Despite quietly dropping the phrase "war on terror", when it comes to battling worldwide militant networks the success of theUnited States and its allies goes well beyond the killing of Osama bin Laden.
With Britain deploying surface to air missiles, fighter jets and warships around London ahead of the Olympic Games, the threat of devastating attacks on Western nations has not gone away -- and few believe it can ever be eliminated.
The Indian government is planning to set up a National Threat Intelligence Centre in view of rising cyber crimes such as identity theft, hacking, financial fraud, child pornography and corporate espionage. While launching a report on cyber security prepared by software industry body Nasscom, Home Minister P Chidambaram said that the government needs to fortify its capacity to deal with online security threats/crimes.
NTP, NPIT to be finalised by May: Kapil Sibal
NEW DELHI: IT and Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said National Policy on Electronics (NPE) likely to be approved this month.
He further said National Telecom Policy (NTP) and National IT Policy ( NPIT) are likely to be finalised in May.
"At the moment we have to have dialogue with the Planning Commission. Once that dialogue is over, we will send it (NPE) immediately to cabinet. If possible, hopefully, this should be done in this month itself," Sibal told reporters here.
New Delhi :A 21-year-old "Sumit Singh" hanged himself after a girl removed him as a "friend" on social network Facebook. Sumit from Janakpuri, New Delhi, became interested in the girl after meeting her on the website. But when he told her of his romantic feelings, she "unfriended" him from her list, said the Daily Mail. Sumit tried to contact the girl but her friends reportedly bombarded him with abusive messages and told him to leave her alone. After reading a message by sumit she replied