SpaceX says 'disabled' 2,500 Starlink devices at Myanmar scam centresSpaceX has shut down over 2,500 Starlink devices at scam centers in Myanmar. This action follows an AFP report on the widespread use of the...
22 Oct, 2025, 04.48 PM IST
Prophet remarks row: After Howrah, internet services suspended in parts of MurshidabadInternet services have been suspended in entire Howrah district till June 13 and Section 144 of CrPC has been imposed in several areas such...
13 Jun, 2022, 12.07 PM IST
Aim to comply with India's new social media guidelines, says FacebookFacebook, microblogging platform Twitter and internet giant Google are yet to finalise their internal work on India's new social media inte...
26 May, 2021, 10.03 AM IST
Harassing people seeking COVID-related help to result in coercive action, SC warns Centre, statesIt said it was "deeply distressed" to note that individuals seeking help on such platforms have been targeted, by alleging that the informa...
03 May, 2021, 07.05 PM IST
There should be no clampdown on citizen seeking COVID-19 help on internet, says SCSolicitor general Tushar Mehta immediately backed the court's stand. No one should be victimised or harassed for making such appeals on soc...
01 May, 2021, 09.53 AM IST
China summons internet finance firms as clampdown widensThe companies will have to set up financial holding companies if they meet requirements to do so, as Alibaba's fintech affiliate Ant Group ...
29 Apr, 2021, 08.55 PM IST
Kashmiris welcome SC view on internet accessPolitical parties and the business community in Kashmir welcomed the Supreme Court's observation that access to internet is a fundamental r...
11 Jan, 2020, 07.13 AM IST
India lost $1.3bn due to 4,196 hours of no internetIndia was the third worst-hit economy worldwide after crisis-hit Iraq and Sudan thanks to state-imposed shut downs across Jammu & Kashmir, ...
10 Jan, 2020, 12.57 PM IST
Internet suspended in 21 UP districts over Citizenship Amendment ActAcross the state, 879 people have been arrested in connection with the violence while 5,000 have been detained, as per official figures. Th...
27 Dec, 2019, 11.36 AM IST
Kashmir economy suffered losses of Rs 15000 cr since August: Trade body"Our conservative estimates put the losses to the Kashmir economy due to the situation after August 5 at Rs 15,000 crore. We will be coming...
05 Dec, 2019, 04.25 PM IST
Many lose jobs, migrate due to internet shutdown in KashmirThe Internet shutdown since August 5--when special status of the J&K was revoked and the state was downgraded into two Union Territories--p...
14 Nov, 2019, 06.39 PM IST
Take pre-authorisation for treatment of patients on phone: Centre to J&KAdministration told to ‘address emergency admissions in hospitals’
29 Aug, 2019, 07.44 AM IST
2G mobile internet services restored in five Jammu districtsThe 2G mobile internet services have been restored in Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Udhampur and Reasi districts, officials said.
17 Aug, 2019, 03.30 PM IST
Telecom group red flags Internet blackouts in RajasthanThe Vasundhara Raje-ruled state, according to the letter, is adversely impacting the Centre’s Digital India mission, and the frequent suspe...
10 Aug, 2018, 03.27 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
Narcotics trade via darknet, Bitcoin reported in India for first timeWhile 'darknet' is a clandestine internet network which can only be accessed with specific software, is difficult to track by the usual com...
17 Jul, 2016, 10.00 AM IST
- Iran blocks access to Google
Iran has blocked access to the Google search engine and its Gmail email service as part of a clampdown on material deemed to be offensive, ...
17 Sep, 2007, 03.36 PM IST