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The draft Domestic Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill seeks to provide social security coverage, minimum wage protection, and welfare benefits for domestic workers in urban areas across Karnataka.

Bike taxi row: Rapido turns interim facilitator of two-wheeler mobility in Karnataka, won't earn profit

In a letter seen by Moneycontrol, Roppen Transportation, which runs Rapido, has told state transport department it has voluntarily adopted a temporary model limited to lead generation for bike taxis and will not be earning any profit.

GST applies to taxable turnover, even if paid in cash: Karnataka Commercial Taxes Dept clarifies

As of now, 98,915 taxpayers in Karnataka are registered under the composition scheme. The department has also warned traders against discontinuing digital payment modes like UPI in response to recent notices.

Karnataka forensic department turns to digital tools to identify deepfakes, analyse smartwatch data

 Karnataka's Directorate of Forensic Science Laboratories (DFSL) is planning to leverage advanced technology to tackle rising cybercrimes. It will help DFSL to analyse and present digital evidence in court and to improve conviction rates.

Karnataka earmarks Rs 104 crore for cyber security

The Cyber Security Policy 2024 also proposes an internship programme under which a stipend of Rs 10,000-15,000 a month will be provided for a maximum of three months to Karnataka-based interns

Karnataka to empanel 100 startups for 'preferential market access' in govt tenders

Nine startups have been empanelled after evaluation by the state IT-BT department. The second Expression of Interest (EOI) has now been invited and will remain open until August 5.

Karnataka: 817 startups enroll for Elevate 2023 scheme; 100 firms to get Rs 20 cr govt aid

The Government support includes a grant-in-aid of up to Rs 50 lakh each, incubation support, mentoring by experts, a booster kit, incentives and VC connects

Govt may bring e-commerce policy once ONDC stabilises, data privacy issues addressed

In June 2021, the Department of Consumer Affairs under the Food and Consumer Affairs Ministry released a draft set of rules that aims to tighten the governance of e-commerce platforms.

Intelligence dept receives input about threat to Maha CM Eknath Shinde's life; security beefed up

The State Intelligence Department (SID) on Saturday evening received specific input about the threat to the life of CM Shinde, the official said.

Budget 2019: These ministries have received the highest and lowest fund allocation

The Ministry of Steel has seen a growth in fund allotment of 56 percent, followed by Ministry of Coal at 48 percent and Department of Heavy Industry at 32 percent.

Commodities@Moneycontrol | Roundup of key happenings in the market

Here's a roundup of key updates in the commodities market.

Running low on staff, I-T dept may struggle to scan deposits

For the Income Tax department, shortage of manpower is not a new trouble. What is new is the herculean task of assessing accounts with deposits of Rs 2.5 lakh or more in the old currency.

Tax dept scanning IDS disclosures filed through post

It is doing physical verification by calling up declarants in whose name the disclosures have been filed through post to ensure that no one else has filed them fraudulently, a top official said.

John Lewis deal to help sustain 31-35% gross margins: Zensar

Digital business contributes to 27 percent of overall revenues of the company. Kishore hopes to bring it up to 30 percent.

Watch who wins IIT Delhi‘s Aarambh 2015

Young Turks brings all the action from the IIT-Delhi B-Plan Contest Aarabh 2015, organized by the department of management studies. Six B-Plans were shortlisted for the final round and Young Turks was there for all the action.

Nokia tax case: HC asks I-T to release Chennai plant

The I-T department had frozen Nokia‘s Chennai asset, accusing the firm of evading tax of up to Rs 21,000 crore, a development that stalled consummation of the global deal between the Finnish handset maker and the US software giant.

Is The Shell Case All Gas?

Shell is calling it an anti-FDI tax. The Indian tax department says it's a simple case of underselling Indian assets - a disguised loan that should be subject to transfer pricing rules. Here‘s the back story

Vodafone: Caught In A Whirlpool?

We started the year with a Vodafone judgment and the government‘s spent all year trying to undo that judgment. First the review, then the retroactive amendments and now an effort to get a larger bench to relook at the Vodafone decision! To make sense of this I need to tell you about another case.

Tax authorities may move SC to recover dues from Kingfisher

The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) and Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) may move the Supreme Court together against Kingfisher to recover their tax dues, reports Kritika Saxena of CNBC-TV18.

Tremors felt in Assam, Meghalaya and Bengal

Mild tremors measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale were on Friday felt in north eastern states of Assam and Meghalaya, and West Bengal.