New Delhi: While public resentment is growing over the increasing incidents of rape in India, particularly in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), political leadership does not seem to see a reason to worry. Though the status of women in India, both historically and socially, has been one of respect and reverence, the hard…
This is one statistic Maharashtra, one of India’s most industrialised states and home to the country’s financial capital Mumbai, can’t be proud of. The western state has emerged as the top state in the country in terms of online fraud, government data show. Maharashtra accounted for almost 46% cases of online fraud registered in the…
The state’s information technology hub is under attack from a dreaded malware that is locking out computers at will.
‘Ransomware’, the malicious software that seizes access to computers and laptops until a said amount is paid,
My mother told me a woman should choose her words wisely. My grandfather told me a woman should stick to her family,” says 29-year-old Lipika. “But I will tell my daughter that a woman has the right to dream. A woman is not destined for marriage, but she has the same prospects as men envision.”…
As many as 73 websites which were illegally streaming “pirated” videos of cricket matches are set to be banned soon , as a judgment by the Delhi High Court has held that banning of specific URLs was not always an adequate measure to stop piracy. The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and…
Within a few hours after restoration of postpaid mobile services in Kashmir, Airtel subscribers complained that the cellular company discontinued services within a few hours.
The online system for receiving applications for Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination, 2016, has been kept open till Internet services are restored in Kashmir valley and thereafter further extension will be made commensurate with number of days internet services are found to have remained unavailable, according to Public Service Commission (PSC).
A day after his apparent jibe at Bollywood actor Aamir Khan in context of intolerance debate caused a flutter, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said he did not target any specific person but is against overall “unrest”. Parrikar also said that he was not opposed to the “freedom of expression, but feels that country is…
When file-sharing website Kickass Torrents (KAT) went offline after its alleged owner, Artem Vaulin, was arrested in Poland last week, Indians were the most heavily affected by the move. India provided a big audience for KAT, with Kat.cr—the most popular of its many URLs—having seen 24% of its traffic come from India, more than any…
A sum of Rs 50,000 was fraudulently withdrawn from the net-banking account of a state-government employee in May this year.His mistake was that he revealed the One Time Password (OTP) he received on his registered mobile number when requested by a telephone caller pretending to be the bank’s customer care official.