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How Aadhaar promotes a digital caste system

The linking of biometric UID/Aadhaar number to all public services makes “We, the People of India” worse than slaves, says Dr Gopal Krishna. The second in a 7-part series. Illustration:......

Database State to Surveillance State

UID/Aadhaar-based surveillance does not end with the collection of fingerprints and iris scan, it goes quite beyond it and poses a lethal threat to the idea of India, says Gopal......

When YOUR superheroes showed up in New York!

The New York Comic Con is billed as one of the biggest comic book and pop culture gatherings in the United States. The 'giant nerd event', which drew thousands of costumed fans, panels of pop......

What did BRICS build (if anything, in Brazil)?

'Happily,' says Ambassador B S Prakash, 'BRICS displayed new-found energy and built something real, a bank. Between needless nihilism and as yet unjustified euphoria, there are many stations for......

The list of dead and injured

The list of Mumbai blasts patients admitted to various hospitals:Sion Hospital: The list of injuredNumber Name Age 1. Navin Devdiya 36 2. Kalpesh Rauth 30 3. Sudhakar D...

When bonus rage turns violent

For top bankers and other high-profile company executives, it pays to be a little paranoid about personal safety these days. As public distaste at taxpayer-funded bail-outs has turned to "bonus......

Nargis Fakhri's Sister Arrested For Murder

Photograph: Kind courtesy Nargis Fakhri/Instagram Nargis Fakhri's sister Aliya, 43, has been arrested in the US for 'deliberately setting a deadly fire' in a garage on November 2 and killing her......

Must Watch: Stories From Around The World

The Toronto International Film Festival heralds the beginning of the Fall awards season as films from the earlier festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Telluride compete with new projects......

Oscars 2015: Eddie Redmayne, Jullianne Moore win

The 87th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: BEST PICTURE American Sniper Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood The......

Birdman, Boyhood, American Sniper sweep Oscar 2015 nominations

The 87th Annual Academy awards nominations were announced by directors JJ Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón as well as Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, at the......

Review: Breaking Dawn 2 is for Twihards ONLY!

Unless you're a hardcore Twihard, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn 2 feels unbearably sluggish, writes Sukanya Verma.Fairy-tales are often criticised for pigeon-holing the heroine with a......

Warm-up: Gill gets quality match time, Rohit falls early

IMAGE: Shubman Gill scored a brisk half century. Photograph: BCCI/X Shubman Gill dispelled all doubts about his thumb injury with a stylish fifty even as skipper Rohit Sharma kept cards close to......

India Arrive In Canberra For Game

SEE: Team India arrives in Canberra for a mid-series tour match. Video: Kind courtesy BCCI/X Buoyed by their win in the first Test in Perth, the Indian cricket team arrived in Canberra for the......

Test pacer Boland in Australian PM's squad for India tour match

IMAGE: Scott Boland, in Australia’s squad for the first Test, will hope to push for his inclusion in the Australia’s playing eleven for the pink-ball second Test, beginning in Adelaide......

PIX: Arsenal go top of Premier League with win over Wolves

A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League. IMAGE: Leandro Trossard celebrates scoring Arsenal's first goal in the Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux......

Kiplimo extends Uganda's domination of C'wealth Games 10,000m

Uganda have now won the men's 10,000m at every Commonwealth Games since 2006. IMAGE: Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo celebrates crossing the finish line first in the Commonwealth Games men's 10,000m final......

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