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India cuts import tax on smartphone components, Apple, others set to gain

India has eliminated import duties on key components needed to manufacture mobile…
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India’s NCLT halts data sharing ban on WhatsApp and Meta

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has ordered the suspension of…
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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…

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)…
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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…
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Tesla gains as India’s new EV policy ensures reduced import taxes

The Indian government has unveiled a new policy that reduces import taxes…
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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,…

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…

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…

‘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…
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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…

AMD to invest $400Mn in India, set up its largest design center in Bengaluru

India’s ambitions to carve a greater piece of the semiconductor got another…
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India to produce first semiconductors by the end of 2024 through Micron plant

India, according to a report from Financial Times, could embark on a…

India will “regulate AI in same way as other emerging tech”, says Union IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

In a press conference today that highlighted India’s progress in terms of…

India imposes stricter regulations on streaming platforms with mandatory anti-tobacco warnings

India’s Health Ministry has stepped onto the virtual set with a captivating…

NPCI says no charge on normal UPI transactions, 1.1% charge on PPI merchant transactions

Come April 1, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) will charge…

India adds cryptocurrencies and virtual assets within existing money laundering provisions

The Indian government has taken a significant step to tighten regulations around…
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India to ban over 230 betting and loan apps, with several of them being China-origin

With an overwhelming rise in notorious betting and online “quick loan” apps…
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All real-money online games to have federal oversight in India, regulations to encompass games of skill and chance both

A new Reuters report – which cites a government document and three…