37% rural youth sans Internet access: Study: At a time when the mobile Internet has reached every nook and corner of the country, a study has shown that nearly 37 percent of Punjab’s rural youth (14-18 years) has no knowledge of the Internet. Read More
As cybercrime rises in Navi Mumbai, rape cases go up too: The cyber crime cell of the Navi Mumbai police commissionerate has informed that there is a disturbing trend of heinous crime against women like rape, after the victims were first threatened and blackmailed online through various social networking sites, emails by the culprits. Read More
Using RTI benefits community: Right to Information Act (RTI) came fully into force on 12 October 2005. Under this act, any citizen of India can request information from a public authority (a body of Government or instrumentality of state) which is required to reply expeditiously or within thirty days. Read More
Rise of Conservative Religious Ideologies’ Causes India to Fall 10 Spots on EIU Democracy Index: At a time when the political discourse on how essential dissent is for a democracy has become a mainstay in conversations, India has slipped to 42nd place from 32nd on the Economist Intelligence Unit‘s annual Global Democracy Index and remains classified among “flawed…
SECURE YOUR DATA: The internet can be a great ally or a formidable foe — it all depends on how adept you are at protecting your information. A cybersecurity expert offers guidance. We live in a world where every move we make on our digital devices — what we watch, read and like — leaves a…
Work with Google, Facebook to block explicit videos on internet: SC to Govt: With a view to ensure that explicit videos depicting rape, gang rape (RGR) and child pornography (CP) are not available for circulation on the internet, the Supreme Court has asked the Government of India to work with companies like Google, Yahoo, Facebook…
Take help of Facebook, Google to block porn: SC: In a bid to block porn sites on the Internet, the Supreme Court directed the government and the Information Ttechnology department to take the help of Google and Facebook to block objectionable sites that strea, child pornography. The Apex Court has suggested that the government should…
Raya Sarkar says all named in her list violated Visakha guidelines’ sexual harassment grounds: Responding to criticism of her crowd-sourced list naming academics who have been accused of sexual harassment by students, Raya Sarkar, an Indian lawyer based in the United States, asserted that everyone on the list had violated the sexual harassment grounds set by Visakha…
Cybercriminals tug at heartstrings to loot women: Panaji: Online fraudsters continue to find innovative means of duping people and the latest to fall victim are helpless women on matrimonial sites. The cyber crime cell of Goa police said that an average of eight cases are reported every year of women being swindled on the pretext…
Boy, 10, Hit By Teacher For Not Bringing Aadhaar Number, Had Surgery: PUNE: A 10-year-old boy was allegedly beaten up by his school teacher after he failed to bring his UID (Unique Identification) number, the police said on Sunday. The incident took place in Morya Shikshan Sanstha Highschool in Chinchwad, a few weeks ago. Read more