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The internet is destroying democracy, says legendary journalist Harding

James Harding in his scathing Hugh Cuddlip lecture speech talked about news being weaponised and how the state must take a stronger stand.

Instead of verbal threats to Mark Zuckerberg, India must focus on data protection laws

Judicial inquiry must look into whether companies allied with Cambridge Analytica accessed personal data of Indian Facebook users and influenced elections.

Last Laughs: Some not so ‘Achhe Din’, Rajya Sabha polls & Facebook’s leak button

The best Indian cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

No political party can legally be prevented from using data mining to win elections

Personal freedoms, right to privacy and secrecy have been long compromised willingly by ourselves, robbing us of our right to protest now.

Facebook has every right to make money but it shouldn’t deny it sells user data

There is always some distance between what a company says it does and what it actually does. For Facebook, it’s greater than most.

Last Laughs: The safety of Aadhaar data, divisive politics and a dry world

The best Indian cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

TalkPoint: Is it possible to fix Indian elections using data from Facebook?

Experts weigh in on whether it is possible to fix Indian elections by using data from Facebook.

Both the Cambridge Analytica scandal & the Aadhaar fiasco bear the same lesson for India

The FB and Cambridge Analytica scandal raises discomfiting questions about our relationship with technology and the implications for democracy and politics. Well, it finally happened....

Global Pulse: Former French president is under investigation for allegedly receiving funds from Gaddafi

Meanwhile, Mark Zuckerberg has admitted to Facebook's data breach into what has now turned into the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Now Facebook faces flak in India, from RSS chief and Modi government

The Cambridge Analytica controversy spawned several top trends on Twitter where many users also echoed the viral call to “#deletefacebook”.

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India-China conflict began in 1947, not 1962 war. Its lessons still haunt New Delhi

Indian political leaders will have to prepare their public for the prospect of concessions India never really held—just as Chinese leaders must admit Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh were never theirs.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

India and France to jointly develop and manufacture 120 kN engine for homegrown AMCA

The new engine, set to be developed over the next 10 years, will power the second tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft. First set will be equipped with GE 414 engines.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.