The government has authorised 10 central agencies to intercept, monitor and decrypt all the data contained in any computer system. The order was passed by the “cyber and information security” division of the union home ministry under the authority of home secretary Rajiv Gauba. According...

After having barely emerged from the corporate bad debt hangover, banks are worried about the next threat — farm loan waivers. With Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi challenging PM Narendra Modi to waive farm loans across the country, bankers believe it is a danger if implemented. “It...

Nine months after a whistleblower revealed that Facebook had allowed outsiders to improperly access personal information about millions of its users, the social media giant faced its first major rebuke from regulators in the United States - a lawsuit filed by the attorney general of...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch on Wednesday GSAT-7A, a geostationary communication satellite, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota. The 26-hour countdown for its launch began yesterday as the Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle GSLV-F11...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has promised that the country will “never seek hegemony” even as it approaches the center of the world stage. Mr. Xi gave a speech on Tuesday on completion of the country’s 40 years of reform and opening up. The address credited former leader Deng Xiaoping’s...