Behind the farmer unrest in Haryana there is a history of instability in crop prices

After the unprecedented collapse of the price of potatoes, farmers in the state are faced with low prices for their crop of sunflower seeds and maize.

Abhishek Dey

· Jun 17, 2017 · 09:00 am

Political pressure or legal concerns? Why five newspapers in Chhattisgarh rejected Congress ads

Newspaper staffers say the content of advertisements scheduled for the day BJP president Amit Shah arrived in state were legally and ethically contentious.

Abhishek Dey

· Jun 10, 2017 · 12:30 pm

UP police plan to use National Security Act for cow slaughter cases, but don’t specify how and when

The directive was first issued under the Akhilesh Yadav-led government, but not strictly implemented.

Abhishek Dey

· Jun 06, 2017 · 06:31 pm

On Uttar Pradesh’s highways to hell, a promised 24X7 patrol force still nowhere in sight

The state was set to get the country’s first highway patrol force three years ago, but there has been no progress since.

Abhishek Dey

· Jun 05, 2017 · 07:30 am

EVM challenges that were not: No tampering attempt at poll panel event, no hackathon by AAP

Aam Aadmi Party says its event will not be a hackathon but will prove the futility of the Election Commission’s Saturday exercise.

Abhishek Dey

· Jun 04, 2017 · 06:30 am

Security alert: Malware more malicious than WannaCry may be lurking on your computer

Adylkuzz and EternalRocks have been developed with tools stolen from the US National Security Agency.

Abhishek Dey

· Jun 04, 2017 · 05:30 am

The last straw: Herders say new animal market rules will drive the camel to extinction

But proponents of last week’s ban say it will fortify a similar law enacted by Rajasthan in 2015.

Abhishek Dey

· Jun 02, 2017 · 10:30 am

When police transfers promptly followed fresh caste violence in Saharanpur, no one was surprised

The district has seen three police chiefs in the last eight months – in keeping with UP’s high transfer rate of police officers.

Abhishek Dey

· May 29, 2017 · 07:30 am

Ethical hacking: The Zomato case highlights how the government should use bug bounty programmes

It is the best way to improve cyber security by offering incentives to report vulnerabilities.

Abhishek Dey

· May 28, 2017 · 06:30 am

No lessons learnt: Why Delhi is staring at dengue, chikungunya outbreaks yet again this year

Delhi High Court pulls up Centre, state government and civic agencies for not taking preventive steps against vector-borne diseases.

Abhishek Dey

· May 23, 2017 · 06:30 am

WannaCry hasn’t hurt India's government, but there have been dangerous, unreported attacks before

Bring a cyber security law and amend the Information Technology Act to criminalise malicious online attacks, urge experts.

Abhishek Dey

· May 17, 2017 · 07:30 am

Election Commission will allow parties to test EVMs – but it isn’t clear if this will be a hackathon

Poll panel’s all-party meeting ends in uncertainty about how exactly challenge to prove that voting machines are tamper-proof will be conducted.

Abhishek Dey

· May 12, 2017 · 10:17 pm