New York’s Long Island Rail Road workers strike disrupts busiest US rail network for first time in 32 years, impacting about 300,000 commuters; check affected routes and branchesThousands of Long Island Rail Road workers walked off the job Saturday, May 16, 2026, after contract negotiations for a new wage agreement ...
16 May, 2026, 01.06 PM IST
Manipur Violence: Three killed in two separate incidents in Ukhrul districtViolence erupted in Manipur on Friday with three people killed in separate firing incidents. Armed groups from rival tribal communities cla...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.35 PM IST
Nigerian airlines pause flight suspension as minister urges talks on fuel costsNigerian airlines have temporarily suspended a planned nationwide shutdown of flight operations following a government appeal for dialogue....
20 Apr, 2026, 12.38 PM IST
Airport disruptions abound as senators chase deal to end Homeland Security budget standoffSenators are working to end the Homeland Security shutdown by funding most of the department, excluding immigration operations. This comes ...
25 Mar, 2026, 09.59 AM IST
Newark resumes operations after tower evacuation adds to New York airport disruptionNewark Liberty International Airport faced an hour-long operational halt Monday morning. Air traffic controllers evacuated the tower due to...
23 Mar, 2026, 06.34 PM IST
Dubai Airport resumes flights after drone fire disrupts operationsDubai's main airport resumed operations after a drone incident caused a fire at a nearby fuel tank, suspending flights for over seven hours...
16 Mar, 2026, 04.14 PM IST
Limit net shutdowns as they hit critical services: TelcosTelecom operators have requested the Indian government to dissuade states from ordering internet shutdowns. They argue that these disruptio...
07 Dec, 2024, 08.15 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
Codify an Internet shutdown protocolThere is some progress on the ground with the number of incidents of internet restrictions declining last year. Yet, that cannot compensate...
02 Mar, 2023, 11.24 PM IST
Parliamentary panel pulls up DoT on internet shutdowns; asks to keep record, assess its impactAs per one media report, there were 518 government-imposed internet shutdowns across India between January 2012 and March 2021, resulting i...
09 Feb, 2023, 05.11 PM IST
59 net shutdowns in 6 months, states snap link at increasing paceThe longest shutdown was observed in J&K after the abrogation of Article 370 from August 5, 2019, till February 5, 2021. The Rajasthan gove...
02 Jul, 2022, 11.04 PM IST
Parliamentary panel suggests banning WhatsApp, Facebook rather than shutting InternetThe Standing Committee on Communications and IT headed by senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor tabled a report on the Temporary Suspension...
02 Dec, 2021, 07.57 PM IST
Parliamentary panel suggests selectively banning WhatsApp, Facebook rather than shutting Internet to control unrestAccording to the report, the committee asked whether it was technically possible to shut down only those services in areas likely to be use...
02 Dec, 2021, 07.42 PM IST
Frequent suspension of internet on flimsy grounds uncalled for, says Parliamentary panelThe Committee said, "When the Government's thrust is on digitisation and knowledge economy with free and open access to internet at its cor...
02 Dec, 2021, 09.00 AM IST
Need mechanism to decide on merit, appropriateness of telecom services, internet shutdowns: Parliament panelSuch an approach will allow financial services, health, education and various other services to continue to operate as usual, minimising in...
01 Dec, 2021, 10.32 PM IST
- GM Daewoo to shut down for two weeks amid sales slump
The South Korean unit of General Motors Corp announced a two-week shutdown of its plants due to slow sales and said there may be further su...
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