Tag: India
Jio shares surge 21% in market debut after blockbuster India IPO
Jio Platforms, billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Indian telecom and digital services unit backed by Meta and Google, surged 21% in its stock market debut on...
Elon Musk intensifies attack on Ambani over Starlink India launch delay
As SpaceX struggles to launch Starlink in India, Elon Musk has stepped up his attack on billionaire Mukesh Ambani, mockingly calling him the country’s...
India rejects Elon Musk’s claim of discrimination over Starlink launch
India has rejected Elon Musk’s claim that Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet service, is being unfairly blocked from launching in the country. The pushback comes...
Nigeria’s ex-Head of State used for hospital advert in India
Former Nigerian Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar has been featured in promotional material by an Indian hospital following his knee replacement surgery there. The...
Apple Pay finally launches in India after years on the sidelines
Apple began rolling out Apple Pay in India on Tuesday, as TechCrunch was first to report. Its first banking partner is Axis Bank, the...
Lightspeed targets $250M for new India fund, focusing on early-stage AI
Lightspeed is sharpening its India strategy around AI, targeting $250 million for a new early-stage fund as the venture firm bets the technology will...
India forces caller-ID apps to feed spam reports to telcos
India has extended its anti-spam regime to require caller-ID and call-management apps to share users’ spam reports with telecom operators, prompting spam-blocking app maker...
India is starting to pay for apps, not just download them
For years, India was the world’s largest app download market but one of its toughest places to make money. That is beginning to change...
Walmart-backed Flipkart expands quick-commerce push as Amazon ramps up in India
As quick commerce becomes India’s next e-commerce battleground, Walmart-backed Flipkart said Wednesday that its Minutes service has built a network of 1,000 micro-fulfillment centers...
Telegram ban in India sparks a rush to VPNs, rival apps
As India cut off access to messaging app Telegram for a week over concerns about exam-related fraud, users turned to virtual private networks (VPNs)...











