New Delhi: State-owned telecom firm BSNL's Website was hacked on Friday by a group that demanded withdrawal of section 66 A of the IT Act. The Website 'www.bsnl.co.in' was quickly restored. The group Anonymous India said that it hacked the website in support of activists Aseem Trivedi and Alok Dixit, who are on a hunger strike to protest Section 66A of the IT Act.
"Our website has been hacked and our people are working on it," BSNL Chairman and Managing Director RK Upadhyay said. The site has since been restored. The Twitter account of Anonymous India (@opindia_revenge) said, "BSNL Websites hacked, passwords and database leaked http://pastebin.com/wjtiyvx4 Anonymous India demands withdrawal of Sec 66A of IT Act."
Trivedi and Dixit are on a hunger strike for the last six days in protest against Sec 66A of IT Act. Facing public protests on the recent controversial arrest of some persons for their Facebook posts using the section 66A of IT Act, Government last month came out with guidelines where a police officer no less than the rank of DCP can sanction prosecution.
The guidelines were being issued after controversial arrests by Mumbai police under Section 66 (A) of Information Technology (IT) Act that deals with spreading hatred through electronic messages....
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01:28 PM, Dec 14, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has admitted cartoonist Aseem Trivedi's plea against the controversial Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act. Trivedi had been arrested in Mumbai in September on sedition charges for allegedly mocking the Constitution. He said the law is being misused to curb freedom. My plea has been accepted. Section 66(A) is being used to harass people. We have a right to freedom of expression. This section...
01:18 PM, Nov 30, 2012
New Delhi: Priya Rai, porn star of Indian origin, has denied coming to the reality show 'Bigg Boss'. She was rumoured to get a wild card entry in the ongoing sixth season of the show. She writes on Twitter, "I am NOT coming to Big Boss I don't know who started this." An official spokesperson for Colors Tv, the channel that airs 'Bigg Boss', also denied the speculations. Priya Rai...
12:25 PM, Nov 10, 2012
New Delhi: Celebrity hairstylist Sapna Bhavnani and Gulabi gang leader Sampat Pal have become the most featured celebs in the nomination list. Both of them are finding it difficult to bond with other contestants and are often seen fighting inside the 'Bigg Boss 6' house. On day 28, all the 'Bigg Boss 6' contestants had to go through the nomination process again. Now all the contestants know that Sampat Pal...
12:32 PM, Nov 05, 2012
New Delhi: Controversial cartoonist Aseem Trivedi wants to take his fight against corruption to a new level by opening a school to educate the youth on organised forms of activism. The thought of such an institution came to him during his stay in TV reality show 'Bigg Boss 6'. "I thought a lot about the new things I can do about the cause that I fight for. One is a...
06:50 PM, Nov 03, 2012
Mumbai: His stay on 'Bigg Boss 6' has not been as controversial inside the house as it has been outside. Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi's journey on the reality show came to an end Friday night, following his eviction and a recent agitation outside the office of the Colours channel. His entry on the show raised many eyebrows. He had even stated that his motive was to use the platform to spread...
10:19 AM, Nov 03, 2012
Mumbai: Activists of Ramdas Athawale-led Republican Party of India (RPI) on Thursday pelted stones at the office of Colors TV channel in Mumbai to reiterate their demand for evicting cartoonist Aseem Trivedi from reality show "Bigg Boss 6". "Around 20 activists from our youth wing pelted stones at the office of Colors TV located in suburban Andheri. This is just a reminder to them (the channel) about our demand to...
11:05 PM, Nov 01, 2012
Mumbai: The 'Bigg Boss 6' inmates are in for a surprise this week. Unlike each week when one housemate would get evicted, two of them will be shown the door this time. The celebrity contestants nominated for eviction this week include Gulab Gang leader Sampat Lal, controversial cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, model Karishma Kotak and hairstylist Sapna Bhavnani. The reality show began with 15 contestants, and so far three of them...
10:20 AM, Oct 30, 2012
New Delhi: On day 21, the Bigg Boss 6 contestants had to go through the gruelling nomination process again. Sampat Pal, Karishma Kotak, Aseem Trivedi and Sapna Bhavnani have been nominated for eviction this week. Navjot Singh Sidhu was also in the list, but Delnaaz Irani, whos the captain of Bigg Boss house this week, saved him. Though all the nominated contestants kept on saying that it doesnt matter for...
11:53 AM, Oct 29, 2012
Lonavala: Angry Dalits from different parts of the state marched Thursday morning to the Bigg Boss home demanding eviction of one of its inmates, cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, a Republican Party of India (RPI) member said. About 5,000 marchers, led by RPI chief Ramdas Athavale, have gathered here from Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Nashik and other parts, party spokesperson Mayur Borkar said. "Last week, Athavale had raised objections to Colors TV channel...
11:12 AM, Oct 25, 2012
New Delhi: Despite Delnaaz Irani repeatedly telling him, Rajeev Paul continues to be overfriendly with her. While Aashka Goradia was busy shouting over Niketan Madhok hiding a coffee jar, Rajeev tried to hold Delnaazs hand. She shouted at him and made it clear that she does not like it. When Sayantani Ghosh and Aashka told Rajeev that Delnaaz is missing Aseem, he got furious. It seems, he does not like...
10:48 AM, Oct 18, 2012
New Delhi: On Day 9 of Bigg Boss 6, Aseem, Delnaaz, Khasif and Vrijesh were having lunch together and Delnaaz started flirting with Assem. Vrijesh also joined in and started teasing Aseem and Delnaaz. A sporting Delnaaz played along but Aseem started blushing and smiling like a child.Besides, Bigg Boss appointed Vrajesh, the captain, as 'Chota Boss', and gave him the power of assigning any housemate any kind of spontaneous...
12:05 AM, Oct 17, 2012
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Friday dropped sedition charges against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, who was arrested in September 2012. The Attorney General told the Bombay High Court that the sedition charges against Aseem were a 'knee-jerk reaction'. The AG also said that the state will draft a circular on Section 124 A and this will be presented to the Chief Justice for approval, after which it will be sent out...
12:06 PM, Oct 12, 2012
New Delhi: What should one expect from Aseem Trivedi on the reality show 'Bigg Boss 6'? "Not entertainment for sure," says the controversial activist and cartoonist, who hopes to use the platform to spread his message on anti-corruption. "I am not an entertainer. I am not going to the show for providing any entertainment," Trivedi, who was jailed on charges of sedition in Mumbai last month and is out on...
12:36 PM, Oct 09, 2012
New Delhi: So the action has already begun, from arguments to nominations, day 1 for contestants inside the Bigg Boss house was no less than a roller coaster ride. The 15 participants were asked to make seven pairs of two each, but model Niketan Madhok failed to find a partner. Bigg Boss surprised everyone when he announced Madhok as captain of the house; he is safe from eviction this week....
11:26 AM, Oct 09, 2012
New Delhi: The opening ceremony of Bigg Boss season 6 was a grand affair. Apart from Salman Khan and the contestants, celebrities like Rani Mukerji, Daler Mehndi and Himesh Reshammiya were also seen performing during the show. The 15 contestants who will be seen in season 6 include, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Sana Khan, Urvashi Dholakia, Aashka Goradia, Sapna Bhavnani, Aseem Trivedi and others. People like Poonam Pandey and Kim Kardashian...
12:18 AM, Oct 08, 2012
Mumbai: Stating that rebellion is the right of every artist, veteran actor and filmmaker Girish Karnad today said reading or possessing books on Naxalism is not a crime. The 74-year-old playwright said Aseem Trivedi, the political cartoonist who was charged with sedition by Mumbai Police, and human rights activist Binayak Sen, accused by the Chhattisgarh Government of having links with Naxals, received different treatment in the cases in which they...
06:45 PM, Oct 05, 2012
Kanpur: Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, who was arrested on sedition charges, on Sunday said he would continue to draw cartoons that raise issues like corruption, as people in large numbers thronged the railway station here to receive him. Trivedi, who belongs to Shuklaganj in adjoining Unnao district, was received by his parents and hordes of supporters who took him in a procession to his hometown. The cartoonist, arrested on September 8...
10:40 PM, Sep 16, 2012
