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Erratic internet may lead to mass exodus of foreign businesses from Pak: industry leaders warns

August 17, 2024 7:57 pm

The warnings by the Pakistan Business Council (PBC) and the Pakistan Software Houses Association (PSHA) came months after some of the top companies, including Uber, Pfizer, Shell, Eli Elly (USA), Sanofi (France), Telenor (Norway), Lotto Chemical (South Korea) sold either their entire or partial holdings to local companies.

Centre extends internet suspension in select areas of Punjab till Feb 24, more regions hit

February 19, 2024 8:01 am

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann had requested the Centre to revoke the internet suspension. However, the new orders have expanded the suspension to 20 police station areas in seven districts.

Kerala launches KFON to offer high-speed internet connectivity for all households in state

June 06, 2023 10:17 am

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Kerala is the only state in the country which has made the right to access the internet a basic right.

Indians are overpaying for internet, nation ranks 44th in global index much ahead of neighbours: Surfshark

January 31, 2023 3:10 pm

Surfshark has released its Global Internet Value index (IVi), which is calculated by dividing each country’s internet speed by internet affordability to figure out which countries are overpaying for their internet.

66% Indian schools lack internet access, digital gap among various states, says U-DISE report

November 30, 2022 4:54 pm

Less than 50 per cent of the schools surveyed had functional computers; accessible functional mobile phones for teaching purposes at 20 per cent.

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‘106 net shutdowns in India in 2021’

April 29, 2022 1:32 am

There were at least 182 documented internet shutdowns during 2021in 34 countries, as against 159 documented across 29 nations in 2020, as per the report.

World Bank collaborates with 11,000 teachers, T4 Education to provide internet access to schools in India, abroad

April 10, 2022 5:37 pm

The communiqué, issued after the Teacher Tech Summit 2022, also called for EdTech to be designed in collaboration with teachers and harnessed to reduce educational inequalities.

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Google internet cable lands in Africa, promising fast connection

March 20, 2022 6:06 pm

The Equiano cable, the first of its kind to reach Africa, has wound its way from Portugal and will double internet speed for Togo's 8 million residents.

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Will the Taliban restrict internet access in Afghanistan?

August 30, 2021 9:09 pm

The Taliban say that they want to ensure internet access in Afghanistan, but they could face substantial technical and financial challenges to keep it running. Afghans say they fear more surveillance and censorship. 

‘I couldn’t access online classes... Plus J&K restored 4G in Feb ’21, just before exams’

July 25, 2021 12:01 am

While all students have been promoted to Class 11 — the final exams had to be cancelled midway because of the second wave of the pandemic — the ‘failed’ students will have to reappear for the subjects they could not clear, in October.

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