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TopicRight to be forgotten

Topic: right to be forgotten

Right to be forgotten: HC orders redaction of man’s name from records, says ‘remnants should not haunt’

Gurugram: In a significant order reinforcing the right to be forgotten, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the redaction of a man's name...

Can you erase your case details from the internet? ‘Right to be forgotten’ walks a tightrope

The right to be forgotten allows a person to limit, de-link, delete or correct the disclosure of personal information on the Internet. But experts as well as high courts remain divided.

What is the ‘right to be forgotten’, included in data protection bill tabled in Lok Sabha

Successive court rulings have recognised the right to be forgotten. Six years ago, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud had said informational privacy is a facet of right to privacy.

Divorce cases to strip searches, how courts are championing ‘right to privacy’

Courts in India have become increasingly proactive about safeguarding the privacy and dignity of individuals across a range of cases, including in matrimonial and criminal matters.

‘Right to be Forgotten’ finds steam in India, high courts seized of multiple petitions

While a 2017 judgment recognised the ‘right to be forgotten’ as part of ‘right to privacy’, online platforms argue it can have a bearing on right to information in some cases.

Bigg Boss winner’s plea shows ‘right to be forgotten’ cannot be viewed on a case-to-case basis

Cases like that of Ashutosh Kaushik's threaten to impede the working of a free press. India must, at all costs, avoid setting the wrong precedence.

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This isn’t an energy crisis— at least not yet

Current oil & gas prices, compared to previous crises, are within ranges that, in the past, had been considered normal.

Maharashtra Budget: Fadnavis hands farmers another loan waiver even as 6 lakh await benefits of 1st one

Other key promises in the budget include AI- and other technology-enabled services for farmers and continuation of the Ladki Bahin Yojana, which will have the same outlay. 

Iranian naval ship Lavan with crew of 184 docked in Kochi same day US torpedoed IRIS Dena

IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.

Pakistan is fighting a two-front war. I saw it coming 15 yrs ago

The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.