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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Film producer Ronnie Screwvala and former Network 18 Chief Executive B. Saikumar have come together to form a ‘new-age’ digital media company. The yet-to-be-named company will be based in Mumbai. In its first phase, according to a release, the venture plans to launch a digital brand that will offer multi-genre, multi-lingual content across video, audio, text…
Inspired by PM Mr Narendra Modi ji’s vision of ‘Digital India’, the ministries of power, coal & new & renewable energy have redesigned their websites to make them user-friendly, mobile/tablet responsive and engaging. These websites will continue to be improved in the days to come to make them even more communicative and easy to navigate.…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious ‘Digital India’ project got a major fillip after the state –owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has decided to invest Rs 7,000 crore to offer free high – speed wi-fi in 2500 cities and towns in India. BSNL chairman and managing director Anupam Shrivastava told a leading English daily that…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious ‘Digital India’ project got a major fillip after the state –owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has decided to invest Rs 7,000 crore to offer free high – speed wi-fi in 2500 cities and towns in India. BSNL chairman and managing director Anupam Shrivastava told a leading English daily that…
Times Television Network, part of the Times of India Group, will be hosting the ‘Digital India Summit 2015’ on the 3 & 4 February 2015, in New Delhi. The summit based on the theme: Digital India: Bits & Bytes of a Billion Dreams, will be inaugurated by Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Communication who will also deliver the keynote address. The…