Manoj Sinha, minister for telecom, says consumer interest will be his only concern when dealing with technological innovations
In the criminal justice sphere, the introduction of “fast-track” courts, jail-adalats (“prison courts”), and plea-bargaining were introduced with much fanfare, although their success is yet to be demonstrated.
The right to privacy is a right to be negotiated and more to be seen on the government initiatives as we move along.
In 2013, around 13.9 million people migrated from India to 136 countries or territories around the world
Over 3,000 Kashmiri youth participated in a two-day recruitment drive conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir police over the weekend of 13-14 May 2017.
India needs a second generation of environmental reforms that is grounded in a proper understanding of the role and functions of the three institutions of government.
The pernicious effect of vast amounts of illegal money in an election is therefore a very real threat, and the need for reform very evident.
So what does parenthood entail in the eyes of the law?
“Everyone can write a sentence, but to be a writer is more than writing a sentence. Everyone can put together music but to be a DJ is to put together music in a certain way,” says New York DJ Rekha Malhotra (aka DJ Rekha).
Both artists consider the stage to be a home and a safe space for them to share their unique filters with an audience.
It’s commonly stated, when convenient, that Indian-Americans are productive members of American society.
Being a person of colour is an understanding that whether you’re a “dothead” or an “illegal,” you are in some way vulnerable to individual and systemic violence and coercion because you were born looking a certain way.
When this bigoted and amoral hate extends to other groups, do we just stand aside? Whose side are we on?
Waking up and choosing to wear a turban every morning is a tremendous act of faith and political courage.
The organisation behind the ad and this event is the Republican Hindu Coalition, modeled after the Republican Jewish Coalition. The coalition intends to build political capital for the “Hindu-American community.”
Subcontinental Drift, commonly referred to as SubDrift, is a loose coalition of South Asian Americans who create ephemeral but meaningful tide pools for people affected by this drift. Organisers in far-flung American cities put on monthly open mics and panel discussions in community spaces and bars.
My knees buckled when I heard about the bullets. When I heard the words. Go back to your country.
In this, the eleventh and final part of the series, read what it feels like to become and 'Indian-American'.
Exercising new found freedoms through the bars of Section 377 – the new dilemmas of the transgender communities of India
Young women of Kashmir Valley have become the new face of protests. Here's a photo-essay by Faisal Khan.
Rohingyas are considered stateless entities and subjected to the worst kind of violence by the Buddhist community in Myanmar. They were driven out of their province Rakhine in Myanmar.
The marital rape question remains untouched by courts because the myth of familial zone of privacy perpetrated by the State needs to be kept alive.
It is essential to look past this stereotype to recognise the agency of Muslim women.
India is a democracy and citizens have a constitutionally guaranteed right to a freedom of speech and expression which they can enforce via the Indian court system.
South Asian-American authors often write about these feelings of isolation. Of course, the experience of alienation sets these authors apart.
The burning of Kashmir's schools began in 2016, a few months after armed forces hunted down and killed Burhan Wani
Indian courts generally order payment of royalties to the right holder in such cases, and/or restrain the infringing parties from using the intellectual property (IP) in question.
A democracy is more than that. It is first and foremost a system of government, and not just the whims of whoever enjoys political power. That means adherence to the procedures and principles enshrined of the Constitution of India while governing.