INTRODUCTION Supreme Court in a landmark judgement struck down section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 which provided provisions for the arrest of those who posted allegedly offensive content on the internet upholding freedom of expression. Section 66A defines the punishment for sending “offensive” messages through a computer or
“If society will not admit to woman’s free development, then society must be remodeled.” So were the thoughts of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female to graduate from medical school in the United States, who not only served as a pioneer for women in the medical profession but also advocated the
Dr. Howard Williamson is currently the Professor of European Youth Policy at “Faculty of Business and Society, University of South Wales, United Kingdom”. He was appointed CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the New Year’s Honours List 2002, for services to young people. As the Indian Parliament reduced
“Now, should we treat women as independent agents, responsible for themselves? Of course. But being responsible has nothing to do with being raped. Women don’t get raped because they were drinking or took drugs. Women do not get raped because they weren’t careful enough. Women get raped because someone raped
“Gandhi would be shocked by religious intolerance in India” -Obama Christians make up a small part of the nation’s vast population and of late they seem to have come to face with a challenge of religious extremism in the form anti-Christian violence. By anti-Christian violence one generally tends to refer
AIB roast was recently involved in several censorship versus freedom of speech debates. Various arguments in favour and against were discussed since its launch on YouTube and due to unrest it created the questionable videos were taken down by creators shortly thereafter. The videos were majorly opposed by feminist groups,
Introduction India is widely acknowledged to put-forth a novice Competition Law regime at the world fora even when the traces of its Jurisprudence are older than its counterparts. Indian legislature enacted the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 (MRTP Act, 1969) as one of its initial attempts to regulate
Airtel, a member of the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has launched a new B2B platform named Airtel Zero which is called to be the latest anti-net neutrality programme of the Telecom Service Provider. The plan gives a platform for the app developers and over-the-top (OTT) content providers to
The Parliament, recently passed a Constitution amendment bill that will facilitate setting up of a commission for appointment of judges, replacing the 20-year-old Collegium system which was under severe criticism. The bill will come into force after ratification by 50 per cent of the state legislatures and this process could
Beef ban in India is gaining popularity. The state of Maharashtra and Haryana has already banned the eating and selling of beef. It was reported that Goa might also ban beef but the chief minister of the state Laxmikant Parsekar said that the minorities in the state which constituted about
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