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Aadhaar data theft

NDA-government's failure to provide foolproof security to data bank is a threat to privacy of common citizens in India
The recent admission of the NDA-government that there has been leakage of data collected by the centre and stored in digital format under Unique Identity (UID) programme has put a big question market on the security of data bank. It is also unfortunate that such confes...

ICJ verdict on Jadhav

Suspension of death sentence of Kulbhushan Jadhav and asking Pakistan to review the decision comes as a breather for India
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict delivered on Wednesday in Kulbhushan Jadhav case, an Indian national currently on death row in Pakistan, ruling in favour of India comes as breather for Indian effort to seek his release. The ICJ ruling that Pakistan sus...

Reckless identification process

Need to review the NRC process in Assam which turns over 40 lakhs rendered stateless
Fortnight before the deadline for completion of National Register of Citizens in Assam, both the central and Assam government in separate but identical pleas in the Supreme Court of India have called for conducting sample re-verification process of the names being incl...

Kartarpur corridor is a good opening

India, Pakistan should build up the edifice of structured dialogue on this goodwill move
An India-Pakistan consensus on a host of issues regarding Kartarpur Corridor and a commitment from both sides to resolve the pending issues pertaining to it in future talks is a positive development. Both the countries have agreed to operationalise the Kartarpur corri...

Civil liberties under threat

Fresh amendments in UAPA will not only threaten civil liberties of citizens but also be dangerous for democratic setup
Civil liberties may be the first casualty with the hasty passing of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act (UAPA) amendment bill in the Lok Sabha last week. As per the UAPA Bill, 2019, brought in by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, last week, the government w...

Picking out plastic waste

Segregation and recycling needs to be combined for addressing the problems posed by plastic packaging material in India
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) putting at least 52 producers, brand owners and importers including the big online retailers such as Amazon and Flipkart, and companies such Patanjali Ayurveda and Britannia on notice for failing to take responsibility for the...

Heroic voices filling the darkness of silence and consent

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Bol, ke lab azaad hai tere: Bol, zabaan ab tak teri hai, Tera sutwan jism hai tera - Bol, ke jaan ab tak teri hai. Truth-tellers might find themselves caught in the shackles laid by tyrannical forces that want to gag their voices but their lips remain free. As the ...
 

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