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Sunday, October 26, 2025
TopicRight to Privacy

Topic: Right to Privacy

Supreme Court refuses to strike down Aadhaar but says private bodies can’t insist on it

Supreme Court strikes down a section of Aadhaar Act which allows mobile companies, banks and schools to demand Aadhaar.  New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday...

What will Supreme Court do with Aadhaar? Here are 3 possible scenarios

The court will examine Aadhaar in light of last year’s landmark privacy judgment, and decide issues like its legality and if it can be made mandatory.

Supreme Court to deliver landmark Aadhaar verdict tomorrow

Supreme Court will decide if Aadhaar is a breach of one’s right to privacy, and if the govt can make it compulsory for benefits & services.

Draft data protection bill pays little attention to the dangers of state power

Individual rights need protection from both state and private digital players. The Srikrishna Committee draft bill recognises one dangerous actor but seems to have forgotten the other.

‘My life is my life’: CJI Dipak Misra speaks up for privacy, says it should not be disturbed

The Chief Justice of India reminds the state of its “solemn duty”, says its action has to be concrete, not mere rhetoric.

Supreme Court to hear tomorrow pleas seeking to decriminalise homosexuality

The bench is going to hear two pleas filed by six noted personalities seeking to quash the criminalizing homosexuality.

India’s landmark data privacy law may force journalists to swear by code of ethics

Justice B.N. Srikrishna committee wants journalists to follow ethical standards set by media associations and make a public commitment to this effect. New Delhi: The Justice B.N....

I only wish homosexuals across India would be able to come out: Vikram Seth

Author hails SC judgment on the right to privacy, especially the part that says sexual orientation is an essential attribute of privacy.

So long, 2017: The milestone judgments in Indian law this year

From triple talaq to the right to privacy and the 2G scam acquittal, Indian courts delivered some landmark verdicts in 2017.

Modi government’s pet e-Sampark database hits privacy roadblock

Days before Supreme Court judgement on privacy, health and railway ministries had raised concerns over sharing citizens’ details for the new database. Before the Supreme...

On Camera

Why laser toning works best for Indian skin

Unlike conventional facials or chemical peels that work primarily on the skin’s surface, laser toning penetrates deeper into the dermal layers.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.