Right to privacy not absolute in a developing economy like India: Government: The Union Government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the right to privacy was a fundamental right but not all its facets will be covered under it. Attorney General KK Venugopal told a nine-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar,…
Gorkhaland agitation, Day 41: Ban on internet services extended till 4 August: The ban on internet services in the Darjeeling Hills, facing indefinite shutdown for the last 41 days for carving out a separate state of Gorkhaland out of West Bengal, was extended on Tuesday till 4 August. Read More
Internet shutdowns make India’s cashless economy ineffective: Internet Society: NEW DELHI: US-headquartered Internet Society has said Internet lockdowns are counterproductive for a country like India which is pushing for a less-cash economy. This year till end of June, 29 incidents of states blocking Internet services were reported in the country, according to the Software Freedom Law Centre, which has…
Four states back right to privacy in Supreme Court: New Delhi: Four states and one Union territory—Karnataka, Punjab, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh and Puducherry—on Wednesday backed the constitutionality of the right to privacy. Kapil Sibal, counsel for the states, told the Supreme Court that with the advent of technology, which is pervasive in nature, the state…