New Delhi: Three Navy officers are being terminated from service for divulging secret information on social networking websites such as Facebook and the primary reason for these cases of indiscipline was "moral turpitude", the Defence Ministry has informed a Parliamentary panel.
It also told the Standing Committee on Defence that in three cases of face-offs between troops and officers in the Army, the forces have taken action against 219 officers, JCOs and jawans.
The case had come to light in September, 2011 and was examined by a Board of Inquiry after which four officers were tried. "All four officers have been found blameworthy. Three out of four officers have been recommended for termination of...
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09:11 PM, Apr 29, 2013
London: Civil servants in Britain have been told to use social networking website Facebook at work to find out what the public is thinking. Bob Kerslake, head of the civil service, has written to departmental chiefs ordering them to make sure staff interact with the public on social networking websites, the Daily Mail reported Saturday. But officials say the move will simply encourage civil servants to spend time idly, contacting...
11:31 AM, Jul 08, 2012
New Delhi: The objectionable content case against Facebook, Google and 17 other social networking sites comes up at a Delhi court on Friday. The Department of Telecommunication is expected to submit an Action Taken Report. In the previous hearing the judge had rapped the petitioner for not listing the company names of the offending websites properly. Vinay Rai had filed a criminal complaint against 21 websites alleging that the posts...
07:41 AM, Jun 08, 2012
Houston: Social networking site Facebook has unveiled changes to its new terms of service, tweaking earlier drafts in an apparent effort to ease users' concerns about privacy and how their information is used. Based on the feedback from users, Facebook released a new set of proposed changes on Friday and offered more detailed explanation of its revisions. Since 2009 the social network has taken a unique approach with its "Statements...
10:37 AM, Apr 21, 2012
Kolkata: Even as the controversy surrounding the arrest of Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra over a cartoon on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is still afresh, the West Bengal Police has also started probing a complaint of defamation against social networking sites, including Facebook. The complainant alleges malicious campaigning against Mamata Banerjee on social networking sites. The case was handed over to the CID on Wednesday. The police is now tracking...
09:00 AM, Apr 14, 2012
New Delhi: The Google India's name was on Friday taken out from the suit for trial of various social networking websites for allegedly hosting offending contents, after it was pointed out to a Delhi court that it is merely a software developing firm. Administrative Civil Judge Praveen Singh dropped the case against Google India agreeing with its plea that it does not operate any social networking website. The court also...
11:50 AM, Apr 13, 2012
Bangalore: The government on Monday said there was no question of blocking or censoring social networking and other websites hosting content but maintained that they should operate within the ambit of Indian laws and be accountable. "Whether it's social media website company or any company for that matter, they all have to operate within the laws of the country. And what we have said is there must be responsible behaviour...
03:29 PM, Feb 06, 2012
New Delhi: In a major blow to 21 social networking websites including Facebook, Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and YouTube, a Delhi court on Saturday asked them to remove derogatory content by February 6, 2012. All the 21 defendants have to submit an order of compliance to the court that they have received the court order and have to remove the derogatory content from their respective websites as directed by the court....
11:42 AM, Dec 24, 2011
New Delhi: In yet another blow to 21 social networking sites including Facebook, Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and YouTube, a Delhi court on Friday issued summons to them for facing trial for allegedly webcasting objectionable contents. Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kumar took cognizance on a private criminal complaint and directed the Centre for taking "immediate appropriate steps" and also file a report in the court by January 13. The court's order came...
07:17 AM, Dec 24, 2011
New Delhi: In yet another blow to 21 social networking sites including Facebook, Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and YouTube, a Delhi court on Friday issued summons to them for facing trial for allegedly webcasting objectionable contents. Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kumar took cognizance on a private criminal complaint and directed the Centre for taking "immediate appropriate steps" and also file a report in the court by January 13. The court's order came...
07:30 PM, Dec 23, 2011
New York: Facebook Inc won a dismissal of a second lawsuit by the Olympic rowing twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss seeking to boost their $ 65 million settlement with the company and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg. US District Judge Douglas Woodlock in Boston dismissed litigation over the accord, three months after a federal appeals court in San Francisco turned aside a related lawsuit. The 2008 settlement was intended to resolve...
01:03 PM, Jul 23, 2011
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