An independent court to tackle cybercrimes, 1,000-strong trained police personnel, a Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) unit headquartered in Mumbai— these are a few of the recommendations of a detailed roadmap on cybercrime policing that got a go ahead from chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday.
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Online news editors of two prominent news portals were arrested on charges of defaming Kochi Mayor Tony Chammany. News published by the websites alleged that the Mayor went to Muscat after misinforming the public that he was leaving for Velankanni. The foreign visits had become controversial after the Mayor apparently skipped important meetings.
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A senior officer of the National Human Rights Commission, convicted for raping and deceitfully marrying a widow after concealing his first wedlock, has been awarded seven years jail by a Delhi court which observed that his “high social status” has made the offence more serious. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Virender Bhatt convicted the man, a…
The central government today assured Supreme Court that Section 66A of the Information Technology Act would not be used to strangulate “political dissent and contrarian views” posted on social networking sites. Under Section 66A of Information Technology Act, 2000, any person is liable to be punished if he or she sends “offensive” messages through a…
Messaging apps like WhatsApp, iMessage, Snapchat and Telegram could face a ban in Britain as PM David Cameron aims to stop the use of encrypted communication services in his battle against terror. Cameron vows to introduce a legislation to provide intelligence agencies a legal framework to crack down on communications of terror suspects. The new…
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will maintain a Facebook account and a Twitter handle to interact with members of the public . A provision of around Rs 20 crore has been made in the budget for IT infrastructure, which includes activities on digital media communication platforms. The budget states that a digital grievance redressal system…
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will maintain a Facebook account and a Twitter handle to interact with members of the public . A provision of around Rs 20 crore has been made in the budget for IT infrastructure, which includes activities on digital media communication platforms. The budget states that a digital grievance redressal system…
Want to complain about delivery-related problems in government services, or make suggestions about the working of various departments or drafts of proposed laws and policies? On Republic Day, the Maharashtra government will launch a collaborative mobile app and portal called ‘Aaple Sarkar’, which will enable citizens to do this.
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Want to complain about delivery-related problems in government services, or make suggestions about the working of various departments or drafts of proposed laws and policies? On Republic Day, the Maharashtra government will launch a collaborative mobile app and portal called ‘Aaple Sarkar’, which will enable citizens to do this.
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The heads of India’s information technology sector gathered at the Raisina Hills on Wednesday for their first ever pre-Budget meet with Finance Minister (FM) Arun Jaitley. Infosyschief executive Vishal Sikka; Wipro Chief Financial Officer Suresh Senapathy; TCS Executive Vice-President Pheroz Vandrewala; HCL Chief Financial Officer Anil Chanana;Nasscom president R Chandrasekhar, along with e-commerce captains Flipkart’s Sachin Bansal; Snapdeal’s Kunal Behl; InMobi’s Naveen Tewari and several…