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12-07-201342 STORIES

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Yes, We Scan

President Barack Obama’s legacy will be blotted further by the latest revelations.

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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

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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

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Rupee concerns

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Cost of reliance on gas

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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

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Critical concerns

Vulnerable Indian

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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

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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

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Inter-caste marriage

Forced break-up?

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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

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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

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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

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The logic of capitalism

A critique of the writings of leading Indian subalternists.

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Colonial roots

The book shows how gardens were one of the most visible manifestations of the British presence in India.

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Moment of change

In a “victory of moderation over extremism”, Hassan Rouhani trounces the conservatives to become the next President of Iran.

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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

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The great divide

The recent events in Turkey following Prime Minister Erdogan’s authoritarian actions have only polarised its society and politics further.

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Winds of Venus

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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

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Kamduni shocker

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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

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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

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Voice of the masses

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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.

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The missing Act

An expert panel recommends a comprehensive law and changes in the existing legal framework to protect the right to privacy.

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Cities and their environment

A survey of the quality of life in India's cities yields a disappointing picture.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Medical research

Statins and diabetes risk

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Nuclear pasta

Not-so-constant weights

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Refractions off the PRISM

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K.Satchidanandan

Guns and roses

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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

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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

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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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