In journalism, year-enders are customary. I got an opportunity to participate in a TV debate on the question, ‘Has Indian politics taken an irreversible turn?’ Given the rot of the Congress and the unprecedented victory of Narendra Mod
Indian democracy is a great leveler for politicians. We saw this in Jammu and Kashmir recently. As the day of election results was advancing, the joyous faces inside the camps of the key victors – Bharatiya Janata Party and the Peoples Democ
An ordinance to amend the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, popularly known as the land acquisition bill, was cleared by the Union cabinet on Monday night. The origi
An ordinance to amend the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, popularly known as the land acquisition bill, was cleared by the Union cabinet on Monday night. Th
Was Pakistan fooling India when it slapped Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) against Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the key planner of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks? The Islamabad High Court issued an interim order to release Lakhvi. The or
One among the first few masonry dams built in 19th century British India, the Bhimtal dam has outlived its prescribed age of a century by over twenty-five years. Situated twenty Km downhill from Nainital, close to a 17th century temple on a natura
The Sunday night blast in Bengaluru has taken toll of an innocent mother of two young children. Bhawani Bala, 37, a resident of Chennai, was visiting relatives along with her two children, a 15-year-old son and an eight-year-old daughter. She was
As each country has its own law pertaining to privacy and internet services, jurisdiction is perhaps the biggest challenge law enforcement agencies face in dealing with cyber crimes. “If the services provided by a company based in the US are
When Mehdi Masroor Biswas received a knock at his door on the early morning of December 13, he was not surprised at all to find policemen there. People, however, were certainly surprised that it took India’s law-enforcers so long to trace th
As India sees over 40% increase in cyber crime cases, the cyber-criminals are now cashing on tragic news like Air Asia aircraft crash. Some posts on social media claiming that the missing AirAsia plane has been found and that all it
Today, while governments and corporates are increasingly leveraging technology to conduct business, they are also increasingly exposed to the threat of cyber crime. Cyber crime comprises a range of illegal activities using computing and communicat
Elections conducted around the world these days are relying a lot on different technologies given the sheer scale and size of the databases involved. The numbers that one is dealing with in an election are mind-boggling. India, for example, has si
A Reuters report quotes two health ministry officials to say that the government of India has ordered a 20 percent budget cut in healthcare. The sobering report, dated December 24, takes the wind out of the expectations created by prime minister N
Indian democracy is a great leveler for politicians. We saw this in Jammu and Kashmir recently. As the day of election results was advancing, the joyous faces inside the camps of the key victors – Bharatiya Janata Party and the Peoples Democ
Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and prominent national leader Madan Mohan Malaviya will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna. The announcement of India`s highest civilian award comes a day before the birthday of the veteran
To say it right and straight, SpiceJet’s breathlessness simply puts all in the ministry of civil aviation on the bench. One obnoxious sounding question – is that not the right thing to do? And some in support of that &nd
Despite all claims and administrative measure, safety on Delhi street is far from satisfactory. A women safety audit has found that that gender diversity on the streets has the highest impact on the feeling of safety and comfort in
June 8, 2014 is a day I will remember forever. I had an amazing experience that day: I watched the Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘Holiday’ in a theatre in Bangalore. This was the first time I was watching a movie in a theatre – at the age
Tsering Angmo had done well for herself in life. Becoming a senior bureaucrat in the government of India was no small achievement for this woman born in a modest Ladakhi family of Leh in the 1950s. Angmo had started as a political activist least r
Four months have elapsed since the Digital India programme was first announced by the prime minister but few follow-up developments have taken place. Is it time to complain? I don’t think so, as the government is a gigantic machine and needs
