The 'Living Nostradamus' just made a terrifying Iran war prediction, and the date is very specificLiving Nostradamus Iran war prediction: Brazilian psychic Athos Salomé has triggered fresh global debate after warning that the Iran war ma...
07 May, 2026, 06.34 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
UN rights chief urges probe of Bangladesh protest 'crackdown'The UN rights chief urged Bangladesh to reveal details of recent protests marred by "horrific violence," emphasizing the need for an impart...
25 Jul, 2024, 06.01 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 blackouts cause economic losses, unreliable user experience: ISocIndia has been warned about its lack of transparency over the procedures adopted for mandating Internet shutdowns, as indefinite blackouts ...
14 Apr, 2023, 06.33 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
'Agnipath' protests leave Bihar in flames; internet suspended in 12 districtsThe East Central Railway zone, which is headquartered at Hajipur, said the number of railway coaches set afire by the mobs was "more than 6...
17 Jun, 2022, 09.18 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
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
BSNL expects 4G services rollout completion in 18-24 months: MoS Communications DhotreBSNL had invited an Expression of Interest (EoI) on January 1, 2021, for prior registration/Proof of Concept (PoC) from Indian companies in...
17 Mar, 2021, 05.32 PM IST
Digital warfare: Myanmar's cyber crackdown explainedThese lightning-quick moves by the new junta have tech experts, rights groups, and citizens worried that internet-hungry Myanmar will soon ...
16 Feb, 2021, 08.38 PM IST
Farmers' protest: Indian telcos asked to suspend internet services in Delhi-NCR regionExecutives of telecom operators confirmed the directive and said that they are switching services to 2G in many parts of the region, while ...
26 Jan, 2021, 07.14 PM IST
Net blockade leaves UP at a net financial lossTransactional services have come to a halt, and merchants are finding it hard to conduct business.
25 Dec, 2019, 10.47 AM IST
Telecom companies bracing to intercept calls if need beTelcos are also readying to step up their periodic network security drills, in the event border tensions escalate.
28 Feb, 2019, 07.31 AM IST
Zoho faces temp outage; CEO says won’t happen againAfter the country’s largest SaaS company restored its services, chief executive Shridhar Vembu apologised to customers for the outage and a...
26 Sep, 2018, 10.25 AM IST
20 instances of internet shutdowns in India in 2017: ReportSFLC has been tracking Internet shutdowns in India with their website internetshutdowns. in. It recorded 31 instances of internet shutdowns...
18 Jun, 2017, 01.05 PM IST