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TopicInternet shutdown

Topic: Internet shutdown

Kashmir apex trade body condemns Saraswat’s ‘dirty films’ remark, demands his immediate removal

Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Sheikh Ashiq said VK Saraswat's comments maligned Kashmiris and he had no right to do so.

Only ‘dirty films’ were being watched in Kashmir, NITI Aayog member justifies internet ban

NITI Aayog member VK Saraswat said that the suspension of internet in Kashmir Valley has not had any effect on business.

After SC, how Tripura High Court added muscle to freedom of speech & expression

In two judgments on 9 and 10 January, Tripura High Court upheld freedom of speech and expression — specifically in relation to social media — under Article 19.

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.

Envoys found J&K ‘normal’ but US scuttles party with statement on restrictions

Not all of the 15 envoys who visited the Valley last week had their misgivings addressed. Sources said they found the Valley looking ‘normal’ and without any significant danger of massive protests.

‘Must be temporary’ — what Supreme Court judgment says on Kashmir internet shutdown

Supreme Court has ruled that govt can’t suspend internet for an indefinite period. Here are key extracts from the judgment.

Kashmir freeze will continue in 2020 as Modi govt’s promises to develop Valley look bleak

The silence maintained by the Kashmiri population and the leaders can in no way be taken as acceptance of Modi govt’s decision of 5 August 2019.

World is no more in awe of Modi. His 2019 adventures have robbed India of all the goodwill

Modi govt's claim that everything – CAA, NRC, Internet shutdowns, police excesses – is a 'domestic' issue and therefore of no concern to the outside world is simply not credible.

Bangladesh shuts down mobile services along borders with India over ‘security reasons’

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission said network coverage in the border areas should be suspended until further notice.

India has wide grounds for internet shutdowns but minimal safeguards – 2019 saw its result

Internet shutdowns are blanket bans and should be subject to serious scrutiny. But from Kashmir to Rajasthan, the reality has been different.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.