Bhumika Khatri
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Amazon, Facebook, Google Face Heat Over Indian Govt’s Data Sharing Rule
USBIC has said that it categorically opposed to mandates that require the sharing of proprietary data under the new rules. → Read More
Chingari Wins AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Challenge In Social Media Category
The Indian government’s AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge has announced the final winners of the hackathon hosted on Friday. → Read More
Movers And Shakers Of The Week [July 20-25]
We bring you the next edition of the movers and shakers of the week. → Read More
Tech Twitter Takes To Hindi, Gets Savage On VCs, Funding
As Elon Musk recently proclaimed, “Who controls memes, controls the universe.” One of the gossip chains last week, though, began in Hindi and took burns to the next level. → Read More
Sajan Pillai To Help Accelerate Investments In B2B Startups In India, US
UST Global's former CEO Sajan Pillai has now set up a new entity to support investments in B2B startups, McLaren. → Read More
MSME Secy Advices Startups To Diversify, Stay Relevant With Changing Demand
With pandemic and the subsequent lockdown delivering a blow to the economy, the government has advised startups to reinvent and change their line of business to tap new opportunities. → Read More
Jio Fiber Down In North India For More Than 12 Hours, WFH Impacted
Broadband service Jio Fiber has been down in North India, with users complaining on Twitter about technical problems. → Read More
Daily Tech Briefing: WhatsApp Payments May Launch Soon, Reliance Goes Debt Free & More
WhatsApp’s digital payments platform is finally compliant to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) data localisation policies. → Read More
MedikaBazaar Gets INR 25.6 Infusion From Existing Investor Ackermans & van Haaren
Mumbai-based B2B healthtech marketplace MedikaBazaar has received a fresh cash infusion from Antwerp-based Ackermans & van Haaren (AvH). → Read More
Haptik To Raise INR 50 Cr From Parent Reliance, Gets First Tranche
Mumbai-based conversational AI assistant Haptik is securing cash from its parent company, Reliance Industries. → Read More
Amazon, Flipkart Under NGT Scanner As Plastic Packaging Raises Green Concerns
CPCB told National Green Tribunal (NGT) that Amazon and Flipkart haven’t responded to its correspondence on excessive packaging materials. → Read More
BEENEXT Closes Emerging Asia Fund At $110 Mn, Commits Half Towards Indian Startups
Japanese venture capital firm BEENEXT on Tuesday (June 16) announced that it has closed its BEENEXT Emerging Asia Fund at $110 Mn. The fund will focus on empowering early-stage startups and founders in India as well as South East Asia to accelerate digital technologies led innovation and growth in the new normal across sectors. The company has plans to allocate about 50% of the fund exclusively… → Read More
Online Travel Cos Look To Cash In On Non-Metro Demand In Long Road To Recovery
The opening of rail, road and domestic air traffic has brought cheers for online travel aggregators and hospitality players, who are now restarting operations. → Read More
Paytm Payments Bank Reports 55% Jump In Profit For FY20
Vijay Shekhar Sharma-led One 97 Communications’ payments bank, Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL) has reported the second year of profits. The company said its profit has grown 55% from INR 19.2 Cr in FY19 to INR 29.8 Cr in FY20. The company said that this has been largely led by higher customer acquisition in smaller cities and towns to drive financial inclusion in the country. The annual revenue has… → Read More
MSME Grievance Platform Success Reinforces Need For E-Governance In Crisis
Nitin Gadkari claimed Champions has resolved over 16,000 grievances of the 20,461 filed in the portal by MSMEs. → Read More
UPI Gets Back To Billion Transactions Mark In May, Touches Pre-Covid Levels
NPCI said that the UPI recorded 1.23 Bn transactions worth INR 2.18 Lakh Cr in May 2020, recovering from Covid hit in April. → Read More
No Prohibition On Banking Services For Crypto Startups, RBI Confirms
The Reserve Bank of India said that there is no prohibition on banks in providing accounts to traders and startups dealing with cryptocurrencies. → Read More
Demand At 40% Of Pre-Covid Levels, Says Yatra As Online Travel Bookings Resume
After over two months of a lull of traveltech industry, the government has finally allowed the travel industry to restart including OTAs. → Read More
Data Of 29 Mn Job Seekers On Naukri, Times Jobs Among Others On Sale In Dark Web
A report by cybersecurity firm Cyble has found personal data of 29 Mn Indian job seekers on the dark web, available for sale, free of cost. → Read More
NRAI Seeks Policy, Liquidity Support For Restaurant Industry From FM
The National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) met finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday (May 21) to seek a relief… → Read More