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Internet Blackout Hits Afghanistan As Taliban Enforce Morality Crackdown
An internet blackout hit Afghanistan on Monday, with local media reporting a potential nationwide cut of fiber-optic services as part of a Taliban crackdown on immorality.
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J&K's Lone AAP MLA, Arrested Under Public Safety Act, Faces 18 Cases
AAP MLA Mehraj Malik, who was booked under the draconian Public Safety Act (PSA) last week, had 18 cases and daily dairy reports of police registered against him.
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Major Internet Outage Hits Pakistan, Disrupts Businesses And Daily Life
A nationwide internet outage in Pakistan continues to disrupt businesses, financial services and daily life. Industry officials termed the internet outage as one of the most severe breakdowns in recent years.
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Goo.gl Links Shortened Using Google URL Shortener to Stop Working from August 25
Google URL Shortener has become a highly popular tool over the years. It essentially allows you to take long URLs and squeeze them into concise links which are easier to share on other platforms. However, the platform’s deprecation was announced by the company back in 2018. Last year, the company announced that links shortened by the Google URL S...
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OpenAI o3 AI Model Bypasses Shutdown Commands in Experiment, Say Researchers
OpenAI’s o3 artificial intelligence (AI) model is said to have bypassed instructions to shut down during an experiment. As per the researchers, the AI model made sabotage attempts to refuse being shut down despite being specifically instructed to do so. The experiment also included OpenAI’s Codex-mini and o4-mini, as well as Gemini 2.5 Pro and ...
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Global Internet Outage On Jan 16? The Viral Claim And Its Simpsons Connection
The video showing an alleged episode suggests that the global internet shutdown will be caused due to sharks chewing through the undersea cables.
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Internet Shutdown Extended For 2 Days In Manipur Amid Protests Over Jiribam Violence
The Manipur government on Monday extended the suspension of mobile internet and data services for two more days in seven trouble-torn districts, officials said.
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Canada Orders Shutdown of TikTok's Business in Country, App Access to Continue
Under Canadian law, the government can assess potential risks to national security from foreign investments, such as the TikTok proposal. The law prevents the government from revealing the details of such investments.
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Assam Direct Recruitment Examination (ADRE) Concludes Successfully Amid Internet Shutdown
On Saturday, the Assam government announced the suspension of mobile internet services across the state on Sunday, from 10am to 1.30pm.
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Temporary Internet Shutdown In Assam Tomorrow To Stop Cheating In Recruitment Exam
The Assam government has announced the suspension of mobile internet services across the state on Sunday between 10 am and 1:30 PM to avoid online cheating in the written examination for Class-III government posts.
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Bangladesh Students Continue Protests, Reject PM's Justice Pledge
Bangladesh students vowed Thursday to continue nationwide protests against civil service hiring rules, rebuffing an olive branch from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who pledged justice for seven killed in the demonstrations.
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Koo to Shut Down Four-Year-Old Service After Acquisition Discussions Fail
Koo is shutting down, co-founders Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka announced on Wednesday. Four years ago after it was launched as a competitor to Twitter (now known as X), Koo will cease operations after acquisition talks with "multiple larger internet companies, conglomerates and media houses" failed, according to the app's founders.
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1 Dead In Clash Between Workers Of BJP, Lalu Yadav's Party, Internet Shut
One person was killed and two others were injured after a clash erupted between workers of BJP and Rashtriya Janata Dal in Bihar's Chapra on Tuesday, a day after the fifth phase of polling.
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Human Rights Group Urge Elon Musk To Restore Starlink Internet Service In Sudan
Humanitarian organisations are urging Starlink's chief Elon Musk not to shut down the satellite internet service, as doing so could ''collectively punish'' millions of Sudanese.
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Shortcut Keys for Shutdown: How to Shutdown PC or Laptop Using Keyboard
Here’s everything you need to know about all the important shortcut keys for shutting down your laptop or PC instantly.
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Internet Blackout Hits Afghanistan As Taliban Enforce Morality Crackdown
An internet blackout hit Afghanistan on Monday, with local media reporting a potential nationwide cut of fiber-optic services as part of a Taliban crackdown on immorality.
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J&K's Lone AAP MLA, Arrested Under Public Safety Act, Faces 18 Cases
AAP MLA Mehraj Malik, who was booked under the draconian Public Safety Act (PSA) last week, had 18 cases and daily dairy reports of police registered against him.
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Major Internet Outage Hits Pakistan, Disrupts Businesses And Daily Life
A nationwide internet outage in Pakistan continues to disrupt businesses, financial services and daily life. Industry officials termed the internet outage as one of the most severe breakdowns in recent years.
-
Goo.gl Links Shortened Using Google URL Shortener to Stop Working from August 25
Google URL Shortener has become a highly popular tool over the years. It essentially allows you to take long URLs and squeeze them into concise links which are easier to share on other platforms. However, the platform’s deprecation was announced by the company back in 2018. Last year, the company announced that links shortened by the Google URL S...
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OpenAI o3 AI Model Bypasses Shutdown Commands in Experiment, Say Researchers
OpenAI’s o3 artificial intelligence (AI) model is said to have bypassed instructions to shut down during an experiment. As per the researchers, the AI model made sabotage attempts to refuse being shut down despite being specifically instructed to do so. The experiment also included OpenAI’s Codex-mini and o4-mini, as well as Gemini 2.5 Pro and ...
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Global Internet Outage On Jan 16? The Viral Claim And Its Simpsons Connection
The video showing an alleged episode suggests that the global internet shutdown will be caused due to sharks chewing through the undersea cables.
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Internet Shutdown Extended For 2 Days In Manipur Amid Protests Over Jiribam Violence
The Manipur government on Monday extended the suspension of mobile internet and data services for two more days in seven trouble-torn districts, officials said.
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Canada Orders Shutdown of TikTok's Business in Country, App Access to Continue
Under Canadian law, the government can assess potential risks to national security from foreign investments, such as the TikTok proposal. The law prevents the government from revealing the details of such investments.
-
Assam Direct Recruitment Examination (ADRE) Concludes Successfully Amid Internet Shutdown
On Saturday, the Assam government announced the suspension of mobile internet services across the state on Sunday, from 10am to 1.30pm.
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Temporary Internet Shutdown In Assam Tomorrow To Stop Cheating In Recruitment Exam
The Assam government has announced the suspension of mobile internet services across the state on Sunday between 10 am and 1:30 PM to avoid online cheating in the written examination for Class-III government posts.
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Bangladesh Students Continue Protests, Reject PM's Justice Pledge
Bangladesh students vowed Thursday to continue nationwide protests against civil service hiring rules, rebuffing an olive branch from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who pledged justice for seven killed in the demonstrations.
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Koo to Shut Down Four-Year-Old Service After Acquisition Discussions Fail
Koo is shutting down, co-founders Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka announced on Wednesday. Four years ago after it was launched as a competitor to Twitter (now known as X), Koo will cease operations after acquisition talks with "multiple larger internet companies, conglomerates and media houses" failed, according to the app's founders.
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1 Dead In Clash Between Workers Of BJP, Lalu Yadav's Party, Internet Shut
One person was killed and two others were injured after a clash erupted between workers of BJP and Rashtriya Janata Dal in Bihar's Chapra on Tuesday, a day after the fifth phase of polling.
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Human Rights Group Urge Elon Musk To Restore Starlink Internet Service In Sudan
Humanitarian organisations are urging Starlink's chief Elon Musk not to shut down the satellite internet service, as doing so could ''collectively punish'' millions of Sudanese.
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Shortcut Keys for Shutdown: How to Shutdown PC or Laptop Using Keyboard
Here’s everything you need to know about all the important shortcut keys for shutting down your laptop or PC instantly.
