“Let the filth begin” was the opening statement given by Karan Johar before an obvious attempt at structured undoing of civil and linguistic boundaries started. Indeed the buzz was generated, enjoyed and spread in a way that some people approached the courts in order to stop it. The humour show took place on 28th January…
The Wikimedia Foundation, the not-for-profit behind the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia, said it is suing the U.S. National Security Agency and Department of Justice over the “large-scale search and seizure of internet communications” following the digital surveillance programs detailed in documents released by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. It said the aim of the suit is…
March 10th, 2014 New Delhi, India—DEF participated in the “Improving Internet Access for Growth and Development in India” organized by Brookings India. This discussed operated under Chatham House a rule which means that all comments and discussion are off-the record. Brookings India is undertaking a two-year research project that seeks to understand how internet is…
1. Which themes should be addressed in the inter-sessional work of IGF 2015? Access Issue should be taken through inter-sessional work. In terms of access, affordability, mobile technology is inclusive in terms of existing infrastructure, affordability, wide-range of communication medium, etc. On the same line, wireless plays an important role in providing the last mile…
When he lent his support to a fight against a high-speed train line through the mountains between France and Italy, Erri De Luca never expected to face jail. But the 64-year-old Naples-born writer takes the witness stand on March 16, accused of inciting crime by saying in an interview that the controversial line should be…
Exactly 20 years ago, Nicholas Negroponte of MIT Media Labs wrote a book called Being Digital. In that book, he distinguished between ‘atoms’ and ‘bits’. Atoms make up physical, tangible objects such as CDs, books and letters. Digital information, on the other hand, is made up of bits, the smallest unit of information on a…
Tamil Nadu-based Nokia plant, which was shut down few months back, is likely to start functioning again, Prime Minister Narendra Modi indicated today. “Your concern is right. 25000 people were rendered jobless there,” Modi said in Rajya Sabha while responding to the issue highlighted by CPI(M) member Sitaram Yechury about the closure of the Nokia…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday condemned the killing of Bangladeshi writer and blogger, Avijit Roy. “I have no language of consolation for the bereaved family. We condemn those who did this act of killing,” the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson said. “I strongly condemn the brutal murder of the Bangladeshi writer. We believe…
It’s ok to be confused. Like I am. Every time I read the newspapers or watch news on television I’m wrought with confusion. A few weeks ago there was a furor about AIB. Then Tamil writer Perumal Murugan gave up writing because of pressure from a community against his novel. Now Puliyur Murugesan has been beaten up…
Taking suo motu cognizance of a media report, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued a notice to the State Director General of Police, calling for a report within two weeks in the case of arresting two activists – Tushar Nirmal Sarathy and Jaison C Cooper. The media report has said that the…