Bengaluru women secretly filmed on Namma Metro trains: Instagram page sparks outrage, police register FIR and launch probeAn Instagram account named metro_chicks is under fire for allegedly posting unauthorised photos and videos of women on Bengaluru's Namma Me...
21 May, 2025, 07.24 PM IST
Are we ‘like’ done here? X’s move to hide likes is the latest sign of their declining power as social media currencyAnushka Kulkarni expresses disappointment over X's decision to hide the "Likes" tab, which she and others used to subtly vet potential roma...
06 Jul, 2024, 10.28 PM IST
Sexual abuse: Third FIR filed against Hassan MP Prajwal RevannaJD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna faces third rape case with explicit videos. Bengaluru FIR by Special Investigation Team, IPC sections 376(2)(N) an...
10 May, 2024, 05.54 PM IST
Bharti College students allege being secretly filmed in washroom during IIT-Delhi fest; sweeper arrestedIIT-Delhi has issued a statement saying the matter was handed over to the police immediately and added the institute has "zero tolerance" f...
07 Oct, 2023, 07.42 PM IST
Broadcast news, don't titillateAs with all rights, freedom of expression when applicable to media must be also underpinned by ethics. It is the job of TV news to broadcas...
10 Jan, 2023, 11.33 PM IST
CM Bhagwant Mann orders probe into Chandigarh University incident"Sad to hear about the unfortunate incident at Chandigarh University...our daughters are our honour...a high-level inquiry has been ordered...
19 Sep, 2022, 11.52 AM IST
Protest at Chandigarh University over objectionable video rumours, police says accused leaked her own videoDuring preliminary investigation, it has come to light that the woman student, who had been apprehended, had shared her own video with some...
18 Sep, 2022, 02.51 PM IST
No blue tick! Jennifer Lawrence is secretly on social media, but doesn't post any updatesThe 28-year-old actress is wary of the blue tick due to the backlash.
12 Sep, 2018, 06.17 PM IST
How capturing India's poverty helps western photographers bag generous grants at homeIndia’s poverty has always drawn photographers from the West. Capturing maimed beggars, naked street children, filthy slums and emaciated w...
29 Jul, 2018, 10.53 AM IST
View: Lynchings in the time of voyeurism and social media misuseTill the system is effective in dealing with this culture of impunity and people want to help instead of instigate, the violence will conti...
25 Jul, 2018, 02.18 PM IST
'Internet can't be used as weapon of harassment against women'UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri voiced concern over the growing prevalence of cyber bullying, trolling and voyeurism.
14 Mar, 2017, 02.39 PM IST
In bid to fight terror on social media, draconian Section 66A may be back in a softer formThis portion of the Information Technology Act was trashed by the Supreme Court about a year ago as vague, unconstitutional and violative o...
26 Feb, 2016, 01.31 AM IST
How Bengaluru police is using technology as a force-multiplierAs technology acquires increased importance in policing, changing the landscape of what men in uniform do, tech-savvy officers are already ...
04 Sep, 2015, 10.02 AM IST
Government's dilemma of engaging people on slippery online platformsPlatforms like Twitter and Facebook make the shy and repressed uninhibited and free. This makes them ideal hotspots for voyeurs from HR dep...
16 Jul, 2014, 04.37 AM IST
Justice Verma Committee recommendations are comprehensive and visionaryOffences such as voyeurism, stalking, disrobing and trafficking of women have been added to the list of crimes against women.
18 Feb, 2013, 05.39 AM IST
Technological beasts like Facebook, Orkut, YouTube & Google impossible to controlBecoming the voice of a generation was never the agenda. Neither was toppling govts. But techn beasts like Facebook, Orkut, YouTube & Googl...
12 Dec, 2011, 12.47 PM IST
- Star activity of 2010: Logging into Twitter and Facebook
Social networking via Twitter and Facebook has been the star activity of 2010 for India’s aam enabled-aadmi.
31 Dec, 2010, 03.27 AM IST