The government says the new Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act is about protecting our privacy. But a closer look shows something very different. This law isn’t about keeping our data safeโitโs about keeping...
It is rather amusing that in todayโs context, when the winds seem to be changing directions and there are talks of higher tariff walls and protectionist moves, the prescription remains the same โ more...
Tax authorities claimed that journalism did not serve a public purpose, said the platform. The Reportersโ Collective, an investigative news platform, on Tuesday stated that the Income Tax Department had cancelled its non-profit status....
A reading of the budget and the Economic Survey is a crucial exercise to understand the direction that the economy is taking. It gives a sense of how responsive is a government to the...
โDemocracy is by the people, for the people, and of the people.โ-Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the USA (1861-65) We claim to be the largest democracy. Are we? Two latest developments raise this question....
A sitting minister in Singapore, Eswaran, has recently been sent to jail to serve a one-year term on corruption charges involving acceptance of a golf set, tickets to attend an expensive show, etc. Can...
The Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK), established to enhance safety measures, has been abused for unnecessary purchases like foot massagers and furniture instead of essential safety upgrades.ย
Leaving people in the lurch is not a new thing for the Modi government. If people have not understood this, it is clearly their fault, they had 10 years to do so.
While corporates complain that labour laws cannot be applicable to โsunriseโ industries and would mess with their ease of doing business, it is crucial to ask, arenโt fair working conditions a fundamental right, hard...
