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How WhatsApp reunited a missing child with his family

Could WhatsApp become an important tool for law enforcement?  

On Mar 6, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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Why this Dogecoin-supported luger’s loss is still a huge win

How India's Olympic suspension, a Dogecoin fundraiser, and a luger could create change. 

On Feb 9, 2014 by Sarah Weber

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Dogecoin fundraiser is helping send this Indian Olympian to Sochi

Shiva Keshavan, an Indian luge contender, is the Winter Olympics’ official underdoge story.

On Jan 30, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III

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India arrests its first ever cybercriminal

Indian law enforcement has some celebrating to do. 

On Jan 27, 2014 by [email protected]

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India rejects election partnership with Google over privacy concerns

India's elections authority has turned down a proposal from Google to build an electronic voter registration system, partly due to recently raised privacy concerns.

On Jan 10, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Indian Bitcoin exchanges suspend trading amid fears of regulation

Is a Bitcoin ban coming to India?

On Dec 27, 2013 by Tim Sampson

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‘Gay for a Day’ campaign fights back against India’s ban on gay sex

Engaging in intercourse “against the order of nature” carries a 10-year penalty.

On Dec 13, 2013 by Sarah Weber

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Watch India take its first shot at reaching Mars

If India's first Mars mission is successful, it could accelerate a space race in Asia.

On Nov 5, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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India’s prime minister is almost impossible to spy on

His strategy? Just completely avoid 21st century technology.

On Oct 28, 2013 by Cody Permenter

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Is the NSA tapping Indian telecoms?

The latest leak from former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden seems to indicate that the NSA is tapped into major Indian telecoms.

On Sep 24, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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This scathing satire of India’s rape culture is going viral

A comedy troupe satirizes India's rape culture.

On Sep 21, 2013 by Audra Schroeder

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Miss America gave the Internet a crash course in history, geography, and race

You probably know by now that America’s new beauty queen, New York’s Nina Davuluri, is Indian. And not everyone is happy about that.

On Sep 16, 2013 by Aja Romano

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The onion deal that brought down Groupon India

An unbeatable price holds an entire country in thrall.

On Sep 9, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Indian gang rapists’ digital trail led to their arrest

They threatened to publish the video and photos of her attack if she told anyone. Her response? F**k that.

On Aug 26, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

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Have you spotted one of this Instagrammer’s 1,000 paper cranes?

An Instagram user is leaving beautiful paper cranes all over the globe. Have you seen one?

On Aug 1, 2013 by Kris Holt