Election 2024: The Big Fights In Kerala

Kerala's election discourse operates surreptitiously.Its explicit face focuses on important national and local issues. At the same time, it seeks to secure apt communal equations to ensure votes,......

No reply yet from Apple on hacking alert to politicos: MoS

The government is still waiting for a clear reply from iPhone maker Apple on iPhone alert sent to Opposition political leaders around five months back on alleged hacking of their devices by......

'Post Office Bill Certain To Be Misused'

'It does two things that even our erstwhile colonial masters did not deem fit for their subjects: The Bill does away with any checks or balances on the exercise of interception and surveillance......

Mahua Moitra writes to Speaker over Apple alerts

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla flagging alerts received by several opposition leaders about "state-sponsored" attacks on their iPhones, and......

Data protection bill referred to Parliament panel

The Personal Data Protection Bill was on Wednesday referred to a joint select committee of both Houses of Parliament.  IMAGE: Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar......

New black money law recreates inspector raj of yore

A major criticism of the new law is that it can become an instrument of abuse as it confers the tax enforcement authorities with strong discretionary powers. As Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram......

'We won't succeed until we computerise nada files'

In perhaps the most spirited speeches in the last three days, Dr Sam Pitroda talked about the challenges of innovation and its need. Rediff.com's Abhishek Mande sits in and takes notes.The last......

Patel, Scindia among richest ministers in India

Defence Minister A K Antony and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee have total assets of nearly Rs 100,000 and Rs 600,000 respectively in contrast to their colleagues like Praful Patel and......

It's going to end by me getting a clean chit: Modi

FormerIndian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modiin his first full interview since his suspension as commissioner of the Twenty20 league in April believes he is innocent and is confident of......

BCCI keeps Modi out of informal meet

IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi's powers are set to be curtailed considerably as the move to clip his wings gained momentum at an informal BCCI meeting in Dharamshala where the Board's top brass......

IPL governing council to meet 'informally'

With the furore over Kochi franchise's ownership showing no signs of settling down, the IPL's Governing Council members meet here "informally" for the first time after the event's Commissioner......

Pawar backs Modi in IPL Kochi row

Sharad Pawar came out in support of IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, saying there wasnothing wrong in making public names of the stakeholders of the Kochi franchise. "There in nothing wrong in......