Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska) believes President Barack Obama’s “Net Neutrality” agenda could lead to US presidents acting like dictators. In an email fired off to critics of Obama’s plan on Wednesday, Sasse cited Russia, China, Iran, and Turkey as examples of what happens when government regulates the internet. The email’s subject line referenced Russia’s relatively…
United Nations Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council have deplored the apparent burning alive of a Jordanian pilot by the ISIS, with the UN chief calling on all governments to strengthen their efforts to combat the scourge of terrorism and extremism. In a statement, Ban said Mo’az Al Kassasbeh was killed by a…
Bihar Human Rights Commission (BHRC) on Wednesday directed DGP and the principal secretary of Social Welfare Department (SWD) to depute their senior officials to appear before it on March 20 with action taken report on witchcraft and witch-hunt related incidents.
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A provincial supreme court in Canada has okayed a human rights complaint by an Indo-Canadian varsity professor against a university alleging discrimination on the basis of race, colour and ethnic origin.
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The National Human Rights Commission on Tuesday issued notices to the Union Home Ministry secretary, chief secretary of the government of NCT of Delhi and the Delhi police commissioner and called for detailed reports, including the status of investigation, into allegations of desecration of the St Alphonsa’s Church in Vasant Kunj.
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North Korea has formally asked the UN to revoke its resolution on human rights in the country, arguing that it is based on “false testimonies” by deserters, the state-run KCNA news agency reported Wednesday.
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The department of electronics and information technology on Wednesday opposed the blocking of entire websites following court orders and the use of the government to ensure such blocking in case of copyright disputes. The department also opposed continuing keeping such websites blocked once the event for which they were originally blocked was over. The government’s…
With the economic mood having swung in India’s favour, partly by inspired effort and partly by the luck of falling prices for oil and commodities, how can we effectively capitalise on our disorderly yet undeniable potential? Asked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last October what could be done to promote business in India, the chief executive of…
Global payments solutions company MasterCard is planning to launch its latest digital platform — MasterPass — in India. A pilot for this project is under way, said Ram Chari, group head & CEO, ElectraCard Services (Integrated Products Solutions of MaserCard), on Wednesday.
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There are new opportunities for Tata Communications in mobile network space, especially for a single account holder to operate his mobile phone and surf the internet from another country, company’s senior executive said here today.
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