'Of course it's not safe': Small Russian city tries to shrug off warLocals in Russia's Tver face mobile internet blackouts as authorities disable services during Ukrainian drone attacks. This measure aims to...
14 Jan, 2026, 07.22 AM IST
Iran: Protest death toll hits 646 as crackdown on civilians continues, activists sayActivists report at least 646 deaths in Iran's ongoing nationwide protests, with the number anticipated to increase. This toll, compiled by...
13 Jan, 2026, 10.19 AM IST
Oil gains as market weighs Iran, Russia supply risks; dealmaking for Venezuela in focusOil prices saw a significant jump on Friday. Growing concerns over supply disruptions in Iran due to intensifying protests are impacting th...
10 Jan, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
Oil rises as concerns about supply disruptions in Venezuela, Iran increaseOil prices are climbing for a second day. This surge is driven by uncertainty over Venezuela's oil supply and growing concerns about output...
09 Jan, 2026, 07.57 AM IST
Is the AWS outage linked to cyberwar with China? Speculation mounts as China accuses US of cyberattack on its National Time Service CenterA major Amazon Web Services outage caused widespread internet disruptions affecting numerous popular applications and websites. Concurrentl...
20 Oct, 2025, 03.12 PM IST
Rebellion erupts in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir against Shehbaz Sharif's govt, thousands march against atrocitiesThe UKPNP issued an urgent international appeal regarding Pakistan's communication blackout in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, coincid...
29 Sep, 2025, 03.38 PM IST
Shutdowns of cellphone internet links sweep Russia, further limiting already-stifled net freedomA blogger's song highlights internet issues in Rostov-on-Don. Russia faces widespread cellphone internet shutdowns. Officials cite Ukrainia...
18 Jul, 2025, 10.18 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
What would be the cost of a global Internet outage for one day? You would be surprised to knowIf an internet outage occurs just for a single day, the US alone would face huge losses of around $11 billion. China is estimated to lose n...
07 Nov, 2023, 10.49 PM IST
Elon Musk says Starlink to provide connectivity in Gaza for aid organisationsMusk said in a post on social media platform X that it was not clear who has authority for ground links in Gaza, but we do know that "no te...
29 Oct, 2023, 10.36 AM IST
'Flag on moon, moon on flag': Twitter flooded with hillarious memes of Pakistanis on Chandrayaan-3India's Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed near the lunar south pole, making India the fourth country in the world to achieve t...
24 Aug, 2023, 12.20 PM IST
Minister: Ukraine aims to develop air-to-air combat dronesAs well as the civilian applications, Starlink has helped front-line reconnaissance drone operators target artillery strikes on Russian ass...
28 Dec, 2022, 06.21 PM IST
Ukraine promises shelters for its people as winter sets inSpecial "invincibility centres" will be set up around Ukraine to provide electricity, heat, water, internet, mobile phone connections and a...
23 Nov, 2022, 06.44 PM IST
Most of Bangladesh left without power after national grid failure"We are trying to restore the system," Hasan said, adding that utilities were currently producing around 4,500 megawatts (MW)of power, comp...
04 Oct, 2022, 09.52 PM IST
Russia, blocked from the global internet, plunges into digital isolationTikTok and Netflix are suspending their services in the country. Facebook has been blocked. Twitter has been partially blocked and YouTube’...
10 Mar, 2022, 12.12 PM IST
Internet in Ukraine disrupted as Russian troops advanceInternet connectivity in Ukraine has been badly affected by the Russian invasion, particularly in the southern and eastern parts of the cou...
27 Feb, 2022, 02.55 PM IST
ETtech Weekend Briefing: 551 days without 4G, Budget & BezosInternet shutdowns are estimated to have cost India Rs 20,235 crore in 2020 alone. That’s 70% of what they cost the entire world that year.
06 Feb, 2021, 08.58 AM IST