Policy
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House Democrats call for changes at DCCC after $500,000 Arizona primary loss
House Democrats are pushing for reforms at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) after it spent over $500,000 backing a losing candidate i…
24 Jul, 01:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Google fined $1 billion by EU for Digital Markets Act breaches
Alphabet Inc.'s Google was fined €890 million ($1 billion) by the European Union for violating the Digital Markets Act, the European Commission announced on Thursday.
23 Jul, 09:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
RBI imposes penalties on three cooperative banks in Karnataka and Gujarat
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed monetary penalties on three cooperative banks on July 23, 2026.
23 Jul, 07:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
European Commission fines Google $1 billion for search and Play store violations
The European Commission fined Google approximately $1 billion on Thursday for manipulating search results to disadvantage competitors and blocking app deve…
23 Jul, 07:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
India blocks 50 OTT platforms over obscene content in two years
The Indian government has blocked 50 over-the-top (OTT) platforms over the last two years for hosting obscene content, Union Electronics and Information Te…
23 Jul, 05:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Internet shutdown continues at Jantar Mantar amid protests
The internet shutdown at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar protest site entered its second day on July 22, following the third day of protests after Sonam Wangchuk ended his 26-day hunger strike.
23 Jul, 03:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
RBI to underwrite government securities auction worth ₹28,000 crore
The Reserve Bank of India announced it will underwrite an auction for the sale of government securities totaling ₹28,000 crore on July 24, 2026.
23 Jul, 11:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
US Treasury confirms Fort Knox gold reserves worth over $1 trillion intact
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed that the country’s gold reserves stored at Fort Knox are intact and valued at over $1 trillion at current m…
23 Jul, 03:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
US Treasury threatens sanctions over Moonshot's use of Anthropic's Fable
The US Treasury has threatened sanctions against Moonshot AI after the White House accused the company of distilling Anthropic's proprietary AI model, Fable.
23 Jul, 03:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Twitch launches parental controls to block teen livestreaming
Twitch has introduced parental control tools that allow guardians to restrict teens aged 13-17 from livestreaming on the platform, the first such feature since its 2011 launch.
22 Jul, 05:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Delhi to host roundtable on age verification for children’s social media use
Delhi will host a roundtable discussion on age verification and restricting social media access for children on July 31, 2026.
22 Jul, 05:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
U.S. war against Iran costs $37.5 billion, says Defense Secretary Hegseth
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that the U.S. war against Iran has cost $37.5 billion so far.
22 Jul, 05:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Trump administration freezes over $1 billion in Medicaid funds to California and Minnesota
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday it is halting more than $1 billion in federal Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota.
22 Jul, 01:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
SEBI fines CDSL Rs 1 crore for 2022 malware attack lapses
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) imposed a Rs 1 crore penalty on Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) for cybersecurity and…
21 Jul, 07:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
India and Spain agree to accelerate UPI-Bizum interoperability talks
India and Spain have agreed to fast-track technical discussions to make India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) interoperable with Spain’s Bizum mobile in…
21 Jul, 05:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Delhi Police says Jantar Mantar protest videography is for law and order
The Delhi Police told the Delhi High Court on Monday that videography at the ongoing Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar is conducted sol…
21 Jul, 05:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
French committee approves social media ban for under-15 users
A French parliamentary reconciliation committee approved a bill to ban social media access for users under the age of 15, moving the country closer to enfo…
21 Jul, 01:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
RBI extends regulatory directions for Suri Friends’ Union Co-operative Bank
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the period of regulatory directions issued under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Ac…
21 Jul, 11:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
European Commission fines AliExpress $629 million for counterfeit goods
The European Commission fined Chinese online marketplace AliExpress 550 million euros ($629 million) on Monday for failing to adequately block the sale of…
21 Jul, 03:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Delhi HC defers Gamban blocking hearing to September 30, 2026
The Delhi High Court has scheduled the next hearing in the case challenging the Ministry of Electronics and IT's (MeitY) blocking order against the anti-ga…
20 Jul, 11:28 pm IST