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Why Indian app developers are most vocal in resisting Google’s 30% ‘gatekeeper’s fee’

Google has decided to strictly impose a 30% fee on all digital purchases through Play Store, but backlash from Indian firms has caused it to push back deadline.

Paytm forms Rs 10-crore investment fund for new mini app store to take on Google

Paytm’s mini-app store, launched 5 October, seeks to break Google Play’s dominance in app distribution on the Android ecosystem.

Paytm launches its own Mini App Store for Indian developers, and to take on Google

Paytm move comes days after Google announced new policy of 30% cut in in-app purchases on Play Store. Google has now delayed its new payment rules for app developers in India.

Paytm back on Google Play Store hours after being pulled down for policy violation

Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma tweeted that a UPI cashback offer led to the suspension of the app and asked 'India to decide' if giving cashback is gambling.

Paytm dropped from Google Play Store for ‘policy violations on sport betting’ ahead of IPL

If an app leads consumers to an external website, allowing them to participate in paid tournaments to win real money, it is a violation of our policies, Google said.

Disgusting to see Tendulkar as brand ambassador of Chinese-funded Paytm, traders body says

In a letter to Sachin Tendulkar, the Confederation of All India Traders urged him to reject the offer as India is ‘undergoing a faceoff with China’.

Chinese tech giant Alibaba puts investment plans for India on hold amid ‘souring relations’

Bilateral tensions have forced Chinese firms to hold investment plans in India. But Alibaba doesn’t plan to 'reduce its stakes or exit investments' in India.

Aaj Tak on ‘aatank ka virus’ Riyaz Naikoo & Rahul Kanwal with ‘poster boys of New India’

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

Rahul Gandhi’s `No’ to Yes Bank, it’s Paytm v/s PhonePe & maybe the govt needs some coffee

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Paytm employee in Gurugram tests positive for coronavirus, had just returned from Italy

Paytm has shut its Noida, Gurugram offices for 2 days. This is NCR's second confirmed coronavirus case, taking the total figure in India to 29.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?