Manipur extends mobile internet ban for 3 daysThe Manipur government extended the suspension of mobile internet services in seven districts for three more days, despite a relaxation of ...
21 Nov, 2024, 12.13 AM IST
Manipur Violence: Police arrest 33 amid rising tensionIndian police have arrested 33 people following a resurgence of ethnic violence in Manipur state, where a curfew and internet blackout have...
12 Sep, 2024, 10.06 AM IST
India had longest internet shutdown in 2023: reportAccording to a report by virtual private network tracker Top 10VPN, India imposed an internet shutdown of over 5,000 hours in Manipur alone...
13 Mar, 2024, 03.35 PM IST
Two killed in Manipur; internet suspendedThe Manipur government has suspended mobile internet/data services, internet/data services through VPN in Churachandpur district for five d...
16 Feb, 2024, 11.58 PM IST
Manipur extends ban on internet for another five days till November 18The Manipur High Court had earlier directed the state government to operationalise mobile towers, on a trial basis, in all those district h...
13 Nov, 2023, 06.29 PM IST
View: Hold on before you turn off the internetThe Manipur ban has raised concerns about shutdowns and their efficacy, and the impact of such bans on communication, business and human ri...
28 Jul, 2023, 11.09 PM IST
Primacy of right to life, says India at G20 talks on internet shutdownsShe along with others were part of a panel discussion on "Internet Governance-National Responsibility and Global Commons." Nwakanma is asso...
17 Jul, 2023, 08.44 AM IST
Internet shutdowns cost $1.9 billion to India in Jan-Jun 2023: ReportThe shutdowns also led to a loss of nearly $118 million in foreign investment and triggered over 21,000 job losses, the global non-profit I...
29 Jun, 2023, 05.51 PM IST
50 days since Manipur burning, PM completely failed in his duty: CongressCongress has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of failing his duty by ignoring the crisis in Manipur, where violent ethnic clashes have ...
21 Jun, 2023, 04.28 PM IST
Manipur High Court directs state to partially restore internet services in some areasInternet services were banned in the state on May 3 following deadly clashes between the tribal Kukis and the Meiteis--the dominant communi...
21 Jun, 2023, 10.17 AM IST
India's recurrent internet shutdowns threaten its own flagship digital initiative, hurt the vulnerableIndia's internet shutdowns disproportionately harm impoverished communities relying on social protection programs, undermining the "Digital...
14 Jun, 2023, 11.57 PM IST
SC declines urgent hearing on plea against internet ban in ManipurSupreme Court has declined the plea against the internet ban in Manipur. The internet ban was extended to June 10. The plea was filed by Ch...
09 Jun, 2023, 12.20 PM IST
Manipur government extends suspension of Internet services till June 10Commissioner, Home, H. Gyan Prakash, in a fresh notification extending the suspension of Internet services till June 10, said that the Dire...
05 Jun, 2023, 11.11 PM IST
Manipur tense over hill districts' demand for more autonomyThe student body has been demanding that the Manipur (Hill Areas) Autonomous District Council (Amendment) Bill 2021 be tabled in the monsoo...
08 Aug, 2022, 12.25 AM IST
Mobile internet suspended, prohibitory orders imposed in tense ManipurVehicular movement and supplies from Assam have been hit due to the blockade on the Imphal-Dimapur highway (NH-2) and Imphal-Jiribam highwa...
07 Aug, 2022, 06.53 PM IST
IAMAI condemns frequent Internet shutdownsAccording to the association, Internet clamp downs have become a regular feature of executive diktat and as per records, there have been 73...
28 Apr, 2017, 07.03 PM IST
Internet freedom improved in India for the second consecutive year in 2015: ReportThe report consolidates all the significant internet-related developments in 65 countries for a year from June 2014.
30 Oct, 2015, 03.30 AM IST