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Reliance Partners With Google, Facebook For Digital Payment Network Bid: Report

Business | Reuters | Saturday February 27, 2021

Digital payments in India could rise to $135.2 billion in 2023, according to an Assocham-PWC India study in 2019.

Channel Owner To Ensure Programme Doesn't Violate Rules: Centre To Court

India News | ANI | Friday February 26, 2021

The Centre has told Delhi High Court that it is the responsibility of the private TV channel owner to ensure that programmes it telecast does not violate the Programme Code prescribed under Rule 6 of the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994.

Facebook Launches Media Campaign to Defend Targeted Advertisements in Spat With Apple

Agence France-Presse | Friday February 26, 2021

Facebook is not backing down in its fight with Apple over a new privacy feature that could curb tracking needed for the social network's targeted advertisements, launching a major media campaign to defend a practice that is a big revenue generator.

Airtel Gained Highest Number of Subscribers Due to Better Network Quality in 2020: Opensignal

Vineet Washington | Thursday February 25, 2021

Airtel gained the highest number of subscribers by the end of 2020 and according to the data by Opensignal, it was due to better network quality. Vi continued to lose subscribers since the starting of last year.

MSME Sector At The Forefront As Growth Engine Of Economy, Says RBI Governor

Business | Edited by Nirmalya Sen | Thursday February 25, 2021

MSME has emerged as the growth engine of the economy with a vast network of about 6.33 crore enterprises contributing 30 per cent of the nominal GDP and 48 per cent to exports, according to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

Is Tesla Preparing A Ride-Hailing Service? 

Written by Sahil Gupta | Thursday February 25, 2021

These profiles are coming to the cloud as it wants its users to feel at home even if they are hailing a ride and not driving themselves

LinkedIn Says Technical Glitch on Platform Resolved Following Reports of Faulty Access to Site

Reuters | Wednesday February 24, 2021

LinkedIn, Microsoft’s professional networking site, said it had resolved a technical glitch on its platform, after thousands of users reported difficulties in accessing the website.

Centre To Borrow Over Rs 2,200 Crore From Development Bank For Assam Projects

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 23, 2021

The Centre on Tuesday signed an agreement with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for borrowing $304 million (over Rs 2,200 crore) to improve power transmission network in Assam.

Bharti Airtel, Qualcomm Tie Up To Provide 5G Services In India

Business | Edited by Abhishek Vasudev | Tuesday February 23, 2021

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel said on Tuesday it will collaborate with US chipmaker Qualcomm to roll out 5G services in India.

After Facebook, Twitter Ban, Donald Trump Fans and Extremists Turn Elsewhere

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 23, 2021

Gab instead of Twitter, MeWe over Facebook, Telegram for messaging and Discord for insiders – banned from mainstream platforms, US conspiracy and supremacist movements, many of which support Donald Trump, have shifted to networks that are more confidential and harder to regulate.

eBikeGo Secures Funding Of Rs. 10.91 Crore, Will Scale Network To 30 Cities By FY2022

Written by Sameer Contractor | Monday February 22, 2021

With the fresh funding, eBikeGo plans to scale up operations to 30 cities by FY2022 while achieving 20 million deliveries and save 4,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.

Opinion: Just Who Is Spoiling India's Image? A View From The US

Opinion | Rajmohan Gandhi | Monday February 22, 2021

This has not been the best season for New Delhi's "chhavi" managers. Just when freak late-winter storms shook much of the U.S., stories and pictures of Disha Ravi's arrest began to trouble America's significant pro-India community. As one large U.S. network, NBC News, puts it, "A 22-year-old climate activist has emerged as a symbol of the Indian go...

Viral Video: To Get Cellphone Signal, What A Minister Had To Do

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 22, 2021

A photograph and a video of a Madhya Pradesh minister sitting atop a 50-foot high swing in Ashok Nagar district to get a robust signal on his cellphone network led to a plethora of memes and jokes centred around the government's much-vaunted ''Digital India'' thrust.

Facebook Blocks Medical Data Information Shared By Apps

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday February 20, 2021

Facebook has started blocking sensitive health information that third-party apps had been sharing with the social network in violation of its own rules, said New York officials who investigated the situation.

EMotorad To Expand Its Network To 100+ Cities By Year-End; Plans To Have Over 450 Outlets By 2022

Written by Seshan Vijayraghvan | Saturday February 20, 2021

Pune-based EV start-up, EMotorad, has announced its plan to expand its network to over 100 cities across India by the end of 2021. The company already has over 90 outlets across 42 cities, and over 50 service centres.