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Feb272021 by adminNo Comments

Committee set up to examine if payment gateway can be reporting entity under PMLA: Centre to HC

Finance

The Centre told the Delhi High Court on Friday that it has set up a committee, as directed by it, on whether a company like PayPal can be considered a payment system operator as well as a reporting entity under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The submission was made before Justice Prathiba M Singh by Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Chetan Sharma who said the committee held a meeting on February 23 and another is scheduled on March 4 after which it would submit its final report. The court directed that the report be placed on record before the next date of hearing on May 20. It was hearing American online payment gateway PayPal's plea challenging a Rs 96 lakh penalty imposed on it for alleged violation of anti-money laundering law. Justice Singh had on January 12 staye...

Feb192021 by adminNo Comments

YouTube removes Ohio committee video, citing misinformation

Health

Legislative testimony made in support of a GOP-backed effort to limit public health orders made by Ohio’s governor was removed from YouTube after the service deemed it contained COVID-19 misinformationBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated PressFebruary 19, 2021, 10:02 PM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleCOLUMBUS, Ohio -- Legislative testimony made Wednesday in support of a GOP-backed effort to limit public health orders made by Ohio's governor was removed from YouTube after the service deemed it contained COVID-19 misinformation.The Google-owned platform said it removed content that was uploaded this week to The Ohio Advocates for Medical Freedom channel for violating the company's terms of services.The video showed Thomas Renz, an attorney for Ohio S...

Sep282020 by adminNo Comments

RBI approves 3-member committee of directors to manage Lakshmi Vilas Bank

Finance

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved a three-member committee of directors to run the day-to-day functioning of cash-strapped Lakshmi Vilas Bank. The development comes a few days after its shareholders rejected the appointment of seven directors, including the Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer and auditors at the annual general meeting. The shareholders rejected the appointments a time when the private sector lender is facing a major financial crisis due to deterioration of asset quality and lack of capital. LVB is in dire need of capital and has been scrambling to find a buyer. The private lender is in talks with Clix Capital for a merger and secure the much-needed capital. In a statement issued late on Sunday, LVB said the RBI-approved three-member committee of d...

Jun22020 by adminNo Comments

House defense committee chair demands clarity on potential domestic military use

Business

June 2 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., wants the Trump administration and the Pentagon to offer more detail about potential domestic deployments of the U.S. military in response to protest activity in the United States. Smith, chair of the House Armed Services Committee, on Tuesay told reporters he intends to hold a hearing and call Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Mark Milley to clarify the Pentagon's intentions. Advertisement In particular, he said, he was concerned about Esper's comment in a call to U.S. governors, the recording of which was leaked to the New York Times on Monday. During the call, Esper said that National Guard forces need to "dominate the battlespace," referring to police brutality protests that have roiled U.S. cities over the past...

Mar222020 by adminNo Comments

Coronavirus in sport live updates: Premier League ‘to resume in June’ with all games behind closed doors, International Olympic committee set final deadline over summer Games

Sports

[unable to retrieve full-text content]We will bring you all the latest updates on how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting sport and how clubs across the world are reacting… How Premier League plan to finish season and start 2020/21 campaign on time Professional football in England postponed until at least April 30 Rugby Football Union cancels 2019/20 season for all […] talkSPORT