Mamata government reactivates Singur movement panel
June 23rd, 2012 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) A day after the Calcutta High Court struck down the law undoing Singur land acquisition, the Mamata Banerjee government Saturday kickstarted a damage control exercise, ... Read more...
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Oxford City Council plans to install CCTV’s in taxis
November 16th, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Oxford, Nov 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lawmakers at the Oxford City Council have proposed a new surveillance system that will virtually travel with the residents. According to the new plan, new taxis will ... Read more...
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New security checks at US airports like ‘foreplay’
October 30th, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 29 (ANI): Airline passengers and civil liberty groups have slammed TSA's new pat-down procedure, likening it to 'foreplay'.Earlier, TSA officers used to pat down passengers with the backs of ... Read more...
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British Government to track every mail and website visit
October 21st, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Oct 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Citizens in Britain are bracing themselves up for a possible “Big Brother” peep on their calls, email and even the website they visit.The new coalition government in ... Read more...
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Massive protests in Canada against police excesses during G-20 (Lead)
July 11th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 11 (IANS) Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in major Canadian cities to demand an inquiry into police excesses during the G-20 summit here June 26-27. In the largest ... Read more...
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Facebook considers simplifying complicated privacy settings
May 20th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 20 (ANI): Social networking site Facebook has been noting the complaints about its privacy settings being too complex and is considering simplifying them.It has decided to take up the ... Read more...
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Pak civil liberty groups seek review of US ’screening’ policy
April 21st, 2009 - 4:05 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Apr. 21 (ANI): Pakistan's civil liberties groups have urged the US Government to lessen the questions on Americans' political beliefs and religious practices of the travelers as part of screening rules ... Read more...
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UK Govt. plans to extend powers to spy on PCs
January 5th, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.5 (ANI): British citizens will soon have to subject their personal computers for a police check under new plans on electronic surveillance formulated by the European Union. According to a ... Read more...
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Europe rights commissioner condemns UK database plan
December 31st, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.31 (ANI): Critical comments by Europes Human Rights Commissioner, Thomas Hammarberg, has reportedly prompted Britain to rethink plans for a database holding details of every email, mobile phone and internet ... Read more...
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Three held in Orissa for publishing inflammatory book
December 8th, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 8 (IANS) Three people, including a journalist, have been detained here for allegedly printing and circulating an inflammatory book on the communal violence that Orissa witnessed in August and September, ... Read more...
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British government slapped down over terror bill
October 14th, 2008 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 14 (IANS) Britain's Labour government fought back Tuesday after the upper chamber of parliament dismissed a government proposal to increase the detention limit of terror suspects from 28 to 42 ... Read more...
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Australian police drop terror probe against Haneef
August 29th, 2008 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 29 (IANS) The Australian Federal Police Friday dropped investigations in the botched up terror case against Indian doctor Muhammad Haneef that has caused it much embarrassment for over a year ... Read more...
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