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Entities misusing or failing to protect digital data users may face penalty of up to Rs 250 crore under the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023. The bill was laid down the obligations of entities handling and processing data as well as the rights of individuals. The bill which was introduced in Parliament today moots the creation of the Data Protection Board of India and provides protection to the Centre.

The market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a fine of Rs 3 lakh on BSE for engaging in activities unrelated to a stock exchange. “This is to inform that pursuant to Regulation 30 read with Schedule Ill of SEBI Regulations, 2015, we intimate that SEBI has passed an order, imposing a penalty of Rs. 3 lakhs on BSE Limited." said SEBI in a statement.

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) penalized Indigo Rs 5 lakh on May 28 after the airline denied boarding to a specially-abled youngster at Ranchi airport. A traveler waiting at the airport reported it on Facebook. IndiGo later stated that the boy “could not board the flight…as he was in a state of panic." The DGCA did not consider the airline company's response adequate and proceeded to penalize it.

The deadline for filing income tax returns will not be extended beyond the current deadline of December 31, said the Central government. Informing the development, Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj said people have so far filed more returns than the previous year. Reportedly, if anyone didn't meet the deadline, the'll have to pay a penalty. Notably, the government has already extended the deadline two times earlier in the year. 

The Punjab Cabinet on November 7 approved an amendment in the 'Punjab Learning of Punjabi and other Languages Act, 2008' which makes Punjabi a compulsory subject for students of first to tenth class in Punjab. The amendment also increased the penalties under the act. Reportedly, authorities will impose a fine of Rs 50,000 on the first mistake, and Rs 1 and 2 lakh on the second and third mistakes.