A new study has revealed that most of the bystanders don’t try to stop online bullies. As per the study at The Ohio State University, out of 221 college students, who participated in an online chat room in which they watched a fellow student get “bullied” right before their eyes, only 10% of the students…
The 2014 Union Budget saw a remarkable focus from the government to use technology as an enabler to drive initiatives like Digital India, Make in India and Smart Cities. The enhanced focus on these initiatives and increased public-private partnership is a testimony of the government’s thrust on the technology ecosystem.
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Digital India and its gains will form a highlight of the next round of ‘Festivals of India’ during 2015-16. The Culture Ministry has set the ball rolling for holding the next round of ‘Festivals of India’ abroad with Culture secretary Ravindra Singh holding a video conference with Ambassadors/High Commissioners of South Korea, Australia, Mauritius and…
An Iranian journalist who started an online hijab campaign, encouraging women to come out in the open without their headscarves, has been awarded a human rights award in Geneva. According to the Guardian, Masih Alinejad, 38, launched Stealthy Freedoms of Iranian Women last year, attracting more than half a million likes on Facebook in a matter of…
Bollywood superstar Big B received summons from a Los Angeles court for allegedly violating human rights.
New York-based Sikh for Justice (SJF) filed a lawsuit against the actor claiming that he was one of the instigators in the Anti-Sikh riots in 1984.
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Bangladesh has invited the UN High Commissioner for Human RightsZeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein to visit Dhaka and see the human rights situation amid the ongoing political violence, media reported on Tuesday.
Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali said that he had invited him during his meeting with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Washington, bdnews24 reported.
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Today, the United States government made a significant announcement that will affect scores of Indian women (and surely, some men). Spouses of H1B visas will be allowed to work in the country starting 26 May, 2015. This is great news, of course, for the many wives who have spent years waiting for their husband’s green…
The district police have launched a crackdown on organisations functioning on the pretext of protecting human rights, and arrested four persons.
The crackdown followed reports sought by the Madras High Court on the steps taken to eradicate entities, claiming to be human rights organisations, and action taken against them.
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Ramnit, a malicious software has infected about 3.2 million computers worldwide since last five years. Europol, in an operation successfully took down the cyber-crime group that was using Ramnit to infect the computer systems worldwide. Tech-giants like Symantec, Microsoft and number of other industry partners seized the servers and other infrastructure belonging to the group.…
The City of Destiny is said to be by and large peaceful when it comes to crime or law and order. The only aspect that gives the police sleepless nights is the impending traffic time bomb. Of late, cyber crime is another aspect that is making the men in khaki ponder upon. Visakhapatnam is said…