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India's Internet User Base Crosses 950 Million In 2025: Report
India's internet user base crossed 950 million in 2025, driven largely by rapid growth in rural connectivity, rising short-video consumption, and increasing adoption of AI, according to a report released by IAMAI on Thursday.
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India Becomes World’s Second Largest 5G Base with 400M+ Users, Says Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
India’s 5G ecosystem has hit a significant milestone with its subscriber base crossing 400 million 5G connections, according to Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Minister of Communications and Development of North Eastern Region. The country is now the world’s second-largest subscriber base, following China, which has over one billion 5G users. India...
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WhatsApp Prepares to Expand Ads on Status and Channels to More Users
WhatsApp started rolling out ads in WhatsApp Status and Channels. Several users have spotted the ads on WhatsApp, but these ads do not appear in private chats. The company is displaying a pop-up message on the platform informing users that they will begin seeing ads on the app. Personal messages, calls, and statuses are claimed to remain end-to-end...
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Amazon Great Indian Festival Diwali Special Now Live: Here Are Updated Bank Offers and More
During the Amazon Great Indian Festival Diwali Special sale, Axis Bank, BOBCARD, IDFC First Bank, and RBL Bank card users can get a 10 percent discount, including bonus offers, up to Rs. 65,000. The offer is valid from October 6, midnight, to October 12, 11:59 pm IST, on all categories with a minimum order value of Rs. 75,000. Base and Bonus Discou...
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PhonePe to Launch UPI Payments App for Feature Phones With P2P Transfers, Offline QR Payments
PhonePe announced on Friday that it is planning to launch a Unified Payments Interface (UPI) solution for feature phone users in India. The digital payments and financial services company highlighted that the payment solution will be built on the UPI 123Pay technology. The service will be built on conversational engagement platform Gupshup’s GSPa...
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Elon Musk’s Starlink to Launch in India With Plans Priced Under Rs. 850 Per Month: Report
Starlink is said to be gearing up to introduce its satellite communication services in India after clearing most of the regulatory hurdles. With the launch getting closer, a report suggests that its plans could be priced as low as $10 (roughly Rs. 850) per month with unlimited data. With this, the Elon Musk-backed company aims to rapidly grow its u...
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Bharti Airtel, Unit Pay Rs. 5,985 Crore to Clear 'High-Cost' 2024 Spectrum Dues
Bharti Airtel, along with Bharti Hexacom, has prepaid Rs. 5,985 billion to the government, clearing "high-cost" liabilities from the 2024 spectrum auctions. India's second-largest telecom firm has reduced its spectrum-related debt to Rs. 52,000 crore, lowering the cost of debt to 7.22%. Airtel has been actively prepaying dues from past aggressive s...
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Uber Denies Implementing Phone Model-Based Pricing in India
Uber said it does not set ride prices based on a user's phone model. India's consumer affairs minister Pralhad Joshi said on X on Thursday that the Central Consumer Protection Agency (CCPA) had sent notices to the companies over the alleged price disparity or "differential pricing".
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Amazon Great Indian Festival 2024 Sale: Best Deals on Flagship Smartphones
Amazon Great Indian Festival 2024 sale is currently live in India with huge discounts on a range of smartphones. The yearly sale brings no-cost EMI options and Amazon Pay-based offers. Flagship handsets like the iPhone 16 series, Galaxy S24 Ultra, and Xiaomi 14 are listed with huge discounts.
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Beatoven.ai, an Indian AI Music Generation Platform, Is Making Music Creation Accessible
Beatoven.ai is a generative AI-powered music generation tool for content creators. Once users have signed up, they can write a text prompt to generate original background music. Alternatively, the platform allows users to pick a tempo, duration, genre, and mood to create music. Once the user has added the input, the AI takes over and generates four...
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Jio AirFiber Introduces New Add-On Data Plans in India: See Price, Offers
Jio has introduced two new AirFiber plans in India. Both are add-on plans which can be used over existing plans. One Rs. 401 Data Booster Pack was already available. Now the company has launched Rs. 101 and Rs. 251 Data Booster Packs. These additional plans are particularly helpful for users who have sizable data usage.
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Amazon Great Republic Day Sale 2024: Best Deals on Power Banks and Wireless Chargers
Amazon Great Republic Day Sale 2024 is live for a few more hours with savings on different electronic items. The week-long sale started on January 13. Besides mobile phones, tablets and laptops, the Great Republic Day Sale brings deals and offers on different small accessories like power banks and chargers from popular brands.
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Amazon Great Indian Festival: 5 Must-Have iPhone 15 Accessories You Can Buy During Ongoing Sale
Apple introduced the iPhone 15 series earlier this year in September. Amazon Great Indian Festival sale kicked off on October 7 for Amazon Prime members and opened to all users a day later. Here are some of the must-have iPhone 15 accessories that you could bag this sale season to go along with your latest iPhone.
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India's Online Retail Sector Likely to Touch $325 Billion Market Size by 2030: Deloitte Report
The country's online retail market size may touch $325 billion (roughly Rs. 26,65,081 crore) by 2030 against $70 billion (roughly Rs. 5,74,017 crore) in 2022, mainly due to rapid growth of e-commerce in tier-2 and tier-3 cities, according to a Deloitte India report released on Tuesday.
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'Boycott Starbucks' Trends As New Ad On Inclusivity Divides The Internet
Starbucks is facing backlash over its new ad about transgender rights. Here's how internet users reacted to this new campaign!
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India's Internet User Base Crosses 950 Million In 2025: Report
India's internet user base crossed 950 million in 2025, driven largely by rapid growth in rural connectivity, rising short-video consumption, and increasing adoption of AI, according to a report released by IAMAI on Thursday.
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India Becomes World’s Second Largest 5G Base with 400M+ Users, Says Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
India’s 5G ecosystem has hit a significant milestone with its subscriber base crossing 400 million 5G connections, according to Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Minister of Communications and Development of North Eastern Region. The country is now the world’s second-largest subscriber base, following China, which has over one billion 5G users. India...
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WhatsApp Prepares to Expand Ads on Status and Channels to More Users
WhatsApp started rolling out ads in WhatsApp Status and Channels. Several users have spotted the ads on WhatsApp, but these ads do not appear in private chats. The company is displaying a pop-up message on the platform informing users that they will begin seeing ads on the app. Personal messages, calls, and statuses are claimed to remain end-to-end...
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Amazon Great Indian Festival Diwali Special Now Live: Here Are Updated Bank Offers and More
During the Amazon Great Indian Festival Diwali Special sale, Axis Bank, BOBCARD, IDFC First Bank, and RBL Bank card users can get a 10 percent discount, including bonus offers, up to Rs. 65,000. The offer is valid from October 6, midnight, to October 12, 11:59 pm IST, on all categories with a minimum order value of Rs. 75,000. Base and Bonus Discou...
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PhonePe to Launch UPI Payments App for Feature Phones With P2P Transfers, Offline QR Payments
PhonePe announced on Friday that it is planning to launch a Unified Payments Interface (UPI) solution for feature phone users in India. The digital payments and financial services company highlighted that the payment solution will be built on the UPI 123Pay technology. The service will be built on conversational engagement platform Gupshup’s GSPa...
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Elon Musk’s Starlink to Launch in India With Plans Priced Under Rs. 850 Per Month: Report
Starlink is said to be gearing up to introduce its satellite communication services in India after clearing most of the regulatory hurdles. With the launch getting closer, a report suggests that its plans could be priced as low as $10 (roughly Rs. 850) per month with unlimited data. With this, the Elon Musk-backed company aims to rapidly grow its u...
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Bharti Airtel, Unit Pay Rs. 5,985 Crore to Clear 'High-Cost' 2024 Spectrum Dues
Bharti Airtel, along with Bharti Hexacom, has prepaid Rs. 5,985 billion to the government, clearing "high-cost" liabilities from the 2024 spectrum auctions. India's second-largest telecom firm has reduced its spectrum-related debt to Rs. 52,000 crore, lowering the cost of debt to 7.22%. Airtel has been actively prepaying dues from past aggressive s...
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Uber Denies Implementing Phone Model-Based Pricing in India
Uber said it does not set ride prices based on a user's phone model. India's consumer affairs minister Pralhad Joshi said on X on Thursday that the Central Consumer Protection Agency (CCPA) had sent notices to the companies over the alleged price disparity or "differential pricing".
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Amazon Great Indian Festival 2024 Sale: Best Deals on Flagship Smartphones
Amazon Great Indian Festival 2024 sale is currently live in India with huge discounts on a range of smartphones. The yearly sale brings no-cost EMI options and Amazon Pay-based offers. Flagship handsets like the iPhone 16 series, Galaxy S24 Ultra, and Xiaomi 14 are listed with huge discounts.
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Beatoven.ai, an Indian AI Music Generation Platform, Is Making Music Creation Accessible
Beatoven.ai is a generative AI-powered music generation tool for content creators. Once users have signed up, they can write a text prompt to generate original background music. Alternatively, the platform allows users to pick a tempo, duration, genre, and mood to create music. Once the user has added the input, the AI takes over and generates four...
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Jio AirFiber Introduces New Add-On Data Plans in India: See Price, Offers
Jio has introduced two new AirFiber plans in India. Both are add-on plans which can be used over existing plans. One Rs. 401 Data Booster Pack was already available. Now the company has launched Rs. 101 and Rs. 251 Data Booster Packs. These additional plans are particularly helpful for users who have sizable data usage.
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Amazon Great Republic Day Sale 2024: Best Deals on Power Banks and Wireless Chargers
Amazon Great Republic Day Sale 2024 is live for a few more hours with savings on different electronic items. The week-long sale started on January 13. Besides mobile phones, tablets and laptops, the Great Republic Day Sale brings deals and offers on different small accessories like power banks and chargers from popular brands.
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Amazon Great Indian Festival: 5 Must-Have iPhone 15 Accessories You Can Buy During Ongoing Sale
Apple introduced the iPhone 15 series earlier this year in September. Amazon Great Indian Festival sale kicked off on October 7 for Amazon Prime members and opened to all users a day later. Here are some of the must-have iPhone 15 accessories that you could bag this sale season to go along with your latest iPhone.
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India's Online Retail Sector Likely to Touch $325 Billion Market Size by 2030: Deloitte Report
The country's online retail market size may touch $325 billion (roughly Rs. 26,65,081 crore) by 2030 against $70 billion (roughly Rs. 5,74,017 crore) in 2022, mainly due to rapid growth of e-commerce in tier-2 and tier-3 cities, according to a Deloitte India report released on Tuesday.
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'Boycott Starbucks' Trends As New Ad On Inclusivity Divides The Internet
Starbucks is facing backlash over its new ad about transgender rights. Here's how internet users reacted to this new campaign!
