Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has deleted his account on Sina Weibo , China’s answer to Twitter, an Indian government source and the company said, as tensions between the two countries continue to simmer over a border skirmish. Since posting on Sina Weibo the first time in 2015 during a visit to China, Modi has […]

Privacy focused search engine DuckDuckGo is not working in India, which the company said was not due to any technical glitch on its part and was talking to internet servcie providers in the country to resolve it. “To our users in India: We’ve received many reports our search engine is unreachable by much of India […]

Advertisements for more than 400 brands including Coca-Cola and Starbucks are due to vanish from Facebook on Wednesday, after the failure of last-ditch talks to stop a boycott over hate speech on the site. U.S. civil rights groups have enlisted the multinationals to help pressure the social media giant into taking concrete steps to block […]

Influencers on YouTube and Instagram earn at least three times more through brand tie-ups than those on TikTok, despite the Chinese short-videos platform beating the rivals hands down in reach and user engagement. The government on Monday banned 59 Chinese apps, including the most popular TikTok, citing national security concerns. The move has, however, hit […]

Startups and tech companies are racing to fill the void due to the ban on Chinese apps and cashing in on the demand created by people looking for local alternatives of such apps. 1. Local video push Flipkart is piloting influencer-led video commerce with 2GudSocial, aimed at consumers from small towns and lower-income groups. The […]

The volume of transactions on retail payment channels operated by the National Payments Corporation of India have either surpassed or are inching back to pre-Covid-19 levels in June, data released by NPCI on Wednesday showed. Channels such as the Unified Payment Interface (UPI), Fastag, Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) and Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) had […]

Image Source: Spotify Audio streaming service Spotify is extending its Premium Duo subscription plan to several markets including India. Designed for couples, Premium Duo allows two individuals to get their own Spotify premium account under a single plan for Rs 149 per month. In addition, Spotify will also provide access to a special playlist called […]

The ban on Chinese apps is a great opportunity to build and promote “Made in India” apps, in line with the government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, said Union Minister for Electronics and IT, and Law & Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad, on Wednesday. The dependence on “foreign apps with their own agenda for a variety of reasons” […]

The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Centre as well as a handful of e-commerce websites on a plea seeking directions to the online players to display the ‘country of origin’ of products sold on their platforms. A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shankar issued notices to the […]

Parikshit Dar, co-founder & director, BookMyShow As the once burgeoning live events industry has come down to a shuddering halt due to Covid-19 outbreak, BookMyShow (BMS), India’s leading out-of-home entertainment and ticketing company, has developed its own video streaming platform exclusively for live events. Named BookMyShow Online, the platform will offer paid and free performances […]