-Scroll.in In a world of powerful spying tools, Indian democracy urgently needs checks on intelligence gathering. With allegations that opposition leaders, Union ministers, bureaucrats, an election commissioner and even a Supreme Court judge could have been spied on, the Pegasus spyware scandal points to one of the most egregious misuses of power in India’s history. The Israeli manufacturer of Pegasus insists that it only sells its weapons-grade spyware to governments, prompting allegations that...
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Mateen Jamadar scores 600 out of 600 in Karnataka PUC exam
-MuslimMirror.com New Delhi: Mateen Jamadar, a student belonging to a village in Karnataka’s Gulbarga city, has made his family and community proud by scoring 600 out of 600 in the state’s pre-university course (PUC/intermediate) exam. He had obtained 619 marks out of 625 in the 2018 SSLC exam. Mateen’s father Nabisaab Jamadar is a mason. They live in a slum in their village. Several prominent personalities have hailed Mateen’s remarkable success. Officials of...
More »Making decisions under stress -Anand Damani
-The Hindu The pandemic has made it more difficult for us to think rationally The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the biggest disruption to lives since the Partition in 1947 for those in India. It has caused dramatic shifts in our personal and work lives. It has, of course, caused illness and taken away many of our loved ones. It has caused many people to lose a substantial portion of their incomes. It...
More »Will the new e-commerce rules really favour consumers? -Prashanth Perumal
-The Hindu The intent of the rules is unclear and there are several consumer protection rules already in place In June, the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution came out with a list of proposed amendments to the Consumer Protection Act of 2019. These include appointment of a Chief Compliance Officer and a Resident Grievance Officer, provisions of fallback liability, registration of e-commerce entities and a ban on flash...
More »Schools in Rajasthan to reopen from August 2 -Mohammed Iqbal
-The Hindu Cabinet considered the opinion of medical experts in this regard Jaipur: The schools in Rajasthan will reopen from August 2 following a decline in the number of infection cases. The Cabinet agreed for reopening of schools, colleges and universities at a meeting presided over by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot here on Thursday. Education Minister Govind Singh Dotasra said after the meeting while the schools would reopen from August 2, the date...
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