Exclusive: Soon, all Aadhaar holders may get opportunity to opt out

The government is in the last stages of finalising a proposal to amend the Aadhaar Act to give all citizens an option to withdraw their Aadhaar number, including biometrics and the data. This follows the Supreme Court judgment in September that upheld the validity of Aadhaar, however, with certain riders.

Christian Michel spent over ₹12 crore on flight tickets: ED

A frequent flyer to India, British national Christian James Michel had allegedly spent more than ₹12 crore on international and domestic air travel tickets bought in his name and that of his various contacts, through a Delhi-based agency whose owner was also roped in by him to float a “shell” company.

'India third largest contributor to carbon emission'

Global carbon emissions are set to hit an all-time high of 37.1 billion tonnes of CO2 in 2018, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Global Carbon Project. India, the third-highest contributor, is projected to see emissions rise by 6.3% from 2017.

Washington sets aside divisions for Bush state funeral

A divided Washington led by the nation’s five living Presidents put on a show of unity on Wednesday at the poignant state funeral of George H.W. Bush, as America bade farewell to its 41st President. Donald and Melania Trump shared a front row pew at Washington National Cathedral with past Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and their wives as an honour guard brought Bush’s flag-draped casket into the packed prayer hall.

‘Big bird’ to push high-speed data era

India’s first six-tonne-class ‘big bird’ in space, advanced communication satellite GSAT-11, was put into orbit in the early hours of Wednesday from the European spaceport in Guiana in South America. Its mission is to enable high-speed satellite-based Internet services to users in rural, remote areas and to businesses down home over the next 15 years.

Talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi expedited judicial appointments, says Justice Kurian Joseph

A new channel of dialogue between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on issues relating to judicial appointments is a reason for the quick-fire filling of judicial vacancies in the Supreme Court and the High Courts, Justice Kurian Joseph, who retired as the third senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, revealed to The Hindu on December 5.

‘Cyberattacks cost big firms in India $10.3 mn on an average’

A large-sized organisation in India incurs an average of $10.3 million in economic losses due to cyberattacks, according to a Frost and Sullivan study commissioned by Microsoft. The study also said cyberattacks cost a mid-sized organisation an average of $11,000 in economic losses.

Opinion | From a manifesto to a movement

How the Justice Party in Madras became the stepping stone for political empowerment of non-Brahmins.

Govt. won in Supreme Court, says Modi on I-T cases against Gandhis

Hours before the campaign drew to a close in Rajasthan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday made a sharp attack on the Congress leadership over the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal, taking credit fir bringing back middleman Christian Michel from Dubai to get at the deal’s “deep secrets”.

Centre may bring back curbs in Andamans

The Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, Nand Kumar Sai, has said the Centre may like to revisit its decision to lift the Restricted Area Permit (RAP) system from 29 islands of Andaman and Nicobar, after the death of U.S. citizen John Allen Chau.