As protests by Bajrang Dal activists escalated against Aamir Khan blockbuster ‘PK’, Congress on Tuesday condemned the vandalism and charged that the government was “complicit in its silence”. “Condemn acts of vandalism by Bajrang Dal and other fringe elements against movie PK. Would (PM Narendra) Modi ask CM Gujarat to act against Hooligans? “Or at least condemn it on…
To allow the exhibiting of the film PK to be disrupted by anyone in the name of religion is to surrender to each and every self-styled critic of the creative arts. In a functioning democracy, the freedom of expression is a tenet far too precious to be denied on the whims of persons who may…
The ₹30,000-cr project will help double the optical fibre capacity, says BBNL chief Aruna Sundararajan, former Kerala IT Secretary, who left her footprints on the State’s e-governance and e-literacy, is now part of the Digital India vision. She heads Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL), which is tasked with building the National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN)…
The decision of the government to block 32 URLs has become a subject matter of debate and the question being asked is blocking the right way to go. Should the government be taking down websites or web pages? Should the government be acting against the intermediaries or should it block websites as a whole? These…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the 102nd Indian Science Congress 2015 at the Mumbai University. This year’s theme of the Congress is Science and Technology for Human Development. The five-day event will witness deliberations and presentation of papers by the scientific fraternity from across the globe. More than 12 thousand delegates are expected…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the 102nd Indian Science Congress 2015 at the Mumbai University. This year’s theme of the Congress is Science and Technology for Human Development. The five-day event will witness deliberations and presentation of papers by the scientific fraternity from across the globe. More than 12 thousand delegates are expected…
The Centre has blocked 32 websites, including vimeo.com, dailymotion.com, pastebin.com and github.com, in an effort to curb ISIS propaganda, prompting a wave of online protests. An Indian “hacktivist” group, Anonymous India, has threatened reprisal. By Wednesday evening, however, websites that had complied with the government order to remove objectionable content had been unblocked, sources said.…
Hailing the Modi government’s ‘Digital India’ campaign as a revolutionary plan to bridge the gap between the digital haves and have-nots, Ravi Shankar Prasad said the entire profile of India will change in the next four to five years. Inspired by the rapid strides made by India’s first telecom and technology start-up in Kerala’s port…
The State government will introduce Mee Kosam, an online grievance redressal system, as part of efforts to expeditiously resolve public grievances. Slated for launch on Sankranti, the new system is considered as a prelude to the State government’s plan to roll out Smart AP. Mee Kosam is being designed to keep track of the complaints…
Digital India to me, is one of those visionary ideas that has the potential and depth to transform India. What excites me most about it is that it promises to fix a serious problem that has held India back. For years, we have been the IT hub for the world and our IT workers have…