Kishorechandra Wangkhem was in Sajiwa Central Jail in Imphal East since November 27 last year for criticising Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh and the BJP on social media and was released on Wednesday
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the government's contention that sensitive documents accessed by the media on the Rafale deal can't be evidence
Under the proposed law, the government would have the power to block social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube unless they register in Nepal.
"We've been completely banned by Facebook, Apple & Spotify. What conservative news outlet will be next?" said Jones.
The bench observed that one was witnessing a "tragic phase" in the country where one could not even speak or move around freely, and yet, the authorities in the above cases had failed to show urgency, or make concrete progress, in probing the killings.
Shia community head, Nisar Hyder, said that a complaint was lodged in regard with the Deputy Commissioner of Police, South Zone, V. Satyanarayana for further action.
Fake news can get you killed in India. However we should accept that even in the total absence of fake news our problems would remain.
Pai unveiled a "Restoring Internet Freedom" order to be voted on at the FCC's December 14 meeting
Sasidharan had last week moved to the Kerala High Court against the Information and Broadcasting ministry and IFFI officials over his film S Durga being dropped from the festival.
In a Twitter post, he also said "many communities" had earlier opposed his films, without naming anybody.
Thirumurugan was arrested fafter he commented on a Facebook to a post related to Vijay-starrer Tamil film Mersal
Amid an uproar from the opposition Congress, the Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill was tabled in the Assembly by Home Minister Gulabchand Kataria yesterday to replace an ordinance promulgated on September 7.
State president of People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) Kavita Srivastava said the amendments and provisos were to "gag the media" and "clipping" the powers of the magistrate to order an investigation
Sreenivasan Jain on Tuesday alleged that a report by himon loans given to Jay Shah’s companies was taken down from NDTV’s website
The court was hearing a plea in a Bulanshahr gangrape case against former Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan for his controversial statement that the gangrape case was a "political conspiracy".
It urges Kovind to intervene in the matter and "restore the atmosphere of healthy debate for which JNU has been recognised in the entire academic world."
Twitter said that it cannot take down Trump's post about North Korea as it was 'newsworthy'. Two days later, the cycle changed.
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.