Internet Services

Govt allows airlines to provide in-flight Wi-Fi services to passengers; pilot-in-command may permit Internet services access

While taking the delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 aircraft at Everett on last Friday, Vistara CEO Leslie Thng had told reporters that it would be the first plane in India to provide in-flight Wi-Fi services.

Clashes in Meghalaya over CAA: Toll rises to two, 10 injured; curfew reimposed in parts of Shillong, mobile internet suspended in six districts

Parts of Meghalaya remained tense after two were left dead and ten others injured in clashes between two groups in the past 24 hours over the Citizenship Amendment Act.

Curfew reimposed in some parts of Shillong day after one dies in clashes over CAA; internet services suspended in six Meghalaya districts

Curfew was reimposed Saturday in some areas of Shillong after one person was killed in clashes between KSU members and non-tribals during a meeting on CAA and inner line permit (ILP)

Jammu and Kashmir to open for tourists from 10 Oct; Governor Satya Pal Malik directs lifting of security advisory issued in August

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday directed lifting an over two-month-old advisory which had asked tourists to leave the Valley due to 'terror threat'

Inform control room about rumour mongers, J&K Police tells public after Jammu residents resort to panic buying on Sunday

Jammu and Kashmir Police has appealed to the people to inform the police control room (PCR) regarding any person spreading rumours or malicious content after Jammu saw panic buying and heavy rush outside fuel stations

Bengaluru may face disruption in telecom services as local municipal body, industry spar over payments

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has ordered to cut telecom cables laid over the ground, citing them to be non-compliant with existing norms

Tonga plunges into cyber darkness as it gets cut off all internet services

Non-essential social media sites like Facebook have been blocked to preserve much-needed bandwidth.

Internet services sector may create 1.2 crore new jobs by 2022: IAMAI report

The IAMAI report expects the number of Internet users in the country to increase 1.6 times from 481 million at present to 762 million in 2022 due to the proliferation of affordable Internet connectivity

Algeria suspends internet services across nation to tackle cheating during high school exams

Algeria had turned off its internet nationwide during high school exams in a bid to tackle cheating. Blackouts are expected continue throughout the exam season, till 25 June.

China's Xiaomi picks Hong Kong for IPO, could raise about $10 billion

The listing is expected to give Beijing-based, Cayman-domiciled Xiaomi a market value of between $80 billion and $100 billion, just eight years after it came onto the scene in China, people familiar with the plans told Reuters.