The Delhi government was working towards encouraging use of m-governance and e-governance to eliminate corruption and red-tapism from the system, stated Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister, Government of NCT of Delhi, while addressing an interactive session on ‘Delhi 2020 – A Smart Place to Live, Work and Do Business’. Manish Sisodia today assured the industry…
Delhi government is working towards encouraging use of mobile and e-governance to eliminate corruption and red tapism from the system, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today said. Sisodia, also the Finance Minister in the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP dispensation was addressing an interactive session on ‘Delhi 2020 – A Smart Place to Live, Work and Do…
At the click of a mouse, devotees can make payments for ‘sevas’ at 11 major temples owned by the Muzrai Department in Karnataka. Devotees can log on to www.bangaloreone.gov.in and book temple services online. The Endowment Department, in association with e-Governance Department introduced a novel beneficial initiative for temple devotees of the State. Devotees can…
Interim Reddit CEO Ellen Pao stepped down today, following a week that saw the online community’s users call for her head on a pike after the controversial firing of a well-liked employee. It’s been called the “Reddit Revolt,” and it bodes poorly for the future of the Internet. So far this year, we’ve gone through…
The Election Commission has filed an affidavit expressing its stance in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) that wants a direction to the commission to frame new guidelines making voting mandatory. The commission said right to vote was not a fundamental right but statutory. “The decision taken by the voter after verifying the credentials…
The irony of Subramanian Swamy’s newest challenge to India’s hate speech and blasphemy laws is lost on many of his supporters. The same laws were used to prosecute Wendy Doniger and harass Maqbool F Hussain, as well asShirin Dalvi and others who published images depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Free speech in India is messily contested.…
Almost a month after journalist Jagendra Singh was allegedly killed for his social media posts against a Uttar Pradesh minister, his 22-year-old son came out of his personal grief to urge the Supreme Court, as the custodian of free speech, to protect more independent voices like his father’s from being “crushed to death” in the future.…
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the government’s response on a plea filed by a media professionals’ organisation challenging the constitutional validity of certain provisions including penal laws on defamation. “Issue notice. A copy of this petition be served on the office of the Attorney General of India in course of the day. Let the matter…
Months after one of its campaigners was ‘offloaded from a flight, Greenpeace India on Monday claimed that a member of its international staff was denied entry into India despite having valid documents. According to the NGO, Aaron Gray-Block, a member of Greenpeace International, had flown in from Sydney on Saturday to take part in a series…
In occupied Kashmir, Hurriyet leaders have called upon India to allow a UN team to conduct investigation into human right violations as a result of enforced draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act in the territory. The leaders including Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Yousuf Naqash, Shabbir Ahmad Dar, Zamruda Habib, Yasmeen Raja, Hakeem Abdul Rashid, Farooq…