India Internet Services

JioFinance was launched on Thursday in beta form by Jio Financial Services. The newly announced JioFinance platform offers a range of digital banking services, including UPI transactions, bill payments, and insurance advisory in a single app. Future updates will expand loan solutions, beginning with loans on mutual funds and gradually introducin...

Vodafone India (Vi) has launched the Vi Guarantee Programme which is offering eligible subscribers 130GB of free data. This is a limited-period offer for the prepaid users of the telecom service provider using a 5G-enabled or a new 4G smartphone. Under this programme, users will get 10GB of additional data in 13 consecutive tranches free of cost.

Reliance and Disney are said to have asked the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to approve their $8.5 billion media merger by arguing their combined power will not hit advertisers. The deal will result in the creation of India's biggest entertainment player with 120 TV channels and two streaming services, and is expected to face intense scruti...

Airtel and Google Cloud have collaborated to build and deploy artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cloud services for enterprises in the Indian market. Through this partnership, Airtel aims to use Google’s cloud solution suite and build server-based services including various analytics tools, IoT products, and more. The telecom operator also plan...

Tech giants Microsoft and Google have moved the Delhi High Court against its single-judge bench's order directing search engines to proactively remove non-consensual intimate images (NCII) from the internet without requiring specific URLs.

JioCinema Premium plans are now available in the form of cheap monthly subscriptions that are lower than its closest competitors Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, and Amazon Prime Video. The streaming service will let users stream movies and TV series — including content from HBO, Paramount, Peacock, and Warner Bros. — without advertisements, at up t...

Google Wallet India launch could take place soon with support for local integrations, according to a report. The company's Google Wallet app was recently listed on the Play Store in India, with screenshots that show support for local integrations. While Google later removed these screenshots showing Indian banks, airlines and other services that of...

YouTube is strengthening its efforts against third-party apps that block in-video apps on the platform. In a new announcement on April 15, the company highlighted that it will begin taking “appropriate action” against apps that let viewers watch videos without ads by violating its API services terms of service. The video streaming giant also ur...

Ride-hailing services provider Ola has decided to shut down operations in the UK, Australia and New Zealand and will continue to focus on India business, its promoter ANI Technologies said on Tuesday.

Flipkart launched the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) service in collaboration with Axis Bank. The Flipkart UPI will be initially available for Android users and can be used for online and offline payments. With the latest update, customers can now pay bills and make fund transfers directly from the Flipkart app.

Google's decision to remove some apps in India from its app store "cannot be permitted", Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday, amid an ongoing dispute over service fee payments to the US firm.

Internet services were suspended on Monday in Maharashtra's Jalna, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Beed districts to maintain law and order in view of the Maratha quota agitation led by activist Manoj Jarange, officials said on Monday.

Mobile internet services were restored in seven Haryana districts on Sunday, almost two weeks after they were suspended in the wake of farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' agitation, officials said.

Hanooman, a series of language models focused towards the Indian demographic was unveiled on Wednesday, February 21, as per a report. The AI model was reportedly showcased at a recent technology event in Mumbai. It supports 11 Indian regional languages and will operate in the fields of healthcare, governance, financial services, and education.

The Haryana government on Wednesday extended the ban on mobile internet and bulk SMS services in seven districts till February 23 in the wake of the ongoing farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' agitation.

JioFinance was launched on Thursday in beta form by Jio Financial Services. The newly announced JioFinance platform offers a range of digital banking services, including UPI transactions, bill payments, and insurance advisory in a single app. Future updates will expand loan solutions, beginning with loans on mutual funds and gradually introducin...

Vodafone India (Vi) has launched the Vi Guarantee Programme which is offering eligible subscribers 130GB of free data. This is a limited-period offer for the prepaid users of the telecom service provider using a 5G-enabled or a new 4G smartphone. Under this programme, users will get 10GB of additional data in 13 consecutive tranches free of cost.

Reliance and Disney are said to have asked the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to approve their $8.5 billion media merger by arguing their combined power will not hit advertisers. The deal will result in the creation of India's biggest entertainment player with 120 TV channels and two streaming services, and is expected to face intense scruti...

Airtel and Google Cloud have collaborated to build and deploy artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cloud services for enterprises in the Indian market. Through this partnership, Airtel aims to use Google’s cloud solution suite and build server-based services including various analytics tools, IoT products, and more. The telecom operator also plan...

Tech giants Microsoft and Google have moved the Delhi High Court against its single-judge bench's order directing search engines to proactively remove non-consensual intimate images (NCII) from the internet without requiring specific URLs.

JioCinema Premium plans are now available in the form of cheap monthly subscriptions that are lower than its closest competitors Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, and Amazon Prime Video. The streaming service will let users stream movies and TV series — including content from HBO, Paramount, Peacock, and Warner Bros. — without advertisements, at up t...

Google Wallet India launch could take place soon with support for local integrations, according to a report. The company's Google Wallet app was recently listed on the Play Store in India, with screenshots that show support for local integrations. While Google later removed these screenshots showing Indian banks, airlines and other services that of...

YouTube is strengthening its efforts against third-party apps that block in-video apps on the platform. In a new announcement on April 15, the company highlighted that it will begin taking “appropriate action” against apps that let viewers watch videos without ads by violating its API services terms of service. The video streaming giant also ur...

Ride-hailing services provider Ola has decided to shut down operations in the UK, Australia and New Zealand and will continue to focus on India business, its promoter ANI Technologies said on Tuesday.

Flipkart launched the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) service in collaboration with Axis Bank. The Flipkart UPI will be initially available for Android users and can be used for online and offline payments. With the latest update, customers can now pay bills and make fund transfers directly from the Flipkart app.

Google's decision to remove some apps in India from its app store "cannot be permitted", Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday, amid an ongoing dispute over service fee payments to the US firm.

Internet services were suspended on Monday in Maharashtra's Jalna, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Beed districts to maintain law and order in view of the Maratha quota agitation led by activist Manoj Jarange, officials said on Monday.

Mobile internet services were restored in seven Haryana districts on Sunday, almost two weeks after they were suspended in the wake of farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' agitation, officials said.

Hanooman, a series of language models focused towards the Indian demographic was unveiled on Wednesday, February 21, as per a report. The AI model was reportedly showcased at a recent technology event in Mumbai. It supports 11 Indian regional languages and will operate in the fields of healthcare, governance, financial services, and education.

The Haryana government on Wednesday extended the ban on mobile internet and bulk SMS services in seven districts till February 23 in the wake of the ongoing farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' agitation.