India faces Twitter backlash over Internet clampdown
The government faced an angry backlash from Twitter users on Thursday after ordering Internet service providers to block about 20 accounts that officials said had spread scare-mongering material that
Govt hikes SMS limit to 20 per day
After checking the use of SMSes to prevent spreading of rumours which had led to mass exodus of north-eastern people from certain states, the government on Thursday increased the number of SMSes to 20
Maharashtra to arrange chartered flights for NE students
Maharashtra government will make available chartered aircraft to take students of Northeast back to educational institutions in Pune or Mumbai from Guwahati.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Ch
Northeast exodus takes Chennai by surprise
The sudden exodus of panic-stricken North East people from Tamil Nadu has come as a surprise to the state which has a long standing reputation of being a haven of peace and home to non-natives.
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Northeast exodus: Pak rejects India's assertion; seeks evidence
Pakistan has rejected as 'unfounded' India's assertion that elements in this country were using social media networking sites to whip up communal sentiments and create a scare among people from nor
‘We have the right to live anywhere in the country’
The exodus of Northeast people from Bengaluru to their native place is unprecedented. India had never witnessed this kind of panic migration in its past. Despite the government’s efforts to pacify the situation that has put the people of Northeast in a tizzy, nothing seems to make them believe that they are safe outside home.
Govt orders blocking of more than 250 websites
Stepping up its drive against 'erring' portals, government has ordered blocking of more than 250 websites in which morphed images and videos were uploaded to incite Muslims leading to exodus of people belonging to the northeast from Karnataka and some other states.
Assam workers threatened in Kerala
Migrant workers from Assam, working in a hollow brick manufacturing unit at Manjeri in Kerala's Malappuram district, were allegedly threatened by some unidentified persons to leave Kerala on Monday, f
Mobile companies see 7-8 pc revenue loss due to curb on SMS
Restriction on SMS to five per day is not only causing problems for millions of mobile phone users but may also lead to loss of 7-8 per cent revenue of telecom operators for the month, operators' asso
After the exodus, people from north-east head back to Bengaluru
Reflecting a gradual return to normalcy after the panic exodus, people from the north-east headed back to Bengaluru in special trains from Guwahati as the situation eased on Monday.
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