Did you just buy a shiny new smartphone loaded with the newest and greatest features to have conversations throughout the day, wherever you are? While your phone’s capabilities are distinctly modern, a new decision in United States v. Davis allowing police to get without a warrant records of which cell tower your phone connects to…
Free speech martyrdom ain’t what it used to be in these United States. Over the past half-century, the courts have widened and re-widened the channel through which our rights to speech flow. Smut prosecutions are largely a thing of the past (with the exception of child pornography, of course). The Postal Service hasn’t actively fished…
Mobile phone manufacturing company Micromax on Thursday said it had invested in Bengaluru-based digital fitness app HealthifyMe. The company did not disclose the investment amount but said the move was part of its plan to build an ecosystem for mobiles by tying up with start-ups that provide innovative services. The HealthifyMe app keeps track of…
As India completes 20 years of Mobile telephony it has many reasons to celebrate. Firstly, 900 million mobile subscriptions owned by about 700 million Indians (discounting for inactive subscriptions and multi-SIM users) are connected like never before. Secondly, by offering the most affordable call rates in the world, it offers immense opportunities in e-governance that…
The government has barred use of private servers for hosting Army websites following a cyber attack recently on an Army website where personal details of many Army personnel are believed to have been compromised, government said in Lok Sabha on Friday. In March, the official website of Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts…
The central government has taken a number of steps to protect confidential information in the defence sector from cyber attacks, Defence Minister Manhohar Parrikar told the Lok Sabha on Friday. The minister said in a written reply that cyber operation centres have been set up to enhance cyber security of Indian cyberspace. “To protect important…
Technology has revolutionised the way the world networks, orders food, buys groceries and even absorbs knowledge. Its role in the life of a modern-day citizen is increasing by each passing hour. However, not all industries have been able to fully exploit the potential of technology yet. Learning and education is one of those industries wherein…
George Clooney seems to be like any other husband in the world as he has revealed that his wife Amal Clooney doesn’t allow him to watch TV sports. ‘The Monuments Men’ actor said in an interview that he and his human rights lawyer wife don’t watch reality shows and also his wife makes him turn…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to a report in Mint , commands a very high approval rating at the end of one year. That must be reassuring to him and many others. This column focuses on India’s foreign policy, conceded one of the successes of this government, even by critics. However, it makes the case…
Beyond the visible causes for September 2014 deluge in valley, lie the subtle reasons rooted in the network of occupation. The recently released document by Coalition of Civil Society (CCS), entitled ‘Occupational Hazards’ has brought to fore the uncounted repercussions of militarization of Kashmir. In conversation with Saima Bhat, the researchers behind the report, have…