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India’s KYC process is a privacy nightmare. FATF has given legal sanctity to mass surveillance

The extent of data collected at onboarding and once again at the time of updates to KYC goes beyond just verification and could potentially be used for “profiling” the customer.

BJP is meeting YouTubers at HQ, mulls assigning spokespersons for them

YouTubers are not happy with the BJP. They complained that the party is reaching out to them only now that the elections are around the corner.

Did we ‘win’ our freedom, or did the British ‘give’ it to us? Reading history from diplomats’ lens

It's time to pay tribute to former diplomats Chandrashekhar Dasgupta and Narendra Sarila by maintaining an Arjuna-like focus on defending and embellishing our national agency.

Sikhs in US don’t want Khalistan. It’s only used to get funds, votes at gurdwara elections

Jagdish Tytler posters to anti-Sikh riot speeches, religious sentiments are provoked at gurudwara elections in San Francisco Bay Area to garner votes.

India could have sailed August rain deficit but MGNREGS failing in water conservation

Govt must conduct an independent technical evaluation of actual success of the water conservation works in providing irrigation, especially in rain-fed areas.

Pakistan has new civilian face, but no foreign policy. Anwaar Kakar’s luxury trip abroad shows

The opulent lifestyle of Anwaar Kakar might be staged to influence other civilians to join Pakistan government ranks. Political players have no space here.

Vishwaguru or victim? Modi politics will have an identity crisis in 2024

We are back in the last century of the ‘Hindu khathre mein hai' slogan but with a crucial twist. The Hindu nationalist party has been in power for nearly a decade.

Who was the Gujarati poet praised by Tennyson? The man behind India’s age of consent law

Behramji Malabari got support from the government to translate the Hibbert Lectures to Sanskrit, Bengali, Marathi, Hindi and Tamil.

The dead of Nagarjuna Sagar tell why India needs greater adoption of ‘salvage archaeology’

The case study of Nagarjunakonda is comparable to the rescue efforts made in Nubia, Egypt. It paved the way for more such rescue operations in India.

17 years since Khairlanji massacre, Modi govt has a Dalit opportunity

Remembering Khairlanji is important because nations aren't just remembered by their economic prowess but by their commitment to the welfare of their most vulnerable.

On Camera

Euphoria season 3 is an empty spectacle. Fans are upset, they want it cancelled

Euphoria's characters, who once carried moral ambiguity and emotional density, now feel like flat archetypes of the people they once were.

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.