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- India
Plea in SC challenging internet shutdown in violence-hit Manipur
New Delhi: A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court challenging the internet ban imposed on violence-hit Manipur since May 3. The plea, filed by Chongtham Victor Singh, a lawyer in…
- World
Senegal govt cuts internet amid unrest over oppn leader’s conviction
As protests and riots rocked the capital city of Dakar, the Senegal government has cut internet access to certain areas in the country. Unrest has spread in Senegal after opposition leader Ousmane…
- Offbeat
Internet shutdown in Iraq for 4 hours to prevent exam cheating
Internet services were shutdown in Iraq for nearly four hours in an attempt to prevent cheating in academic exams, according to digital infrastructure services provider Cloudflare. The data came from Cloudflare Radar,…
- India
Manipur: Steep rise in prices of essentials, internet shutdown hit banking services
Imphal: People in ethnic violence-hit Manipur are now experiencing a double whammy as not only prices of essential commodities have skyrocketed in the state, but banking facilities remain affected due to the…
- India
Punjab Police cracks down against radical preacher Amritpal Singh
Chandigarh: Punjab Police is learnt to have launched a crackdown against radical preacher Amritpal Singh on Saturday. Internet services have been suspended till 12 noon Sunday, said a senior official of the…
- India
Plea in SC seeking guidelines on internet shutdown
New Delhi: A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking guidelines on the practical implementation of the internet shutdown in wake of the recent suspension of the internet services in…
- India
India tops global list of internet shutdowns for 5th year in row
India topped the global list of internet shutdowns for the fifth year in a row in 2022, with at least 84 disruptions, according to a report released on Tuesday by the international…
- Middle East
Iran will restrict Internet access in country until calm is restored to streets
Tehran: Iranian authorities said they will restrict Internet access in the country until calm is restored to the streets, as protests over the death of a young woman in the custody of…
- India
Absurd: Internet shuts for 2 days in Rajasthan for Patwari recruitment exam
Several districts in Rajasthan, including state capital Jaipur, faced a two-day dawn-to-dusk mobile internet shutdown on account of the Patwari recruitment examination. The clampdown was to eliminate the potential use of unfair…
- Kashmir
Internet shutdown in Kashmir to continue on Friday
Srinagar: The situation across Kashmir remained peaceful and no any untoward incident was reported on Thursday as the last rites of senior separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani were held in Srinagar,…
- News
Internet services suspended in Bhainsa, cops warn rumour mongers
Hyderabad: After Sunday night communal clashes in Bhainsa Town in Nirmal district, the authorities have suspended all the internet services in the area. In order to curb the spread of violence content…
- India
With 109 shutdowns, India snaps internet more than any other country in the world
With as many as 109 shutdowns in the year 2020, India topped the list of countries with the highest number of internet shutdowns in one year, an extensive report by Access Now…
- Top Stories
Damage to India’s image by govt’s ‘obduracy’ can’t be remedied by cricketer’s tweets: Tharoor
New Delhi: As several Bollywood and cricketing stars rallied around the government in its pushback to the global celebrities expressing support for farmers’ movement, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said the…
- Top Stories
‘Why aren’t we talking about this?’: Rihanna extends support to protesting farmers
International musician and singer Rihanna on Wednesday became the most popular celebrity to extend support to the Indian farmers protesting against the Centre’s three farm laws in India. She joined a list…
