Photographer Bimal Nepal accuses PM Narendra Modi’s social team of stealing his photo

PM Narendra Modi has run into controversy over a Facebook post on his official account. Modi's Facebook account has allegedly used a photograph of a US-based photographer, Bimal Nepal, to wish people on Dhanteras.
But surely that is not a problem? The issue is that the photograph has been allegedly used without taking permission from the photographer. At least, this is what Bimal Nepal claims.

Ramgarh student drowns while taking picture 'for Facebook'

RAMGARH: A student drowned on Monday in the Damodar river flash flood while he was taking photographs to upload on Facebook.

The dead, Shyam Sharma, was a resident of Golpar locality situated on the banks of the river. Sharma had recently passed his matric examination and was seeking admission in Chhotanagpur College. He used to take keen interest in surfing the internet and social networking sites like Facebook.

Sonu Sharma, his elder brother said, "My brother, along with his friends, went to the river to bathe. But, the flash flood caught his attention and he wanted to take his own photograph with the high waves of the river as the backdrop. Shyam asked his friends to click him riding the waves and he stood on a high rock in the middle of the river. But, the water level suddenly rose; drowning him."

Human Rights Activist From India Arrested over Facebook post

Police in India's Andhra Pradesh state have arrested a human rights activist for allegedly posting defamatory remarks on Facebook against a local politician.

Jaya Vindhyalaya was arrested in Prakasam district on the complaint of legislator Krishna Mohan, police said.

She was produced in court and was remanded in jail for 12 days.

Last year, India issued new guidelines making it harder for the police to arrest people for comments on internet.

The move followed outrage after a series of arrests of people for their comments on Facebook and other internet sites.

Ms Vindhyalaya is the president of People's Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL) in Andhra Pradesh.

She is lodged in a jail at Ongole and could not be reached for comments. Her lawyers have applied for bail.

She has been arrested under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act which is sweeping in its powers - it can send a person to jail for three years for sending an email or other electronic message that "causes annoyance or inconvenience".

Ms Vindhyalaya has defended her remarks on Facebook, senior police officer K Raghurami Reddy told the BBC.

Before her arrest, Ms Vindhyalaya had alleged that Mr Mohan was targeting her due to "political enmity" and had "threatened the local people against deposing before a team of PUCL which had gone on a fact-finding mission against the legislator".

Mr Mohan has denied the charges.

Police say they have written to Facebook to remove the "objectionable material" from her page.

Air India Employee arrested for Facebook Post

 Even as outrage over the arrest of two Maharashtra girls for their Facebook post on Bal Thackeray continues, another instance of harassment involving two Air India employees has come to light.

Air India cabin crew members Mayank Mohan Sharma and KVJ Rao were arrested by the cyber crime cell of the Mumbai police in May this year for material they put up on Facebook.

The two are alleged to have shared lewd jokes about politicians, made derogatory comments against the Prime Minister and insulted the national flag in their posts.

Women Arrested for Facebook post on total Shutdown on Mumbai

MUMBAI, Nov 19 – Indian police said on Monday they had arrested a woman for criticising on Facebook the total shutdown of Mumbai after the death of politician Bal Thackeray, as well as a friend who “liked” the comment.

The pair was due to appear in court later in the day charged under the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act, said Police Inspector Shrikant Pingle in the town of Palghar north of Mumbai.

“The two women will be produced in a local court later this afternoon. They are being charged for hurting religious sentiments,” he told AFP.

They were arrested on Sunday, when a huge funeral procession attended by hundreds of thousands of supporters was held in Mumbai for Thackeray, the divisive founder of the rightwing Shiv Sena party.

News of his death on Saturday afternoon brought the city to a virtual standstill for the weekend, with businesses shutting and taxis going off the roads, amid fears of violence by Thackeray’s supporters.

While his followers mourned, others were angered at the hold Shiv Sena exerted over India’s financial capital. The 21-year-old arrested for her Facebook post was among many who aired opinions on social networking sites.