India, officially the Republic of India (Bharat Ganrajya), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the south-west, and the Bay of Bengal on the south-east, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north-east; and Burma and Bangladesh to the east.
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Report: India will force WhatsApp, Telegram to trace sensitive messages back to their originators
In its upcoming intermediary rules -- which will govern the policing of content on digital platforms with more than 5 million ...
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Why Jeff Bezos was booed in India after promising a million jobs and a billion dollars
Last week, Jeff Bezos landed in India, paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at the Raj Ghat memorial in New Delhi, and flew kites ...
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Gaana becomes first music streaming app to get 150 million in India, most users use free tier
Gaana, a decade-old music streaming service owned by Times Internet, has become the first music service to the mark of over ...
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Xiaomi India spins off POCO — but no word on its next product
In 2018, Xiaomi launched its super-successful POCO F1 phone in India. The device was a tremendous hit amongst consumers by ...
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Jeff Bezos says Amazon will invest $1 billion in small businesses in India (Updated)
At a company event in New Delhi today, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said the ecommerce giant is investing $1 billion to digitize ...
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Facebook is reportedly planning to launch TikTok competitor in India by May (Update)
Update (11/01/2020): A Facebook spokesperson said in an email statement to TNW the company has no plans to launch Lasso in ...
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India's apex court says indefinite internet shutdowns violate rules - but Kashmir is still offline
India's Supreme Court said indefinite internet shutdowns violate the country's laws concerning freedom of speech. But Kashmir ...
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Uber introduces in-ride audio recording and 2FA to India
Uber announced a slew of safety features for the Indian market today at an event in New Delhi, including a two-factor authentication ...
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India’s upcoming content policing rules might only apply to 'major' social platforms
India‘s upcoming intermediary rules — aimed at controlling and monitoring online content — have a lot of big and small ...
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Kashmir's police want people to 'register' their WhatsApp groups
Local police authorities in parts of the northern state of Kashmir in India have reportedly issued a circular, urging people ...
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Mozilla, GitHub, and Cloudflare appeal to Indian government over its online content policing plans
Mozilla, GitHub, and Cloudflare wrote a letter today to the Indian government to see the final draft of intermediary rules ...
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India's government allegedly fueled a bogus campaign to garner support by offering 'free Netflix' (Update)
Update (07/01/2020): BJP President Amit Shah said today the toll-free number to register support for the upcoming law ...
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Xiaomi might become first company to support India's own GPS in phones
Xiaomi is reportedly in talks with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to support the country's own navigations ...
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These prosthetics designers harness AI to assist India’s amputees
“With amputations being reported on a daily basis, India’s vast rural hinterland is comparable to a warzone,” says ...
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India's internet shutdowns have cost its businesses billions of dollars
India accounts for some 67% of internet shutdowns worldwide. They're not just a bad idea, they've cost the Indian economy ...
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This cryptocurrency mining botnet uses Taylor Swift pics to propagate itself
A cryptocurrency-mining botnet is infecting computers with an image of Taylor Swift to spread its malware as widely as possible. ...
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Indian government orders mobile internet to be suspended in the capital, says Airtel
Amid protests in India over new and upcoming citizenship laws, Airtel said the government has ordered mobile data services ...
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UberEats' India business is reportedly being sold to its local rival
Uber is reportedly close to selling the India-based arm of its UberEats food delivery service to Zomato, a local competitor, ...
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'Godman' fugitive establishes island nation, plans to use crypto instead of fiat
Nithyananda, an Indian guru on the run from police over rape allegations, says he's established a sovereign island nation ...
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WhatsApp spyware was used to snoop on 2 dozen Indian activists and journalists (Updated)
WhatsApp reveals at least two dozen academics, lawyers, Dalit activists and journalists in India were the target of surveillance ...
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265 Indian fake news sites caught pushing anti-Pakistan propaganda
Researchers have discovered a network of 265 fake local news sites across 65 countries that are being used to disseminate ...
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India may have another crack at soft landing on the moon in 2020
In Septemeber, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) tried to be a part of history by attempting a soft landing on ...
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Facebook Pay will let you make payments through Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram
Last night, Facebook launched its new payment service called Facebook Pay in the US. The service will let you pay other people ...
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India is going ahead with its facial recognition program despite privacy concerns
The Indian government has played down fears of mass surveillance in response to concerns that the proposed facial recognition ...
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Microsoft is testing a smartphone-based AI system for driving license tests in India
Microsoft has partnered with a Regional Transport Office in the northern city of Dehradun India to roll out a smartphone-based system ...
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1.3 million Indian bank cards are up for sale on the dark web
Researchers at Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company, have found a data dump of over 1.3 million credit and debit ...
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Uber will let you book Delhi metro tickets on its app (at some point)
Uber India said today it's partnering with Delhi metro to let you plan your whole journey through a new transportation mode. ...
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Here's why the Pixel 4 won't be coming to India
Google launched its new flagship the Pixel 4 today, but sadly the phone won't be coming to India. The reason is supposedly ...
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Android stalker app cases increase by 373% in 2019
Stalkware apps have increased a whopping 373 percent during the first eight months of 2019 when compared to the same period ...
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A bug in Indian local search app exposed over 156 million accounts
A major flaw in an Indian local search app, Justdial, allowed hackers to log in to any of its 156 million users accounts. Apart ...
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China's new 500-megapixel 'super camera' can instantly recognize you in a crowd
Chinese researchers develop a new 500 megapixel facial recognition camera capable of capturing "thousands of faces at a stadium ...
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Spotify's family plan launches in India at Rs. 179 a month
Spotify today announced it's bringing its family sharing plan to India for just Rs. 179 ($2.52) per month. The plan will ...
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Netflix shows free episode to non-subscribers as streaming competition heats up
After introducing $3 per month mobile-only plan in India, Netflix is experimenting with a new strategy to lure more subscribers ...
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North Korean hackers are targeting ATMs in India with new data-stealing malware
North Korean hackers have developed a new strain of malware that has been used to record and steal data from cards inserted ...
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Xiaomi's $91 phone has 5,000 mAh battery and 18W USB-C fast charging
Xiaomi built its reputation and business in India by selling budget phones with great specs at competitive prices. Its latest ...
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Google opens a new AI research center in India
Google announced it's opening an AI research center in Bangalore, India. It will be led by scientist Dr. Manish Gupta, an ...
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Google Lens now translates text around you in Indic languages
At its annual Google for India event in New Delhi today, the company today announced it's adding support for Indic language ...
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Google Assistant gets its own phone number in India
Google is making its Assistant available to people in India via a phone call, so they don't need a smart speaker or even ...
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Google's bringing its Kormo app for entry-level job searches to India
Google is looking to bring its Kormo app to India to capture the job market scene in India, according to a report by the ...
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Amazon's Alexa assistant now speaks Hindi
Amazon officially today announced the integration of Hindi language in Alexa voice assistant, allowing users to issue voice ...
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Motorola’s doing smart TVs now – starting in India with 6 models from $196
Lenovo-owned Motorola is now putting its badge on a smart TV for the Indian market, with a range starting at 32 inches and ...
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France calls for EU-wide cryptocurrency rules amid Libra concerns
The European Union needs to establish a common set of rules for cryptocurrencies to counteract risks posed by Facebook’s ...
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Here's what the iPhone 11 lineup costs in India - and what you can buy instead
If you had better things to do last night, you may have missed Apple launching three new iPhones:: the iPhone 11, the iPhone ...
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Man in India reportedly killed father who wanted him to stop playing PUBG
In a gruesome turn of events, a 21-year-old Indian man killed his father as the latter repeatedly urged him to stop playing ...
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What happened to India’s Chandrayaan-2 moon mission?
On Saturday, at 1.35AM IST (Friday 4.05 EST/ 9.05 CET), India's Chandrayaan-2 began its descent towards the moon's surface. ...
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Amazon is reportedly launching a food delivery service in India to rival Zomato and Swiggy
After establishing a strong base with its ecommerce and streaming content business in India, Amazon is reportedly set to ...
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Apple is reportedly opening its own online store in India soon (Updated)
Apple might finally be able to sell iPhones directly from its website in India. Yesterday, the government said its relaxing ...
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OnePlus will spend $138M on its new software R&D center in India over 3 years
OnePlus today inaugurated its first Research & Development center in India, which will initially focus on software features ...
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Motorola launches a $195 phone with a GoPro-like wide-angle action cam
Motorola launches a $195 phone with a GoPro-like wide-angle action cam in India today.
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India's Chandrayaan-2 rocket launch is a success (Update: now in lunar orbit)
Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launches Chandrayaan-2 lunar probe with GSLV MK-III, India‘s most powerful ...
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Twitter invests in ShareChat, an Indian social network for regional language users
Twitter just made its first investment in India with ShareChat, a social networking app that targets local languages instead ...
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This startup's 'AI' to build your apps is just a bunch of human devs
AI is one of the most common buzzwords of the current startup generation. Companies often claim to have revolutionary AI ...
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Facebook, stop trying to make Libra happen
Data protection bosses from all over the world are concerned about Facebook Libra's potential privacy issues.
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India shuts down communications for millions before stripping Jammu & Kashmir of autonomy
The Indian government has blocked all communication channels including mobile networks, internet, broadband, and landlines ...
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India to seek EU’s approval on GDPR compliance for 'adequacy' status
The Economic Times reports that India is gearing up to seek 'adequacy' status with the European Union's General Data Protection ...
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India doesn't want WhatsApp sharing your payment data with Facebook
Indian government raises concerns that WhatsApp’s payment service might share user data with Facebook and Instagram, compromising ...
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WhatsApp Pay will officially launch by the end of the year in India
WhatsApp has been testing its payment service in India for over a year now. Today, the company's head said it'll launch by ...
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Netflix launches its $3/month mobile-only subscription in India
At an event in New Delhi, India, today, Netflix launched its new mobile-only subscription tier for users in the country ...
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Indian government ban on 'non-sovereign' cryptocurrency would see holders jailed for up to 10 years
A government panel in India has issued a recommendation to ban all "cryptocurrencies created by non-sovereigns," a step which ...
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India's ambitious Chandrayaan-2 launch delayed due to "technical snag" (Updated)
India's space agecny ISRO has delayed the ambitious launch of Chandrayaan-2 due to a "technical snag" it observed before ...
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Netflix confirms it'll launch a cheaper mobile-only subscription in India this year
After testing it for few months, Netflix comfirmed in a letter to shareholders that it plans to launch mobile only plan for ...
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'Agent Smith' malware replaces legit Android apps with fake ones on 25 million devices
Researchers from Check Point uncover new "Agent Smith" malware that replaces legitimate installed apps with malicious versions ...
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Spotify now has a Lite app for Android users in 36 countries
Spotify has just launched a Lite version of its Android app that's designed to work well on low-end devices and spotty connections. The ...
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India isn't keen on Facebook's Libra 'cryptocurrency'
The authorities in Asia's third-largest economy are no more keen on the social media giant's project than any cryptocurrency ...
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India addresses cryptocurrency scam wave with new police training course
High-ranking police officers in India will receive cryptocurrency training to help with investigations involving digital ...
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India's largest 4G network teams up with Facebook on a digital literacy program
India's second biggest network provider, Reliance Jio, has teamed up with Facebook to launch a digital literacy program ...
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India bank manager arrested in cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme crackdown
The allure of fast profits from cryptocurrency appears to have been too great for one bank manager in India who has been ...
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After Europe, Google under fire for 'Android dominance' in India
The Indian antitrust watchdog has found that Google "appears" to have misused its power to prevent device manufacturers from ...
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Here's why India wants to build its own WhatsApp and Gmail
The Indian government is reportedly plannning to build its own WhatsApp-like chat platform to facilitate secure communications ...
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Indian scammers stole $2M in cryptocurrency using inspirational Bill Gates quotes
In spite of repeated warnings by the country's central bank, people in India continue to fall for cryptocurrency scams.
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Australia: Cryptocurrency unlikely for retail payments, Facebook or not
Australia's reserve bank reckons Bitcoin purists will have a tough time stomaching Facebook's new Libra cryptocurrency, and ...
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India is still hounding WhatsApp to make its messages traceable
Indian aks WhatApp to "digitally fingerprint" every message sent on its platform without breaking encryption, according to ...
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India will build its own space station in the next decade
(ISRO) announced its ambitious plan to put up a space station in the next decade. The space agency’s chief said launch ...
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Indian police arrest 78 in Bitcoin call center scam
A call center scam that targeted US citizens and requested payment in Bitcoin has been busted by police in India resulting ...
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China and India account for most internet users: 2019 internet trends report
Mary Meeker published her 333-slide Internet Trends report Tuesday ahead of a presentation at Recode's Code Conference in ...
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Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan’s Twitter account allegedly hacked by Turkish group
Last night, a group of Turkish hackers took over Bollywood actor and Indian cultural icon Amitabh Bachchan‘s Twitter account, ...
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India wants to make 40% cabs electric by 2026 to meet climate change goals
The Indian government is planning to order rideshare companies like Ola and Uber to convert 40 percent of their fleet to ...
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Indian court rules that Asus can't use its 'Zenfone' brand over trademark complaint
Yesterday, Delhi high court banned phone maker Asus from using the name 'Zenfone,' 'Zen,' or any similar trademark for its ...
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Google Maps' new features for India just made my commute a lot less painful
Google rolls out a bunch of India specific updates for Google Maps, including bus travel times based on live traffic, and ...
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iOS 13 brings support for 22 Indian languages and a Hindi predictive keyboard
Apple today unveiled its new iOS 13 at its developer conference. While there are tons of exciting features like dark mode ...
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Former BitConnect India chief on the run after promoting another crypto-scam
India's authorities have uncovered more cryptocurrency scams connected to the alleged head of BitConnect Asia. The swindles ...
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Dubai court rejects appeal for harsher sentencing of Bitcoin scam trio
Prosecutors seeking a harsher sentence for a group of Bitcoin scammers have seen their hopes slashed after a court rejected ...
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Here's why privately-owned cities are a terrible idea
Over the last five years, something strange has happened at the eastern edge of Karachi, the crowded megalopolis in southern ...
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India is reportedly looking to ban cryptocurrencies once and for all
India’s government is once again looking to ban cryptocurrencies and regulate official digital currencies.
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Coinbase expands cryptocurrency trading services across 11 new markets
Coinbase, one of the longest serving exchanges in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, is expanding its services across Latin America ...
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Bollywood pushes T-Series ahead of PewDiePie in the race for YouTube’s #1 spot
PewDiePie v T-series seems to be coming to an end as the Indian music label has built a significant lead of ther swedish ...
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Indian court asks government to ban TikTok downloads because it 'encourages pornography'
Yesterday, the Madras High Court, situated in the southern Indian city of Chennai, directed the country's central government ...
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Indian entrepreneur implicated in $300 million Bitcoin Ponzi scheme gets bail
Amit Bhardwaj, a man accused of running a $300-million Bitcoin Ponzi scheme, has reportedly been granted bail on medical ...
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Why the world is unhappy with India's anti-satellite missile test
India successfully launched an anti-satellite missile last month. What does this spell for its reputation as a major space ...
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WhatsApp launches a tip line in India to battle fake news ahead of national elections
WhatsApp has launched a tip line in India to which you can send forwards, rumors, and suspicious-sounding messages and have ...
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Google's India lead, Rajan Anandan, is leaving the company
Rajan Anandan, Google's vice president for South East Asia and India, is leaving the company after eight years with the firm. ...
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Ripple partners with Federal Bank in India for cross-border payments
Private bank, Federal Bank Ltd. in India has partnered with blockchain infrastructure provider, Ripple, to facilitate international ...
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Google Maps' first try at AR navigation is janky but exciting
Google released its AR maps in January in alpha version. But now it's rolling out to more cities in India to selected users. ...
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PUBG Mobile is testing a 6-hour per day limit in India
PlayersUnknown Battleground (PUBG) is under fire in India for its addictive nature and causing several deaths. It might ...
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WeChat Pay to reportedly take on Google Pay and Paytm in India later this year
WeChat is planning to launch its payment service WeChat pay in India by May-June. It will be a UPI-based app approved by ...
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Netflix' $4 mobile-only subscriptions could bolster its growth in India
In a bid to grow its audience in India, Netflix is trialing cheaper subscriptions that allow access to its streaming video ...
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How to book train tickets in India straight from the Google Pay app
Google Pay (earlier named Tez) has recently rolled out the ability to book train tickets in India straight from the app – ...
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Women were fighting against sexual harassment online long before #MeToo
Just two months after allegations of sexual abuse against Hollywood film mogul Harvey Weinstein came to light in a 2017 New ...
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ISPs are reportedly blocking Reddit in India
Facebook and Instagram might be up for people around the world after a long outage, but for several people in India are not ...
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Report: India accounts for a quarter of TikTok's billion downloads
TikTok – the app that lets you create 15-second dubbed videos – is on a rapid growth curve. The app crossed 1 billion ...
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YouTube Music launches in India to battle it out with Spotify et al
At long last, YouTube Music has launched in India with a free ad-supported option, as well as its Premium plan at Rs. 99 ...
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PSA: Look out for YouTube's info panels on controversial topics before watching videos
YouTube announced last night that it'll show information panels in Hindi and English, powered by fact-checkers on controversial ...
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Scam ICO advertised on CoinMarketCap busted by police in India
Criminal investigation authorities in the Indian state of Gujarat have booked five people for running fraudulent initial ...
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Here's how to get Spotify Premium in India ahead of its official launch
People in India have eagerly waited for Spotify to launch in the country. Well, that date might arrive real soon, as the ...
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Cryptocurrency named after India’s ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ ends in $250K scam
Police in India's financial hub Mumbai has booked a local resident Pritam Patil for duping $250,000 out of 12 people in a ...
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Spotify officially launches in India, with free music on-demand
After an excruciatingly long wait, music streaming service Spotify has finally launched in India. As we noted last night, ...
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TikTok is under fire in India over alleged cyberbullying
Most of us know TikTok - the app that allows users to create 15-second videos - as a place for silly (and sometimes cringy) ...
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After the US, Twitter faces wrath from India’s right wing over alleged bias
Last September, when Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appeared in front of US Congress, several Republican representatives asked him ...
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How selfies help Indian women from Delhi's outskirts claim their right to the city
Taking selfies and posting them on social media is often derided as a narcissistic, self-absorbed, and attention-seeking ...
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India gears up for crewed space missions with its new Human Space Flight Center
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said last Thursday that it has launched a Human Space Flight Centre in the ...
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India’s porn crackdown isn’t working — but China’s is
This article was originally published on SEXTECHGUIDE, an independent publication that looks at the intersection ...
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Here's why Amazon can't sell its own products in India right now
India's new norms prevent Amazon from hawking items under its own label. What does this spell for one of the world's fastest ...
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It's not just WhatsApp - India's fake news problem plagues several popular social networks
You can't discuss the 'fake news' phenomenon in India without bringing up WhatsApp. The Facebook-owned messaging service ...
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WhatsApp to roll out forwarding limit globally
In order to curb fake news, WhatsApp tested limits on forwards in India including containing forwarding a message to only ...
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Samsung is prepping M-series budget phones to battle its Chinese rivals in India
After playing second fiddle to Chinese rival Xiaomi in India's burgeoning smartphone market in 2018, Samsung is set to fight ...
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How Uber Lite was engineered to thrive in emerging markets
Last June, Uber launched its ‘diet’ app –Uber Lite – in India, with a view to support users with older phones, and ...
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Apple Maps is finally getting turn-by-turn navigation in India
Update: Apple has confirmed to TNW that Apple Maps' turn-by-turn navigation is now live in India. Apple Maps has been ...
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India's massive Jio carrier is blocking VPN sites and violating net neutrality rules
Reliance Jio, the third largest mobile carrier in India, is blocking access to several proxy and VPN sites for its 250 million ...
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Elections, fake news, and spam: WhatsApp has a tough year ahead in India next year
In India, most people won't ask you for a business card to get your contact info. Instead, they'll ask you if you use WhatsApp. ...
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Pornhub dodges India's porn site ban with new domain name
Last week, the Indian government directed telcos to block 827 porn sites including Pornhub. In response, Pornhub launched ...
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India's new satellite is a first step in providing rural areas with faster internet
India launched its heaviest satellite, the GSAT-11, also called ‘The Big Bird,’ from the French space port of Kourou ...
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WhatsApp’s first ever TV commercial warns against fake news in India
WhatsApp has faced a lot of criticism for the way it's handled fake news in India. In its latest move to battle misinformation, ...
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Fortnite bests Russia and Japan to become world's 8th most-populated place
Epic Games today revealed that the number of players registered in Fortnite is now around 200 million. Let that number ...
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Tinder adds more gender identity options for Indian users
Tinder has introduced a new gender option for its app users in India. This feature includes more options for individuals ...
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Amazon launches a Hindi site to lure India's next 100 million online shoppers
With a view to make Amazon the ultimate shopping destination for the next 100 million Indians, the company has launched a ...
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Jeff Bezos must spend his $150B helping humanity otherwise he's a scumbag
Well, it's happened. Amazon's CEO and founder, Jeff Bezos, is now the richest person ever. According to Bloomberg, Amazon's ...
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WhatsApp's label for forwarded messages won't be enough to battle fake news
Continuing its mission to help fight the spread of misinformation on its platform, WhatsApp is introducing a label to help ...
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India’s cryptocurrency ban has already taken its first toll
It seems that Indian Supreme Court's decision to uphold the central bank's directive against cryptocurrency businesses is ...
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India's top court upholds central bank ban against cryptocurrencies
Licensed financial institutions will have three months to discontinue all operations related to cryptocurrencies and digital ...
