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Uncle Scan
In this issue
12-07-2013
42 STORIES
United States
Yes, We Scan
President Barack Obama’s legacy will be blotted further by the latest revelations.
Kerala
Cross connection
Allegations involving his personal staff and a couple arrested for financial fraud dent Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy’s image and add to the tro
Surveillance
How NSA hacks the whole world
The NSA is building a $2-billion facility in Utah, which will have the capacity to store and process data equivalent to one million DVDs for every man
Column
Rupee concerns
Column
Cost of reliance on gas
Britain
Thick as thieves
The David Cameron government, whose surveillance department has all along colluded with the CIA, provokes anger and ridicule by resorting to an all-to
Critical concerns
Vulnerable Indian
Transgenders
Lesser citizens
The meagre pension for transgenders announced by the Delhi government is an unimaginative measure that will not help solve the myriad problems faced b
BJP
Double whammy
The euphoria that Narendra Modi’s elevation as election campaign chief created in the BJP suddenly turned into panic with senior leader L.K. Advani ri
Inter-caste marriage
Forced break-up?
Cover Story
Empire in espionage
A systems administrator blows the cover of a U.S. spying programme that routinely mines data from Internet servers and telecommunications systems used
North-eastern Africa
Whose Nile is it?
A war of words breaks out in north-eastern Africa as Egypt fears that the $4.7-billion dam Ethiopia is planning on the Blue Nile will curtail the flow
Jammu and Kashmir
Ominous signs
Kashmir witnesses a new breed of militants—educated young people who are driven by ideas of freedom and Islam. Reopening the process of dialogue is a
Books
The logic of capitalism
A critique of the writings of leading Indian subalternists.
Books
Colonial roots
The book shows how gardens were one of the most visible manifestations of the British presence in India.
Iran
Moment of change
In a “victory of moderation over extremism”, Hassan Rouhani trounces the conservatives to become the next President of Iran.
India & Russia
Reworking old ties
The Track II expert-level dialogue between Russia and India is marked by realism rather than nostalgia about Soviet-era ties. Both sides agree that ge
Turkey
The great divide
The recent events in Turkey following Prime Minister Erdogan’s authoritarian actions have only polarised its society and politics further.
Astronomy
Winds of Venus
Connectivity corridors
Lifeline for tigers
A long-ranging animal like the tiger needs forested corridors connecting its various habitats for its survival. Thus it is vital that such corridors c
West Bengal
Kamduni shocker
Tamil Nadu
Stripped of dignity
A Dalit boy of Vadugapatti in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai district has been forced to carry his footwear on his head for daring to wear them in a caste-Hindu
Labour Issues
Loss of security
At the 45th Indian Labour Conference in New Delhi, labour-related issues get more than the usual attention on account of the general elections next ye
Ajit Pandey
Voice of the masses
Myanmar
Suu Kyi’s dilemmas
Aung San Suu Kyi’s silence on the Rohingyas problem is guided by realpolitik in her race for presidency. In that she has no moralistic pretensions.
Privacy law
The missing Act
An expert panel recommends a comprehensive law and changes in the existing legal framework to protect the right to privacy.
Data Card
Cities and their environment
A survey of the quality of life in India's cities yields a disappointing picture.
Satyapal Dang
Communist legend
Veteran CPI leader Satyapal Dang’s (1920-2013) political and personal life was marked by a commitment to proclaimed ideals and adherence to the core
Dholavira
The Harappan hub
The finds in Dholavira in Gujarat's Kutch district, unlike elsewhere, throw light on the rise and fall of the Indus civilisation in its entirety and i
Books
Lifelong dissident
A century after Bayard Rustin’s birth, a collection of his letters relating to the anti-racist movement in the U.S. is published and it helps restore
Greenspace
Back from the brink
Citizens’ participation in the governance of public assets such as waterbodies in the areas where they live is essential for their preservation. The r
Uttarakhand
Himalayan tragedy
The havoc that followed torrential rains in Uttarakhand had been in the making for many years. Rampant construction and unmindful digging and blasting
Early South Indian cinema
South India’s day
A conference organised in Paris recently focussed on representations of dance and music in early Tamil and Telugu films, particularly the contribution
Letters
Letters
Medical research
Statins and diabetes risk
Samuel Abraham
Astronomy
Nuclear pasta
Samuel Abraham
Atomic weight
Not-so-constant weights
Samuel Abraham
Column
Refractions off the PRISM
K.Satchidanandan
Guns and roses
Indian scenario
India: Privacy in peril
The danger of mass surveillance in India is for real. The absence of a regulating law is damning for Indians who want to protect their privacy against
Genetics
No patent for genes
A landmark judgment of the U.S. Supreme Court ends Myriad Genetics Inc.’s exclusive rights over the DNA sequences of two genes, detection of whose mut
Food Security
Exclusion as policy
Attempts by the Congress-led UPA government to adopt the ordinance route to pass the Food Security Bill fail as the opposition parties are more or les
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