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Aadhaar is insecure because it is based on biometrics. Biometrics is surveillance technology, a necessity for any State. However, surveillance is much like salt in cooking: essential in tiny quantities, but counterproductive even if slightly in excess. Biometrics should be used for targeted surveillance, but this technology should not be used in e-governance for the …
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IN BRIEF No BS III vehicles will be sold in India from 1 April, 2017 The Honourable Supreme Court banning the sales and registration of BS III vehicles, So India is all set to move to a BS IV future and it seems that the auto manufacturers will have to pay the price, as there are …
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The Babri mosque dates back nearly 500 years when it was built in Ayodhya by Mir Baqi, a commander of the first Mughal emperor Babur, in 1528. Hence the mosque's name, Babri Masjid. Ram Janmabhoomi i.e.Rama's birthplace is the name given to the site that is believed to be the birthplace of Lord Rama, the …
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There is little to surprise in the ongoing consolidation moves in the telecom industry, the latest of which is the proposed merger of Vodafone with Idea. Increasing pressure on profitability, high cost of spectrum, cut-throat competition and slow regulation have combined to force telecom operators to look inwards in order to survive. These mergers and …
In this era of globalisation, the interdependency of nation is not restricted to the competitive paradigm of international trade and commerce. It has far reaching impact on the regional, national and intra national diversity of a country, which includes rapid demographic, social, and economic change. Its influence can be perceived from the constantly evolving social …
Censorship is defined as a suppression or prohibition of any part of a book, film, news, idea, speech, content etc. that is considered obscene, politically & ideologically unacceptable, a threat to security, or is offensive towards a group of people. It is generally performed upon an establishment consisting of ideas, visuals, rhetoric etc. that is …
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In today’s era people are migrating in large numbers to western countries for better career prospectus and life. And it has accelerated Xenophobia in the people of those countries. Xenophobia refers to fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners. The fear of losing identity and desire to eliminate their presence to secure a presumed purity often …
The heart wants what it wants. We don't plan on making our life complicated, it just happens, and we don't do it on purpose, and we don't do it to hurt people who love us. It just turns out that way sometimes. Sooner or later in life, we will all take our own turn being in the position we …
In the long run-up to introducing GST, the Government was so focused on State governments and negotiating their claims for compensation that it appeared to have missed the fact that India has seven Union Territories that also need to come on board. Out of the seven, only Delhi and Puducherry have their own legislatures, which …