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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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Legally dubious, politically profitable: Why BJP scrapped the Muslim OBC quota in Karnataka
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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‘Gaslight’ review: Exactly who is being gaslit here?
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India’s ‘thought-free’ universities and the danger of the ripples from a single dissenting pebble
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How will Donald Trump’s indictment shape his campaign and a possible second presidency?
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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: Traffic constable’s dog rides on motorbike in watermelon-shell helmet to raise awareness
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Watch: Toddler shoots basketball through hoop behind his back, stuns father and brother
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Watch: Mumbai’s Gateway of India is the backdrop for Christian Dior fashion show
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Watch: Rescuers pull out devotees who fell into Indore temple stepwell after the roof collapsed
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Watch: College students swap bags with pressure cooker, sacks and more to observe ‘no bag day’
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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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‘Murder Mystery 2’ review: An enjoyably silly return to bumbling adventure
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‘Gaslight’ review: Exactly who is being gaslit here?
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‘Dead Ringers’ trailer: David Cronenberg’s acclaimed film is now a series
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‘Mrs Undercover’ trailer: Radhika Apte toggles between housework and espionage
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‘Bholaa’ review: High on action and colour filters
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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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