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Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking person’s guide. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Last week, I was sitting in the rear seat of my car, deeply immersed in my Kindle, reading......

Putin grants Russian citizenship to US whistleblower Edward Snowden: Report

Russia on Monday granted citizenship to former US National Security Agency contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden, who was given asylum in the country after he made sensational claims about a......

Pegasus Project: Why I am hesitant to defend the government but must

Snooping is one of the oldest peccadilloes of man, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Indian Youth Congress activists during a protest over the Pegasus issue near Parliament House, July......

Will BECA scare the Chinese?

'Analysts see BECA as a 'force multiplier' for India.''But China too is known to have such capabilities.''The military gap with China will continue to remain a fact of life, BECA notwithstanding,'......

Ladakh standoff: Breakthrough in sight?

'A breakthrough in eastern Ladakh leading to disengagement and creation of a buffer zone will obviate the need of military deployment through the winter months ahead,' notes Ambassador M K......

Whistleblowing and handling whistleblowers is tricky

'Handled poorly, it could either lead to a witch-hunt in organisations that is fertile soil for yes-men; or lead to even bona fide decisions and entire organisational systems being held to ransom,'......

Pandering of so-called wilful defaulters is peculiar to India

Despite the Indian government’s recent efforts, anecdotal evidence indicates that there has been little change in the extortionist behaviour of a significant proportion of tax and police......

Facebook says government requests for data continue to rise

Governments often request basic subscriber information, IP addresses or account content, including people's posts online Facebook Inc said on Thursday that government requests for account data......

Mallya interview: Why complaint to cyber police may go in vain

The Sunday Guardian has defended the interview and put the mail trail on its website. Tycoon Vijay Mallya's complaint to the cyber crime police in Mumbai to investigate an e-mail interview in The......

Apple opposes order to help unlock California shooter's phone

Federal prosecutors requested the court order to compel Apple assist investigation into the December 2-shooting rampage that killed 14 and injured 22 Apple Inc opposed a court ruling on......

FIFA presidential election: Who is voting for whom and why

Prince Ali is standing against Sepp Blatter in Friday's election and although Blatter is strongly favoured to win UEFA members to back Jordan's Prince Ali as FIFA president Jordanian Prince......

Gay athletes part of U.S. delegation for Sochi Games

The United States has named former tennis star Billie Jean King, one of the first prominent athletes to publicly acknowledge her homosexuality, to be in the U.S. delegation to the Winter Olympics......

'Don't boycott Sochi Olympics, wave gay flags instead'

A Democrat senator has reportedly suggested that countries should wave rainbow flags during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia to show support for gay rights, instead of......

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