NRC, NPR, Aadhaar are part of huge surveillance plan

'This updated NPR database along with Aadhaar Number would become the mother database and can be used by various government departments...' the home ministry declared in July 2015.'UID/Aadhaar has......

Swati Maliwal ends fast; terms ordinance a 'historic' victory

The DCW chief had been demanding death penalty for rape of minors and setting up of fast-track courts across the country to try rape cases, along with other demands. DCW chief Swati Maliwal broke......

Rajnath pitches for aggressive strategy to combat Naxals

Buffeted by a string of deadly attacks on security forces engaged in anti-Naxal operations, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday pitched for an aggressive strategy to quell Maoist rebels which......

India urges ICJ to annul Jadhav's death sentence

IMAGE: Former solicitor general Harish Salve presents India's case before the ICJ. Photograph: ANI India on Wednesday questioned the functioning of Pakistan's notorious military courts and urged......

More the merrier? A tale of multiple self-regulatory organisations

Mint Road, on December 21, 2023, flagged the role of self-regulatory organisations (SROs) in strengthening the compliance culture in regulated entities (REs) and providing a consultative platform......

India's West-South vs North-East mismatch

'Persisting with the inequalities, indeed seeing them get worse, is no one's prescription for national unity,' notes T N Ninan.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Globally, we are living through......

Who will regulate the regulators?

It would be a good idea to create independent oversight committees for each regulatory institution and indeed, even for their appellate bodies, says A K Bhattacharya. Illustration: Dominic......

Jump in small savings to burden govt

The Centre has to bear the burden of borrowing NSSF loans to the tune of Rs 1 lakh crore.Abhishek Waghmare reports. Government securities against the collections in the National Small Savings Fund......