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Mumbai: Jio says network snag temporary, working to resolve it
Since Saturday morning, Jio's subscribers in Mumbai have been unable to make or receive calls or access internet
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Internet shutdowns bleeding businesses, hitting country's image
Internet shutdowns can throw normal life out of gear. India lost an estimated $2.8 billion last year due to the internet blockades, which was unwanted in most cases. This report finds out more
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TMS Ep60: Vaccine crunch, internet shutdowns, RBI policy, IPO lock-in
Will vaccine crunch hurt India's fight against Covid-19? Internet shutdowns bleeding Indian businesses? What RBI policy means to the markets? What's the new lock-in period for IPOs? All answers here
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Internet suspension on flimsy grounds must be avoided: Parliament panel
When the government's thrust is on digitisation, frequent suspension of the internet on flimsy grounds is uncalled for and must be avoided, a parliamentary panel has said.
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Internet snapped in areas of Kashmir, 2Ws seized ahead of Amit Shah's visit
Authorities have shut down the internet in some areas of Kashmir while police seized a large number of two-wheelers ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's likely visit to the Valley this weekend
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Farmers' protest: Mobile internet suspended, section 144 imposed in Karnal
Central forces were deployed, mobile Internet services suspended and prohibitory orders banning gathering of people were imposed here on Monday, a day ahead of the gherao planned by farmers
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Google search engine, email services down for some users: Downdetector
Multiple users complained about an outage affecting Alphabet Inc's search engine Google as well as its streaming and email services, according to outage monitoring website Downdetector
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Myanmar military cuts wireless internet service amid coup protests
Myanmar's wireless broadband internet services were shut down by order of the military, a local provider said, as protesters continued to defy the threat of violence to oppose the junta's takeover
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Home Ministry issued no internet shutdown order in 2020: Dhotre
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) did not issue any order for suspension of internet services in 2020, Dhotre said
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Authorities shut down internet during riots for maintaining peace: Govt
The government on Wednesday said authorities shut down the internet during tension and riots in the interest of maintaining law and order
India had highest number of Internet shutdowns at 109 in 2020: report
This is the third consecutive year India has topped the global charts on this score, a new report by digital rights and privacy organisation Access Now has found
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Internet shutdowns in India jump 27 times since 2012, shows data
Between 2012 and 2021, 468 incidents of internet shutdowns have taken place in the country
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Thousands throng Myanmar streets in biggest showdown since 2007 revolution
Internet restored a day after blockage
Best of BS Opinion: Staring at an abyss, Occupy Wall Street 2.0, and more
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
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Knee-jerk shutdowns
India has a dubious record of net disruptions
Internet services on mobile devices suspended in Kashmir on Republic Day
''The mobile internet telephone services have been temporarily suspended in the valley for ensuring peaceful Republic Day celebrations,'' the officials said
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Global cost of internet shutdowns $4 bn in 2020, India share at 70%: report
Top10VPN report says internet restrictions in Kashmir were lifted after 7 months but users were only able to access low-speed 2G connections
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8,927 hrs of blackout: Worst internet shutdowns cost India $2.8 bn in 2020
India -- the second-worst-hit nation by the Covid-19 pandemic in terms of overall confirmed infections -- accounted for about three-quarters of the $4 billion lost worldwide to internet curbs
Cancel panel meeting on J&K internet suspension: Dubey to Tharoor
Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology Nishikant Dubey appealed to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor to cancel a meeting on suspension of Internet services
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4G to be restored on trial basis in one district each of J&K: Centre to SC
A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana was told by Attorney General K K Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, that the committee has decided that trial will be done in one district
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