Culture & Policy News Venture Capital India’s Supreme Court orders Tiger Global to pay capital gains tax on 2018 Flipkart stake sale to Walmart India’s Supreme Court has put an end to years of speculation over… Ashutosh SinghJanuary 16, 20262 minute read
Business Electric News Tesla to open its fourth India showroom in Bengaluru as global sales shrink Tesla seems to be be doubling down on its India visibility, even… Ashutosh SinghJanuary 10, 20262 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News India is asking smartphone makers to pre-install government cybersecurity app on all phones: Report India is reportedly tightening its grip on smartphone security with a new… Ashutosh SinghDecember 1, 20252 minute read
A.I. Internet News Google launches ‘Search Live’ in India, expands AI Mode to seven Indian languages Google has finally launched its new ‘Search Live’ feature in India, marking… Ashutosh SinghOctober 8, 20252 minute read
A.I. News Venture Capital India and US VCs launch ‘India Deep Tech Investment Alliance’ with $1Bn commitment for deep-tech companies A group of eight US and Indian venture capital and private equity… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 2, 20252 minute read
A.I. Business News OpenAI to build gigawatt-scale data center in India as part of $500Bn Stargate project: Report OpenAI is reportedly planning to establish a massive data center in India.… Ashutosh SinghSeptember 1, 20252 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Gaming News India passes law banning real-money online games, new gaming authority to be created India’s Parliament has passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill… Ashutosh SinghAugust 21, 20252 minute read
Apps Gaming News India is pulling the plug on real-money online gaming with new legislation The Union Cabinet has approved the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 20, 20253 minute read
Culture & Policy News X says Indian Govt. mandated mass account suspensions including Reuters, Govt. denies Social media censorship debate recently caught heat in India when the official… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 9, 20253 minute read
Culture & Policy News Delhi High Court orders Wikimedia to remove defamatory content about ANI The Delhi High Court has ordered the Wikimedia Foundation (which operates a… Ashutosh SinghApril 5, 20252 minute read
Business News India cuts import tax on smartphone components, Apple, others set to gain India has eliminated import duties on key components needed to manufacture mobile… Ashutosh SinghFebruary 3, 20252 minute read
Culture & Policy News India’s NCLT halts data sharing ban on WhatsApp and Meta The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has ordered the suspension of… Ashutosh SinghJanuary 24, 20252 minute read
Culture & Policy News India competition watchdog sends notices to Ola, Uber over alleged price disparity across iPhone and Android Ola and Uber, two largest players in India’s ride hailing sector, have… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 23, 20252 minute read
China News Shein’s India re-entry subject to data and operations control being handed over to Reliance Retail Shein’s comeback to the Indian market (with a partnership with Reliance Retail)… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 17, 20242 minute read
Internet News Security Indian government blasts X over handling of hoax bomb threats originating on its platform The past few days have seen several of India’s largest airlines receiving… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 24, 20243 minute read
Electric News Tesla gains as India’s new EV policy ensures reduced import taxes The Indian government has unveiled a new policy that reduces import taxes… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 15, 20243 minute read
Culture & Policy News India passes new telecom bill to modernise connectivity, introduce satellite broadband amid privacy concerns The upper house of Indian Parliament today passed the Telecommunications Bill, 2023,… Praneetha BandaruDecember 22, 20232 minute read
Business Gadgetry News Apple clocks record shipments for India-made iPhones, India sales at all-time high In a shift from its heavy reliance on China, Apple has made… Praneetha BandaruNovember 2, 20232 minute read
China Culture & Policy News Security India acts against China’s Vivo over alleged visa violations, illegal foreign transfer worth $13Bn The Indian government has taken into custody a Chinese employee of the… Praneetha BandaruOctober 12, 20232 minute read
Business News ‘Make in India’ initiative yields 2 billion domestically assembled phone shipments during 2014-22 In the pursuit of self-sufficiency in mobile phone assembly, India has witnessed… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 14, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Indian govt. brings back data protection bill, tabled in lower house amid strong Opposition India’s Union Communications, Electronics, and Information Technology Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, introduced the… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 3, 20233 minute read