The perils of snooping on cell phones

The use of technology is today indispensible in anti-terror and anti-crime scenarios. However, its misuse is what bothers its critics, writes Vicky Nanjappa In a recent article, the New York Times......

How to tell if your phone is being tapped

Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata group, plans to move the Supreme Court against publication of conversations he had with Niira Radia, the corporate lobbyist. The recent publication of transcripts......

Phone tapping: What 1997 SC verdict says

The Outlook magazine report on tapping of phones of prominent politicians by the National Technical Research Organisation has kicked up a huge storm. The government is under fire and legal experts......

SC to decide on right to cast negative vote

The ticklish issue of a voter's right to cast a negative vote in elections was on Tuesday referred by the Supreme Court to a larger bench as it involved some key questions related to constitutional......