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Should Aadhaar be mandatory?
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by
Amber Sinha
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published
Dec 18, 2017
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filed under:
Aadhaar,
Internet Governance,
Privacy
This week, a constitutional bench of the Supreme Court will adjudicate on limited questions of stay orders in the Aadhaar case. After numerous attempts by the petitioners in the Aadhaar case, the court has agreed to hear this matter, just shy of the looming deadline of December 31 for the linking of Aadhaar numbers to avail government services and benefits.
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Amid Unrest in the Valley, Students See a Dark Wall
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by
Aakash Hassan
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published
Dec 19, 2017
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last modified
Dec 21, 2017 02:07 PM
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filed under:
Internet Shutdown,
Internet Governance
Strap: Frequent, prolonged restrictions on internet have kept many from using the learning resource.
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How Media beat the Shutdown in Darjeeling
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by
Manish Adhikary
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published
Dec 19, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Shutdown,
Internet Governance
Strap:Journalists did what the state was expected to do: fight rumours.
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The Rising Stars in Music Loath Losing their Only Platform
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by
Umar Shah and Mir Farhat
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published
Dec 19, 2017
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last modified
Dec 21, 2017 03:59 PM
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filed under:
Internet Shutdown,
Internet Governance
Strap: The music from Kashmir wants to find a way out, but shutting internet down only adds to the bitterness.
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Sorry, Business Closed until Internet is Back On
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by
Nalanda Tambe
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published
Dec 19, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Shutdown,
Internet Governance
Strap: Exporters say they lose face with international clients when internet shutdowns block deliveries.
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Days to Derail Work of Two Generations?
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by
Mahesh Kumar Shiva
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published
Dec 19, 2017
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last modified
Dec 21, 2017 04:18 PM
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filed under:
Internet Shutdown,
Internet Governance
Strap: How an internet shutdown hurt a family woodwork business.
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Every Town had its Jio Dara
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by
Ayswarya Murthy
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published
Dec 20, 2017
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last modified
Dec 21, 2017 04:24 PM
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filed under:
Internet Shutdown,
Internet Governance
Strap: In the hills of Darjeeling, residents facing an indefinite internet shutdown were thrown an unexpected lifeline in the form of 'Jio dara', a feeble signal from Sikkim towers that nevertheless kept a small line of communication open between the besieged towns in the region and the rest of the world.
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Taxes in the Time of Internet Shutdown
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by
Avijit Sarkar
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published
Dec 20, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Shutdown,
Internet Governance
Strap: Darjeeling businesses buckle under a bandh, network ban, and GST
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Silence on the Dera Front
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by
Sat Singh
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published
Dec 20, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Shutdown,
Internet Governance
Strap: How DSS followers, accused of violent protests after their leader was sentenced, manage without the internet.
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Will Darjeeling Regain the Trust of Tourists?
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by
Roshan Gupta
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published
Dec 20, 2017
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filed under:
Internet Shutdown,
Internet Governance
An agitation coupled with an internet ban that left tourists stranded, it looks like a tough time ahead for tourism in the Hills.
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