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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicPhone apps

Topic: Phone apps

‘ItsNotOk’ — Truecaller issues newspaper & TV ads, makes new push for ‘women’s safety’ campaign

Titled '#ItsNotOk', the Truecaller campaign was publicised with large ads across several Indian newspapers Wednesday and also appeared on TV channels.

Apna, ‘LinkedIn’ for poor Indian workers who don’t know English, gets $8 million investment

Apna app helps users access job opportunities by entering name, age, & skills to generate a virtual 'business card' that’s shared with potential employers.

Chingari app downloads leap from 1 lakh to 1 crore after TikTok ban in India

Chingari app co-founder Sumit Ghosh says company is using this 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' to scale up the product and seek funding.

Apple to force apps to ask users permission before tracking them

Apple facilitates tracking providing app developers with unique numbers for each user, a design security advocates said contradicts the company’s pro-privacy stance.

India is using at least 19 apps to track and trace Covid-19, including Aarogya Setu

Govt authorities across India are asking people to download mobile apps created to check Covid-19. There are data privacy concerns as some apps track real-time movements.

Modi to Rahul: How faces of top Indian politicians could age in 40 years

We run 10 of India's top politicians through face-ageing technology to see if they can survive politics.

On Camera

India has enough coal stocks to meet power demand, says govt as war pushes up mining costs

LPG supply eased for more industries, govt says coal gasification is next growth avenue. Centre welcomes US-Iran ceasefire but asks Indians to leave Iran.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.