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Vikram Jeet Singh
May 4, 20223 min read
New Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Directions
(Vikram Jeet Singh, Kalindhi Bhatia & Prashant Daga) The Indian Information Technology Act, 2000 (“IT Act”) designates the Indian...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Feb 22, 20223 min read
Indian court strikes down another state's blanket ban on online gaming
(Vikram Jeet Singh & Prashant Daga) In September, 2021, the Government of Karnataka passed the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Bill, 2021...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Jan 20, 20221 min read
What 2022 holds for the TMC Sector?
(Vikram Jeet Singh and Kalindhi Bhatia) Calendar year 2021 saw a number of regulatory developments, some expected and some surprising,...
Kalindhi Bhatia
Dec 24, 20215 min read
RBI’s Card Tokenization Mandate – A Bridge Too Far?
(Kalindhi Bhatia) Over the past decade India’s vibrant payment ecosystem has grown by leaps and bounds. The surge of online platforms...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Dec 20, 20212 min read
Indian Data Protection Law – One Step Closer with Parliament Committee’s Report
(Vikram Jeet Singh and Kalindhi Bhatia) Indian data privacy laws are in the process of being overhauled following the Indian Supreme...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Nov 8, 20212 min read
MEITY issues FAQs on the Intermediary Rules
(Vikram Jeet Singh and Kalindhi Bhatia) A week ago, on November 01, 2021, the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Aug 25, 20213 min read
Bombay High Court stays OTT Code of Ethics under the new IT Rules
Vikram Jeet Singh and Kalindhi Bhatia In a significant development in the implementation of the Information Technology (Intermediary...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Aug 16, 20213 min read
Indian Court ruling strikes down Tamil Nadu’s blanket ban on online gaming
Vikram Jeet Singh and Prashant Daga A new court ruling in India has held that online ‘games of skill’ such as rummy and poker are legal,...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Jul 14, 20213 min read
DoT - Revised Other Service Provider (OSP) Guidelines
On June 23, 2021, the Indian Telecom Ministry’s Department of Telecommunications (“DoT”) released a revised set of Guidelines for Other...
Prashant Mara
May 31, 20215 min read
India’s New Safe Harbor Law- Wait and Watch did not Work
- Prashant Mara and Vikram Jeet Singh Since India’s new intermediary laws were notified 3 months ago, they have existed in a curious...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Mar 3, 20211 min read
Complying with India’s New Safe Harbour Rules
- Vikram Jeet Singh and Kalindhi Bhatia Businesses across the world are examining the impact of India’s new intermediary safe harbour...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Feb 26, 20213 min read
Government Notifies Stringent New Safe Harbour Rules for Intermediaries and Digital Media Companies
BTG Legal has set out some of the key new provisions that businesses should take into consideration for complying with the New IT Rules.
BTG Advaya
Feb 9, 20211 min read
BTG Briefing: Union Budget 2021-22
The Union Budget 2021 was announced on February 1, 2021, with much of the policies revolving around expenditure to boost economic...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Jan 27, 20211 min read
Online News Portals, OTT Platforms Brought Under Purview Of MIB
- Vikram Jeet Singh and Kalindhi Bhatia On November 9, 2020, the Indian Government’s Cabinet Secretariat issued a notification (the...
Vikram Jeet Singh
Nov 26, 20204 min read
Tamil Nadu Bans Online Gaming
- Vikram Jeet Singh and Kalindhi Bhatia On November 20, 2020, the state of Tamil Nadu passed the "Tamil Nadu Gaming and Police Laws...
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