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Surge pricing curbs, mandatory rest for drivers: Maharashtra draft rules for app-based cab aggregators

New rules aim to make relationship between aggregator companies, drivers and passengers more transparent, and improve fares, service quality, driver rights, and passenger safety.

Push notifications are annoying, intrusive. See what Zepto i-pill did

Every app thinks it’s more important than the last, but in reality, we’re all getting better at tuning them out. It’s time for brands to recognise that users want quality over quantity.

Why Telco body is citing Google-vs-Indian apps showdown in its own tussle with ‘global behemoths’

Google last week delisted nearly 10 Indian apps from Play Store citing non-compliance with the billing policy. However, many were reinstated later, as the Centre also intervened. 

Khalid Saifullah is hero of hot-button apps. He’s using tech to ‘save’ India’s Muslims

Hyderabad-based software engineer Khalid Saifullah is on a one-man tech crusade. He’s made an arsenal of apps for Muslims in Modi’s India, from 'Defeat NRC’ to ‘Missing Voters’.

How to Get a Crown on TikTok Profile Picture?

The crown feature on TikTok is a sought-after status symbol. It shows a user has become influential and has a great following.

‘It happened’: Linda Yaccarino logs first day as new Twitter CEO

Yaccarino, the former advertising chief at NBCUniversal, is taking over Twitter at a time when the social media platform has been trying to reverse a plunge in ad revenue.

Govt’s ban on loan apps: Data theft, tax evasion, extortion & fraud charges behind move

The Centre Monday blocked around 138 betting and 94 loan apps. However, there is no official word yet on exactly how many apps have been banned, which ones, and why.

Top 10 Mobile App Development Companies in India 2023

Users can get business information quicker, stay updated with their brands, order the products they want and get the service they want at their doorsteps using various mobile applications. 

‘Please act’, Telangana govt urges RBI as loan app agents ‘harass & blackmail’ borrowers

Data cited by Telangana govt says criminal cases related to fraudulent loan apps increased by more than 1,300% to 900 in 2022, from 61 in 2021, with multiple suicides attributed to them as well.

Fahad Hanif is leveraging Artificial Intelligence to create useful apps for consumers

His AI-based selfie app ‘Topi AI’ is topping the charts on Google Play Store and is ranked among the top three competitors for the world's top AI projects.

On Camera

Over five decades, 300 films—Asrani outlasted noise of stardom through character acting

He was the bridge connecting the era of legendary actors like Bachchan and Khanna in the 70s, Govinda and Salman Khan in the 90s, and even later, in films like Malamaal Weekly and Dhamaal.

What’s keeping homegrown consulting firms from taking on Big 4? Here’s what ICAI chief has to say

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India president Charanjot Singh Nanda, a stakeholder in govt's plans to promote home-grown consulting firms, speaks on what is holding back domestic firms.

Precise & proven: The Tomahawk, America’s prized missile wanted by Kyiv & feared by Kremlin

After initially showing interest in supplying the long-range missile to Ukraine, Trump appeared hesitant following his meeting with Zelenskyy, a day after his phone call with Putin.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.