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GIGA International Conference Series - 1
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 03, 2012 — filed under: ,
The Institute of Global Internet Governance and Advocacy (GIGA) at NALSAR University will hold the first International Conference in association with Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DEIT) of Government of India on the theme "Revisiting Internet Governance - Lessons Learnt and Road Ahead" at NALSAR University of Law, Justice City Campus, Shameerpet on April 5 & 6 of 2012.
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Girl's arrest draws flak on social media
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 20, 2012 — last modified Nov 20, 2012 11:04 AM — filed under: , , ,
The arrest of a 21-year-old girl by Mumbai police for criticizing the shutting down of the city following the death of Bal Thackeray come under fire from netizens.
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Girls arrested for Facebook post on Thackeray get bail
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 19, 2012 — last modified Nov 30, 2012 05:18 AM — filed under: , ,
Two girls who were arrested for making a Facebook comment protesting the closure of shops in the wake of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray‘s death, have been released on bail bonds of Rs 15,000 each.
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Girls just wanna have... a voice
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 08, 2014 — last modified Apr 01, 2014 11:21 AM — filed under: ,
Many Indian women have taken to Twitter, the micro-blogging site, to air their views. And some of them have become social media celebrities by virtue of their wise and witty tweets. Prasun Chaudhuri looks at the women who matter in India’s Twitterverse.
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Girls' schools, women's PGs: The shocking results when you Google 'bitches near me'
by Admin — published Nov 28, 2018 — filed under: ,
Considering the monopoly and clout that Google enjoys, it must be held accountable for promoting such stereotypes and values, experts say.
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Giving out your fingerprint for Aadhar payments is as bad as telling the seller your banking password
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 07, 2017 — filed under: ,
PRS India recently released a report card enlisting the status of all the major policy announcements made by the President on India in his address to the Parliament on 23 February 2016. The policies cover all the major sectors including economy and finance, industry and manufacturing, governance and legal reform, skill development, science and innovation among others.
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Blog Entry Glaring Errors in UIDAI's Rebuttal
by Pranesh Prakash — published Sep 18, 2016 — last modified Sep 18, 2016 03:22 AM — filed under: , , ,
This response note by Pranesh Prakash questions Unique Identification Authority of India’s reply to Hans Verghese Mathews' article titled “Flaws in the UIDAI Process” (EPW, March 12, 2016), which found “serious mathematical errors” in the article.
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Blog Entry Global Censorship Conference
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 30, 2012 — filed under: ,
The Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression at Yale Law School is holding a conference on global censorship from March 30 to April 1, 2012, at Yale Law School. The programme is sponsored by the Information Society Project at Yale Law School and Thomson Reuters.
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Global Challenges to Freedom of Expression
by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 24, 2011 — last modified Apr 04, 2011 07:17 AM — filed under:
The Centre for Culture, Media & Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, Human Rights Law Network, Delhi and the Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore are pleased to invite you to a public lecture by Mr. Frank La Rue, President of the Central American Institute for Studies of Social Democracy and UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression on March 4, 2011, 6 pm at the Constitutional Club in New Delhi.
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Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC)
by Admin — published Nov 23, 2017 — filed under: ,
The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace organized a meeting on November 21, 2017 in New Delhi. The meeting took place at Taj Diplomatic Enclave Hotel on the sidelines of the 5th Global Conference on Cyberspace. Pranesh Prakash participated in the event.
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