-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it could modify its order to do away with compulsory playing of anthem before screening of films in halls. The government had earlier insisted that playing of national anthem be made mandatory not only in theatres but also in educational institutions. It told the court that it was in favour of apex court withdrawing its interim order...
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RS Prasad's intervention isn't enough: 4 more questions arising from Tribune's Aadhaar story -Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
-Scroll.in Why did UIDAI ask for an FIR against the journalist if it respects press freedom? Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tried to calm some nerves on Monday, following allegations that his government is attempting to gag the press from reporting on security vulnerabilities connected to Aadhaar. Prasad posted a tweet saying the government is committed to a free press and asked the body that oversees Aadhaar to get help from...
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-The Times of India NEW DELHI/ JALANDHAR: Delhi Police has registered an "open-ended" FIR in connection with the alleged leak of Aadhaar data for a fee. The FIR has been lodged on the complaint of a senior UIDAI official under Sections 36 and 37 of the Aadhaar Act, apART from Indian Penal Code sections on cheating, forgery and impersonation, and Section 66 of the Information Technology Act. On January 3, a report...
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-The Hindu Business Line Who would know better than Shaktikanta Das, the former secretary of the DepARTment of Economic Affairs, the ‘Good, Bad, and Ugly’ side of demonetisation and GST, the two factors that disrupted the balance sheets of not only the government and corporates but also that of the common man. Das would like to call it “positive disruption” as he believes that the turbulence caused was short-term, and that...
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