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Vaccine

India may authorize emergency use of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine this week: Report

A report from the Hindustan Times claims that the Subject Expert Committee…
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India’s new space policy attracts dozens of Indian and foreign private players: Report

Just months after India opened up the space sector for private players,…

India’s Supreme Court dismisses allegations of Ola and Uber drivers colluding to affect pricing

The Supreme Court of India, on December 15, has dismissed the allegations…
India

OTT platforms and online news portals will now be regulated by the Indian I&B Ministry

In a move that is set to bring in popular OTT platforms…
India

U.S. companies pushback at India’s plan to regulate non personal data

U.S. tech giants are forming a representative group to jointly fight back…

India’s smartphone market shrunk by 50% in Q2 2020, says Canalys report

While some markets have been actively helped by the coronavirus pandemic, the…
India

India could establish new data regulatory body to curb US dominance in country’s digital space: Report

India has been tinkering with its data policies from some while now,…

India’s Supreme Court allows delivery of official court summons via WhatsApp and E-mail

Accepting a long pending demand from the country’s legal fraternity, India’s Supreme…

India to soon launch dedicated learning TV channels for school students, and a dedicated elearning platform

India’s finance minister, during her 5th $267Bn economic stimulus press meet, announced…

India’s National Institute of Virology develops first indigenous COVID-19 antibody testing kit

India has been able to keep the impact of coronavirus under control,…

VC funding in India barely passes the $2 billion mark in Q1 2020: KPMG report

It’s no secret that the world economy is reeling under coronavirus’ impact.…

Vivo displaces Samsung as India’s 2nd largest smartphone maker by shipments, Xiaomi on top

The smartphone market in India performed exceptionally well in Q1 2020, despite…

India withdraws permission to ecommerce companies for delivering non-essential goods during coronavirus lockdown

In a move that could act as a body blow to some…

India terms Zoom unsafe, joins list of countries prohibiting usage for official purposes

Infamous video app Zoom is becoming a perpetual gift that keeps on…

Prime Minister Modi announces extension of nationwide lockdown in India till May 3rd

In what was largely expected, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced…

India goes under nation-wide lockdown from midnight, government to spend $2Bn to fight coronavirus

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his second national address in a week,…
WhatsApp

India launches dedicated Whatsapp chatbot to aware masses on COVID-19, social media companies directed to check misinformation spread

As dangerous as the coronavirus is, it’s threat is only matched by…

Telecom operators in India red flag Government requests for call data records for ‘all users’ in some regions

In what would certainly come under questionable use of power, the central…

Google-backed Dunzo and Throttle aerospace get Indian aviation regulator’s approval to run long-range drone pilots

In a first from the Indian aviation regulator DGCA, Google-backed Dunzo and…

RBI could seek review of Supreme court’s decision to lift the ban on cryptocurrency

In a historic verdict, India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted the RBI’s…