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Monday, August 11, 2025
TopicAntitrust

Topic: Antitrust

India’s antitrust body asks Supreme Court to expedite Amazon & Flipkart probe

The investigation unit concluded in August that Amazon & Flipkart breached India's antitrust laws by favouring selected sellers on their websites.

India’s competition regulator rejects Apple request to put antitrust report on hold

A CCI probe had found Apple exploited its dominant position in the market for app stores on its iOS operating system to detriment of app developers, users & payment processors.

CCI bars WhatsApp from sharing user data with other Meta apps for 5 years, imposes $25.4 million fine

The decision follows a 2021 probe into WhatsApp's privacy policy, highlighting growing regulatory scrutiny on tech giants as India plans stricter digital competition laws.

Amazon, Flipkart colluded with Samsung, Xiaomi for exclusive phone launches in India, says CCI report

CCI investigation found that Amazon and Flipkart violated competition laws by favouring select sellers, prioritizing listings & offering steep discounts that hurt other businesses.

Why antitrust body CCI has ordered probe into Google’s Play Store policies amid tussle with Indian apps

Regulator says Google ‘prima facie’ appears to be violating the Competition Act, 2002. Applicants claimed the tech giant’s policies were ‘discriminatory and unfair’.

Google to pay $700 million to US consumers, states in Play store settlement

Google will pay $630 million into a settlement fund for consumers and $70 million into a fund that will be used by states, according to the settlement, which still requires a judge's final approval.

How the CCI anti-trust battle involving Google played out for map app wars in India

Google lost its Supreme Court appeal against an antitrust order last month. It came as good news for companies like MapmyIndia, which started the maps game in India.

Facebook risks Instagram-WhatsApp breakup in antitrust case

The lawsuits accuse Facebook of thwarting competition in violation of antitrust laws by preventing apps that were seen as competitive threats from accessing its platform.

Why Amazon, Apple, FB and Google are in the dock. It’s not just about economy

Even if the US Congress enacts new legislation, short of breaking up Big Tech, antitrust actions will not directly take on its bigger power.

On Camera

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.