Manish Singh
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Koo, India’s Twitter alternative, seeks strategic partner amid funding crunch
Koo, India's alternative to Twitter, is looking to find a strategic partner with a "distribution strength" as it enters its "next phase," according to its Koo, India's alternative to Twitter, is looking to find a partner with a "distribution strength" as it enters its "next phase." → Read More
WhatsApp denies exploring ads on the chat app
Meta on Friday disputed a media report that claimed the social giant was exploring bringing ads to the popular messaging app WhatsApp. Financial Times Meta has disputed a report that said the social giant was planning to introduce ads on WhatsApp. → Read More
Apple's iPhone 15 Pro adds India's GPS alternative NavIC feature
Apple has extended support for NavIC to some of the new iPhone 15 models, seemingly complying with New Delhi's push to adopt India's home-grown Apple has extended support for NavIC, India's home-grown alternative to the GPS navigation system, to some of the new iPhone 15 models. → Read More
iPhone 15 prohibitively expensive in India despite local manufacturing
Despite local iPhone assembly and Apple's contract partners reaping the rewards of India's generous incentives, new iPhones remain prohibitively expensive in India. → Read More
Indian consumers’ rising appetite for premium
Indian consumers, traditionally seen as price-conscious, are showing a growing appetite for premium items across a range of sectors, from real estate to Indian consumers, traditionally seen as price-conscious, are showing a growing appetite for premium items across a range of sectors, from real estate to smartphones and luxury hotels. → Read More
India to explore foreign exchanges listing for local firms
India will reconsider allowing local firms to list on foreign exchanges, including the London Stock Exchange, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India will explore the possibility of allowing local firms to list on the London Stock Exchange, ministers from both the nations said. → Read More
Perfios raises $229 million for its real-time credit underwriting solutions
Perfios, an Indian fintech that provides real-time credit underwriting solutions to banks and non-banking financial institutions, has raised $229 million → Read More
Oyo India chief, Europe head quit amid public listing deliberation
Two senior executives at Oyo have left the budget-hospitality startup, mere months before the company plans to list. Ankit Gupta, who joined the unicorn Two senior executives at Oyo have left the budget-hospitality startup, mere months before the company plans to list. → Read More
Telecom companies in India want tech firms to pay for network usage
Telecom operators in India, the second largest wireless market, would like internet companies to compensate for using their networks, a recommendation Telecom operators in India are urging internet companies to compensate for using their networks, a recommendation they've made to the local regulatory body. → Read More
Foxconn seeks India incentive despite withdrawing from Vedanta venture
Foxconn intends to apply for India's semiconductor manufacturing incentives despite exiting its $19.5 billion joint venture with Vedanta. → Read More
Amazon readies TV series on Indian startups
Amazon is looking to debut a TV show in India that will look to identify promising startups in the South Asian market. → Read More
FrontRow, a learning platform featuring celebrities, shuts down
FrontRow, a learning and community platform in India backed by Elevation and Lightspeed, has shut down. → Read More
Apple purges predatory lending apps in India following scrutiny
Apple has pulled several predatory lending apps from the App Store in India after users and media questioned the legitimacy of those services. → Read More
Meta will nuke your Instagram account if you delete Threads profile
Deleting a Threads profile simultaneously terminates the linked Instagram account, Meta says in a policy page. → Read More
PharmEasy seeks funding via rights issue at 90% valuation cut, report says
PharmEasy, valued at $5.6 billion, plans to raise a new round of funding via rights issue at a 90% valuation cut, according to a report. → Read More
India's Flipkart begins customer lending in bid to boost sales
Flipkart has begun lending to customers, expanding its financing offerings in a move that could potentially boost sales. → Read More
Ambani’s Jio unveils $12 4G phone with digital pay and streaming
Jio Bharat, priced at 999 Indian rupees, supports 4G connectivity, mobile payments and enables access to video and streaming services. → Read More
Twitter limits the number of tweets users can read amid extended outage
Twitter is putting limits to how many tweets its users can read as the Elon Musk-owned service suffers extended outage. → Read More
Fidelity deepens valuation cut for Reddit and Discord
Fidelity has further slashed the estimated worth of its holdings in Reddit and Discord as well as SaaS startup Gupshup. → Read More
India court rejects Twitter’s lawsuit against gov’t challenging block orders
An Indian court has dismissed Twitter's lawsuit against the Indian government that sought to challenge New Delhi's block orders. → Read More