Washington D.C., Mar 20, 2016 / 04:53 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- India is making a mistake in refusing to issue visas to a U.S. international religious freedom organization, said religious liberty advocates and experts specializing in the South Asian country. “This is a missed opportunity for India and for religious freedom. We had hoped to travel…
Content regulation on the Internet is at the forefront of discussion in India due to a build up of events over the past 12 months. Last August the Department of Telecommunications to prevent telecommunication providers from allowing their customers to access 857 pornographic websites. This mandate was immediately appealed and subsequently overturned by the Supreme…
BENGALURU: Aadhaar enrolment of children below five years of age is expected to get a shot in the arm, as about 2,000 Android based tablets will be acquired by the State for the purpose. The initiative has been taken up after Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) issued directions to speed up the process. Officials…
As Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), R S Sharma is on a hot seat. In his less than a year tenure, despite major controversial issues like net neutrality and differential pricing, he has upheld the basic tenet of the TRAI Act — taking care of consumer interest and promote competition in a…
NEW DELHI: Amid the JNU row and the controversy over AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi’s refusal to chant Bharat Mata ki Jai, the BJP termed the Hyderabad MP’s move as disrespect to the Constitution, while also hitting out at the Congress and other Opposition parties. “Refusal to chant victory to Bharat tantamounts to disrespect to our…
With regard to his recent comment that the University will not penalize students for possibly holding an event commemorating Osama bin Laden, University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 explained that the University is committed to the principles of free speech and will not discipline any members of the University for their political opinions. “We allow students, faculty…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that “nationalism is our strength” and needs to be spread while the BJP stressed the ideology of “nationalism” guides its belief, and the constitution allows freedom of speech but does not permit “destruction of the nation”. “Nationalism is our strength and it should be further spread,”…
Panaji: After two cases of sexual assault of children by teachers were reported in Goa last week, child rights’ activists said schools must set strict guidelines for staffers to deter them from developing private contact with students. Activists also stated that on installing vigilance systems like CCTVs, schools should not rely too much on them…
After a brief lull, the cyber crime branch has once again registered a substantial rise in the number of cases since the beginning of the year. The special unit registered over 45 cases while it has received about 279 complaints since January 1. The year 2015 was relatively calmer with 117 FIRs registered under the…
Despite having a national cybersecurity policy, risks to our critical infrastructure remain. The Aadhaar concerns are valid, but India needs both offensive cyber operations and strengthened cybersecurity to deal with new onslaughts. The debate in Parliament on the Aadhaar Bill, 2016, is quite revealing. Concerns expressed that the Bill contained certain provisions [Section 29(iv) and…