Bankers to discuss cyber security
January 26th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 26 (IANS) Bankers and cyber experts will meet here Friday to discuss securing electronic banking transactions and improving customer convenience, an official said.The seminar 'Banking on e-Security - ... Read more...
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Internet content control rule has industry backing
August 3rd, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The internet content rule that allows telecom companies and blogging sites to remove "objectionable" content from the web without informing the users were framed by ... Read more...
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New content control rules leave netizens sore
May 11th, 2011 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) In the age of internet-fuelled information explosion, the government's new rule allowing telecom companies and blogging sites, among others, to remove "objectionable" content from the ... Read more...
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National panel needed to tackle cyber crime, say experts
April 1st, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Cyber crime is a major area of concern for corporates, industry experts said Friday and called for creating a national-level agency to ... Read more...
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States to make policy for reducing pending cases: Moily
July 4th, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 4 (IANS) Union Minister of Law and Justice M. Veerappa Moily said Sunday that state governments have been told to formulate a litigation policy to reduce pendency of court cases.
"All ... Read more...
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Need for national policy on cyber security: Experts
July 2nd, 2010 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Cyber law experts from India and abroad Thursday urged the government to unveil a national policy on cyber security as well as make cyber crimes non-bailable to ... Read more...
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Government has right to restrict websites circulating porn: Balakrishnan
May 8th, 2010 - 11:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): Supreme Court Chief Justice K. G. Balakrishnan on Saturday called for placing restrictions on websites circulating pornography and hate material, and justified the Central Government's action in ... Read more...
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Judges should submit to refresher courses: PM
May 1st, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Judges and other legal professionals should submit themselves to periodic refresher courses "without standing on pomp or seniority" to keep abreast of the "paradigm shift" in ... Read more...
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While declaring assets, we also gave away account details: CJI
January 31st, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) In their eagerness to disclose their assets last year, Supreme Court judges also ended up mentioning their bank account details on the court's website, setting themselves as ... Read more...
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Urgent need to ban porn websites: Chief Justice of India
January 31st, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) K.G. Balakrishnan Sunday said there was an urgent need to ban websites that circulate pornography and hate speeches and emphasized the need ... Read more...
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India sees silver lining in Google’s imminent exit from China
January 16th, 2010 - 11:49 am ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorNew Delhi, Jan 16(ANI): The imminent exit of IT giant Google from China, which has alleged the Chinese Government of hacking personal data of its clients and for enforcing censorship, ... Read more...
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Lawyers, activists seek ban on Japanese ‘rape game’
November 10th, 2009 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Child rights activists and cyber law experts have together demanded a ban on Rapelay -- a Japanese video game that challenges a player to rape women.
The protesters ... Read more...
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Best Law Portal Of India
March 5th, 2009 - 2:01 pm ICT by VKS
Legal information is a very important for almost all the segments of a society. However, there is a dearth of Law portals and web sites in India. This is more so in ... Read more...
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Search Engine Optimisation: Tutorial For Cyber Law Observers
March 2nd, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by VKS
Search engine optimisation (SEO) is a process where a web platform is organised in such a manner that it gets a prominent place at the famous search engines. The idea is to ... Read more...
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Is India Turning Into A Surveillance Society?
February 28th, 2009 - 8:55 pm ICT by VKS
A recent request by Perry4Law to the Government of India, including Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, for reformulating Cyber Law of India has once again raised a very pertinent question. Is India ... Read more...
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E-Courts in India: Update 1
February 27th, 2009 - 11:48 am ICT by VKS
Law and technology are continuously seen as inseparable. This is the reason why India enacted the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act, 2000) as the cyber law of India. Cyber law in ... Read more...
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World Intellectual Property Day, 2009
February 25th, 2009 - 7:21 pm ICT by VKS
Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) play an important role in the social, economic and cultural development of a society. Intellectual Property Rights in India (IPRs in India) are gaining lot of attention and ... Read more...
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Law For Blogging In India: A Constitutional Perspective
February 25th, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by VKS
Users’ generated contents are an important part of knowledge base these days. A major portion of the same consists of contributions from Bloggers all over the World. The Blogs have become important ... Read more...
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CYBER SECURITY AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION IN INDIA
February 20th, 2009 - 9:04 pm ICT by VKS
Cyber Security of India is an essential part of National ICT Policy and Strategy of India. Despite some very good suggestions and critical evaluations, the Government of India (GOI) has not considered ... Read more...
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The History And Future Of Cyber Law Of India
February 20th, 2009 - 12:23 pm ICT by VKS
There are lot of Problems through which the present Cyber Law of India is passing through. A good account of the same can be found at this nice piece of work. The ... Read more...
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The Proposed Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2008: Some Reflections
February 16th, 2009 - 11:59 pm ICT by VKS
A lot of debate is taking place about the proposed IT Act (Amendment) Bill, 2000 and its effectiveness. The web is full of comments from Indian citizens about the inadequacies of various ... Read more...
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Cyber Security In India: Another Wake Up Call
February 15th, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by VKS
Cyber security is very important to protect businesses, governments and general public at large. The same must be a part of the national policy of a nation. Unfortunately, cyber security in India ... Read more...
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Cyber Law In India: Where Are We Heading To?
February 14th, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by VKS
Cyber security is a big challenge for India. The government of India is not only unaware about the basics of cyber security but is also adamant about not bringing suitable changes. Whatever ... Read more...
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GII: A group that tracks Indian cyberspace
June 9th, 2008 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Frederick Noronha
Bangalore, June 9 (IANS) Does India have too many "cyber law experts"? What's wrong with the Blackberry service in India? How is BSNL's IPO shaping up? These and several such ... Read more...
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