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    Internet Shutdown News

    India issued takedown notice on Bluetooth chat app ‘Bitchat’, says Dorsey

    Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey on Friday claimed that the Indian government wants his Bluetooth-based messaging app Bitchat taken down.
    India News
    Updated 31 days ago

    ‘Isolation and fear’: First batch of Indians return from Iran

    Indian citizens arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport on a commercial flight from Tehran amid the ongoing nationwide protests in Iran, in New Delhi on January 17, 2026. (REUTERS)
    India News
    Updated 219 days ago

    'Conditions there are...': Indians recall Iran horror after return

    Indian citizen Shagufta Tanveer holds her son after arriving at Indira Gandhi International Airport on a commercial flight from Tehran.
    India News
    Updated 220 days ago

    India plans Iran rescue operations; Tehran assures no executions of protesters

    A man stands inside a burnt bus in Tehran. (AFP)
    India News
    Updated 221 days ago

    Uganda votes under an internet blackout and police crackdown on opposition

    Ugandan police patrol the streets ahead of the general elections in Kampala, Uganda.
    World News
    Published 222 days ago

    Iran Is Hunting Down Starlink Users to Stop Protest Videos From Going Global

    Iranians blocking a street during a protest in Tehran last week.
    World News
    Updated 224 days ago

    Anti-Khamenei protests flare in Iran, state media blames US, Israel for violence

    Protesters gather as vehicles burn, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released on January 9
    World News
    Published 228 days ago

    Internet shutdown: Odisha's Malkangiri on edge due to clashes over headless body

    Security forces have been deployed in the affected areas to maintain order in Odisha's Malkangiri.
    India News
    Updated 258 days ago

    Odisha: Internet shutdown in Malkangiri after clashes over woman’s murder

    Police said the situation is now under control after the deployment of additional forces (Representational image)
    Cities
    Published 260 days ago

    Cuttack internet shutdown extended amid tensions, officials review situation

    The state government on Sunday night imposed prohibitory order for 36 hours in 13 of the city’s 20 police station areas and suspended internet till 7 pm of Tuesday.
    India News
    Updated 322 days ago

    Manipur tense after Meitei member’s arrest; Local group declares 10-day shutdown

    A 13-year-old boy sustained serious injuries to his leg, reportedly from a tear gas shell explosion in Imphal on Sunday and he was evacuated to a nearby hospital.
    India News
    Updated 443 days ago

    A riot memoir: Anxiety, privilege and Molotov cocktails

    Shiv Vihar in New Delhi on March 2, 2020. (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)
    Books
    Updated 1103 days ago

    Amid violence in Manipur, Twitter handle of major tribal leaders' forum blocked

    Heavy police force deployed after violence occurred in several areas of Manipur, on Sunday.
    India News
    Updated 1164 days ago

    Most internet shutdowns in last 3 years to curb protests: Report

    This number does not include internet shutdowns in Jammu and Kashmir, the report stated (HT)
    India News
    Updated 1167 days ago

    As violence rages back home, Manipuris in city find solace in church

    As violence rages back home, Manipuris in city find solace in church
    Cities
    Updated 1170 days ago

    Supreme Court declines urgent hearing of plea against Manipur internet shutdown

    The petition said the residents of the state experienced feelings of “fear, anxiety, helplessness, and frustration” as a result of the shutdown.
    India News
    Updated 1173 days ago

    Fresh incidents of violence in Manipur, details sketchy: Official

    The ethnic violence erupted in the state on May 3. (PTI)
    Cities
    Updated 1189 days ago

    Russia, China ratings dip as global internet freedom drops for 12th year

    The non-profit group Freedom House releases the report on online freedom every year.
    Technology
    Updated 1407 days ago

    Is internet shutdown standard protocol? Supreme Court asks Centre

    Supreme Court of India (HT File)
    India News
    Published 1446 days ago

    Afternoon brief: Internet services remained snapped in J&K’s Baderwah, Kishtwar

    Representational image (ANI)
    India News
    Updated 1537 days ago

    No internet for 8 days in these districts of West Bengal. Details here

    Internet services will be shut in Malda, Murshidabad, Uttar Dinajpur, Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri, Birbhum, and Darjeeling districts. (Picture for representation)
    India News
    Published 1633 days ago

    Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: Internet to be suspended for 12 hours in Sitapur

    Police barricades along Sitapur Lakhimpur highway to prevent political groups from entering Lakhimpur on Wednesday October 06, 2021. Photo by Deepak Gupta Hindustan Times
    India News
    Published 1784 days ago

    No data on internet shutdowns: Centre

    The ministry was responding to questions by Congress Lok Sabha members Shashi Tharoor and Gaurav Gogoi, who sought details of how many times and for what reason internet services were curtailed in India over the last three years. (File photo)
    India News
    Updated 1846 days ago

    World Press Freedom Day: US slams internet shutdowns, asks for accountability

    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken participates in a virtual bilateral meeting with Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta during a videoconference at the State Department in Washington.
    World News
    Published 1940 days ago

    Internet shutdown in force during tension and riots for maintaining peace: Govt

    Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy along with others participates in an election campaign, in Chennai. (ANI Photo)
    India News
    Published 1994 days ago

    Myanmar junta cuts internet again to grind down anti-coup rallies

    Troops have fanned out around the country in recent days and fired rubber bullets to disperse one rally in Mandalay, hours before authorities again cut internet gateways.
    World News
    Published 2016 days ago

    Digital siege: Internet cuts become favored tool of regimes

    Experts say the Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules meant internet shutdowns could be carried out in a more organised manner, but they raised concerns over arbitrary censorship.
    World News
    Published 2021 days ago

    How farmers at Delhi borders worked their way around internet shutdowns

    Farmers during an ongoing protest against the new farm laws, at the Delhi-Ghazipur border in New Delhi on Sunday. (ANI Photo)
    India News
    Updated 2024 days ago
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