Kurdish forces took full control of the Syrian town of Kobani near the Turkish border on Monday, driving out the last group of Islamic State (IS) fighters after nearly four months of battles, theSyrian Observatory for Human Rightsmonitoring group said. The Syrian Kurdish forces have been backed by near daily US-led airstrikes around the town, known as Ayn…
Come 26th January, life across Kashmir Valley comes to a standstill, cellphones and wireless internet services are snapped. All in the name of security. But this year on India’s Republic Day, the Valleyites woke up to a somewhat different atmosphere. For the first time since the introduction of mobile services in the Valley, surprisingly, mobile…
Despite all the security functions, your bank a/c can still be burglarized by the cyber frauds or hackers. A Delhi based Dentist; Dr. Neha Shrivastava (name changed) lost Rs. 10 lakh after the criminals sneaked into her bank account and withdrew the cash in two transactions. The incident was reported by the victim on January…
Israeli police have arrested the man, who allegedly hacked pop diva Madonna’s computer and leaked songs from her upcoming album ‘Rebel’. 27 songs from Madonna’s 13th album were were leaked online last month. The 56-year-old star had then responded by releasing six songs early to mitigate the effects of a leak. She had called the hack ‘a…
Israeli police have arrested the man, who allegedly hacked pop diva Madonna’s computer and leaked songs from her upcoming album ‘Rebel’. 27 songs from Madonna’s 13th album were were leaked online last month. The 56-year-old star had then responded by releasing six songs early to mitigate the effects of a leak. She had called the hack ‘a…
A committee has been set up to assist the government in establishing an effective legal framework to deal with cyber crimes. The panel is headed by former Law Secretary T K Viswanathan and has members from CBI, the Law Ministry and the Ministry of Home Affairs. The panel, set up earlier this month, will study and examine…
North Korea called on Thursday for the top United Nations human rights body to investigate allegations of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) torture in the George W. Bush era, that were contained in a recent Senate report. The move, announced by So Se Pyong, ambassador of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the U.N. in…
North Korea called on Thursday for the top United Nations human rights body to investigate allegations of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) torture in the George W. Bush era, that were contained in a recent Senate report. The move, announced by So Se Pyong, ambassador of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the U.N. in…
The Supreme Court of India has held ‘Right to Life’ under Article 21 of the Constitution to mean “the right to live with human dignity” in its decision in the matter of Francis Coralie Mullin v. Administrator, Union Territory of Delhi | (1981) 1 SCC 608. In the recent past, persons holding high public offices like TMC MP…
A local court today rejected charges of attempt to suicide against rights activist Irom Chanu Sharmila by her indefinite fast for 14 years demanding repeal of AFSPA and ordered her immediate release from custody.
The 42-year-old has been under arrest under section 309 of the Indian Penal Code for attempt to commit suicide.
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