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Gopal Krishna

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The strange case of Nitish's dissenting voice within NDA
Rediff.com30 Oct 2020

From opposing the NPR and NRC to demanding special status for Bihar to staying out of...

NRC, NPR, Aadhaar are part of huge surveillance plan
Rediff.com31 Dec 2019

'This updated NPR database along with Aadhaar Number would become the mother database...

SHOCKING! Aadhaar gives OUR personal info to foreign firms
Rediff.com18 Feb 2018

'The most valuable personal sensitive information of present and future citizens has...

Aadhaar is based on unscientific thinking, fallible biometric data
Rediff.com21 Nov 2017

Biometric authentication is based on the unscientific and questionable assumption that...

Right to privacy is deeply linked to national security
Rediff.com26 Oct 2017

Admittedly, EVMs too have a UID number and any convergence of data can make the secret...

Aadhaar Act contravenes right to life and personal liberty
Rediff.com17 Oct 2017

Aadhaar-related schemes and the Aadhaar Act exist on the assumption that Right to...

Jay Shah's lawyer in defamation suit had opposed Right to Privacy in SC
Rediff.com10 Oct 2017

While Jay Shah has warned the media against violating his fundamental right to privacy,...

Aadhaar is against Arthashastra, Hadith and Bible
Rediff.com9 Oct 2017

It emerges that not only does the CIDR project fails the test of fairness, justness and...

Right to Privacy and the Bhagavad Gita
Rediff.com28 Sep 2017

The verdict in the right to privacy case is historic and of global significance because...

Right to Privacy and the Bhagavad Gita
Rediff.com28 Sep 2017

The verdict in the right to privacy case is historic and of global significance because...

Don't misread Supreme Court order, Aadhaar not a must
Rediff.com18 Sep 2017

The DoT is wrongly asking subscribers to link their mobile numbers to Aadhaar in order...

India must ban asbestos urgently
Rediff.com7 Sep 2017

Among the most deprived communities in India live and work under asbestos roofs. The...

A verdict that could stall river linking project
Rediff.com26 May 2017

Every river is a living person, argues Gopal Krishna on the basis of the recent...

Making a mockery of the Supreme Court order on Aadhaar
Rediff.com28 Apr 2017

'The attempt to make Aadhaar mandatory has now emerged as an act of bullying by...

Database State to Surveillance State
Rediff.com31 Jan 2017

The plan of UID/Aadhaar-based surveillance does not end with the collection of...

Be very afraid of the biometric regime
Rediff.com4 May 2016

There are unprecedented political implications of identification based on 'biological...

Aadhaar may have a lethal impact on the existence of India
Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

'Biometric Aadhaar-based surveillance is not only about violation of privacy, but also...

Protect the Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right!
Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

'The government's proposal to store citizens' data including Aadhaar data under its...

Modi@1: Some positive steps, long way to go
Rediff.com26 May 2015

It has been said that by 2025, India could become among the top five economies in the...

Bihar's first phase of polls on six seats offer no signal
Rediff.com7 Apr 2014

In terms of electoral fortunes, in all likelihood, the status quo is not going to...