Page 5 - Internet Shutdown

Internet snapped in areas of Kashmir, 2Ws seized ahead of Amit Shah's visit

Authorities have shut down the internet in some areas of Kashmir while police seized a large number of two-wheelers ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's likely visit to the Valley this weekend

Farmers' protest: Mobile internet suspended, section 144 imposed in Karnal

Central forces were deployed, mobile Internet services suspended and prohibitory orders banning gathering of people were imposed here on Monday, a day ahead of the gherao planned by farmers

Google search engine, email services down for some users: Downdetector

Multiple users complained about an outage affecting Alphabet Inc's search engine Google as well as its streaming and email services, according to outage monitoring website Downdetector

Myanmar military cuts wireless internet service amid coup protests

Myanmar's wireless broadband internet services were shut down by order of the military, a local provider said, as protesters continued to defy the threat of violence to oppose the junta's takeover

Home Ministry issued no internet shutdown order in 2020: Dhotre

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) did not issue any order for suspension of internet services in 2020, Dhotre said

Authorities shut down internet during riots for maintaining peace: Govt

The government on Wednesday said authorities shut down the internet during tension and riots in the interest of maintaining law and order

India had highest number of Internet shutdowns at 109 in 2020: report

This is the third consecutive year India has topped the global charts on this score, a new report by digital rights and privacy organisation Access Now has found

Internet shutdowns in India jump 27 times since 2012, shows data

Between 2012 and 2021, 468 incidents of internet shutdowns have taken place in the country

Thousands throng Myanmar streets in biggest showdown since 2007 revolution

Internet restored a day after blockage

Best of BS Opinion: Staring at an abyss, Occupy Wall Street 2.0, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Knee-jerk shutdowns

India has a dubious record of net disruptions

Internet services on mobile devices suspended in Kashmir on Republic Day

''The mobile internet telephone services have been temporarily suspended in the valley for ensuring peaceful Republic Day celebrations,'' the officials said

Global cost of internet shutdowns $4 bn in 2020, India share at 70%: report

Top10VPN report says internet restrictions in Kashmir were lifted after 7 months but users were only able to access low-speed 2G connections

8,927 hrs of blackout: Worst internet shutdowns cost India $2.8 bn in 2020

India -- the second-worst-hit nation by the Covid-19 pandemic in terms of overall confirmed infections -- accounted for about three-quarters of the $4 billion lost worldwide to internet curbs

Cancel panel meeting on J&K internet suspension: Dubey to Tharoor

Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology Nishikant Dubey appealed to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor to cancel a meeting on suspension of Internet services

4G to be restored on trial basis in one district each of J&K: Centre to SC

A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana was told by Attorney General K K Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, that the committee has decided that trial will be done in one district

2G mobile services to be restored today, except in Pulwama, Shopian: J&K

Internet services were suspended in J-K in August last year after the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state into two Union Territories

Meghalaya violence: Toll in clashes reach three, situation remains tense

After the clashes, curfew was imposed at noon in the two police station areas in Shillong while night curfew was imposed in the entire city

J&K lifts ban on social media, access to 2G internet services till Mar 17

Earlier, only access to white-listed sites was allowed after the services were restored for a week on January 25 and subsequently extended from time to time.

Internet shutdowns cost India $3 billion from 2012-2017: Rajan Mathews

Mathews, an industry veteran, has worked in the Indian and US telecom sector in operations, business development and human resources over his 41-year-long career