Government-appointed officers, not below the rank of a joint secretary, will determine the nature of the offence and levy a penalty. But government officers are not judicial officers. Are they qualified to define, for instance, what goes against 'friendly relations with foreign states' and what is 'offensive' content?
A new poll finds that cyberbullying in India is pretty high.
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"Land is the riskiest form of speculative real estate, which is why there are huge swings in land value," said Deepak Parekh, Chairman, HDFC in a key note address at a function organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers and Industry in Mumbai on Wednesday.
India's gross public debt to GDP ratio fell from 75.8 per cent to 66.2 per cent.
'Unless India ups the ante, Beijing will continue to believe its transgressions are cost free and will feel encouraged to do more of the same.'
'Or does India belong to the agricultural community that forms 70 per cent of this country? Which is the real India?' asks activist Ulka Mahajan.
About a third of the world's population has access to Internet.
More a lobbying group than a true union, association is a sign of changing times.
If Husain feels betrayed by the treatment being meted out to him in the country of his birth, India too has reasons to feel betrayed by its globally celebrated son, writes Mahendra Ved.
'They (the ransomware attackers) are not after any VVIP data.' 'Had that been the case, they would have quietly installed a different malware.'
A single market regulator clearly has its own advantages over multiple regulators. But it is more suitable for well-developed and mature markets which are smaller in size, like the UK.
Share of the world enjoying high broadband grew to 29 per cent.
'Working in collaboration is beneficial and more rewarding in the long run.' 'Competition may bring personal glory, but is very short lasting.' 'Work with people who are interested in working with you instead of competing with you.'
'Washington appears to be playing the long game, and making the argument to India that over the longer term, Russia -- sanctioned, cash-strapped, isolated by the West -- will no longer be a viable defence partner for India'
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The high-powered US Congressional delegation led by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi that visited India last month and met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other senior Indian officials, has made it clear that it is the Hyde Act and not the 123 Agreement that is binding on the Indo-US civilian nuclear agreement that now remains stalled in New Delhi.
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India was not involved in genocide in Bangladesh for it to shred the papers related to the 1971 war. Their release could have been controlled, even delayed, but to destroy it was a crime, writes Mahesh Vijapurkar.
'China doesn't want to settle the boundary dispute because that gives them a reason to pick a fight with India.'
"One would like to know why India needs to have nine consulates in a small country like Afghanistan, where it did not even have big trade and economic stakes," Azeem said.
Has the absence of a strong anti-terror law made India a soft target?
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'It is because of the bravery of Colonel Santosh Babu and his men that we have not seen a violent escalation anywhere else along the LAC.'
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'The India-China relationship has deteriorated greatly over these past two years and it is set to deteriorate further.'
'China would want to take a tougher stance against India forming those strategic partnerships and prevent Quad from becoming a military alliance.'
'Markets are factoring in a good show by India Inc in Q2.'
'People who were vaccinated early on, for example, from January to April this year, namely health workers, the elderly, and the immunocompromised, should be identified for a booster dose.' 'We should start getting ready for administering booster doses to them on priority.'
The Modi government has been put on notice.'Will it buckle under such pressure? These are times when the moral fibre of the leadership makes all the difference, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Steve Waugh feels Kohli is now much more in control as a player and would be keen to lead the team to a series win abroad.
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