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Naomie Harris `felt torn` while portraying Nelson Mandela`s ex-wife

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 17:18

British actress Naomie Harris has confessed that she had a hard time playing Nelson Mandela`s former wife, Winnie Mandela, in ` Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom `.

Gandhian and freedom fighter Savitaben Patel no more

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 12:59

Staunch Gandhian and freedom fighter Savitaben Bhanubhai Patel passed away here on Friday after a prolonged illness.

U2 unveils `Ordinary love` lyric video

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 08:34

Irish rock band U2 has released a new song ‘Ordinary Love’ from the soundtrack of forthcoming film ‘Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom’.

India ahead of China, Pakistan in Internet freedom: Study

Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 23:10

India's web index score at 32.4 is ahead of China (31.1) and Pakistan (10.4), shows the 2013 study by World Wide Web Foundation. The organisation was established in 2009 by Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee.

Rescued UK women `slaves` lived in horrific conditions: Charity

Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 19:15

Three women, rescued from a house after allegedly being held as slaves by a couple for 30 years, were kept in "horrific conditions", a charity said.

Freedom of expression can`t be explained for spreading rumours: Shinde

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 17:29

Cyber security was one of the main focus of the top police brass for an annual conference as government made it clear that freedom of expression cannot be explained for spreading mishievous rumours to foment trouble.

Google asks India to embrace transparency in Internet use

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 17:08

Asserting that Internet freedom will help attack corruption, Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has asked India to embrace "transparency and openness" of the web that will have a potentially game-changing impact on governance.

Peter Higgs to receive Freedom of Edinburgh

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 23:30

Professor Peter Higgs will be given the Freedom of Edinburgh for his contribution to science.

Google boss calls for `freedom of speech` in China

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 18:08

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt called on China to open up Internet access and voiced concern at its latest crackdown on online freedoms in an interview in Hong Kong Monday.

Congress demands action against RSS

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 23:02

Congress said the BJP`s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was against the freedom of press.

98-year-old freedom fighter dead in UP

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 12:22

Veteran freedom fighter Ganga Sahai died after prolong illness here at his residence, family sources said Wednesday. Sahai (98) died yesterday.

Sein Win, force for press freedom in Myanmar, dies

Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 16:56

Win, a renowned journalist in Myanmar who championed press freedom and endured three stints in prison as he chronicled several decades of his country`s turbulent history, died today at age 91.