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Monday, September 8, 2025
TopicRight to Privacy

Topic: Right to Privacy

Indian society must find ways to hold ‘privileged’ judicial community accountable

India’s legal community operates like a self-serving guild enjoying influence and privilege at the cost of the society.

PIL filed in Supreme Court seeking quashing of govt’s surveillance order

The public interest litigation calls for the home affairs ministry's blanket surveillance order be tested against the fundamental right to privacy.

How Facebook destroys privacy, undermines democracy & helps raise a surveillance state

In ‘Antisocial Media’, Siva Vaidhyanathan tries to untangle the complex web of social networks, even as they gain increasing control over our lives and polity.

In Aadhaar, Supreme Court did not probe if it is a tool to track citizens

Not just privacy, but even on surveillance and excessive delegation, Supreme Court didn’t engage with the tough questions.

The Aadhaar elephant in the room

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On privacy, Supreme Court’s Aadhaar verdict doesn’t even engage with the concerns

The Supreme Court's Aadhaar verdict hardly assess if Aadhaar violates right to privacy.

Our privacy can’t be stripped for right to life: What lone dissenting judge said on Aadhaar Act

The minority judgment on Aadhaar Act, penned by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud of the Supreme Court, flagged the lack of limits set for UIDAI.

The lazy person’s guide to the Supreme Court’s landmark Aadhaar judgment

The Supreme Court's majority judgment on the Aadhaar Act held that the unique identification system did not create a surveillance state.

Aadhaar, a superb two-in-one judgement

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Why Justice D.Y. Chandrachud gave a dissenting judgment on Aadhaar

Legal experts have said that Justice Chandrachud’s loud dissent against the Aadhaar verdict will be valuable if ruling is reviewed in future.

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Don’t believe these 10 sunscreen myths

UV rays can penetrate through clouds and still cause skin damage even on overcast days. Sunscreen should be part of your routine throughout the year.

Punjab’s paddy farmers are staring at big losses. Why flood impact may spill out of India’s rice bowl

As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?