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Data Breach: 'Government is always in denial'

'Why does a State that sees a national security issue at every turn not recognise the seriousness of the data from sensitive databases being breached?' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

'Imagine hostile forces getting their hands on data'

'Maybe the State wants to be watching people all the time. But when they are watching, others too may be watching!''The State is becoming more and more secretive while throwing people to the......

Justice Muralidhar reveals sequence of his transfer

Justice S Muralidhar on Thursday cleared the air over the controversy on his transfer from the Delhi high court to Punjab and Haryana high court, saying he had replied to Chief Justice of India S A......

Right to privacy is deeply linked to national security

Admittedly, EVMs too have a UID number and any convergence of data can make the secret ballot system a party of history, warns Dr Gopal Krishna in the 5th part of his series against Aadhaar.......

'Aadhaar is very dangerous for the Indian nation'

'By taking fingerprints, iris scans and other details of citizens, the State is becoming the custodian of its people.''The State can use this data according to its whims and fancies, which is not......

An RBI governor, two finance ministers and a quiet war

'Governments that did not respect the central bank's independence would sooner or later come to rue the day they undermined the institution,' RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya warned on Friday.The......

Chidambaram greeted all but ignored me at a G20 meet: Subbarao

The former RBI governor launched his memoir earlier this month, entitled Who Moved My Interest Rates -- Leading the Reserve Bank of India through Five Turbulent Years. Admitting that he was not......

Chidambaram, Pranab put pressure over interest rates: Subbarao

In his book, former governor Subbarao says Chidambaram, Pranab were piqued by his tight rate policy; refused extension to two deputies. IMAGE: Raghuram Rajan (L), with Duvvuri Subbarao.......

Big concerns about the Aadhaar card

'There are requiring agencies under the law and these are going to use Aadhaar for authentication of various kinds – these can be anybody including a person, a private entity or the......

ONGC FPO set to miss July 5 timeline

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's Rs 11,500-crore (Rs 115-billion) share sale is likely to be deferred for the third time as government failed to keep timelines for appointment of independent......

SEE: Asian Games opens with futuristic ceremony

Photograph: Screengrab of Indian contingent at the Asian Games Blending elements of artificial intelligence and environmentally friendly technology, the Hangzhou Asian Games began......

Indian-origin Banerjee lifts Wimbledon boys' singles title

IMAGE: Samir Banerjee won 7-5, 6-3. Photograph: Wimbledon/Facebook Indo-American tennis player Samir Banerjee lifted the Wimbledon boys' singles title on Sunday, a remarkable triumph for the......

Kumble in running for Coach of the Year award

IMAGE: Former India coach Anil Kumble. Photograph: BCCI Former India coach Anil Kumble is in the running for the Coach of the Year award in the inaugural edition of the Indian Sports Honours,......

'Sania has the right material to reach the top'

As the WTA championship begins in Hyderabad on February 7, Sania Mirza's father Imran Mirza and her mentor Krishna Bhupathi join India's latest sporting star in discussing where she goes from here.......

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