It is time for the legal system of the country to be equipped to tackle the changing nature of crime, Governor P. Sathasivam has said. He was delivering the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s first N.A. Palkhivala law lecture series started by the N.A. Palkhivala Academy for Advanced Legal Studies and Research on the Bhavan’s campus at…
Globally, the year 2014 was a year that was dedicated to cybercrimes and hacking. In fact, cybercrime as a phenomenon loomed large and predominant on the firmament of cyberspace landscape. Looking at the predominant events that happened in 2014 across the world, one gets an intrinsic feeling that the year 2014 was a year to remind the…
A poster announcing a cash award of `1 crore for information on Muslim women who had allegedly joined the Islamic State (IS) ranks allegedly put out in the name of Hindu Munnani stirred the hornet’s nest, with major political outfits seeking stern action against the perpetrators, in the district on Monday. The image of the…
Curious students at a city corporation school peek into the newly constructed digital lab, excited about the prospect of working on computers. A digital e-learning lab with laptops, interactive LCD screen, projector and internet connection, which was until now a luxury that could be afforded only by private schools, has been established at five corporation…
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi today stressed the need to employ science and technology to bail out children reeling under abject poverty even as he lamented that “human connect” has become “superficial” in the digital age. “Science is the purest form of knowledge and knowledge is universal. Digital disparity and inequality are growing. In the age…
A slow descent along Kenya’s Western rift valley brings the faint outlines of Gakawa into view. The small Masai community in this lowland flanked by mountains had no electricity or phone lines. With hardly any rain, this was no place for cash crops. Even so, farmers did manage to grow potatoes and a little maize…
The 89th edition of the Indian Philosophical Congress (IPC) was inaugurated at the newly-constructed Adikavi Nannaya University campus, Velugubanda village on the outskirts of Rajahmundry. About 150 philosophers, scholars, teachers and students from across the country are participating in the conference to exchange views on history of philosophy, logic and scientific method, metaphysics and epistemology,…
Rising at an alarming rate, the number of cyber crimes in the country may double to 3 lakh in 2015 and could pose serious economic and national security challenges, an Assocham-Mahindra SSG study has warned. The increasing use of smartphones and tablets for online banking and other financial transactions have increased risks.India has emerged as…
Cyber security is a complex field that requires domain specific expertise. As on date we cannot say with certainty that any particular country is fully cyber secure. Different countries have different level of cyber preparedness but India is lagging far behind in cyber security fields.
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2014 has been an exciting year for us at Microsoft—a year I wish had lasted longer. We are at a turning point in how technology can empower people and organisations to scale greater heights. As we step into 2015, we are committed to providing everyone with transformative tools and platforms so they can achieve their…