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......

KochharGate: A Litmus Test For CBI

In Chanda's defence, one can always say, why would the Videocon Group take care of her husband as a quid pro quo to get a loan? After all, the group has taken money from the entire banking industry......

Hindu petitioner seeks court nod to 'purify' Mathura's Shahi Idgah

A petitioner in the Shri Krishna Janmasthan-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute has sought permission from a local court to perform a Hindu ritual inside the mosque, claiming that the sanctum sanctorum of......

India's digital health mission likely to face privacy issues

The initiative has the potential to, as PM Modi put it, ‘bring revolutionary changes in India’s health facilities’, but there are several challenges in its implementation, report......

When Pranab clashed with Manmohan, twice

Pranab Mukherjee's stewardship of the economy will stand out as much for the manner in which he managed controversies as for creating quite a few of them, says A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Then prime......

Will data protection Bill finally see daylight?

After the first draft of the Bill was submitted under a committee chaired by Justice B N Srikrishna in 2018, there were objections raised by businesses, especially on the broad restrictions on......

Officers cold to oversight cadre, RBI faces staff turmoil

The deadline for officers to decide on their career path in the biggest organisational rejig in the central bank’s 85-year history ends on January 31. The immediate fallout could be its......

New Data Bill may hit tech businesses hard

'If Indians are to be truly protected, Parliament must review and address these dangerous provisions before they become law.'Neha Alawadhi, Karan Choudhury, Peerzada Abrar report. IMAGE: Digital......

Unwanted controversy surfaces again in women's coach selection

BCCI treasurer, Edulji attack CoA chief over women's coach selection IMAGE: CoA member and former India captain Diana Edulji. Photograph: BCCI Questioning the selection process of the Indian......

Sports Shorts: Sharapova loses to Rybarikova in Kremlin Cup return

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday  IMAGE: Russia's Maria Sharapova in action against Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova during the first round match of the......