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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Topic: Internet services

Internet censorship hit 4.2 bn in 2022, J&K had highest disruptions globally, says report

A new report by Surfshark & internet watchdog NetBlocks says 11 Asian countries curbed access to the internet in 2022.

Home Ministry orders 24 hr-suspension of internet at Singhu, Ghazipur & Tikri borders

In light of the chakka jam organised by protesting farmers, internet services will remain suspended in the adjoining areas of the borders, too, till Saturday night.

4G mobile internet services being restored in Jammu & Kashmir after 18 months

Rohit Kansal, spokesperson for J&K administration, posted the announcement on Twitter. Mobile internet services were restored in 2 districts last August after it was suspended in 2019.

‘Digital Budget’ vs internet suspensions & and ‘trust deficit’ in Modi govt

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Internet services on mobile devices suspended in Kashmir due to Republic Day

Suspension of internet services in Kashmir on Republic Day and Independence Day has been part of the security drill since 2005 when militants used a mobile phone to trigger a blast.

Beijing just tore up China’s giant internet playbook

Beijing may be successful in stymieing China’s current Big Tech cohort. But companies are quick to adapt, with every chance that new behemoths will appear.

5 cases in 25 years of Internet that changed how India logs online

In 1995, telecom minister Sukh Ram made the first mobile call to Jyoti Basu. And VSNL’s internet service was terrible. But its dial-up link over poor fixed telephone lines opened up a new world for us.

2,300-km undersea cable to boost Andamans internet connectivity, PM set to launch project

Project was announced by IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in January and was supposed to be completed by June. However, it got delayed due to Covid-19 lockdown.

Govt considers slashing license fee for fixed-line broadband service to households

If implemented, the lower costs could help Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio accelerate its broadband services launched last year. It will also aid Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea.

Internet services snapped in Srinagar after CRPF jawan, cop injured in encounter

A police official said the encounter began after security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Srinagar following inputs about the presence of militants there.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.