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India's poor risk loss of privacy, land in drive to digitise recordsIndia's national land record modernisation programme seeks to re-survey lands, verify and upgrade records, and put the information online b...
How, What, Why, UIDAI: Aadhaar verdict throws up as many questions as it answersWhile the verdict made certain things very clear, there are still some questions left unanswered.
Is there such a thing as an "Aadhaar card"?The majority judgment still carries a confusion that has dogged the project through the years: is there such a thing as an "Aadhaar card" ?
Need to get in touch with public to save democracy: Kanhaiya KumarKanhaiya Kumar was speaking at an event 'Building An Inclusive India Citizens Conclave' on the topic titled 'Democracy and Dissent'.
Srikrishna committee on data protection starts public consultation processThe committee, which has been tasked with drafting the crucial legislation, will conduct sessions in Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Mumbai later ...
Anil Kumble in running for Coach of Year awardThere are eight categories including sportsman of the year which has pitted cricketers Cheteshwar Pujara, R Ashwin and Hardik Pandya agains...
Panel report demands giving more power to tribal village councilsBesides Xaxa, the members of the committee are K K Misra, Abhay Bang, Joseph Bara, Sunila Basant, Usha Ramanathan and Hrusikesh Panda.
SC Aadhaar verdict highlights data protection weaknessesThe SC ruling was in response to a ruling by the Mumbai High Court directing the UIDAI to provide the CBI with biometrics of all residents ...
Government making it easier for cyber-criminals to steal your personal information?Various govt agencies have put vast amount of personal information online, often with little barrier to access and with hardly any provisio...
Panel to look into tribal upliftThe government has set up a commission to examine various issues of development and welfare of tribals.
- UPA’s ‘game-changer’ a bid to cut subsidies: Activists
Civil society organizations announced their opposition of the government's move towards cash transfers in place of subsidy schemes for the ...
- ONGC board approves RHP for proposed FPO
The Board of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has approved the red herring prospectus (RHP) for a proposed Rs 11,500 crore share sale.
- Making sense of the differences between Anna Hazare and govt on Lokpal Bill
To understand how the major questions regarding Lokpal Bill could be resolved, ET spoke to a cross-section of experts.
- Govt appoints three independent directors on ONGC board, clears way for FPO
Bank of America Corp, Nomura Holdings, HSBC Holdings Plc, JM Financial Services, Citigroup Inc and Morgan Stanley are managing the FPO.
- ONGC FPO set to miss July 5 timeline
ONGC share sale is likely to be deferred for the third time as govt failed to keep timelines for appointment of independent directors on th...
- 'Lokpal should concentrate on catching big fish first'
Civil society members of Lokpal Bill drafting committee today came face to face with eminent persons who criticised "over loading" the body.
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's FPO to open on July 5
The government plans to sell 5 pc (427.77 million shares) through the follow-on public offer that will open on July 5 and close on July 8.
- ONGC FPO in June as early board issue fix is expected
The country's biggest energy explorer,(ONGC) is expected to hit the market with its Rs 12,000-crore follow-on public offer in June.
- Environment Min sets up panel to look into impact of Vedanta mining on tribals, wildlife & biodiversity
The Anil Agarwal promoted Vedanta Alumina’s plans for sourcing bauxite from the Niyamgiri hills in the Kalahandi district of Orissa will ha...
Baffled Vedanta accuses panel member of bias; charge deniedVedanta accused Ramanathan of having links with Amnesty. It had earlier asked the Centre to withdraw her from the panel.