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Tuesday, October 7, 2025
TopicInternet access

Topic: Internet access

How to improve broadband speed? TRAI seeks help from stakeholders, says internet a necessity

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, in a consultation paper, also says it will provide voice and data connectivity to 361 villages in Ladakh and Kargil region.

E-connectivity necessary for access to justice amid Covid-19: Jammu & Kashmir High Court

Court rules that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, no court can discharge essential judicial functions if there is non- availability of e-connectivity 

Access to internet is not a fundamental right but an enabler of rights, J&K govt tells SC

Responding to a petition to restore 4G mobile internet, J&K govt says the current 2G speed is enough even amid the Covid-19 crisis.

Who goes online to study in Covid times? 12.5% homes of Indian students have internet access

Covid-19 has shut down schools and universities in India with online classes emerging as an option. But National Sample Survey data suggests online teaching is a non-starter for most.

Kashmiris can watch Netflix, Amazon but can’t access PDP, NC sites as internet ban is lifted

Internet users will only be able to access around 300 websites that have been whitelisted. Social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube will remain blacklisted.

India lost at least $1.3 billion to internet shutdowns in 2019

India suffered the third-highest loss after Iraq and Sudan after Internet access remained shut for over 4,000 hours last year.

Mobile internet services resume in Meghalaya 8 days after anti-citizenship law protests

The ban on mobile internet and mass messaging services, imposed on 12 December, was lifted on Friday night due to improvement in law and order situation, said an official.

New IRS data says 72% of Indians now have LPG stoves, bolsters Modi govt claim

The latest Indian Readership Survey claims a 3 per cent increase since 2017 in the share of population that can read and understand English.

On Camera

Priyanka Chopra, Aishwarya Rai handholding the billion-dollar desi makeover of global luxury

Pity none of the well-behaved guests attempted India’s favourite 'Nagin dance' when Italian brand Bvlgari 'saap' slithered through The Art House in Mumbai.

Niti Aayog CEO flags India’s trade imbalance — ‘we trade in stuff world doesn’t require in large quantities’

According to the Niti Aayog quarter trade watch report launched Monday, India’s total trade in FY 2025 was at US$1.73 trillion—exports at US$823 billion & imports US$908 billion.

As Starmer begins India trip Wednesday, UK remains hopeful of fighter engine deal

In July, India & UK had announced a defence industrial roadmap that mentioned Jet Engine Advanced Core Technologies Innovation and co-development as a key priority.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.