Banking - Different Truths

March 10, 2018
Reetwika Banerjee
Cyber Security

Vishing Attack: Cybercrime over Voice

With the advent of telecommunication technology, the attackers have also come up with an innovative strategy to fool users through fake phone calls. It utilises similar deceptive techniques of...

March 10, 2018
Dr. Navodita Pande
International Relations, Politics, World

What are the Global Ramifications of the Racial Tension in the Kandy District of Sri Lanka?

Ranil Wickremesinghe’s 11-day tenure as the law and order minister was marred by racial tension in the central district of Kandy. Muslim-owned businesses and religious sites came under attack...

March 9, 2018
IPA Service
Corruption

India Still in Most Corrupt Group: Rich Men go Scot-free, Poor are Punished

The Corruption Perception Indices for the last four years released by the Transparency International have also found rampant corruption in the country and placed India among the most corrupt...

March 9, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Pre-Poll Line-Ups Emerge to the Chagrin of Modi

The Telangana leader has increasingly given himself the appearance of a change-maker on the national stage though questions are raised as to how far he can take his ambitions...

February 27, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Poll Battle to Win Over Northeastern States of India: BJP Banking on Anti-Incumbency, Congress on Peace

The BJP is depending on the anti-incumbency as a result of unemployment, lack of infrastructure and improper implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission. The Congress, on the other hand,...

February 27, 2018
IPA Service
Legal Issues

Supreme Court Lands in another Major Crisis: Judicial Impropriety in Conflicting Judgements on Land Acquisition

Conflicting judgements on land acquisition exposes a major crisis in judicial impropriety. Here’s a weekly round-up of the major decisions of the courts in India as also legal policy...

February 24, 2018
IPA Service
Economy

Crocodile Tears on Breakdown of Banking Controls: Chief Economic Advisor Owes the Nation an Explanation

Arvind Subramanian, the CEA, does not feel shy in admitting that he failed to respond to the decay, though he was aware of it. It is indeed shocking to...

February 24, 2018
Reetwika Banerjee
Crime, Cyber Security

Dumpster Divers Can Bankrupt You the Easiest Way

A renowned cybersecurity consultant, Reetwika warns us against dumpster divers, who collects discarded items from a garbage bin (dumpster) and makes money by vending them to a reseller. A...

February 21, 2018
IPA Service
Economy, Politics

Scams Again for Poll Battle as in 2014: Modi Tries pinning all Ills on Congress

The PNB scam could add to uncertainties for the BJP government to return with a comfortable majority in 2019. For the same reason, Modi would be still wavering on...

February 21, 2018
IPA Service
Crime, Economy

Gaming Banking System through Process Shortcomings: Need to Nurture Institutional Integrity to Restore Trust

In the aftermath of the scam, the Punjab National Bank’s honcho has claimed that it has acted promptly, suspending 10 officials, while the Central Bureau of Investigation has also...

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