India and United States have signed a Joint Declaration of Intent for cooperation in the field of Information & Communications Technology and Electronics (ICTE). The Joint Declaration was signed by the Secretary, Department of Electronics and IT Shri RS Sharma, and the US Ambassador to India Shri Richard Verma, at a ceremony.
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Modi envisioned India as developed nation with all the technological advancements in place. As part of this vision, as 2015 entered, the Digital India initiative got a boost as many companies domestic and foreign came in full support of this drive. Many countries including U.S. extended help in making India digitally stronger and increase internet…
Modi envisioned India as developed nation with all the technological advancements in place. As part of this vision, as 2015 entered, the Digital India initiative got a boost as many companies domestic and foreign came in full support of this drive. Many countries including U.S. extended help in making India digitally stronger and increase internet…
Barack Obama’s visit to India has been all about big issues such as nuclear deal, clean energy and climate, counter-terrorism and economic efforts between the two nations etc. If the entire media attention has been on the developments in these areas in the last couple of days, it is obvious why.
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On the night of January 16, Pravalika, a transgender, was found murdered in the city. While investigations are on, yet another incident sent shockwaves, among the transgender community. On the evening of January 20, a transwoman was picked up by the police and taken to KPHB police station on the pretext of interrogation. The interrogation…
Does a convict in a criminal case have the right to write a book? If the answer is no, then why? Here’s a story unfolding in Andhra Pradesh that needs a debate. Sathuluri Chalapathi Rao, who is serving a life imprisonment in Visakhapatnam Central Prison, has a manuscript – titled For a crime-free society –…
Following new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s assertion that his government would get the country’s human rights house in order, separate missions are to make crucial visits abroad to engage with global agencies.
Deputy Foreign Minister Ajith P Perera said, President Maithripala Sirisena’s international affairs advisor, Jayantha Dhanapala is to travel to Geneva.
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On 28-29 November 142 children – 57 girls and 83 boys, all members of human rights clubs – had a two day interaction with Juvenile Justice Functionaries of Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts of Andhra Pradesh. Participating with interest and commitment in the celebration of Children`s Right to be heard Programme were 15 members of Juvenile…
The Laos government is moving backward on human rights, says Phil Robertson, deputy director of Human Rights Watch’s Asia Division. HRW issued a submission to the United Nations ahead of Laos’ Periodic Review last week, urging it to emphasize the need for reform related to enforced disappearances, freedom of speech, association, and assembly, the treatment of detainees in…
As United Nations Member States start discussions to finalize the post-2015 development agenda, 10 top UN human rights experts have on Monday stressed the need to anchor the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in international human rights standards and to ensure that strong means for ensuring accountability are employed to make sure they are met. Read…