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Indian govt. has withdrawn the controversial Data Protection Bill, a new revamped bill to be introduced soon

The controversial Data Protection Bill, that the current Indian government started working…

Google backs SME financing platform Progcap in latest $40Mn Series C fundraise

Despite India’s fintech infrastructure growing by leaps and bounds, credit and financing…

Indian govt. bans WhatsApp groups for allegedly spreading misinformation and coordinating protests against Agnipath military reforms

Following protests that turned in violent across several parts of the country…

MoEngage wallets $77Mn from Goldman Sachs, B capital for international expansion, acquisitions

If you are a seller, then one of your greatest priorities is…

Delhivery doubles revenue Y-o-Y to ₹2072 crore in Q4 FY22, loss remains flat

Delhivery said that it had delivered full-year operating profitability as its adjusted EBITDA came at ₹72 crore, while its adjusted cash profit after tax (PAT) amounted to ₹212 crore.
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Google, Times Internet, others put in $300Mn in ShareChat: Report

As the second-largest internet market in the world, it is hardly surprising…

UIDAI withdraws warning against sharing photocopies of Aadhar following massive backlash

If you are on social media, then you might have seen it…

India’s Twitter-rival ‘Koo’ becomes first to make its algorithms public

Koo has been under criticism and controversies for a long time now, due to its favouritism and leaning towards India’s ruling party, the BJP.

Accel launches mega $650Mn fund for early-stage investments in India and SE Asia

The Indian startup ecosystem has grown much over the past year, thanks…
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India’s Budget 2022 presents new digital rupee, 30% tax on transfer of digital assets, and more

With a new year comes a new budget. On February 1, India’s…

New crypto law in India soon to ban all private cryptocurrencies, with a few ‘exceptions’

Cryptocurrency has had a contradictory journey in India – on one hand,…
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India: Smartphone quarterly sales dip 13% in Q2’21 due to COVID, still higher than Q2’20

According to a report by Canalys, smartphone market in India has seen…

Ravi Shankar Prasad, the man behind India’s controversial new IT laws, resigns amid Cabinet reshuffle

Even as the latest IT rules continue to bind the major social…

UPI records all-time high of 2.8 Bn transactions worth ₹5.47 lakh crores in June

The pandemic sent waves across the digital payments sector, raising it to…
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Entry of Big Tech firms into India’s financial services presents challenges to stability and governance of the ecosystem: RBI

Big tech companies have penetrated into many sectors, and continue to expand…
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Search engine miscategorized as a social media intermediary, new IT rules do not apply to it: Google tells Delhi HC

The new IT rules have proved to be a headache for major…

UPI, credit and other mode of transactions see decline in May amid 2nd wave of COVID-19 in India: RBI Report

With economic activity and the market in general seeing a decline amid…

68% of Indian organizations hit by ransomware attack in past 12 months, Indian firms more likely to be targeted than others: Report

As the world around us gets more and more ‘digital’ by the…
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Twitter says it will comply with India’s new IT rules, two days after the deadline

One day after it was supposed to allegedly be “banned” in India,…
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WhatsApp sues Indian government over new IT rules and traceability of messages, says it undermines user privacy

The tensions between the Indian government and popular messaging platform WhatsApp have…