Lessons from the Vishwaroopam imbroglio

Kamal Haasan and his artistic freedom is the smaller issue. How will the world view us when a handful of demonstrators terrorise our governments to ban a movie? Who will invest in India when a few......

Why is the Indian media pro-internet censorship?

There's so much internet censorship in India now that it is surprising that instead of outrage you find the Indian media actually building the case for censorship, writes Shivam Vij Hundreds of......

Net censorship: Is India too soft on Facebook, Twitter?

As far as cyber laws go India should take a page from China's book, especially if national security is at stake, say experts.Vicky Nanjappa reportsIn an effort to stop rumour-mongering in the wake......

The man Pakistan banks on

From nearly defaulting, it's back in the reckoning, thanks to Shaukat Aziz and 9/11. This is the story of how Shaukat Aziz, banker, economist and now prime minister of Pakistan, from being an......

Escort services: Sex on the Internet, a Rs 600 cr business

Despite the government crackdown on Web sites advertising escort services, the Internet leaves enough wiggle room for debauchery to thrive, reports Dhruv Munjal.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Will Netflix shake up global digital content markets?

India, with over 400 million netizens, is by far the largest new market. The content streaming giant, Netflix, launched an ambitious expansion plan on Wednesday, rolling out services across 130......

India sees biggest improvement in Internet freedom

Relaxation of restrictions on Internet access and content has helped India register the biggest improvement in Internet freedom this year compared to its global counterparts, a report said.......

Let's agree on Internet block tools, says government

Reiterating that it did not want to censor the internet, the Union government today asked various stakeholders, including social media giants such as Facebook and Google and internet service......

Bollywood protests against censorship of Internet

Union telecom minister Kapil Sibal has received a lot criticism from Bollywood celebrities following his actions on the censorship of social-networking websites. Minissha Lamba tweeted:......