Srikrishna Report

The Supreme Court today declined the Centre's offer to place on record the report of Justice BN Srikrishna committee on "data protection" for perusal of the five-judge Constitution bench, which had reserved the verdict on pleas challenging the validity of Aadhaar.

The panel's report says data protection law is designed to limit the processing of personal data to legitimate reasons where the flow of information is beneficial and respects autonomy of the data principal.

Justice Srikrishna said data privacy is a burning issue and there are three parts to the triangle.

Media reports today said Sandeep Bakshi, who heads ICICI Bank's life insurance arm, may be appointed the interim chief executive.

Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said the B.N. Srikrishna Committee on data protection will soon submit its report, after which a law will be drafted.

Stepping up the agitation for the introduction of a bill for the formation of Telangana state, activists of Telangana Rashtra Samiti, Bhartiya Janata Party, and several other organisations staged road blockades across the region today.Road traffic was badly affected in various towns and villages in the region, as the Telangana supporters blocked tr...

Two days after the contents of the Srikrishna committee report were made public, there is disappointment and confusion among the people of the Telangana region about the road ahead. "We want Telangana. We get educated and work as labour and donkeys here. For how long will domination by the Andhra and Rayalaseema people continue?'' says a pro T...

The software lobby Nasscom today expressed concern over developments in Andhra Pradesh in the wake of Justice Srikrishna Committee report over Telangana issue and cautioned that prolonged unrest might hamper business and could lead to jobs being moved to other states.     "Andhra Pradesh has made a huge investment in its infrast...

Schools and colleges remained closed at many places in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh today following a shutdown call given by the Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) to protest the alleged lathicharge on students at Osmania University.     The JAC called for shutdown of educational institutions in the region against the ...

The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) has given a thumbs up to Srikrishna report terming it as positive, it wants government to clear its stand on Gorkhaland.It has called for a 4-day strike in the Darjeeling hills from 12 January, a 7-day-strike from 18th January and 15-day strike from 29 January. Morcha president Bimal Gurung, secretary Roshan Giri wi...

For those who have been fighting tooth and nail for a new state of Telangana, today changed nothing. In Delhi, the Home Minister presented a report that outlines different options suggested by the Srikrishna Committee on the way forward for Andhra. In Hyderabad, pro-Telangana parties reiterated that they will not settle for anything less than their...

The Srikrishna Report on Telangana has been presented to political parties from Andhra Pradesh.  The Commission lists six options rather than recommendations in its report and then itself rules out its first three options.Here is a summary of the report:

The Srikrishna Report on Telangana has been presented to political parties from Andhra Pradesh. The report places before the government several options rather than recommendations on how to handle the three parts of the state: Coastal Andhra, Telangana and Rayalaseema.  The 505-page report lists six options and then itself rules out the fi...

The Supreme Court today declined the Centre's offer to place on record the report of Justice BN Srikrishna committee on "data protection" for perusal of the five-judge Constitution bench, which had reserved the verdict on pleas challenging the validity of Aadhaar.

The panel's report says data protection law is designed to limit the processing of personal data to legitimate reasons where the flow of information is beneficial and respects autonomy of the data principal.

Justice Srikrishna said data privacy is a burning issue and there are three parts to the triangle.

Media reports today said Sandeep Bakshi, who heads ICICI Bank's life insurance arm, may be appointed the interim chief executive.

Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said the B.N. Srikrishna Committee on data protection will soon submit its report, after which a law will be drafted.

Stepping up the agitation for the introduction of a bill for the formation of Telangana state, activists of Telangana Rashtra Samiti, Bhartiya Janata Party, and several other organisations staged road blockades across the region today.Road traffic was badly affected in various towns and villages in the region, as the Telangana supporters blocked tr...

Two days after the contents of the Srikrishna committee report were made public, there is disappointment and confusion among the people of the Telangana region about the road ahead. "We want Telangana. We get educated and work as labour and donkeys here. For how long will domination by the Andhra and Rayalaseema people continue?'' says a pro T...

The software lobby Nasscom today expressed concern over developments in Andhra Pradesh in the wake of Justice Srikrishna Committee report over Telangana issue and cautioned that prolonged unrest might hamper business and could lead to jobs being moved to other states.     "Andhra Pradesh has made a huge investment in its infrast...

Schools and colleges remained closed at many places in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh today following a shutdown call given by the Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) to protest the alleged lathicharge on students at Osmania University.     The JAC called for shutdown of educational institutions in the region against the ...

The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) has given a thumbs up to Srikrishna report terming it as positive, it wants government to clear its stand on Gorkhaland.It has called for a 4-day strike in the Darjeeling hills from 12 January, a 7-day-strike from 18th January and 15-day strike from 29 January. Morcha president Bimal Gurung, secretary Roshan Giri wi...

For those who have been fighting tooth and nail for a new state of Telangana, today changed nothing. In Delhi, the Home Minister presented a report that outlines different options suggested by the Srikrishna Committee on the way forward for Andhra. In Hyderabad, pro-Telangana parties reiterated that they will not settle for anything less than their...

The Srikrishna Report on Telangana has been presented to political parties from Andhra Pradesh.  The Commission lists six options rather than recommendations in its report and then itself rules out its first three options.Here is a summary of the report:

The Srikrishna Report on Telangana has been presented to political parties from Andhra Pradesh. The report places before the government several options rather than recommendations on how to handle the three parts of the state: Coastal Andhra, Telangana and Rayalaseema.  The 505-page report lists six options and then itself rules out the fi...