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Former VSNL chief, 'father of internet in India', B K Syngal dies

Under his watch, VSNL rolled out India's internet service and launched its then biggest global depository receipt issue.

Cloudflare outage takes down websites globally for over an hour: Report

The effect was felt by users of some of the key hotspots of internet traffic, such as Twitter, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Discord, Zerodha, Shopify, and Canva, according to Downdetector

NordVPN in new feature allows users to connect directly to other devices

NordVPN announced a new feature called Meshnet that allows users to connect directly to other devices instead of routing their traffic through a VPN server

Govt to bring legal changes for social media accountability: Vaishnaw

No industry wants regulations, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said adding, "but bringing regulation where needed, and to the extent needed, is government's responsibility, and we will bring (it)".

Goodbye, Internet Explorer: Microsoft to retire 27-yr-old browser on Jun 15

Microsoft has announced the retirement of 27-year-old Internet Explorer as the browser will be completely phased out from June 15

Surfshark to shut down servers in India over govt's new CERT-In rules

Surfshark said that its servers in India will be shut down before June 27, when CERT-In's new rules will come in effect

ExpressVPN removes India-based servers, says Centre's rules 'overreaching'

Virtual private network service provider ExpressVPN announced removal of all its India-based VPN servers, rejecting the directions given by CERT-In

Say no to cookies from strangers

Mothers' advice from 50 years ago reappears

Algo Rhythm: Indians lap up mobile lock screen content, shows data

Mobile and internet are now household essentials which reflects in the rapidly growing lock screen content consumption, the Lock Screen Trends Report, 2022, shows

Why new CERT-In rules will be game changer in India's cyber security space

Experts believe that though the rules are very broad in nature, this is the first time that a mechanism is being put in India that makes reporting cyber incidents mandatory

45% growth in active internet users in rural India since 2019: Study

The study revealed that female active internet users grew by a whopping 61% since 2019

US pilots global internet order to counter Chinese digital authoritarianism

The "Declaration for the Future of the Internet" was signed on 28 April and is designed to champion "a single interconnected communications system for all of humanity"

Internet services suspended in Jodhpur after stone-pelting incident

According to an order issued by Jodhpur Divisional Commissioner Himanshu Gupta all internet services have been suspended in Jodhpur beginning from 1 am today.

Internet will never be the same again

Under the DSA, users will have to be informed if their content is taken down, along with a statement of reasons

Reddit adds 'search comments' tool to boost results for users

With this latest update, rolling out first for desktop users, can be accessed by heading to the home feed and clicking within the search bar, and conduct a search

Reliance Jio launches Rs 259 'calendar month validity' prepaid plan

India's largest telecom operator Reliance Jio has launched Rs 259 plan that comes with calendar month validity to help prepaid users remember just one recharge date every month.

Rajesh Jain, pioneer of India's dotcom era, preps IPO for second startup

Rajesh Jain, 54, a pioneer of India's internet industry, is readying his second startup Netcore Cloud Pvt. for an initial public offer within the next year

Mt Everest base camp to have high speed Internet soon, says report

Private sector telecommunication company of Nepal, Ncell is building the world's highest cell phone tower at an altitude of 5,200 metres on Mt. Everest

War censorship exposes Russian President Putin's leaky internet controls

Long before waging war on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin was working to make Russia's internet a powerful tool of surveillance and social control akin to China's so-called Great Firewall.

Mobile internet user growth slowed down drastically in 2021, shows data

389 million people still did not use mobile internet in 2021, while 765.8 million did