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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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The mass radicalisation that India does not acknowledge
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How BJP leaders responded to the Arnab Goswami WhatsApp leaks plus nine more weekend reads
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Opinion: What Nidhi Razdan phishing case and Arnab Goswami chats tell us about Indian media today
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‘Please don’t follow me now’: Actor Rhea Chakraborty asks paparazzi when spotted in Mumbai
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Why Malayalam breakout film ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ is ‘the story of most Indian women’
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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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‘He was in favour of a secular state’: Subhas Chandra Bose’s daughter on her father’s legacy
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Watch: Stephen Fry reminds us that nuclear missiles can wipe civilisation off the face of the earth
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Caught on camera: Aerial view of a herd of elk recorded during a survey in Colorado, United States
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Eco India: Meet the tea-growers bringing in sustainable practices to Assam's lush tea gardens
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Watch: Protesters calling for Alexei Navalny’s release fill up Moscow’s Pushkin Square
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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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Zeb Bangash on the Bollywood cover of ‘Bibi Sanam’: ‘A disservice to the song’s meaning’
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Why Malayalam breakout film ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ is ‘the story of most Indian women’
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‘Metro Park 2’ trailer: The NRI Patels from New Jersey is back
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‘Madam Chief Minister’ review: A woman rises to power and falls while trying to hold on to it
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‘The White Tiger’ review: A driver murders his way up the food chain
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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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The waiting game: With a cloud of uncertainty over Olympics, Neeraj Chopra hopes for a silver lining
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Watch: Every wicket taken by Mohammed Siraj, India’s chart-topper in 2020-’21 Border Gavaskar Trophy
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There is not a Virender Sehwag in that current team; India are very, very patient: Graeme Swann
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FA Cup round-up: Manchester City survive huge scare against Cheltenham, holders Arsenal knocked out
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ISL, Bengaluru FC vs Odisha FC preview: Up against Baxter's struggling side, can BFC turn it around?