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Why have Bangladesh's Charlie Hebdos gone unsung?

A man holds a Bangladesh national flag as he chants a slogan before a mass funeral as the body of Rajib Haider, an architect and blogger who was a key figure in organising demonstrations, arrives......

Faculty backs Ashoka Univ prof who quit over paper on BJP's 2019 win

Days after Sabyasachi Das, an assistant professor at Ashoka University, resigned following a controversy over his research paper, Pulapre Balakrishnan, another professor in the economics......

'Bangladesh can't lose its spirit at the altar of mad fanaticism'

For the family and supporters of blogger Avijit Roy, who was hacked to death in Dhaka in February, it is a time to reflect on where Bangladesh is heading, says Indrani Roy. 'Avijit used to love......

They tell me Avijit Roy was killed; you are next: Imran H Sarker

Public death threats issued on social media, and carried out soon after. That is the chilling reality of bloggers in Bangladesh who are speaking out against religious extremism. In February, US......

J&K cops cracking down on 'white-collar jihadis'

The Jammu and Kashmir Police is cracking down on cyber terrorists, also known as "white-collar jihadis", as it feels that they are the "worst kind of terrorists" who remain anonymous but cause an......

Tug 'O' war continues for Internet freedom

Who will own the Internet? The question is an oxymoron since no one owns cyberspace. Online activists allege the scene could change if Google and Verizon have their way Online search giant Google......

Facebook launches Internet.org amid net neutrality debate in India

Facebook Inc is launching an open platform for online content and application developers to join its Internet.org service, in a move the social media giant said would boost efforts to get people......

Disappointed but will not give up: Zuckerberg

More than 19 million people in 38 countries have been connected through Facebook's different programmes. Expressing disappointment on India's decision on net neutrality, Facebook founder and chief......

The good, bad & the ugly of music downloads

Only recently have I realised how difficult it is to put everything that has gone on in the music business over the last decade in a nutshell. Why the last decade? Because a decade ago is when......

Reliance's 'NIMBY' woes prove headache for India's digital push

RIL has faced protests from local authorities, activists and residents across India campaigning against masts and roadworks Residents of a Mumbai suburb are taking on one of the country's biggest......

Disney, Fox, Warner Bros to collab for sports streaming

IMAGE: The new entity will be jointly owned by the three media companies, which will have equal board representation and agree to license their sports content on a non-exclusive basis. An......

Games security stayed in shadows, kept focus on sport

From ordinary police on the beat to the shadows of Britain's security establishment, the sighs of relief are almost audible. Terrorism is an act of theatre, an adage goes, but thanks to firm and......

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