Authorisation regime likely for OTT communication appsThe licensing regime, proposed in earlier versions of the Telecom Bill, had raised the hackles of several tech companies, which had warned ...
09 Sep, 2023, 08.09 AM IST
For small stores to be big e-leagueUPI has, however, exposed the limitations of technology to improve competition. The platform is overwhelmingly dominated by PhonePe and Goo...
12 Mar, 2023, 11.55 PM IST
New IT law may target algorithms; HealthKart raises $135M led by TemasekSocial media intermediaries such as Meta, Google and Twitter, which deal in large amounts of personal data on a day-to-day basis may also b...
06 Dec, 2022, 07.45 AM IST
NPCI pings govt, industry on UPI market share cap; ONDC rules on resolving disputes coming soonPhonePe and Google Pay, on average, have a share of about 80% on the digital payments network each month. While PhonePe clocked 3.14 billio...
20 Sep, 2022, 07.47 AM IST
India’s dubious record on internet shutdowns set to continueCurrently, internet shutdowns are handled by the states, which shut down internet services for a variety of reasons, such as maintaining la...
10 Sep, 2022, 07.07 AM IST
Parliamentary panel calls for ecommerce equality; AlphaSense rakes in $225MIndia’s ecommerce rules should not discriminate between Indian and foreign-owned companies on issues, said the parliamentary panel in a rep...
21 Jun, 2022, 12.19 PM IST
Government says revised draft ecommerce rules soonTop industry bodies representing the Tatas, Amazon, Walmart-owned Flipkart and others have opposed some of the proposed clauses in the earl...
21 Dec, 2021, 08.08 AM IST
Flipkart in full compliance with FDI norms, ready for audit: CEOThe Flipkart CEO said his company was committed to complying with all policies or laws as they evolve.
03 Jul, 2019, 08.56 AM IST
Piecemeal FDI policy can hurt industry's growth: Amit Agarwal, Amazon IndiaA small group of disgruntled and motivated voices making the most noise, hurting e-commerce, said Agarwal.
16 May, 2019, 08.38 AM IST
Snapdeal, Shopclues, others form lobby groupThe founding members also include digital-first fashion brands like Bewakoof, Breya and Rustorange.
14 Mar, 2019, 10.21 AM IST
Flipkart sellers plan to tweak purchasesIndia only allows FDI-funded marketplaces to lend their platforms for other businesses and sellers and bars such marketplaces from holding ...
26 Feb, 2019, 11.20 PM IST
Centre mulls pre-poll sops to woo traders and exportersSources told TOI that the government is considering insurance cover, cashbacks for digital payments and subsidies and finance for buying co...
14 Jan, 2019, 11.29 AM IST
Ecommerce rule tweak will aid kiranas: Metro CEOMetro AG said the country’s updated policy on foreign direct investment in ecommerce will help small businesses.
10 Jan, 2019, 11.07 AM IST
Realme, OnePlus seek clarity on tweaks in FDI in e-commerce policyLast month, the government tightened the FDI rules in the ecommerce space that bar online marketplaces from inking exclusive deals for prod...
04 Jan, 2019, 04.02 PM IST
Lava welcomes tweaks in ecommerce FDI policyThe tweaks to the ecommerce policy included barring online marketplaces from signing exclusive deals for products on their platforms.
03 Jan, 2019, 07.47 AM IST
Ecommerce rule tweak not change in law: GovernmentThere is no change in law, the official said, even as dominant players fretted that key differentiators such as online exclusive brands, ca...
28 Dec, 2018, 07.08 AM IST
Push for 'Make in India': Dollar-funded firms with 3/4th local manufacturing may sell goods onlineThe company procures 98% of the products it sells from India, of which 80% come from its own manufacturing units and the rest from small an...
30 Sep, 2014, 06.04 PM IST