Poll: How will the Supreme Court rule on gay sex?
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Year: 2009
Book Review: She by H. Rider Haggard
My latest read has been “She” by H. Rider Haggard. I found it using Wikipedia’s list of Top 100 bestselling books of all time. I’ve previously had bad experiences with such lists from Wikipedia. For example, it listed “Citizen Kane” as the #1 movie of all time. They didn’t mention that it was also the … Read more
Homosexuality finally Legal in India – The law comes of age
Today the Delhi High Court delivered its much awaited judgment on the legality of Article 377 of the IPC as it pertains to homosexuals. In line with previous opinions from the court, it maintained that criminalizing a private act between people where no person is harmed is beyond the jurisdiction of the state and violates … Read more
National ID cards in India – The financial cost
The UK government has just admitted that National ID cards were a mistake. Amongst other reasons were the cost, as well as the realization that ID cards are not the solution to perfect security. Alan Johnson, the Home secretary had said: “it had been a mistake to ever allow the perception to grow that they … Read more
Worldwide attention on National ID cards in India
India’s plan to create National ID cards has received worlwide attention from sites like Slashdot. It’s interesting to see what the world thinks of it since the comments are by people who live in countries where National ID cards have failed as an Idea. The most shocking comment however, came from an Indian who claimed … Read more
National ID cards – A threat to privacy
If this topic interests you, take the poll below! The Indian Government has long been interested in issuing all citizens a Multipurpose National ID Card (MNIC). While I am certain that this scheme has been introduced with the very best intentions, I am afraid that it will lead to a serious invasion of the privacy … Read more
Animal Rights – Refuting Roger Scruton
Reading an article on Animal rights the other day, I was introduced to some of the arguments that have been put forward by those who claim that animals have no inherent rights. Some of them dwell on the theory that animals are meant for humans to use for their pleasure or that cruelty to animals … Read more
iPod Touch now has Walking Directions and Public Transport with OS 3.0!
As an iPod Touch user, I really felt left out when during the last update, Apple didn’t think we were worthy of getting Public Transport and walking directions on Google Maps. Since my wife and I frequently rely solely on the iPod Touch for our travels, this was a bummer. But with the latest OS … Read more
How do you define Privacy?
The concept of Privacy in India has been notoriously difficult to pin down into words, though we all have an understanding of what it means in one way or the other. We saw some Supreme Court cases which try and define privacy as the “right to be left alone”, but is this enough? Apparently not … Read more
Is Privacy a legal right in India?
Explains the legal basis for privacy issues in India. Talks about various Supreme Court judgments upholding the privacy of Indian citizens.