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Making sense of CCTVs

Closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras are everywhere. They are being used in restaurants and coffee shops to monitor kitchen hygiene and customers’ belongings. The oil and gas companies use them to ensure security of gas and oil pipelines

Morning briefing: UN tribunal to decide on Italy`s plea on marines` trial today

A UN tribunal is expected to decide on Monday on Italy`s plea that two of its marines accused of killing Indian fishermen in 2012 should be handed over by India and tried in their own country.  The marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore

Delhi, Kashmir and the shawl-walla

Kashmir’s political and social turmoil makes it a fascinating beat for professionals – security experts, sleuths and perhaps journalists. Most of them instantly fall in love with the beautiful land and her people. Next they aspire to c

Morning briefing: Mufti government refuses to arrest separatists, Delhi may act

The Kashmiri separatists  could be detained on arrival at the Delhi airport. They are coming  to the capital to meet Pakistan`s national security advisor Sartaj Aziz. Even though effort would be to keep the separatists from leaving Srina

Evening digest: Pakistan refuses to cancel meeting with separatists

Pakistan has refused to cancel its invitation to Kashmiri separatists to a reception in Delhi for its National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz, who is arriving on Sunday for talks with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval. This puts question mark over t

Mandatory voting law stayed by Gujarat HC

Gujarat government`s notification issued last month making voting compulsory in civic body polls has been stayed by the high court. In response to a petition filed by advocate KR Koshti questioning the provisions of making voting ob

India growth story: Micromax in top 10 list of world mobile sellers

It is a Make in India story of a different kind. Indian mobile phone maker Micromax features on the list at the 10th spot with 9.9 million units sold in the April-June 2015 quarter. Samsung remains the top-selling smartphone brand i

Morning briefing: India advises Pak against Sartaj Aziz meeting separatists

After sending stern message with brief house arrest of separatist Hurriyat leaders, India today said it has advised Pakistan that it would not be appropriate for Sartaj Aziz to meet with the Kashmiri separatists. "Such a meeting would not be

Evening digest: Small finance bank licences next month: Raghuram Rajan

Reserve Bank of India on Thursday said it will announce small finance bank licences next month and allayed concerns that these new entities can pose any threat to existing banks. Yestrday the central bank had approved setting up of 11 payment bank

PM Modi should not visit agitating film institute students

What is the latest drama at Film and Television Institute of India? The agitating students demand presence of the prime minister of India. "Prime Minister should visit FTII to resolve the issues. All students in the country are

Telecom operators seek essential services tag as govt takes them task over call drops

There seems to be no end to the tug-of-war between the telecom service providers (TSPs) and the department of telecommunication (DoT) on the issue of deteriorating quality of service and increasing call drops on the cellular network in the country

Morning briefing: Hurriyat leaders under house-arrest ahead Of Pakistan invite

Separatist Hurriayt leaders from Kashmir -Yasin Malik, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Syed Ali Shah Geelani have been  placed under house arrest in Srinagar since this morning. Their houses have been barricaded. Their house arrest comes days ahead o

In conversation with Magsaysay awardee Anshu Gupta

Jean-Paul Sartre, the French philosopher and novelist, had said, “We must act out passion before we can feel it.” For Anshu Gupta, work has always been a matter of passion. In 1998, when clothing was not even consi

Evening digest: Nitish gives a name to his bid to snatch BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha

With elections on the horizon, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar seems to be wooing BJP leader and actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha. The state government has named a college after the father of the BJP MP. The decision to name the Government Coll

India may show dignified restraint as Pak invites Kashmiri separatists

The NSA-level talks between India and Pakistan will take place despite Pakistani high commission inviting Kashmiri separatist leaders to meet Pakistan’s national security advisor Sartaj Aziz, who is coming to Delhi for talks with his Indian

Air passenger traffic up due to fare cuts

Cancellations dropped below 1% and the number of passengers travelling by domestic carriers rose by 29 per cent in July.  While SpiceJet managed to hold its top position in terms of passenger load factor by touching 93.4 per cent in July, bud

Morning briefing: Crackdown on FTTI students, Kejriwal steps in

Pune police have arrested five students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)  for allegedly forcibly confining institute Director Prashant Pathrabe to his office. Meanwhile, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has offered the

Evening digest: IPO market heats up, 30 companies ready Rs 16,000 crore offers

The IPO space is in the thick of activity as 30 companies line up offers worth more than Rs 16,000 crore to fund their business expansion, meet working capital requirements and make loan repayment. At least 19 of them have already got green light

Unknown persons run Indian political parties

While the country is observing a decade of information revolution under right to information act (RTI), the political parties continue to hide behind certain rules when it comes to disclosing party funds. According Association for D

Bihar finally gets polls special package

It was a big bang announcement for Bihar. Prime minister Narendra Modi announced a special package worth Rs 1.25 lakh crore, and an addition fund of Rs 40,000 crore for the poll-bound Bihar on Tuesday at rally in Arrah.  "

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