cases pending at CAT including a few on […]

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 India is aware through years of its existence that China is one of the most unreliable neighbor whi is both powerful and cunning.
It is now reported that  Indian Government has taken a decision to let the Chinese Company  Huawei be their partner for securing the security of systems used by telecom […]

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ITA 2000/8 envisaged that the dispute resolution mechanism under the Act would be a model judiciary system  and render quick and economic justice to public who are victims of Cyber Crimes.
It therefore  provided the power of a civil court to the Adjudication officer (AO) and the Cyber Appellate Tribunal (CAT) but  stated categorically […]

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It is reported that the ASSOCHAM  has said that Bangalore is set to lose the prestigious tag as the IT City.
Results of a survey of 800 CXOs is said to indicate that nearly 30% of the Bangalore based CXOs were keen to shift to Gurugaon and 25% to Noida.
Naavi has been trying […]

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Chairmen of Indian Banks need to take note that an important compliance deadline is falling due on October 31, 2011.
Before that date, according to RBI circular of April 29, 2011, Banks need to put in place compliance measures under the recommendations of G Gopalakrishna Working Group.
By that time Banks need to have their IT Strategy […]

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Indian Judicial system is beset with many ills. One of which is the “Delays” particularly in civil suits.
Lok Pal Bill tries to address the problem of corruption in Judiciary but no body seems to worry about delays except the hapless victim.
The problem is more when the victim has invoked a Court to render him justice […]

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The Anti corruption movement that is happening in India is a unique development unseen in the history of the world. It is as unique as the “Non Cooperation Movement” started by Mahtama Gandhi.
The uniqueness of the current movement is that the leadership has been taken by religious leaders such as Baba Ramdev and Sri Sri […]

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US President has created a controversy involving Cyber Laws by using “Autopen” to sign a Bill. Mr Obama was abroad at the time the Bill had to be signed and he has authorized application of his signature with the use of the “Autopen” equipment.
The move has been approved by the legal department stating that the […]

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The fact that the President of India cleared a mercy petition of a victim who had been convicted 7 years ago by the highest Court of the land has naturally made news. If the Executive which has to only review the facts and circumstances based on the trials already conducted in […]

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