IPA Special

BJP ‘Maha Kumbh’ Turnout Disappointing

By L.S. Herdenia BHOPAL: The BJP-sponsored ‘Maha Kumbh’ on 25th September was indeed a huge affair. There are varied claims about the turnout. BJP claims that more than five lakh party men came. Originally it has fixed a target of ten lakh. But despite its best efforts, the target...

Sep 26 · >

Rafale Deal: All Focus Is Now On Next Supreme Cort Hearing

By Nitya Chakraborty As more and more reports are coming out pointing at the personal involvement of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the selection of the Anil Ambani led Reliance Defence as against the public sector HAL as the offset partner for the Rafale project, all focus has...

Sep 26 · >

Rafale Deal: Danger Of Centralized Governance

By Mriganka M Bhowmick The controversy around Rafale deal has put PMO in a tight spot. The restructuring of the deal from 126 fighter jets with co-manufacturer HAL to 36 off-the-shelf fighter jets was formulated and executed by Prime Minister Modi and his team. No one either in the...

Sep 25 · >

How Technology Is Changing The Self-Storage Industry

The self storage industry has seen consistent growth over the past decade. While many people have storage space in their homes, they often need some extra space. Self storage companies provide that space in local areas. Today, technology is changing the way customers store their items. They are using...

Sep 25 · >

Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse

Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago Illinois. Walt soon developed a very early interest in drawing and would spend time doodling and sketching instead of doing school work. His talents were first used in a silent cartoon called Plane Crazy. However, before the cartoon...

Sep 25 · >

Netizens Will Get Free, Fair Internet Access: Government

Indian netizens will continue enjoying free and fair internet access as Government of India approved today principles of net neutrality in the country. According to telecom secretary Aruna Sundarajan stiff penalties will be levied to any deviations or violations of the net neutrality rules. The rules include unrestricted and...

Sep 25 · >

TRAI Revamps Regulations To Control Pesky Calls, Spam Messages

TRAI has once again revamped its regulations on spam messages and pesky calls for the benefit of customers. It has asked the telcos to further ensure commercial communications are only made through registered senders. Releasing a statement Thursday the authority writes, “…a complete overhaul of the regulation had become...

Sep 25 · >

Delhi High Court To Hear Plea Against Aadhaar Over Data Leak

Following a petition filed by a law professor against Aadhaar the Delhi High Court has agreed to hear a plea and the next hearing is scheduled to be on November 19. Meanwhile, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), body behind the digital ID providing to more than a...

Sep 25 · >

Face Recognition Verification Process Mandatory For New SIM Cards

Indian telcos have been given directed by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to collect a two-factor verification process while issuing new SIM cards to customers and one of the factors must include facial recognition to prevent misuse of Aadhaar authentication. In previous circular UIDAI had asked to ensure...

Sep 25 · >

#METOO In The Court Of Credibility

By Aditya Aamir Tarana Burke, a social activist and community organizer, first began using the term “Me Too” in 2006 on the Myspace social network. Then on October 15, 2017, Hollywood actress Alyssa Milano encouraged spreading the hashtag #MeToo to draw attention to sexual assault and harassment. Milano later...

Sep 25 · >
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