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Pakistan reported nationwide disruption of social media platforms and widespread internet outage on Sunday.
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A senior government official spoke to private media house said that this new facility would come up in Kancheepuram with a proposed employment of 6,000 people. Foxconn Group Chairman Young Liu was in Chennai on Monday, to meet Chief Minister M.K. Stalin with regard to this deal.
The Indian Army has been adjudged as the best organisation in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for procurement on Government e-Marketplace (GeM) for the financial year 2022-23 in pursuance of the PMO's overarching objective.
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad comprising India, United States, Japan and Australia launched a public campaign 'Quad Cyber Challenge' to improve cyber security across their nations.
The government of the People’s Republic of China has recently passed a law that has mandated various news website operators and moderators to keep a close watch on ‘harmful’ comments and posts. These operators will be responsible for approving such comments before they are published on Chinese social media platforms.
Young people with MSUDs (Mental and substance use diseases), like their adult counterparts, face stigma, isolation, and discrimination, as well as a lack of access to health care and education facilities
In a unique initiative, a group of women of Assam's Jorhat district has set up an open library under trees to attract new generations to reading books. The open library under trees has been set up on the campus of Mariani Girls High School in the Jorhat district.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology and MP Bardhaman - Durgapur Lok Sabha inaugurated two new Internet Exchange points (IXP) of NIXI at Durgapur and Bardhman on Jul 10.
The entire state of Rajasthan has been put on alert, the internet suspended for 24 hours and large gatherings have been banned for a month after a Hindu tailor was beheaded by two Muslim men in Udaipur for supporting Nupur Sharma.
The launch of 7 Internet Exchange nodes will help people of Uttar Pradesh access high-quality internet & strengthen the internet ecosystem.
Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port has become the first major Indian port having ROIP system for long range marine communication
Six hours of Peace? Facebook & its family of apps crashes, returns after 6 hours
The situation in the area has deteriorated in the wake of killing of former general secretary of the banned HNLC, Cheristerfield Thangkhiew in police firing inside his residence in the wee hours of August 13 last.
India to host first Internet Governance Forum in October
Has the poor connectivity not adversely affected our day-to-day activities? Apart from the business houses, banks, post offices, transport agencies and railways, the students and the teaching communities are now badly hit by the poor network service
The concept of traditional education has changed radically within the last couple of years. Being physically present in a classroom isn’t the only learning option anymore, not with the rise of the internet and new technologies, at least. Nowadays, we all have access to a quality education whenever and wherever we want, as long as we have access to a computer.
In a bid to jumpstart a "massive Wi-Fi revolution" across the country, the Union cabinet ministers approved the setting up of public Wi-Fi networks to provide public Wi-Fi service through Public Data Offices without levy of any License Fee under Public Wi-Fi Access Network Interface or PM-WANI.
In an aim to provide Internet connectivity to villages in the border and Naxal-affected states, the government has selected Hughes Communications India to connect 5,000 village panchayats in the border and Naxal-affected states as well as in island territories with satellite broadband under the BharatNet project by March 2021.
Paradoxically hitting the government on whatever good it has to do for the state, a prominent rights group in Kashmir has called India's communications blackout following the scrapping of the disputed region's semi-autonomy last year 'collective punishment' and urged the international community to question New Delhi over what it calls 'digital apartheid'.
High-speed mobile data services in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) have been restored on a trial basis in Ganderbal and Udhampur districts - one each in Kashmir and Jammu divisions, from Sunday evening for post-paid sim cardholders.
The Meghalaya government on Wednesday lifted the ban on mobile internet services in two Jaintia Hills districts after improvement in the situation as revealed by the officials. Mobile internet and messaging services were withdrawn in six districts of the Khasi and Jaintia Hills region following clashes between tribal and non-tribal groups, which claimed three lives.
In its endeavour to identify and promote applications relevant to India in the 5G realm, the Department of Telecommunications on Friday launched 5G Hackathon in association with a number of government, academia and industry stakeholders.
After remaining shut for more than five months, 2G mobile internet services on postpaid as well as prepaid phones will be restored in the Kashmir Valley from Saturday but can only be used to access 301 websites approved by the Jammu and Kashmir administration.
As the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir comes back to normalcy, some parts of the Union Territory still face internet blockade. Lifting up the restrictions, the internet services were partially restored in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Authorities resumed 2G mobile connectivity on post-paid in Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Udhampur and Reasi districts of the union territory. People in these districts are allowed to access only white sites including for e-banking.
Revoking the Article 370, India aligned the state of Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of the country by forming it into two Union Territories. With certain restrictions in the UT, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the administration of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to view all its restrictive orders within a week and publish them publicly. The apex court called the restriction on Internet as against the Constitution.
Supporting the vision to establish a ‘Digital Telangana’, T-Fiber and STL will work together for enabling affordable and high-speed broadband connectivity to 6 million rural citizens in the state.
Having a quick scan on normalcy and committing to the safety of people in Jammu and Kashmir, the government has restored SMS facility for all mobile phones and broadband internet services in government-run-hospitals. The internet in J&K was resumed after over four-and-a-half months of suspension. Internet services, landline and mobile phones were snapped across Jammu and Kashmir on August 4, a day before the Centre's announcement to scrap the special status of Jammu and Kashmir aligning it with rest of Indi
Taking an unprecedented decision, creating history, roping in Jammu and Kashmir under the pretext of Central government with revoking Article 370 was a huge decision. Aligning the state with the rest of India and bringing it back on track, the government took certain decisions among which one was suspending the internet connection. But, as time passed and the UT normalised, the mobile internet services were restored after 145 days in Kargil, part of Union Territory of Ladakh, on Friday.
As the situation in Jammu and Kashmir reels back on the normalcy track, BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav said on Thursday that the Jammu and Kashmir government will take appropriate decision from time to time to release political leaders detained after the revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. About the restoration of the internet in Kashmir, he said the internet (broadband) has been restored including in some hotels. However, when the reporters refuted his claim, the senior BJP leader s
The Citizenship Amendment Act created an atmosphere of chaos and disruption in the country particularly the Northeast. Fearing to lose its ethnicity, tradition and culture, people of Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya came down on streets protesting against the act. Viewing the violence coming along with the protest with oppositions misleading masses on the Act, the government had decided to ban internet services which has now been lifted up after eight days.
As situations improved in the Northeastern state of Assam after things turned violent over the Citizenship Amendment Act, the authorities lifted curfew in Guwahati on Tuesday and also restored broadband services in the entire state. Curfew was also relaxed in Dibrugarh district from 6am to 8pm. The decision to lift curfew in Guwahati, Assam’s main city, came after the state government reviewed the law-and-order situation in the state on Monday.
The United Nations freshly announced that the number of internet users all over the world have raised to 3.9 billion. According to the agency, half of the global population is using internet for information and eased communication technology. The UN estimation further has stated that the internet use is expected to cover 51.2 % of the global population by the end of 2019.
Asserting internet as a medium used by international terrorist organisations for terror related activity, the National Investigation Agency has revealed that a majority of 127 arrested Islamic States sympathizers from across India were following speeches of fugitive televangelist and Islamic preacher Zakir Naik. Sharing data at the NIA's National Conference of chiefs of the Anti-Terrorism Squads (ATS) and Special Task Forces (STF), NIA Inspector General Alok Mittal said the internet is being systematically
Opening new avenues of opportunities to fulfil future endeavours, the Jammu and Kashmir Administration has started providing internet services in Kupwara region. In order to enable the youth with all required facilities to procure job opportunities, the decision was taken in the view to stop inconvenience for the students faced during the restriction time.
Snapping those who questioned the Central government despite lifting up restrictions on certain facilities, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has set up an internet facility at the deputy commissioner office in Pulwama and Shopian. The decision was taken in the view to stop inconvenience for the students faced during the restriction time.
Teacher, a world in itself, is the one who reveals simplicity, guides, inspires, leads to the threshold of life! Being one, being the highest privilege, having one is the best blessings abide! In a usual stance, it is unnecessary to rely on the human language as the source of information and teaching while observation and experience form a crucial element of learning.
Expecting to disrupt the industry with its high-speed connectivity at affordable pricing, Reliance Jio Fiber is set to roll out commercially starting today. Since its entry in the telecom space, this is the biggest launch for Reliance Industries.
“After successfully completing 25 years of fruitful existence, the Laghu Udyog Bharati (LUB) is poised for a take-off. You are the trendsetters of tomorrow. Convert your organization into an influential entity with the capacity of transforming the situation in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector in the country”, RSS Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohanrao Bhagwat, exhorted the delegates.
Ahead of the massive fire at the MTNL building in Mumbai on July 22, the state run telecom company strives to restore the internet and telephone services in suburban city and nearby areas.
Holding the highest position of all the Indians, Prime minister Narendra Modi has turned out to be the world’s most admired Indian according to an annual study by YouGov, an internet-based market research and data analytics firm headquartered in UK.
Google India’s 'Internet Saathi' program now added two more states -- Punjab and Odisha -- thus reaching 2.6 lakh villages in 20 states.
To become completely independent for internet service, Russian President Vladimir Putin signs into law a sovereign internet bill which will allow Russian authorities to isolate the country's internet. The law will be providing a stable operation of the Russian Internet (Runet) in case it is disconnected from the global infrastructure of the World Wide Web. The document was published on Wednesday on the official web portal of legal information.
The Russian lawmaker on Thursday approved the second reading of a bill which would allow the country to cut off the foreign internet traffic. Russia has introduced tougher Internet laws in the last five years, requiring search engines to delete some search results, messaging services to share encryption keys with security services.
In a fierce battle fight between the terrorists and security forces in the Kashmir valley, two policemen and a civilian were injured on Thursday in three places in the Kashmir Valley. While the first gunfight erupted in Sopore town, two gun battles were reported later from Bandipora and Baramulla districts.
In a welcoming move, the departure from disturbing internet trends like the 'Momo challenge' or 'Tide Pod challenge', netizens around the world are now posting photos of the '#Trashtag challenge'. The Trashtag challenge includes taking photos of a dirty place/area and then cleaning it up before photographing the same spot again. The end-goal is to post 'Before-After' shots of an area preceding and succeeding the cleaning.
Initially being a luxury, later it turned out to be a need amongst the masses.. and now it is hardly possible to make out difference between the duo..! The internet usage worldwide has become a part - parcel of the lives within. A recent report by Assocham-PwC have staunchly stated that India's data consumption is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 72.6 per cent to 10,96,58,793 million MB by 2022.
With over 460 million internet users, India is the second largest online market, Ranked only after China. By 2021, there will be about 635.8 million internet users in India.
On February 5, the world celebrates Safer Internet Day for raising the awareness of both a safer and better internet for everyone. Annual, a global campaign from last 16 years this day celebrated with aim of “Together for a better internet”.
Department of Science and Technology and Prasar Bharati, Doordarshan collaboratively launched ‘DD Science’, Doordarshan’s first ever daily slot for science and technology and ‘India Science’ an internet-based TV channel Tuesday.
China on Saturday launched its first communication satellite to provide broadband internet services worldwide in an apparent bid to rival Google and other international firms. The satellite was launched from a Long March 11 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in north-western China and is the first in the Hongyun project planned by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC).
