India Internet Bill

JioFinance was launched on Thursday in beta form by Jio Financial Services. The newly announced JioFinance platform offers a range of digital banking services, including UPI transactions, bill payments, and insurance advisory in a single app. Future updates will expand loan solutions, beginning with loans on mutual funds and gradually introducin...

A US lobby group representing tech giants Google, Amazon and Apple has asked India to rethink its proposed EU-like competition law, arguing regulations against data use and preferential treatment of partners could raise user costs, a letter shows.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Friday ordered a probe into Google amidst an ongoing dispute with companies in India over the former's in-app billing system. The antitrust body has said that the search giant implemented its policies in a "discriminatory manner".

Alphabet's Google will restore the Indian apps it deleted after a billing dispute, the company said on Tuesday, a reversal in stance following pushback from the government and local internet startups.

Flipkart launched the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) service in collaboration with Axis Bank. The Flipkart UPI will be initially available for Android users and can be used for online and offline payments. With the latest update, customers can now pay bills and make fund transfers directly from the Flipkart app.

Dolly Chaiwala, who took the internet by storm after a video of him serving tea to Bill Gates went viral, opened up about his interaction with him and said that he did not recognise the Microsoft co-founder initially until the clip went viral online.

Bill Gates shared a video on Instagram where he requested "one chai, please" from Dolly Chaiwala, a popular internet figure.

OTT apps or services will not be under the ambit of the newly passed Telecommunications Bill 2023, according to telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Days after Parliament passed the new telecom bill that replaces three older laws, concerns were raised related to increased scrutiny and interference from the government, if OTT communication apps like W...

Parliament on Thursday passed a bill that seeks to allow the government to temporarily take control of telecom services in the interest of national security, and provide a non-auction route for the allocation of satellite spectrum.

The Parliament passed the Telecommunications Bill, 2023, which seeks to amend the laws relating to telecommunication services and networks, on Thursday. The bill, introduced by Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on December 13, would allow for the government to temporarily take control of telecom servic...

India has proposed a licensing approach to assigning spectrum for satellite internet services and exempt companies from having to bid for it, a win for Elon Musk's venture Starlink which has lobbied hard against any auctions.

India has proposed a licensing approach to assigning spectrum for satellite internet services and exempt companies from having to bid for it, a win for Elon Musk's venture Starlink which has lobbied hard against any auctions.

There’s no dearth of streaming services now, though looking for quality horror movies can feel like a chore to many. So, we’ve decided to pick some of the best scary movies to watch this weekend, all of which are available on streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hotstar. The list includes Ari Aster’s Hereditary, Anya Ta...

Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday said the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) passed by Parliament recently will make digital companies handle the data of Indian citizens under absolute legal obligation.

Guns & Gulaabs, the new crime comedy from Raj & DK, is releasing today on Netflix. Billed as an ode to '90s Bollywood, it largely follows a big-city cop, a lovesick mechanic, a goofy gangster, and a reluctant drug empire heir into the chaotic clutches of an unprecedented opium deal. It stars Rajkummar Rao, Dulquer Salmaan, Adarsh Gourav, and Gulsha...

JioFinance was launched on Thursday in beta form by Jio Financial Services. The newly announced JioFinance platform offers a range of digital banking services, including UPI transactions, bill payments, and insurance advisory in a single app. Future updates will expand loan solutions, beginning with loans on mutual funds and gradually introducin...

A US lobby group representing tech giants Google, Amazon and Apple has asked India to rethink its proposed EU-like competition law, arguing regulations against data use and preferential treatment of partners could raise user costs, a letter shows.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Friday ordered a probe into Google amidst an ongoing dispute with companies in India over the former's in-app billing system. The antitrust body has said that the search giant implemented its policies in a "discriminatory manner".

Alphabet's Google will restore the Indian apps it deleted after a billing dispute, the company said on Tuesday, a reversal in stance following pushback from the government and local internet startups.

Flipkart launched the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) service in collaboration with Axis Bank. The Flipkart UPI will be initially available for Android users and can be used for online and offline payments. With the latest update, customers can now pay bills and make fund transfers directly from the Flipkart app.

Dolly Chaiwala, who took the internet by storm after a video of him serving tea to Bill Gates went viral, opened up about his interaction with him and said that he did not recognise the Microsoft co-founder initially until the clip went viral online.

Bill Gates shared a video on Instagram where he requested "one chai, please" from Dolly Chaiwala, a popular internet figure.

OTT apps or services will not be under the ambit of the newly passed Telecommunications Bill 2023, according to telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Days after Parliament passed the new telecom bill that replaces three older laws, concerns were raised related to increased scrutiny and interference from the government, if OTT communication apps like W...

Parliament on Thursday passed a bill that seeks to allow the government to temporarily take control of telecom services in the interest of national security, and provide a non-auction route for the allocation of satellite spectrum.

The Parliament passed the Telecommunications Bill, 2023, which seeks to amend the laws relating to telecommunication services and networks, on Thursday. The bill, introduced by Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on December 13, would allow for the government to temporarily take control of telecom servic...

India has proposed a licensing approach to assigning spectrum for satellite internet services and exempt companies from having to bid for it, a win for Elon Musk's venture Starlink which has lobbied hard against any auctions.

India has proposed a licensing approach to assigning spectrum for satellite internet services and exempt companies from having to bid for it, a win for Elon Musk's venture Starlink which has lobbied hard against any auctions.

There’s no dearth of streaming services now, though looking for quality horror movies can feel like a chore to many. So, we’ve decided to pick some of the best scary movies to watch this weekend, all of which are available on streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hotstar. The list includes Ari Aster’s Hereditary, Anya Ta...

Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday said the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) passed by Parliament recently will make digital companies handle the data of Indian citizens under absolute legal obligation.

Guns & Gulaabs, the new crime comedy from Raj & DK, is releasing today on Netflix. Billed as an ode to '90s Bollywood, it largely follows a big-city cop, a lovesick mechanic, a goofy gangster, and a reluctant drug empire heir into the chaotic clutches of an unprecedented opium deal. It stars Rajkummar Rao, Dulquer Salmaan, Adarsh Gourav, and Gulsha...