17 May 2012

The nation this morning has woken up to Internet censorship gone mad.

According to reports, popular BitTorrent site, The Pirate Bay has been blocked by major internet service providers in India. Those trying to access these sites are being greeted with a banner that reads "Access to this site has been blocked as per Court Orders".

The list of banned sites also includes KickAssTorrents and BitSnoop. It has so far been confirmed that the Reliance Communications and Zylog Wi5 are among the ISPs, who have blocked these sites. Users of Airtel's internet service are reportedly still able to access torrents, although it's not expected to last for long.

Shockingly, along with the torrent sites, one of the worlds leading video sharing websites Vimeo has also been banned. A moveof construction workers and food vendors were in the building when it collapsed Friday morning and that scores of children were playing soccer in a nearby playground. Others said that more than 200 casual laborers and engineers worked on the building regularly.

Mr. Siddiq said three engineers who worked on the building had been taken into custody for questioning. In recent years, building collapses have become frequent in East African countries as some property developers bypass regulations to cut costs.