India, July 25 -- Delhi witnessed its longest internet shutdown during the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest demanding the resignation of (now former) education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. On Saturday morning, the government issued a seventh order extending the suspension of mobile internet services around Jantar Mantar until 12 midnight.

However, people in and around the affected area said mobile internet services were restored shortly after Pradhan announced his resignation on X and the CJP called off its protest, saying the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government had agreed to its demands.

The restoration came well before the scheduled midnight deadline for the suspension. Despite the restoration, telecom service providers (TSPs...