Writers resent muzzle on Salman Rushdie
byJaipur : Outrage and resentment were the dominant emotions on the first day of the Jaipur Literature Festival here Friday as writers, intellectuals and…
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Court puts off hearing on Google, Facebook pleas
byNew Delhi : The Delhi High Court Thursday adjourned the hearing on petitions of Google India and Facebook India challenging a trial court’s order…
Shimla Filmmaker Vivek Mohan on Cochin Film Festival Jury
byShimla boy Vivek Mohan, a Mumbai based filmmaker along with other known personalities is on the jury of Script 2012, a two-day film festival…
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang steps down
bySan Francisco / London : Yahoo’s co-founder Jerry Yang stepped down from its board along with all other positions he held in the company,…
Wikipedia to shut down in protest for 24 hours
byLondon : Popular online encyclopaedia Wikipedia will voluntarily shut down for 24 hours Wednesday as a protest against internet piracy laws in the US….
Censoring social media curbs free speech, say netizens
byNew Delhi : The Indian government’s decision to prosecute social networking sites like Google and Facebook has triggered public anger, with netizens saying the…
Heavy snow at Dalhousie cancels Lootera film shoot
byDalhousie: The Ranveer Singh – Sonakshi Sinha starer Lootera had to abandon a shooting schedule in Dalhousie as an unexpectedly heavy snowfall hit the…
Facebook, Google move court; Delhi Police issued notice
byNew Delhi : The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to Delhi Police on a petition filed against summons issued by a trial court…
Remembering a heavenly radio station—worldspace
byThey say all good things come to an end , and this is exactly what happened to worldspace radio in India two years ago…
Media must focus on national issues, PM
byNew Delhi : There should be no outside control on the media, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Monday while stressing that it should…