India’s top court rules privacy is a fundamental right
India's Supreme Court has ruled that citizens have a constitutional right to privacy, a landmark verdict that could derail a controversial biometric identification programme that the government is pushing on its people. A nine-judge bench ruled unanimously on Thursday that the right to privacy was "protected as an intrinsic part of Article 21 that protects life and liberty", in a case that challenges Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to make […]
