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Finally a ‘No’ to Internet Censorship!!

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Today Supreme Court of India gave a remarkable judgment by curbing the controversial Section 66A of Information technology Act 2000. Section 66A which was always in the news due to its encroachment on Freedom of speech has been finally declared unconstitutional by the true interpreter of Constitution. The Supreme Court of India has proven once again that if Government doesn’t do its job,  they  will do it. But what exactly is Section 66A and why are there so many controversies around it? What is section 66A? Section 66A calls for punishment for sending ‘offensive' messages through computers or any other communication devices such as a mobile phone or a tablet, and a conviction can fetch a maximum of three years in jail. According to the act, any person who sends, by means of a computer resource or a communication device:- (a) any information that is grossly offensive or has menacing character; or (b) any information (which he knows to be false) persistently ...

Dark is Beautiful

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“When you photograph people in color, you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in Black and white, you photograph their souls!” -- Ted Grant Few weeks ago I read an  article about a Dark skin campaign that seeks to change the mindset of society and to create awareness about the deep-rooted prejudice that fair skin is better than dark skin. Nandita Das led that campaign has created a lot of controversy by filing a public petition against Emami and Mr. Shah Rukh Khan to take down the Fair and Handsome ad and to also focus on promoting healthy skin, not on fair skin. The issue is not that whether Bollywood or different actors/actress should be blamed for this Ad. Or not but what are the social implication of this 2-3 Min Ad. on our society. Albeit we are in the 21st century but still most Indians opt for an arranged marriage - a traditional setup in India, whereby the parents pick out a suitable spouse for their children. Matches are found by word of ...

In response of All Open letters Against Leslee Udwin’s Indian’s Daughter

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“Today  I opened The Hindu newspaper and the headline that caught my attention “ Mamta heckled, convoy blocked ”.The article was about a septuagenarian old nun of a convent school  gang-raped in Ranaghat town, some 80km from Kolkata, early on Saturday . Suddenly it brought back the memory of Nirbhaya incident and the many more rape cases which happened after that. Few days back Leslee Udwin, a famous BBC journalist published a controversial documentary on India’s daughter. As soon as the teaser video became viral on Internet, our so called democratic leaders who always vouch to support free will and free speech (who in many cases fail to take an expedite response on many critical issues), became active and banned the video in entire India. Soon after that, many open letters published. Some of them took supportive stances and some of them even asked her to make England’s daughter and South African's daughter to show that we Indian are at 54 ranks in the no of pe...

5 Futuristic Technologies that we can expect in next 50 Years.

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As we know that Man is a progressive animal, most probably the smartest of the lot. Most of us are busy in solving our day to day problems, but some of us are toiling hard to make this world a better place to live. Here comes the list of 5 Future technologies which may change the way how we live today. 1. Long lasting Batteries which can last even for 5o years Right now it’s a massive problem in the industry that phone and laptop batteries can only last one or two days used frequently, but there’s been some progress Soon you’ll be able to throw your phone in a bowl when you get home from work and it’ll wirelessly charge it – you’ll also find flexible batteries used for wearable wrist screens But most importantly, a team of researchers at the Department of Energy Oak Ridge National Laboratory has started testing batteries that could last well over 50 years with one charge – not only a revolution for smartphones, but also pacemakers, removing the need for surgery every 10 ye...