The human rights situation in Tibet is deteriorating, particularly death in detention, collective punishment and restrictions imposed on the right to freedom of assembly and association, the annual report of the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) stressed.
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The Central Information Commission has asked Delhi government to suo moto make public whether the controversial two-finger test to determine rape has been banned in the national capital after the health department failed to spell out a clear policy on it. The matter reached Central Information Commission after an applicant said his query on the policy of Delhi Health…
Nation as a binding force and a dominant political discourse went very well with people in the second and third decade of 20th Century. In India nationalism paid rich dividends as the alien rule was overthrown but the Partition was marked by unpredicted violence. The macabre dance
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National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Justice K G Balakrishnan on Thursday said the voice of common man should find place in the ensuing general budget and policy making in order to make democracy more vibrant.
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It’s barely February, and it already looks to be a busy year for human rights in business. More precisely, impulses and developments that will compel businesses worldwide to keep a sharper eye on corporate social responsibility and human rights violations. Or else, suffer the increasing attention of watchdogs and risk losses on account of negative…
Two companies are racing to build a new kind of internet service: one that uses hundreds of tiny orbiting satellites to beam data around the globe.
One is the private spaceflight company SpaceX, working with Google. The other is a startup called OneWeb, which is teaming up with another spaceflight company, Virgin Galactic.
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Declaring the Internet critical for the nation, a top US regulator on Wednesday proposed an unprecedented expansion of federal power to ensure providers don’t block or slow web traffic for America’s countless users.
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The internet has made everybody audible. And, as a result, anybody can become a victim of a pitchfork-wielding mob, if you happen to say something online that the mob wants silenced. Nowhere has this reality been clearer than in the backlash against nascent feminism on Twitter.
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Technology major Cisco is betting big on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India mission. In an exclusive conversation with CNBC-TV18, Cisco’s Chief Technology Officer Padmasree Warrior says she is exploring opportunities to invest in electronics manufacturing in India. According to her, India’s internet business will increase 10 times. Below is the verbatimRead More
India’s booming digital advertising market has “reached a tipping point” and is set for double-digit growth driven by global investment in the country and policy reforms under the new Narendra Modi administration, according to ad:tech head of EMEA & India James Drake-Brockman.
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