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Arun Kumar Das
Railways May Get Free Spectrum Worth Rs 65,000 Crore for Signal Upgradation
20 Aug 2019
The Railways has moved a cabinet note with the Law Ministry’s approval and is likely to get the nod as the issue is at present under active consideration of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India…
PTI
Sept 7 Softlanding on Moon Will be Biggest Chandrayaan-2 Mission Test For ISRO
20 Aug 2019
On Tuesday, Chandrayaan-2 successfully entered the lunar orbit at 9.02 am as planned, using the on- board propulsion system.
Abir Dasgupta, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
Is Adani Power’s Mundra Plant Entitled to Hike Tariffs?
20 Aug 2019
Appeals before electricity regulatory authorities against a hike in tariffs by Adani Power’s plant in Mundra, Gujarat, that had been granted in December 2018, have reopened an issue that was presumed…
Vijay Prashad
Why the World is Watching the Fate of an Iranian Tanker
20 Aug 2019
The US opposes even a peaceful nuclear project for Tehran and has been putting immense pressure on Iranian shipping. But any blocking of Adrian Darya 1 would set a terrible precedent for…
Subodh Varma
Census Data Contradicts Bogey of Bangladeshi Immigrants’ ‘Flood’
20 Aug 2019
But the relevant data has been removed from the Census website within a month of release.
PTI
Linking of User Profile With Aadhaar: SC to Hear Facebook's Pleas on Privacy
20 Aug 2019
The top court issued notice to the Centre, Google, Twitter, YouTube and others and sought their response by September 13.
Newsclick Report
How a PhD Scholar Was Branded ‘Anti-National’ by Assamese Media Over Fake News
20 Aug 2019
Rehna Sultana’s two-year-old Facebook about “Pakistan” and “eating beef” was circulated out of context and sensationalised, leading her to fear for her safety.
Peoples Dispatch
Formation of Sovereignty Council in Sudan Postponed by Two Days
20 Aug 2019
After the official signing of the constitutional agreement on Saturday, the military junta has chosen three names, including that of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, who heads the militia which carried out the…
Anees Zargar
It’s Andha Kanoon (in J&K). Anyone Can be Arrested: Akbar Lone
20 Aug 2019
The National Conference parliamentarian tells Newsclick in an interview that the future course of mainstream politics will be determined by what path the people of J&K take once restrictions are…
Zoe PC
Why did the Argentine Peso Plummet Following Macri’s Loss?
20 Aug 2019
The struggling Argentine peso suffered a significant loss in value after the defeat of Mauricio Macri in the primary elections. We spoke to Argentine economist Emiliano López about how and why this…