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UPSC exams to allow change of scribe, screen-readers for visually impaired

The Supreme Court directed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Wednesday to incorporate in the notification for examinations a provision allowing eligible candidates to request a change......

Watching YOU: AI Surveillance At Railway Stations

Railways ramps up project to instal AI-based cameras that can recognise faces. Kindly note the image have only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Afsar Dayatar/Rediff The......

How Will History Remember Chandrachud?

He could have blazed a trail that few Indian judges had. It was a missed opportunity of a lifetime, notes Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Then Chief Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud on a ceremonial......

CJI Ramana's tenure saw putting sedition law on hold, probe into Pegasus

Chief Justice of India NV Ramana took path-breaking judicial and administrative decisions that included putting the sedition law on hold, reviewing the money laundering verdict, ordering probes......

SC's Aadhaar verdict opens up UIDAI to legal suits

'People, whose sensitive information has been leaked by State agencies or companies having license from UIDAI to access the Aadhaar database, can file suits, collectively or individually.'Advait......

SC verdict on Aadhaar puts private firms in a spot

There is some hope for these companies, with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley saying there was a need for legislative backing for private companies that were using Aadhaar. Adding that a careful......

Govt makes Aarogya Setu a must for all office workers

The ministry of home affairs has made the use of Aarogya Setu app mandatory for all employees, both private and public, and pinned the responsibility for compliance on the head of respective......

IIT, IISc scientists dislike Facebook's Free Basics

Net neutrality activists have alleged that Free Basics would discriminate access to a large number of Indians Computer science teachers and scientists of leading Indian institutes have come out......

India Inc slams draft e-commerce policy, calls it vague

Data localisation, an overarching theme across recent government policy proposals, has been a thorny issue with industry Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The Department for Promotion of......

Passenger sues Air India for personal data breach: What happens now?

In the absence of a data protection law, India lacks a mechanism for compensation or grievance redress of consumers in such cases. Recently, an Air India flyer sent a legal notice to the......

Meenakshi Sundareshwar review

Meenakshi Sundareshwar is a Basu Chatterjee slice-of-life packaged in a glossy ad film whose source of heart are its two genuinely likeable leads, feels Sukanya Verma. A 'galat ghar' gag in Karan......

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UPSC exams to allow change of scribe, screen-readers for visually impaired

Watching YOU: AI Surveillance At Railway Stations

How Will History Remember Chandrachud?

CJI Ramana's tenure saw putting sedition law on hold, probe into Pegasus

SC's Aadhaar verdict opens up UIDAI to legal suits

SC verdict on Aadhaar puts private firms in a spot

Govt makes Aarogya Setu a must for all office workers

IIT, IISc scientists dislike Facebook's Free Basics

India Inc slams draft e-commerce policy, calls it vague

Passenger sues Air India for personal data breach: What happens now?

Meenakshi Sundareshwar review

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