Opinion

India finally preempting Dragon’s dirty designs

01 Oct 2020 04:50 AM IST

It rarely happens that India is able to preempt a Chinese move. New Delhi has understood that diplomacy requires a multi-pronged, multi-disciplinary approach involving all the stakeholders.

Two decades of the Information Technology Act, 2000: Way forward

30 Sep 2020 05:33 AM IST

Phishing is a procedure to secure sensitive data, for example, usernames, passwords, and credit card details, by taking on the appearance of a dependable element in electronic correspondence. Phishing is ordinarily done by email and frequently guides clients to enter individual and financial details at a site.

‘Honour killing’ offenders must be tried as violators of fundamental rights

30 Sep 2020 05:11 AM IST

“We don’t live in a world in which there exists a single definition of honour anymore, and it’s a fool that hangs on to the traditional standards and hopes that the world will come around him.” – Joseph J. Ellis To begin with, the fabric which binds and protects the

Shell companies: Illegality in functioning & regulatory framework

30 Sep 2020 05:05 AM IST

The Guwahati High Court in the case of Assam Company India Ltd and Ors v. Union of India explained the working of shell companies by stating that a ‘shell company is artificially identified with suspicious activities which include serious offences like tax evasion’.

AMIT SHAH’S STAMP CLEAR IN NADDA’S NEW TEAM

30 Sep 2020 04:55 AM IST

Finally, BJP chief J.P. Nadda has reshuffled his team at the party headquarters after taking office in January this year. For the most part he was stuck with Amit Shah’s old team, though a few name-plates have been changed. He hasv retained three general secretaries including the low-profile Bhupender Yadav

The false spectre of a friendless India

30 Sep 2020 04:50 AM IST

Far from losing friends, as the Congress claims, we are witnessing a new narrative of engagement. India’s neighbourhood-first policy ensures that it maintains a long-term and reliable partnership with countries in the region.

Making things happen: Municipal corporation turns Indore into cleanest city

29 Sep 2020 06:59 AM IST

Indore was known as an industrial town in the state of Madhya Pradesh but shot into prominence as it was declared as the cleanest city in the country in 2017. It continued to be awarded the cleanest city every year thereafter. What brought about a transformation that has been sustained

PM Modi, only you can root out drug menace

29 Sep 2020 06:52 AM IST

The youths will have to be saved from drug abuse, for the whole country will be ruined if the younger generation went astray.

How can India face AI consequentialism?

29 Sep 2020 06:40 AM IST

AI consequentialism is not a new phenomenon in the making. The concept is quite simple. In a research paper published in May this year, entitled ‘On Consequentialism and Fairness’, the notions of consequentialism with respect to AI ethics have been beautifully discussed.

To be in UNSC, India needs to lead

29 Sep 2020 06:31 AM IST

The stern message that the Prime Minister of India delivered at the UN General Assembly’s 75th session on Saturday, that India could not be kept out of the United Nations Security Council, had a sub-text to it. Without mentioning China, it was, nonetheless, a severe indictment of China, because of

PM Modi’s game-changing labour reforms to boost growth

29 Sep 2020 06:28 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s labour laws have been envisaged by recognising the changes in the global scenario in a post-Covid world. They seek to transform India and rid it of outdated technologies and methodologies.

Local storytellers, global warmongers

29 Sep 2020 05:54 AM IST

We need to start talking about the issue of cultural sovereignty like the rest of our sovereignty depends on it too. We can’t outsource stories of the self to interests that wish to exterminate that very self altogether.