The ballot is stronger than the bullet, as Lincoln has famously remarked. However, its strength is falling short in the face of brainwashing. These days, online electoral propaganda thwarts the legitimate transfer of power in democratic states. A study found … Read More
P. Nagaraj v. District Collector cum District Magistrate & Ors In the High Court of Madras H.C.P. 760/2020 & Crl. M.P. 4350/2020 Before Justice N. Kirubakaran and Justice V.M Velumani Decided on July 10, 2020 Relevancy of the case: Quashing … Read More
Mohd. Arif v. State of Uttarakhand In the High Court of Uttarakhand C.M.A. (C-482) 909/2014 Before Justice U C Dhyani Decided on August 19, 2014 Relevancy of the case: Bail application in a case involving transmission of fake news and … Read More
Amit Garg v. State of Uttarakhand In the High Court of Uttarakhand B.A. 153/2014 Before Justice U C Dhyani Decided on March 06, 2014 Relevancy of the case: Bail application in a case involving blackmailing and transmission of sexually explicit … Read More
Mohd Arif v. State of Uttarakhand In the High Court of Uttarakhand Crl. W.P. 19/2014 Before Justice U C Dhyani Decided on March 03, 2014 Relevancy of the case: Transferring the investigation to CBI in a case involving ransom demands … Read More
When Christopher Wylie was in his mid-teens, he expressed hopes of becoming a statesman. If not, he assumed he would be another small merchant resorting to Machiavellian methods to sell petty goods. A decade later, he finds a place in the list … Read More
The Supreme Court’s judgement in Shreya Singhal v. Union of India is considered as a landmark judgement that upheld the right to free speech and struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Was this really a victory for free … Read More
Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPRD)’s National Cyber Research & Innovation Centre (NCR&IC) published a guide for law enforcement agencies on spotting and investigating fake news and misinformation. This 40-page guide was published on May 08, 2020, but it … Read More
COVID-19, or Coronavirus, has brought the world community to a standstill. With any issue that creates panic among the general population, the threat of cyber crimes or cyber attacks becomes imminent. Needless to say, there are hundreds of examples showing … Read More