Issues around cyber law compliance and “inefficient anti-corruption framework” pose a serious challenges that could weigh down the booming eCommerce sector in India, consultancy firm PwC said. A PwC report ‘eCommerce in India: Accelerating Growth’ said the sector has seen unprecedented growth in 2014, driven by rapid technology adoption led by increasing use of devices…
The next target of Islamist militant group ISIS is said to be India. The plant of this jihadist group has recently come to light through social media. The new maps of world are getting viral on social networking websites which are reportedly released by ISIS. The maps narrate the 5 year plan of ISIS. In…
Asian Centre for Human Rights in its report, “Bangladesh: Polarisation, Political Violence & an Undeclared Civil War”, released today stated that about 90 people have been killed and more than a thousand were injured in the ongoing violent anti-government protests by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led 20-party alliance demanding resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami…
President Barack Obama has asserted that the US campaign to prevent people around the world from being radicalised to violence is ultimately a battle for “hearts and minds” and governments that deny human rights “play into the hands” of extremists.
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Renault launched its new global digital strategy in India, to be replicated across its international operations, underlining the country’s importance in the French auto major’s growth plans. The new digital identity offers a seamless experience to customers accessing website through the mobile, tablet and desktop. The new platform is the first Renault-Nissan Alliance digital initiative,…
US financial services technology firm FIS expects as much as 30% growth in India in the next few years as it brings more offerings such as digital banking, corporate and settlement services to the country. FIS started operations in India about 17 years ago with payments solutions and then outsourced ATM management. In the past…
The space for digital news content is hotting up as Mashable, the leading global information portal, announced its India entry on Wednesday by partnering with India.com. This announcement is significant, considering that it comes in the wake of similar tie-ups for news and information content that media houses have been aggregating or have launched on…
As Pakistan and India battled it out at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday afternoon, Buzzfeed India editor Rega Jha tweeted: “It’s so sad that no matter who wins, Pakistanis will continue to be way hotter than us and we’ll continue to be their ugly neighbours.”
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The PUCL welcomes the Supreme Court granting an immediate stay on the Gujarat High Court order permitting the custodial interrogation of journalists and Human Rights Defenders, Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand, while refusing to grant them anticipatory bail. The Gujarat High Court passed its order on the 12th of February in the FIR of alleged…
The vital health parameters of veteran communist leader Govind Pansare returned to normal on Wednesday though he continued to be on ventilator support at the Aster Aadhar hospital in Kolhapur. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) asked the chief secretary and the director general of police to submit in four weeks their reports on the…