India has taken strong exception to the European Parliament’s resolution, that accused India of “a serious breach of human rights” in its treatment of two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen off the coast of Kerala in February 2012. The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said the case was sub-judice, and…
Canada-based NRI Sital Kler, who is also case coordinator of South Asian Human Rights Group of Canada Society, handed over a list of 60 names of Punjabis to chief minister Parkash Singh Badal at Jalandhar on Friday, saying they were lodged in Pakistan jails. Kler said he had received the list from Pakistan-based human rights…
Leading human rights groups on Thursday released satellite images claiming to show massive destruction by Boko Haram of two Nigerian towns in what is feared to be the deadliest strike of the Islamists’ six-year insurgency.
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The North East Dialogue Forum (NEDF) in collaboration with civil societies (Social Youth Organisation Sanjenbam, Meira Paibi of Lairenkabi, Heibongpokpi, Lamban, Lamlongei, Tera Urak, Kadangband, Phayeng, Singda, Haorang Keirel, Haorang Khunou) organized a mass rally cum public meeting on “International Humanitarian Law and Right to Life” at Lairenkabi Dramatic Hall, Imphal West, Manipur on January…
US Secretary of State John Kerry had a “very successful” India trip and has instituted follow up mechanisms on the country to strengthen ties, a top Obama Administration official has said. Noting that the United States is ready to collaborate with India to deliver a truly digital country to realise “shared goals”, Assistant Secretary of…
Amitabh Bachchan was adjudged as the Social Media Person of the Year at the 5th India Digital Awards presented by IAMAI. The winners of the 5th India Digital Awards coinciding with 9th India Digital Summit, 2015, were announced at a ceremony yesterday. The awards, this year had 6 Categories and 31 sub-categories for the internet…
The breakneck growth in internet usage over the past two decades has forced policymakers to confront a host of challenges, from how to regulate the sharing economy to who owns the infrastructure behind the “tubes” themselves. While tempers have flared on a number of these issues, I tend to give the benefit of the doubt…
Top industry leaders and government officials on Friday called for increasing Internet use among the masses as they discussed emerging trends in a range of services from online ticket booking to e-governance. At the ninth India Digital Summit hosted by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) in New Delhi, the participants also deliberated…
A unique project by St Teresa’s College is continuously garnering laurels and winning accolades one after the other. The e-Jaalakam project, after pocketing the State Government Award for Innovation in Public Services a few months ago, has been selected for the National Award for ‘Outstanding e-governance Initiative by Academic and Research Institutions’ instituted by the…
A unique project by St Teresa’s College is continuously garnering laurels and winning accolades one after the other. The e-Jaalakam project, after pocketing the State Government Award for Innovation in Public Services a few months ago, has been selected for the National Award for ‘Outstanding e-governance Initiative by Academic and Research Institutions’ instituted by the…