A Plastic Bottle on Your Tire Might Look Random… But Here’s Why It’s Going ViralA viral internet trend in 2021 promoted placing plastic bottles on car tires, sparking numerous theories about security and car care. Howev...
12 Apr, 2026, 06.22 PM IST
Cyber threats moving from data theft to physical life risks: Deloitte cyber leadGaurav Shukla, partner and leader - cyber at Deloitte South Asia, explained that a cyber attack on a medical device altering patient data c...
28 Mar, 2026, 03.08 PM IST
Juries take the lead in the push for child online safetyTwo juries have held social media giants accountable for harming young users. This marks a significant shift, validating a new legal strate...
26 Mar, 2026, 07.02 PM IST
Australia social media ban set to take effect, sparking a global crackdownFrom midnight (1300 GMT), 10 of the biggest platforms will be required to block Australians aged under 16 or be fined up to A$49.5 million ...
09 Dec, 2025, 09.31 AM IST
AAP forms legal team to challenge detention of its J&K MLAAAP has formed a 10-member legal team to challenge the detention of its Jammu and Kashmir unit president and MLA Mehraj Malik under the Pub...
14 Sep, 2025, 04.30 PM IST
59 net shutdowns in 6 months, states snap link at increasing paceThe longest shutdown was observed in J&K after the abrogation of Article 370 from August 5, 2019, till February 5, 2021. The Rajasthan gove...
02 Jul, 2022, 11.04 PM IST
UNICEF India, Facebook collaborate to make a safer digital world for childrenIt aims to improve the 'resilience' & 'capacity' of children to access the internet safely.
09 Aug, 2021, 01.26 PM IST
US slams government-imposed internet shutdowns, seeks accountability for crimes against journalistsStressing that the US advocates for press freedom online and offline and for the safety of journalists and media workers worldwide, Blinken...
03 May, 2021, 09.29 AM IST
Mobile internet services in Assam to be restored on Friday : Himanta Biswa Sarma"Tomorrow," Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told in a reply to an SMS sent to him on Thursday seeking to know when mobile intern...
19 Dec, 2019, 09.04 PM IST
Uber Delhi rape victim withdraws lawsuit in USA woman who accused an Uber driver-partner of raping her has withdrawn her lawsuit in US, providing reprieve for the online cab-hailing com...
03 Sep, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Supreme Court asks DoT Secretary to file affidavit on blocking porn sitesSC asked Secretary of DoT to file affidavit on whether the Centre is competent to issue direction to ISPs to block porn sites particularly ...
21 Apr, 2014, 09.18 PM IST
Government has to take steps to block porn sites: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court today made it clear that the government will have to take steps to block porn sites particularly those showing child porn...
30 Aug, 2013, 08.07 PM IST
Difficult to block international porn sites, Centre tells Supreme CourtGovernment today told the Supreme Court that it is difficult to block international porn sites in the country and sought more time to consu...
12 Jul, 2013, 08.25 PM IST
Cybercrime cost India $8 billion in last 12 months: NortonMore than 42 million people in India have fallen prey to cybercrime in the past 12 months, suffering about $ 8 billion in direct financial ...
11 Sep, 2012, 09.55 PM IST
- Internet exposes Indian kids to threats on virtual world
The internet isn’t a safe place, especially for Indian kids and the perils are manifest in a variety of ways.
17 Jul, 2010, 02.01 AM IST
- Facebook to promote Internet safety for kids
Facebook is joining forces with a national parent-teachers' association to promote Internet safety through a set of tools and resources for...
10 Jun, 2010, 11.39 AM IST
- Microsoft's Bing may have a porn glitch02 Jun, 2009, 07.00 PM IST