The Election Commission must ensure that soldiers, paramilitary forces and railway employees who work outside their home states are given proper avenues to cast their votes, says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Neither Biden nor his successors can any longer ignore the threat China has come to pose to the US in both economic and military fields, observes Virendra Kapoor.
With big data analyses, your investments, spends and big purchases are being tracked more closely now by the income tax department.
'In 1984, George Orwell dreamt up the concept of a dictatorship that worked on surveillance.' 'The reality of 2017 goes a long way beyond everything that Orwell imagined.' says Devangshu Datta.
cution' of the Brahmins in the regime of Adityanath, a Rajput, accused of pandering to his caste's interests. Radhika Ramaseshan reports.
'No government will forego the usage of data of this order and nor will any private concern.' 'Unless, of course, there are strong safeguards to privacy.' 'Which is why that nine-member Supreme Court bench could make or mar everybody's future,' says Devangshu Datta.
The government has also announced a slew of measures to ease cash flow for the rural sector.
CEO Shashi Arora discusses his roadmap for Airtel Payments Bank with Karan Choudhury.
'He spoke about 20 jawans in Ladakh, but he couldn't even name China.' 'He said the world had seen what had been achieved, even though we Indians don't know because Modi has himself said that nothing had happened and nobody had come,' points out Aakar Patel.
The Kabuliwalas of Kolkata, traditional moneylenders, have seen their numbers shrink.
People elected me to fight corruption, I'm doing what they told me to do, Modi said.
Jifi is a zero-interest current account with no minimum balance conditions, and can be opened with an initial payment of Rs 5,000.
At ATMs, as a step to avoid getting Rs 2,000 notes, people are withdrawing Rs 1,900 in Rs 100 notes and then putting another request for the balance Rs 600, so that they remain within the limit of Rs 2,500 per day of withdrawal.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Biometric authentication is based on the unscientific and questionable assumption that there are parts of human body that does not age, wither and decay with the passage of time.
Do a straw poll of any business friends and you will laugh and weep at what they go through, points out Rahul Jacob.
The Modi government's decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes will drive up interest in the bullion market
Bautista Agut played in Spain's victories over Russia and Croatia but left the team and returned to Castellon after the health of his father Joaquin deteriorated.
They are not only coming up with whacky names to grab attention but are also stretching the definition of e-commerce.
It suggested reforms in the real estate sector.
Surat had bagged the fourth rank under the Smart Cities Mission based on its proposal.
Officials are relying on both formal and informal methods for reaching non-filers.
Tamal Bandyopadhyay details HDFC Bank's digital journey.
Here's the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation where he announced the demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes with effect from midnight on November 8-9.
The online world is driven by convenience, simplicity and speed.
From round-the-clock surveillance of people and equipment to choosing the right materials for the building that contains the servers that store data, these facilities are truly state-of-the-art.
'If your data is hacked you cannot go to court. Only UIDAI can go to court.' 'UIDAI is lying that Aadhaar is completely secure.'
The people of India have 50 days, from November 10 to December 30, to deposit notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 in any Bank or Post Office.
In walked the scruffy band of pirates, without any swagger. Mostly tall or burly men, with weather beaten, resigned faces, the majority were dressed in track pants and tees; a few had skull caps. Some of their T-shirts had messages like 'I'm not in danger, I'm danger' or 'Long Beach California Surfer'.
The Virtual ID, which would be a random 16-digit number, together with biometrics of the user would give any authorised agency limited details like name, address and photograph, which are enough for any verification.
If you default, it will affect your credit score and your career.
IFC will act as a transaction advisor for the projects to be developed in the public-private partnership mode.
By April, operational guidelines for the scheme will be finalised and shared with states
'Through the use of technology, the GSTN will tip the balance in favour of compliance rather than tax evasion, lowering the barriers for entry into the tax payment system while making it much harder to cheat on payments,' says Nandan Nilekani.
If you are raring to go this festive season, here are a few tried and tested tips to help you avoid online shopping pitfalls.
India's telecom sector has been through dizzying peaks, troughs, policy U-turns, court battles, brutal competition, and daily controversies. India could go back to a private sector duopoly with just Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel surviving the mayhem. The third player, Vodafone Idea, could be history.
From 0% to 28%, here's the breakup of what attracts how much GST.
It might be a cheaper option, but lack of clarity is choking its growth
We will do 7-8 high-end games for global markets every year, Manish Agarwal, CEO, Reliance Games
Chillr recently raised $5 million from Seqouia Capital.
