Judge tells Trump lawyer in hush money trial he is 'losing all credibility'The judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial on Tuesday told Trump's lawyer he is "losing all credibility" as he considere...
24 Apr, 2024, 12.15 PM IST
At Trump trial, prosecutors say gag order violations could mean fines, jailThe block in front of the Manhattan courthouse was closed off, with a maze of police barricades shuttling a small army of reporters into th...
15 Apr, 2024, 11.29 PM IST
Now you have to verify your age before using Pornhub, XVideos, and Stripchat. Learn all about Europe's new digital lawPornhub, XVideos and Stripchat have now been classed as "very large online platforms" subject to more stringent controls under the Digital ...
20 Dec, 2023, 08.27 PM IST
R&B singer R. Kelly convicted of child pornography, enticing girls for sex on six counts in federal trialThe trial was, in ways, a do-over of Kelly's 2008 child pornography trial, with a key video critical to both.
15 Sep, 2022, 08.30 AM IST
Unduly worried over new Information Technology RulesApprehensions about the rules harming privacy are also misplaced. Rule 4(2) requires ‘significant social media intermediaries’ to provide o...
11 Jul, 2021, 11.11 PM IST
Rajya Sabha panel suggests breaking encryption to trace distributors of child sexual abuse contentThe panel also stated that that gateway internet service providers must bear a significant liability to detect and block websites showing c...
27 Jan, 2020, 05.00 PM IST
Rajya Sabha Panel submits report on tackling child porn, recommendations could include changes in POCSO ActThe panel may want the POSCO Act to consider as an offence the act of “advocating or counselling sexual activity” to a minor, and may want ...
13 Jan, 2020, 11.47 PM IST
5-year jail for possession of child porn, no bail for accusedPossession will be treated as a non-bailable offence and, on second conviction, the accused may face a jail term of up to seven years.
24 Nov, 2018, 12.52 PM IST
Lok Sabha passes bill to provide death to child rape convictsThe bill replaces the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, following an outcry over the rape and murder of a minor girl in Kathua in Jammu a...
31 Jul, 2018, 10.23 AM IST
Revenge porn a growing menace in IndiaCases of revenge porn – non-consensual sharing of intimate sexual images by former partners – are on the rise in India, fuelled by the spre...
13 Nov, 2017, 11.48 PM IST
Cyber Laws Part II: A guide for victims of cyber crimeThe procedure for reporting cyber crimes is more or less the same as reporting other crimes. The local police can be approached for filing ...
03 Nov, 2017, 04.15 PM IST
Poke Me: The real issue India needs to tackle is child pornography, not pornography (Readers React)This week's "Poke Me" invited your comments on "The real issue India needs to tackle is child pornography, not pornography".
29 Aug, 2015, 05.36 AM IST
Porn ban: Government to block only child pornography sites, remaining will be unblockedSpeaking exclusively to ET, Prasad said he had directed officers of the telecom department to issue instructions to unblock the websites.
05 Aug, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Government asks internet service companies to block pornography sites, upgrade systemsPrasad said porn is legal in other countries, it needs to be viewed in the “context of Indian culture and moral obligation towards society”.
11 Nov, 2014, 03.47 AM IST
Rape, grime and punishment: The story of power and violenceRapes must be understood as crimes of variegated violence and given graded punishments, premeditation and savagery topping the list.
20 Jan, 2014, 11.17 AM IST
- New cyber law casts its net wide
Eight months after it received presidential assent, the amended Information Technology Act of 2008 came into force on October 27.
28 Oct, 2009, 06.27 AM IST
- Do we really need net nannies?
It's high time we learn the lesson - banning the medium won’t solve the purpose, but banning the message may.
12 Oct, 2006, 12.09 AM IST