Internet Shutdown

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Farmers face tear gas used by the police to disperse them during the second day of their 'Delhi Chalo' march, at the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border, near Patiala, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Patralekha Chatterjee | India@2024: A portrait of power and fragility

Farmer demonstrations highlight the delicate balance in India's political landscape.

16 Feb 2024 12:05 AM

People at a medical camp organised by Army, in an area of Manipur. (PTI Photo)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | The sounds of a silent Internet in Manipur

Manipur is a leader in Internet access. 44.8 per cent of Manipuri women and 73.9 per cent of Manipuri men have access to the Internet.

12 Jun 2023 12:15 AM

Imphal: Vehicles in flames after violence broke out during the 'Tribal Solidarity March' called by All Tribal Student Union Manipur (ATSUM), in Imphal. (PTI / File Photo)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Shutting down Internet: Govts need to do rethink

This is a worrying trend and one we ignore at great risk

13 May 2023 12:10 AM

Farmers carry strawberries in a basket after harvesting, during the ongoing nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, in Srinagar, Wednesday, May 13, 2020. There is no Swiggy and Zomato here unlike several cities in the rest of India for fresh produce to be delivered to customers. And whatever little digital services allowed entrepreneurs to do business has also been rendered useless since the Indian government suspended 4g high speed internet services in the Valley. (Photo | AP)

Ecommerce makes lockdown bearable in rest of India but Kashmir netpreneurs suffer without 4G

The Supreme Court last week refused to direct the government to restore high speed internet in the Valley.

17 May 2020 9:23 PM

The blackout has severely disrupted the lives of millions and had an impact on everything from college admissions to businesses filing tax returns.(Representational Image)

Supreme Court says indefinite Kashmir internet shutdown is illegal

Indefinite suspension of the internet violated telecoms rules, the court said, ordering authorities to review all Kashmir curbs in a week.

10 Jan 2020 3:59 PM

Internet blockage observatory NetBlocks said on Twitter: “Confirmed: Evidence of mobile internet disruption in parts of #Iran .." (Photo: File)

Iran curbs internet before possible new protests - reports

The government has launched a bloody crackdown on protests which started in November by hikes in gasoline prices, but have expanded since.

26 Dec 2019 12:15 PM

An internet shutdown is a suspension of internet access ordered by the authorities.

India leads the world in internet shutdowns

Since January 2012, there have been 373 halts in India’s internet service, according to the Software Freedom and Law Center (SLFC).

21 Dec 2019 11:19 AM

The government has frequently used Internet shutdowns as a tool to control protests in troubled parts of India (Photo: Sipa via AP images)

India widens internet shutdown to parts of Delhi to curb protests

The shutdown widened a already in place communications clampdown in restive areas stretching from disputed Kashmir to the northeast.

20 Dec 2019 11:25 AM

Both Airtel and Vodafone confirmed to individual users that their services had been shutdown partially in parts of New Delhi.

Indian telecom companies suspends internet, SMS services in parts of Delhi

A government directive to Indian telecom companies ordered a shut down of SMS, Internet and voice call services in parts of the capital.

20 Dec 2019 11:05 AM

A woman wears a helmet with the words ‘The World is Tired of Hate’ in Dharmshala on Thursday.

Delhi’s tryst with Net shutdown

This was Delhi's first encounter with an Internet shutdown.

20 Dec 2019 1:15 AM

Tens of thousands of protesters against the CAB descended on the streets of Assam, clashing with police and plunging the state into chaos of a magnitude unseen since the violent six-year movement by students that ended with the signing of the Assam accord. (Photo: PTI)

Guwahati under indefinite curfew amid protests against CAB

Police fired tear gas shells and baton-charged protesters, who fought back.

11 Dec 2019 7:51 PM

Shops and business establishments remained closed in most parts of Kashmir while public transport was off roads due to the strike. (Photo: AP/Representational)

J&K: Strike over Army firing deaths, internet suspended in parts

2 youth were killed and several others were injured when Army troops opened fire on a stone-pelting mob in Shopian on Saturday.

28 Jan 2018 11:05 AM

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