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Freedom Song: Film Screening and Discussion
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 12, 2013 last modified Mar 15, 2013 06:51 AM — filed under: , ,
Freedom Song, a documentary film produced by the Public Service Broadcasting Trust and directed by Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and Subi Chaturvedi will be screened at the IIHS Bangalore City Campus on March 21, 2013, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by discussions. Paranjoy will be present for the screening and will answer questions from the participants.
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Social media undermining journalistic credibility?
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 06, 2013 — filed under: ,
The line separating journalists and bloggers is being increasingly blurred due to the growth of social media, said Nelson Moses, who was a panelist at a discussion on the credibility of social media as a journalistic tool.
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Chidambaram to Talk Budget on Google+ Hangout
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 04, 2013 last modified Mar 11, 2013 04:14 AM — filed under: ,
Indian politicians are slowly warming up to social media.
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UID has no legal sanctity, says lawyer-activist
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 03, 2013 last modified Mar 11, 2013 06:08 AM — filed under: ,
‘Iris scanning adopted for the UID project is flawed as the iris keeps changing’
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People should resist enforcement of UID scheme, say experts
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 03, 2013 last modified Mar 11, 2013 06:45 AM — filed under: ,
Internationally recognized expert on law and poverty Dr. Usha Ramanathan Saturday urged citizens of the country to question the enforcement of the UID scheme that has no legitimacy.
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Foreign Funding of NGOs
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 02, 2013 last modified Mar 04, 2013 11:52 PM — filed under: ,
Should FDI in India’s thinktank sector worry us? It is a debate long overdue.
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Iceland’s proposed porn ban ‘like repression in Iran, N. Korea’ – activists
by Prasad Krishna published Mar 01, 2013 last modified Mar 21, 2013 03:56 AM — filed under: ,
A group of 40 human rights activists from around the world fear that Iceland could become “a role model for Internet censorship” if it introduces Internet filters blocking online content deemed pornographic.
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Blog Entry Don’t SLAPP free speech
by Sunil Abraham published Feb 28, 2013 — filed under: , ,
IIPM is proving adept at the tactical use of lawsuits to stifle criticism, despite safeguards. THE DEPARTMENT of Telecommunications, on 14 February, issued orders to block certain web pages critical of the Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM).
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Blog Entry Women in the IT Industry: Request for Data
by Jadine Lannon published Feb 28, 2013 last modified Mar 06, 2013 10:52 AM — filed under:
For CIS's research on indicators of female economic empowerment in the IT industry in India, we have sent formal request for participation in a short survey to the six largest IT companies based in India. A copy of the letter of request and survey as well as some details of the request for data can be found in this post.
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"All Indian Enterprises should Be Very Worried": Centre for Internet and Society
by Prasad Krishna published Feb 28, 2013 last modified Feb 28, 2013 09:21 AM — filed under: ,
The DoT’s CERT team has successfully censored more than 70 URLs that didn’t particularly contain praises of IIPM. Amusingly, a URL containing a public notice issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in July 2012 was also blocked.
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