Manipur incident shows why the new digital media rules are prone to abuse
The state government in Manipur became the first state to initiate action against a digital media portal under the ambit
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Secular, but: Pursuing Muslim votes at the cost of secular tenets was the original political blunder
An outburst in Congress over its alignment with Muslim cleric Abbas Siddiqui in Bengal underscores the dilemma facing “secular” parties
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Another front opens? Since Galwan, cyber threats to Indian infrastructure have also escalated
Chinese hostilities at the border are by no means the only intrusions India needs to be alert to. A new
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Cyber attacks will only increase in future
Maharashtra’s home minister Anil Deshmukh has said that a power outage in Mumbai in October 2020 may have been an
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Fresh start: PM getting his jab and affordable vaccines at nearby hospitals bring back the momentum
In kicking off the third phase of vaccination for senior citizens and those above 45 with comorbidities by getting himself
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Temper expectations: Presence of non-state actors poses a significant challenge to the Indo-Pak ceasefire
An al-Qaida offshoot in the Kashmir Valley has expressed its displeasure at the ceasefire agreement announced last week by India
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Expansion of vaccination drive is a positive step and a way to quicken normalisation
India kicked off an important phase in its vaccination drive this morning by roping in private healthcare providers to augment
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Poll bugle sounds: Assembly elections in four states could reconfigure national politics
The announcement of dates for Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry assembly elections has focussed attention on the strong
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Pitching straight: Fuss over spin-friendly Ahmedabad wicket hides England’s lack of application
The controversy over the pitch in the third India-England Test match at Ahmedabad has seen former English cricketers like Michael
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Virtual confusion: Digital news is not social media. Govt is mistaken
On Thursday, government introduced sweeping new rules that encompass a wide spectrum of digital content. But the way in which
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