Music composer and singer Aditya Narayan feels that Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)’s ban on use of certain words in the films is an attack on the freedom of speech and expression. The list of 28 words which was leaked to the media recently has drawn widespread criticism.
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The Gambia ready to mark its fiftieth yr of independence on Wednesday, with festivities overshadowed by rising complaints over its rights report and the regime more and more seen overseas as a pariah. President Yahya Jammeh, who has dominated the previous British colony with an iron fist since seizing energy in 1994, was as a…
In Washington D.C. for a summit hosted by the United States on countering violent extremism, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon on Thursday warned leaders against “discarding our moral compass. He also spoke against giving into fear, as he called for “cool heads and common sense” to deal with what may very well be “the…
The Andhra Pradesh government has started working with software giant Wipro to develop AP State Enterprise Architecture (APSEA) which will create a digital repository of the state’s data and work with all departments on the government’s vision of 7 missions, 5 grids and 4 campaigns. The APSEA project has been kick-started following the Chief Minister…
Mobile marketplace Paytm wants to make cashless payments a habit. In a bid to get more users to this unique payment method, Paytm has announced plans to set up 30,000 to 50,000 offline retail shops to help people recharge their digital wallet and also provide basic customer care.
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According to top-secret documents given to The Intercept by Edward Snowden, British and American spies stole encryption keys from the largest SIM card manufacturer in the world. This is a huge deal because it means it could be way, way easier for the NSA to conduct widespread surveillance of encrypted communications without ever asking permission or even letting on…
The head of a UN inquiry into rights violations in North Korea said today that Pyongyang’s actions, while constituting a crime against humanity, fell short of genocide. Michael Kirby, the Australian former judge who headed the UN Commission of Inquiry into North Korea’s human rights violations that concluded last year, reiterated the panel’s finding that…
Apple CEO Tim Cook has used President Obama’s cybersecurity and consumer privacy summit and stressed on a strong need for privacy. Apple will expand encryption in services and products, the CEO said.
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The Internet is more than just a source of all the answers to us. It’s more of a second life that takes its course over time, depending on how we build up our online aura. But with everything coming out in the open on the web, the chances of several Internet-based crimes increase accordingly. Read…
The year was 2012 and the incident took place in Mumbai. Two college girls after the death of a prominent leader posted a comment on Facebook that became the subject of controversy. The followers of the leader were infuriated by the comments and the Mumbai police had to register a criminal case against the girls.…