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Modi govt blocked 2,388 websites in 2018, stopped collecting data of arrests under 66A

IT ministry informs Parliament that websites were blocked for objectionable content. Lack of data on arrests under section 66A draws flak from activists.

Ban or not, Indians love watching desi college girls have sex in HD, says Pornhub

A new survey by Pornhub says Indians account for the third highest daily traffic to the site.  

Fix call drops and sluggish speed before you think of regulating internet

It would be bad enough if TRAI was merely interested in protecting telecom operators at the cost of consumer interests.

Doubtful if India’s ailing mobile telecom sector can create 4 million jobs: COAI chief

COAI’s Rajan S. Mathews wonders how the new telecom policy can achieve $100-billion investment objective 'if the industry is under financial stress'

What harm can you do to me if you have my Aadhaar details, asks Trai chairman R.S. Sharma

As the debate intensifies before the Supreme Court judgment, the outgoing Trai chairman says Aadhaar doesn’t violate privacy.

RBI’s ban on Bitcoins puts regulators’ accountability back under judicial scrutiny

India’s most trusted regulatory body, the Reserve Bank of India, has given the courts two opportunities to question its manner of taking significant decisions in the last two years.

2जी मामले में मोदी के प्रिंसिपल सेक्रेटरी नृपेंद्र मिश्र के बयान की कोर्ट ने की अनदेखी

राजा जब दूरसंचार मंत्री थे, तो नृपेंद्र मिश्र ट्राई के चेयरमैन थे. हालांकि, कोर्ट ने कहा कि उनका बयान गवाहों या सरकारी कागज़ातों से मेल नहीं खाता है.

Modi’s principal secy was CBI’s star witness in 2G case. But court ignored his testimony

Nripendra Misra was TRAI chairman during Raja’s tenure as telecom minister. But court stated his deposition was not supported

US dismantling net neutrality gives India the chance to be a global leader

It is ironic that the country which coined the phrase, “net neutrality” voted to dismantle it. But it has given India the chance to become a global leader

Telecom regulator chief says US net neutrality rules won’t impact India, but activists wary

Activists say that India has strong norms on net neutrality, but some worry the change in US norms could have an effect. 

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Meghnad Desai was a man of many passions. Marxian economics, politics to Bollywood

Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.