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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.

After ‘Sulli Deals’, now ‘Bulli Bai’ app lists Muslim women ‘for sale’. Delhi Police lodges FIR

A few months ago, a website called ‘Sulli Deals’ with similar content was pulled down. After targeted women call out ‘Bulli Bai’, Delhi Police says case registered on journalist’s complaint.

On acquisition spree, Byju’s buys higher education platform Great Learning for $600 mn

The acquisition marks an entry to higher education segment for Byju’s as it plans to combine its technology with Great Learning’s courses in areas such as design and cloud computing.

On Camera

Indian shipping sector is vulnerable to geopolitical unrest. Build local, invest in air cargo

With the ongoing conflict at the Red Sea, India needs to take a long-term view of the PLI scheme and its ambition to emerge as a hub of shipping containers.

Complaints to RBI ombudsman up 68% in FY23, banks biggest cause for customer grievances

Data shows large public sector banks received highest number of complaints in absolute terms, but fared better than several private banks when looked at on complaints-per-branch basis.

Tiger Triumph-24 — India-US tri-services exercise to boost coordination begins

The exercise will be simulated to undertake HADR operations in a ‘friendly island nation’, where troops will execute amphibious landing ops.

CAA comes not with a bang, but with a whimper. Without NRC, it will fade into academic debate

For BJP, CAA was strategic move that did not quite work out because those it would benefit could’ve been accommodated under existing laws, and new entrants would remain excluded.