The case of the online intermediary

It is creditable that SC has attempted to balance intermediary liability with freedom of expression in Shreya Singhal case, but new procedural safeguards are required. The jubilation with which the Shreya Singhal case has been greeted is justified on several counts, most of them to do with free speech jurisprudence and the criminalisation of speech…

RPO issues 20L passports under its seva project

On Monday the Regional Passport Office in the city issued the 20,00,000th passport under the Passport Seva Project (PSP). The project was an ambitious e-governance initiative as a part of National e-governance plan. It was initiated at the Lalbagh Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) in May 2010. According to an official estimation, the RPO Karnataka issued…