US President Barack Obama and Britain`s Prime Minister David Cameron kicked off two days of talks on Thursday at the White House, with the British leader promising progress on the “new threat” of cyber security. Cameron referenced the recent cyberattack allegedly launched by North Korea against Sony Pictures in a video posted just before the…
Were I in Paris, I would have unhesitatingly joined the more than 1.5 million Parisians who marched from the Place de la Republique to Place de la Nation to show solidarity with the journalists of Charlie Hebdo gunned down by those I consider totally insane. There is no way one can justify the utterly barbaric act that…
Were I in Paris, I would have unhesitatingly joined the more than 1.5 million Parisians who marched from the Place de la Republique to Place de la Nation to show solidarity with the journalists of Charlie Hebdo gunned down by those I consider totally insane. There is no way one can justify the utterly barbaric act that…
After censor board chief Leela Samson, another board member Ira Bhaskar has decided to resign over the state of affairs in the running of the statutory body. Bhaskar, a professor of cinema studies in Jawaharlal Nehru University, said she will send in her resignation by Friday night. “I have decided to resign by tonight. My…
An Indian film that features a self-styled spiritual leader in jewel-studded costume riding motorbikes and sending the bad guys flying has prompted the chief of the country’s censor panel to quit, citing government interference. Other members of the panel were expected to quit on Friday, in support of Leela Samson’s resignation after an appeals tribunal…
An Indian film that features a self-styled spiritual leader in jewel-studded costume riding motorbikes and sending the bad guys flying has prompted the chief of the country’s censor panel to quit, citing government interference. Other members of the panel were expected to quit on Friday, in support of Leela Samson’s resignation after an appeals tribunal…
Washington: The US has reacted cautiously to the statement made by the Pope Francis on freedom of speech, who had said such rights entail limits and that other people’s religion could not be insulted or mocked. Noting that freedom of speech comes with responsibilities, the US said that violence in no way could be justified…
Washington: The US has reacted cautiously to the statement made by the Pope Francis on freedom of speech, who had said such rights entail limits and that other people’s religion could not be insulted or mocked. Noting that freedom of speech comes with responsibilities, the US said that violence in no way could be justified…
An online petition to show solidarity with Tamil writer Perumal Murugan, who was forced to give up writing in the wake of a controversy surrounding his novel ‘Mathorubhagan’ (One Part Woman), has received an overwhelming response from netizens across the country. Murugan recently announced the death of the writer in him following a meeting convened…
While appealing to writer Perumal Murugan to reconsider his decision to renounce writing, speakers at ‘The Hindu Lit For Life’ on Friday said private “fascist” groups that attack freedom of expression were the greatest danger of current times.
The speakers wanted the coming together of diverse liberal groups to defend freedom of speech.
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