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Home ministry clarifies computer order does not confer new powers to security agencies

The clarification also said that each case of computer interception, monitoring and decryption is to be approved by the competent authority, which is the Union home secretary.

EC chief Sunil Arora endorses constitutional protection for fellow commissioners

Sunil Arora called for extending the constitutional protection, which means commissioners can only be impeached and not removed from office by the President.

Calcutta High Court quashes order allowing BJP ‘rath yatra’ in Bengal

The Calcutta High Court was hearing an appeal moved by the West Bengal government challenging a single bench's order allowing the BJP's 'Rath Yatra'. Kolkata: The...

Need to work on widening trade with China, says Sushma Swaraj

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj held talks with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi under a framework set up during the Wuhan summit.

Hostile witnesses at the heart of CBI’s Sohrabuddin ‘fake encounter’ case falling apart

ThePrint takes a look at how the prosecution’s case crumbled in the face of several witnesses turning hostile.

In Tandoor murder case, high court orders Sushil Kumar’s release from life imprisonment

Former youth Congress leader Sushil Kumar Sharma was serving life term after he was convicted of murdering his wife in the famous Tandoor murder case in 1995.

British govt should apologise for Jallianwala Bagh massacre, says SAD member

On the centenary year of massacre, SAD member Prem Singh Chandumajra demanded the apology in the Lok Sabha.

‘Modi sarkar to stalker sarkar’, oppn slams govt over its ‘snoop’ order

The opposition was reacting a home ministry order authorising 10 agencies to intercept, monitor, and decrypt any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer.

Modi govt ‘snoop’ order was UPA’s idea, and was backed by most parties

Thursday's order merely specifies agencies authorised to implement action, but amendments giving more power to central govt were passed — without discussion — in 2008.

Vinod Rai wrong on coal scam, his stance hurt governance: Ex-coal secretary Anil Swarup

Anil Swarup disputes Vinod Rai’s calculation of loss, saying it did not factor in major aspects of the sector, alleges he was on ‘fault-finding mission’.

On Camera

Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.