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Faculty backs Ashoka Univ prof who quit over paper on BJP's 2019 win

Days after Sabyasachi Das, an assistant professor at Ashoka University, resigned following a controversy over his research paper, Pulapre Balakrishnan, another professor in the economics......

J&K cops cracking down on 'white-collar jihadis'

The Jammu and Kashmir Police is cracking down on cyber terrorists, also known as "white-collar jihadis", as it feels that they are the "worst kind of terrorists" who remain anonymous but cause an......

How Blood Donors India Saves Lives!

'Our network somehow saves 3,000 lives every year, but there's so much more to do, as every death due to shortage of blood is easily avoidable.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Vegasjon/Wikimedia......

Govt frames new guidelines to regulate OTT, social media platforms

Weeks after a spat with Twitter, the government on Thursday announced the tightening of rules governing social media and streaming companies, requiring them to take down contentious content......

FBI warns 'armed protests' in US ahead of Biden's inauguration

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned that it has received intelligence that "armed protests" were being planned at all 50 United States state capitols and in Washington DC in the run-up......

Disappointed but will not give up: Zuckerberg

More than 19 million people in 38 countries have been connected through Facebook's different programmes. Expressing disappointment on India's decision on net neutrality, Facebook founder and chief......

Why Free Basics is so contentious in India

The telecom regulator’s decision on its fate later this month may have a bearing not just on Facebook, but also on the future of internet in India Will Facebook’s Free Basics do......

Facebook launches Internet.org amid net neutrality debate in India

Facebook Inc is launching an open platform for online content and application developers to join its Internet.org service, in a move the social media giant said would boost efforts to get people......

'Net neutrality: Free access should never be curtailed'

When the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India put up a consultation paper on its web site on March 27, asking users for their views on net neutrality, it probably did not expect an......

Reliance's 'NIMBY' woes prove headache for India's digital push

RIL has faced protests from local authorities, activists and residents across India campaigning against masts and roadworks Residents of a Mumbai suburb are taking on one of the country's biggest......

Disney, Fox, Warner Bros to collab for sports streaming

IMAGE: The new entity will be jointly owned by the three media companies, which will have equal board representation and agree to license their sports content on a non-exclusive basis. An......

Games security stayed in shadows, kept focus on sport

From ordinary police on the beat to the shadows of Britain's security establishment, the sighs of relief are almost audible. Terrorism is an act of theatre, an adage goes, but thanks to firm and......

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