Greenpeace India will meet representatives of different political parties and raise the issue of fundamental rights, after the government suspended its FCRA registration and blocked its domestic and international bank accounts. Greenpeace India campaigner Priya Pillaisaid the organisation will speak to all the political parties to stand up and protect the fundamental rights. Pillai was recently…
The de-recognition of a student body, ‘Ambedkar-Periyar Study Circle,’ at IIT-Madras by its management has turned into a big inter-party conflict going beyond the campus. Its echo is heard on the streets of the capital and in other metropolitan cities. Fortunately, Parliament is not in session as it would provide yet another chance to the…
The de-recognition of a student body, ‘Ambedkar-Periyar Study Circle,’ at IIT-Madras by its management has turned into a big inter-party conflict going beyond the campus. Its echo is heard on the streets of the capital and in other metropolitan cities. Fortunately, Parliament is not in session as it would provide yet another chance to the…
In 1993, the Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen wrote the novel “Lajja” (Shame), which offended many Muslims on the Indian subcontinent. The author had to go into hiding in India because of death threats by Bangladeshi Islamist groups. Bangladesh’s Islamists, however, were not as powerful in the early 1990s as they are today. Since the start…
The National Skill Development Council has emphasised on the need to address the critical aspect of cyber security while planning smart cities.
“Cyber security is a critical aspect in the planning and development of smart cities,” council chairman S Ramadorai told a seminar on smart cities held here over the weekend.
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As cyber security threats become more frequent and sophisticated, representatives of Indian IT security firms have asked Centre to encourage use of indigenously developed solutions and services to cut down on possible security lapses in foreign products and softwares. China has already stopped sourcing products and softwares from foreign anti-virus companies, citing security reasons. Read…
The demand for cybersecurity professionals is on the rise and companies are willing to offer them as much Rs 80 lakh per annum, a study said. According to a report by CISO Platform, a social media network dedicated to information security, the industry is likely to see a huge growth in India, going ahead. Read…
Hackers broke into US government computers, possibly compromising the personal data of 4 million current and former federal employees, and investigators were probing whether the culprits were based in China, US officials said on Thursday. In the latest in a string of intrusions into US agencies’ high-tech systems, the Office of Personnel Management suffered what…
Months after one of its campaigners was ‘offloaded from a flight, Greenpeace India on Monday claimed that a member of its international staff was denied entry into India despite having valid documents. According to the NGO, Aaron Gray-Block, a member of Greenpeace International, had flown in from Sydney on Saturday to take part in a series…
Internet.org, the Facebook-led initiative to provide select apps and services to mobile phone users in emerging markets for free, recently passed 800,000 subscribers in India. Along with local telecom companies there, the service provides access to around 30 websites and services without charging the user for the mobile data necessary to use those services, which…