Right to privacy verdict: What the judges said

The Supreme Court on Thursday declared right to privacy a Fundamental Right, a far-reaching verdict that could impact a range of life choices of Indians, including food habits and sexual......

Protect the Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right!

'The government's proposal to store citizens' data including Aadhaar data under its Digital India initiative on cloud is violative of the citizens' human rights because the cloud is admittedly......

The case for banning opinion polls

A recent academic paper on probability theory shows how beliefs are influenced by interpretations of data rather than the data itself, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. Ever since Indira Gandhi turned......

Spirit of India comes alive in Manhattan

Thousands of people from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut jammed the sidewalks of Madison Avenue in Manhattan on Sunday to celebrate India's 62nd year of independence with verve and......

Is there a great deal of trust in the private sector?

'PSBs are reminiscent of the broader problem of public enterprises.' With certain quarters demanding privatisation of public sector banks in the aftermath of the alleged fraud at Punjab National......

Lessons from India's 'brightest investment minds'

'Indians are great savers, but they are lousy investors.'Excerpts from Anuj Shah's Brightest Investment Minds: Their Journeys, Their Insights. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com How many of......

Why India Inc prefers to outsource hiring these days

Limited availability of niche skills needs to be countered aggressively by industry, as looking at talent costs and employee productivity in silos will limit new innovations, rues Shyamal Majumdar.......

Success story: Shashank started a healthcare start-up when he was just 20!

When two youngsters decided to begin a modest venture to digitise health records ago, little did they imagine that their concept would be a much sought after destination in the online healthcare......

I really enjoy bowling in England: Zaheer

Zaheer Khan was more relieved than happy after his match-winning performance against Ireland in Trent Bridge on Wednesday. The left-arm fast bowler injured his shoulder during the......