New Delhi: The government has threatened to take legal action against social networking sites like Twitter who have refused to cooperate in the crackdown on web pages carrying inflammatory messages against Indians from the Northeast. Facebook and YouTube have already confirmed the government's suspicion that inflammatory messages were uploaded from Pakistan. Speaking to CNN-IBN, the Telecom Secretary R Chandrashekhar said that Twitter is not cooperating and legal action will be...
07:33 AM, Aug 21, 2012
Is restriction on social media a matter of Freedom of Speech or hate speech and incitement to violence? ...
10:19 PM, Aug 20, 2012
New Delhi: The government has squarely blamed the social media websites for the Northeast exodus saying they have been misused saying people need to understand the scale of destruction caused by them. Speaking exclusively to CNN-IBN, Communications and Information Technology Minister Sachin Pilot talked tough saying though the government wants people to use social media websites, there is a "fine line" and the "law of the land". Referring to the...
06:56 PM, Aug 20, 2012
Yangon: Myanmar's government said on Monday it was abolishing the harsh practice of directly censoring the country's media, the most dramatic move yet toward allowing freedom of expression in the long-repressed nation. Under the new rules, journalists will no longer have to submit their work to state censors before publication as they for almost half a century. However, deep concerns remain about restrictive press laws remaining on the books, which...
02:19 PM, Aug 20, 2012
New Delhi: After the recent mass exodus of the Northeast people from Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh due to threats post the communal violence in Assam, the government on Friday asked relevant agencies to monitor social media websites to check for inflammatory and offensive content. Cellphone operators have also been asked to block all bulk SMSes and videos so that no one can send a message to more than five...
09:20 PM, Aug 17, 2012
About 1,100 people from Northeast are leaving Bangalore on Friday; a total of 17,000 have left the city in three days. ...
08:19 PM, Aug 17, 2012
New Delhi: The government is stepping in more actively to monitor social media content after the continued departure of north-eastern students from cities like Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune. According to sources, the Home Ministry has asked the Intelligence Bureau and state police to monitor websites and social media. Also, the Centre has asked social media websites to monitor their content. Sources further said that the government warned the websites that...
07:46 PM, Aug 17, 2012
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday continued to be defiant and stuck to her stand on the judiciary. She repeated her comment against the judiciary made in Assembly last week. The West Bengal Chief Minister spoke of eroding values in the judiciary and said she had no qualms that a legal case had been filed against her. Emphasising that judicial reforms are much needed, the Trinamool Congress...
10:29 PM, Aug 16, 2012
Uttar Pradesh minister Shivpal Yadav is making news again after he threatened the media in Etawah on Tuesday. ...
12:41 PM, Aug 15, 2012
Islamabad: Asserting that Pakistan is committed to better relations with India, President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday said he hopes that the search by the two countries for peaceful resolutions to all disputes through sustained and productive dialogue will bear fruit. Zardari made the remarks in a message issued on the occasion of a seminar to be organised by the South Asian Free Media Association in Lahore and Amritsar on...
08:04 AM, Aug 13, 2012
New Delhi: Whatever happened to solo albums? There was a time when the likes of Shaan and Falguni Pathak made it big with 'Tanha Dil', and 'Yaad Piya Ki'. Nowadays, TV and radio channels don't support such endeavours, musicians say, but feel that digital media offers some hope. After facing a rough patch, the music industry is looking upwards. According to industry lobby FICCI, the Indian music industry generated Rs...
03:15 PM, Aug 07, 2012
New Delhi: Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Wednesday night ruled out any mediation by him to resolve the situation caused by Team Anna's anti-corruption agitation which entered the eighth day on Wednesday. "How can I do that? I am among the 14 ministers against whom they (Team Anna) have levelled allegations," Shinde told PTI when asked about the issue. He said that as Maharashtra Chief Minister he had not...
10:07 PM, Aug 01, 2012
Bangalore: The incident was aired on national television and written about extensively in newspapers; there were dharnas, protests by citizens, there was turmoil everywhere but in the journey to contradict an incident that hit our society, did we forget about the victims? Did the effect of the entire shameful episode on the teenagers was lost somewhere? Such events have a traumatic effect on the young minds. Media has done its...
02:04 PM, Aug 01, 2012
Columbia University's Chief Digital Officer Sree Sreenivasan talks to ibnlive.com about being the university's first Chief Digital Officer, what that entails, why he's optimistic about social media and how he's looking to see it play out in India. ...
11:20 AM, Aug 01, 2012
Columbia University's Chief Digital Officer Sree Sreenivasan talks to ibnlive.com about being the university's first Chief Digital Officer, what that entails, why he's optimistic about social media and how he's looking to see it play out in India. ...
11:20 AM, Aug 01, 2012
New Delhi: With the attack on media by its supporters leaving Team Anna red-faced, the Congress on Tuesday took a dig at the activists telling them that they required democratic disposition to take media criticism in their stride. "I leave it to the media to draw their own conclusions as they are the best judges as they are at the receiving end...there should be democratic disposition to take media criticism...
09:54 PM, Jul 31, 2012
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister, Ambika Soni on Tuesday criticised Team Anna for blaming media for the unfair coverage of their anti-graft movement. ...
12:47 PM, Jul 31, 2012
New Delhi: Warning his followers to remain non-violent, social activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday took a serious note on the attack on mediapersons by his supporters, saying he will stop his agitation if such incidents happen in future. "Media and we have to work together to strengthen democracy. I request all not to misbehave to media from next time. If any such thing happens in future, I will stop my...
12:35 PM, Jul 31, 2012
New Delhi: 6.34 pm: Anna Hazare on Tuesday said he would return his Padma Bhushan to the government when the time comes. He further pointed that he had already returned his Padma Shri. 3.40 pm: Doctors said the pulse rate of Arvind Kejriwal was 67 while blood pressure was 102/63 and sugar level at 95. Gopal Rai's pulse rate was 79, blood pressure 130/74 and sugar level 99. 2.59 pm:...
09:59 AM, Jul 31, 2012
New Delhi: It's Team Anna versus the media now after senior member Shanti Bhushan accused media houses of bias in their coverage of their ongoing fast a Jantar Mantar. Supporters of the movement even heckled media persons at Jantar Mantar on Monday. The Broadcast Editors' Association has demanded an apology. Delhi Police has issued a notice to Kumar Vishwas for provocative speeches against policemen. It's not just the politicians, but...
07:43 AM, Jul 31, 2012
