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WhatsApp to roll out local billing for business users later this yearWhatsApp is introducing local billing in India and Brazil by the second half of 2026. This move will allow businesses to pay in rupees, eli...01 Jan, 2026, 08.01 AM IST- India's SIM-binding rule: Impact on WhatsApp, businesses, and digital IndiaIndia's Department of Telecommunications has mandated SIM-binding for messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram. This move will disrupt bus...02 Dec, 2025, 11.18 PM IST
- Is the government allowed to read your WhatsApp chats under existing income tax laws? Here's what experts are sayingThe new income tax bill, effective from April 1, 2026, allows authorized officers to access locked physical and digital spaces to search fo...15 Apr, 2025, 01.36 PM IST
- PeLocal secures $2 million funding led by Unicorn India VenturesPeLocal, a payment solutions provider enabling e-commerce transactions through messaging platforms like WhatsApp, has secured $2 million in...19 Nov, 2024, 02.39 PM IST
- Unemployed UP man becomes victim of Rs 250 crore GST billing fraudMuzaffar Nagar GST Fraud: A young man from Muzaffarnagar became entangled in a Rs 250 crore GST e-way billing fraud after sharing personal ...04 Sep, 2024, 05.38 PM IST
- US government shutdown just days away, what will happen to your visa application?In previous shutdowns, USCIS recognized delays caused solely by the government shutdown as excusable. For example, USCIS considered untimel...26 Sep, 2023, 03.50 PM IST
- India proposes antitrust scrutiny for M&A worth over $250 millionThe proposal is part of a larger overhaul of India's competition law in a bill set to be introduced in parliament on Friday. Reuters review...05 Aug, 2022, 10.29 AM IST
- Cars24 zooms to $3B valuation; Behind the Paytm IPO debacleWe’d leave the year-end musings for a later edition of the newsletter but for now, we have a mix of scooplets, exclusives, and a deep dive ...29 Nov, 2021, 08.14 AM IST
- Frequent run-ins with India govt cloud U.S. tech expansion plansTwitter joins compatriots Amazon.com Inc, Facebook Inc and Facebook-owned WhatsApp in long being at loggerheads with the administration of ...11 Jun, 2021, 11.33 AM IST
- US tech body opposes India's bid for data localisationThe Draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018, which mandates storing of critical personal user data within the territory of India, or data...13 Nov, 2019, 02.31 PM IST
- Concerns over security: Govt fears WhatsApp may share payments data with Facebook, othersThe government has asked the NPCI to look into matter and ensure there is no sharing of user data.26 Jul, 2019, 09.31 AM IST
- Companies shouldn’t be allowed to colonise data: Ravi Shankar PrasadGovernment will trace only those social media messages that promote terrorism and radicalisation, says Prasad.23 Feb, 2019, 11.10 PM IST
- Plan to tweak IT rules may widen rift between govt, social media companiesThe draft amendments to the rules under Section 79 aimed at curbing fake news were released for public consultation.26 Dec, 2018, 10.38 AM IST
- WhatsApp executives meet government to discuss traceabilityWhatsApp has resisted demands by Indian govt to enable traceability of messages to curb rumours.07 Dec, 2018, 08.45 AM IST
- How the mobile phone is shaping to be BJP's most important weapon in electionsET sits down with ruling party data crunchers to understand the new strategy.23 Aug, 2018, 11.48 AM IST
- WhatsApp stirs up India with push into digital paymentsWith more than 200 million Indians already using its messaging, WhatsApp is piloting a payment service that lets them transfer money to eac...14 Mar, 2018, 09.49 AM IST
- Local peers fret and fuss as global giants enter Indian digital payments segmentWe are not against foreign players as they help expand the ecosystem. But there’s no level playing field. Norms have been relaxed for them,...20 Feb, 2018, 09.09 AM IST
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