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Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava is a Scroll.in staffer.
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40 government departments are using a social media surveillance tool – and little is known of it
The limited information publicly available on the AASMA tool suggests it can track social media profiles, devices and their locations.
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‘Government and industry take Adivasis’ land for development projects but ignore their interests’
Raghav Chandra, secretary of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, says displaced Adivasis should not only be compensated with money but land as well.
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Centre says it doesn’t have records of correspondence on proposed social media monitoring tool
It was responding to an RTI plea that wanted to know on what basis the information and broadcasting ministry decided to float the tender for the proposal.
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Trending
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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‘Will I risk paralysis to get bail?’: Arvind Kejriwal denies eating sugary foods in prison
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Aadhaar authority wants to monitor social media to identify “top detractors” and fix “sentiments”
After I&B ministry, now Aadhaar authority wants to watch your social media conversations
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Tribal affairs ministry opposes Centre’s draft National Forest Policy for its ‘privatisation thrust’
It contends that the draft policy released in March undermines the rights of Adivasis and other forest dwellers.
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Panchjanya project: Centre wants to bring Krishna’s mythological conch to Delhi
A conch-shaped building will be part of a proposed museum district near Delhi Zoo, Pragati Maidan and Old Fort.
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Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Farmer losses in Madhya Pradesh's price deficit scheme could go up to Rs 200 crore
The state agricultural marketing board is investigating one lakh ‘suspicious’ transactions under the Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana.
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Government plans to monitor individual social media users to gauge opinion about official policies
I&B ministry tender for tool to create ‘a 360 degree view’ of users so it can target them with personalised responses raises privacy concerns.
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In one out of five cases, Aadhaar verification in fertiliser subsidy scheme is not working
Study finds traders do not always use buyers’ biometrics to register sales in 14 districts where the scheme has been launched.
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The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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India’s government is slowly killing its pollution rules to benefit thermal plants
After letting old power plants pollute beyond limits, the Union government now wants to lift pollution curbs from under-construction plants too.
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As banks battle a loan crisis, they are also blocking more RTI pleas than most government bodies
A study has found that public-sector banks and the Reserve Bank are also flouting rules on denying information.
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Fact check: Has the BJP’s electrification push really ‘eliminated darkness’ from India?
More than 30 million rural households in India still live without power.
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The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2024: Odisha FC through to semi-final after beating Kerala Blasters in playoff
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time