Lost in this maelstrom is the unasked question about what are the secrets the government really needs to keep? One can appreciate the need to keep news about movements of troops secret. But what is the need of sealing, and sequestering away the bulk of the work being done by ministries dealing with economic and social welfare, asks Sunjoy Joshi.
The Central Information Commission has directed the Central Board of Secondary Examination to allow inspection of class 10th and 12th school records of Union Minister Smriti Irani, rejecting CBSE's contention that it constituted "personal information".
The remarks by the top court came at the fag end of the day-long hearing after WhatsApp, while opposing the maintainability of the plea challenging its 2016 privacy policy, explained the nitty-gritty involved in it.
The issue of 1978 DU degree records cropped up after Aam Aadmi Party raised questions about the degree of the PM.
Hyderabad-based Pi Datacenters wants to be the first destination of choice for enterprises in data and cloud services.
Ways on how consumers can maximise benefits.
Wipro has been quite aggressive among Indian IT services companies in acquisitions as a strategy to buy the capabilities in emerging technologies.
Indians want change and progress. They should be willing to accept tough decisions, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
'What's the point in lamenting widespread toxic work culture, and the capitalist system that gives rise to it if there is no alternative?' 'Actually, there is,' says Ashish Sharma.
Chidambaram said that of the total 17 lakh (1.7 million) registered service tax payers, only seven lakh of them were paying the levy.
'Under-employment continues to be a very big problem.' 'What we see today is many youth who would have accepted any kind of job are not willing to accept any job.' 'They are ready to wait for a better job, one that justifies their educational qualification. 'This is one of the reasons why unemployment has risen.'
Technology, not just cost, is key to IT's future.
The failure to reform has meant that there is no buzz about job opportunities, or about urban opportunities enticing young people off the farms. And it is this failure that has contributed to the widespread disappointment that threatens to make the next general elections closer than expected, says Mihir S Sharma.
While people have paid the price for the disruption it caused, now is the time to reap its benefits, says T N Ninan.
Assuming that demonetisation had not happened, the value of notes in circulation this year could have increased to Rs 19.3 lakh crore. But what we have, instead, by the end of August is a 20 per cent lower figure for currency notes in circulation, says A K Bhattacharya.
The cancellation of over a million duplicate or multiple permanent account numbers belonging to the same person or entity may have led to the disappearance of many of those who used to file returns earlier, but now no longer exist, says A K Bhattacharya.
Last-mile verification with Aadhaar-Based Biometric Authentication have the worst record among other options available to check PDS pilferage. So the Centre's insistence on that option is bewildering, says Reetika Khera.
Is the curated and limited data put out by the central government sufficient enough to pass a judgement on the trend in GST collections, particularly that of the Centre?
This was due to a planned expenditure being revised
In two months, the lender has disbursed about 25,000 car loans
'We need more universal films like Dangal, Sultan or Padmavat that work across single screens and multiplexes.'
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Entirely new businesses have been built using data to disrupt traditional companies.
The West Bengal government declassified 64 files on freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in Kolkata on Friday.
The founder of the e-commerce firm, which specialises in procurement of industrial products, believes if he plays his cards right, his company could become a unicorn with a valuation of $1 billion in 5 years.
Banerjee urged President Pranab Mukherjee to "save" the people of the country from the hardship caused by demonetisation and the resultant cash crisis
'Malicious files can silently sit in your phone and relay data to hackers without your knowledge.'
Investors are already factoring in the impact. The IT Index on the BSE exchange dipped 2.5 per cent, with Infosys, Wipro and TCS showing a decline.
More, many market gurus expect the Sensex to reach 30,000 levels by December and 40,000-45,000 in three to four years.
Practo is an online health service platform which assists patients to meet the best doctors and keeps digital records.
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered replacement of "old and worn out" tarpaulin sheet, ropes and other material with new ones.
Modi emphasised that it was necessary to work together for sustained global economic recovery.
'We have not issued notices randomly.' 'We have done the risk profiling of individuals, and sent to those whose profile has not matched with their declared income.'
Tamal Bandyopadhyay details HDFC Bank's digital journey.
The economy could return to 8% growth by the end of 2017-2018, says Arvind Panagariya, vice-chairman NITI Aayog.
Sector added only 200,000 employees in FY16, down from 230,000 in FY15
President Xi said that the Chinese side is ready to work with the Indian side to carry forward the fresh impetus of bilateral relations.
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Russia, defence ministry's top acquisition council on Thursday cleared the purchase of an estimated Rs 40,000 crore Russian S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems, besides giving the go-ahead to other projects worth over Rs 25,000 crore.
The trio, 'twin shocks' of demonetisation and GST, 'twin balance sheet' problem that has been weakening India's banking system and the 'twin deficit' problem will continue to challenge economic management and performance in the year ahead, says Shankar Acharya.
Says CISCO executive chairman John Chambers, who's 'met every leader in the world, and got to know them very well.'
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