Internet Access
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55 internet restrictions recorded in Asia in 2023, India and Iran lead: Analysis
Jammu and Kashmir, which had 24 internet shutdowns in 2022, saw four short-term restrictions last year.
Scroll Staff
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54 of 127 internet shutdowns in India in last three years were to curb protests, says report
The internet was shut down 37 times to stop cheating in exams and 18 times to avert communal violence, said Human Rights Watch and Internet Freedom Foundation.
Scroll Staff
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India had world’s highest number of internet shutdowns for fourth straight year in 2021, says report
Out of the 182 internet shutdowns globally, India alone accounted for 106, digital rights and privacy organisation Access Now said.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Reliance Jio’s cheap data has helped crores of Indians enter the internet age – but at what cost?
Five years after its launch, many of the firm’s competitors are struggling because of a cut-throat price war that depressed revenues and forced consolidation.
Niharika Sharma, qz.com
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Free and open internet is under attack across the world, says Google chief Sundar Pichai
Pichai said that many countries are restricting the flow of information, and the model of the open internet is often taken for granted.
Scroll Staff
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Banking, airline services briefly affected in another global internet outage
The websites of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange were also restored after the disruption.
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Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Google, Amazon, many other news and networking portals resume normal operations after global outage
The outage was caused due to a glitch that appeared earlier on content delivery network, or CDN provider, Fastly.
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India had world’s highest number of internet shutdowns in 2020: Report
Of the total 155 internet shutdowns globally, India alone accounted for 109. The next highest was Yemen, with six shutdowns, and Ethiopia with four.
Scroll Staff
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In Bihar, four in five women have never used the internet
Data from the National Family Health Survey reveals the extent of the digital divide in India.
Anoo Bhuyan, IndiaSpend.com
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Airtel Broadband plans revamped with cheaper unlimited plans; access to Prime and Hotstar OTTs
The slashed rates have been introduced after JioFiber slashed their broadband rates in August.
Scroll Staff
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In charts: India shut down the internet more than 100 times in 2019
Shutdowns have cost the Indian economy more than $3 billion in five years, by one estimate.
Nithya Subramanian
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‘Digital colonialism’: Why some countries want to take back control over their citizens’ data
Data localisation would force Big tech companies into becoming permanent entities on home soil and eventually paying home countries hefty taxes.
Jacqueline Hicks, The Conversation
The Field
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game