Tag: India
WhatsApp sues Indian government to prevent breach of privacy
Mark Zuckerberg's WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming into force on Wednesday to compel...
Court orders WhatsApp to suspend users sharing pirated movies
An Indian High Court has ordered WhatsApp to remove all users who share pirated copy of a new action movie 'Radhe'.
The ruling, which followed...
Indian telcos shun expensive 5G spectrum in auction
India’s latest spectrum auction ended after two days of bidding, raising a reported US$10.6 billion for the government, but the 5G-suitable 700MHz band was...
India earmarks over $6billion incentives package for handset production
The Indian government has awarded INR450 billion ($6.12 billion) in incentives to 16 domestic and international electronics companies, including Samsung and three Apple contract...
India considering home-grown app store
India was tipped to launch its own app marketplace as a substitute for Google Play Store and Apple App Store, as part of a...
Startups in India explore joint alternative app store to fight Google’s...
Google, which reaches more internet users than any other firm in India and commands 99% of the nation’s smartphone market, has stumbled upon an...
Vodafone wins international arbitration against India in $2 billion tax dispute...
British telco Vodafone Group Plc won a decade-long battle against the Indian tax department’s demand of Rs 20,000 crore (US$2.8 million), stemming from its...
India moves to completely cut Huawei off its telecoms industry
India is phasing out equipment from Huawei and other Chinese companies from its telecoms networks over an escalating border dispute, striking a fresh blow...
China’s Huawei, ZTE set to be shut out of India’s 5G...
China’s Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. are set to be kept out of India’s plans to roll out its 5G networks as relations...