Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

About Vijayashankar Na

Naavi is a veteran Cyber Law specialist in India and is presently working from Bangalore as an Information Assurance Consultant. Pioneered concepts such as ITA 2008 compliance, Naavi is also the founder of Cyber Law College, a virtual Cyber Law Education institution. He now has been focusing on the projects such as Secure Digital India and Cyber Insurance

IDRBT sets up Information Assurance Center

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

According to a report in Hindu-Business Line, the Governor of RBI inaugurated a Centre for Information Assurance and Management (CIAM) in association with the State University of New York at Buffalo. The CIAM is expected to  function as a “one-stop” resource … Continue reading →

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What ITA 2008 lacks

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

I draw attention to today’s article in Hindu highlighting the plight of two Air India employees who have been charged under Section 66A and 67 following a complaint motivated by union rivalry. It is stated that the Police in this case … Continue reading →

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New Bank Licenses, Eligibility Evaluation

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

We have discussed in general the issues that dominate the challenge before the RBI in determining who amongst the 26 Banking license applicants should be given the licenses. To start with, there are divergent views on how many licenses need … Continue reading →

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IT Companies vie for business from New Banks

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Even before the decision on which of the 26 applicants will get Banking license, Infosys, TCS and Oracle are vieing with each other for supply of Core Banking software to the new Banks. It is estimated that each Bank will … Continue reading →

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Loan Through SMS ??

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

There is an interesting website on the cyber space which promises all kinds of loans for which application can be made through SMS. Check this interesting website http://www.cgtmse-govt.in The site sports photographs of all Congress leaders including Mrs Sonia Gandhi, Dr … Continue reading →

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Mumbai High Court Upholds Adjudicator’s decision

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Mumbai High Court has upheld the decisions of the Adjudicator of Maharashtra Mr Rajesh Agarwal in respect of two cases referred to it by ICICI Bank. The Bank had challenged the order of the Adjudicator and prayed for a stay … Continue reading →

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