Inside Meta's India investments: First Reliance, now CredThis was among the tech giant's biggest investments in the Indian startup ecosystem, which also shot Shah into the elite club of global tec...
23 Jun, 2026, 07.13 PM IST
Foreign influence increasing over India's fintech sector: GTRI on Meta's investment in CredThink tank GTRI said that the deal gives Meta a foothold in one of the country's richest repositories of consumer financial-behaviour data,...
23 Jun, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
After 16 years of silence, a WhatsApp message sent by Chennai volunteers found a Jharkhand woman's missing husband and her son, who had been living kilometres away from him, brought him homeA Jharkhand man missing for 16 years was found homeless on the streets of Chennai by a local NGO. Volunteers circulated his photograph thro...
23 Jun, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
India 'proactively monitoring' Telegram over concerns about illegal content, government report showsAn Indian government investigation has revealed Telegram's extensive use for child abuse material and financial scams. The Home Ministry's ...
23 Jun, 2026, 04.31 PM IST
Meet Kunal Shah: He once worked as a delivery boy to support family. Now he's set to lead world's biggest messaging platformKunal Shah, the visionary behind fintech success CRED and FreeCharge, is set to lead Meta's global messaging giant, WhatsApp. Shah, who pre...
23 Jun, 2026, 03.45 PM IST
Kunal Shah's WhatsApp appointment underscores India's expanding Big Tech footprintKunal Shah, CRED founder, is set to lead WhatsApp globally, joining a distinguished line of Indian-origin tech leaders. This appointment hi...
23 Jun, 2026, 02.04 PM IST
Explained | What is the 'Boss Scam' and how hackers are using CEOs' WhatsApp accounts to steal moneyA sophisticated 'Boss Scam' is targeting Indian companies, with cybercriminals hijacking executives' WhatsApp accounts to authorise fraudul...
23 Jun, 2026, 11.44 AM IST
Kunal Shah is WhatsApp CEO as Meta leads $900 million financing in CredMeta enters the cap table of fintech co-valued at $4.5 billion post-money; Miten Sampat is interim CEO. The funding comprises about $400 mi...
23 Jun, 2026, 10.12 AM IST
Meet Kunal Shah, serial entrepreneur and Meta's pick to lead WhatsAppIndian tech entrepreneur Kunal Shah is set to lead WhatsApp, the world's largest messaging platform, succeeding Will Cathcart. Shah, the fo...
22 Jun, 2026, 10.25 PM IST
'Kunal was the clear choice': Meta's Chris Cox on WhatsApp leadership changeWhatsApp's long-serving chief, Will Cathcart, is moving to a new product development role at Meta after nearly seven years. Cred founder Ku...
22 Jun, 2026, 10.24 PM IST
Who is Will Cathcart? WhatsApp leader exits after steering it through privacy battles, monetisation pushCathcart’s departure comes at a time when WhatsApp is in the middle of a transition. Under him, the platform recently rolled out Meta’s AI ...
22 Jun, 2026, 08.54 PM IST
Cred’s Kunal Shah is WhatsApp’s new CEOCred founder Kunal Shah will join WhatsApp as its global head after Meta announced a nearly $900 million investment in the fintech firm. Th...
22 Jun, 2026, 08.03 PM IST
WhatsApp groups as ‘Parliament’? Bengaluru woman’s viral post calls apartment complexes ‘sovereign nations’A Bengaluru resident's viral social media post likens Indian apartment complexes to sovereign nations. These communities possess their own ...
18 Jun, 2026, 12.26 PM IST
Telegram stops working for existing users in India but operational on VPNTelegram access is temporarily blocked in India for existing users. This action aims to prevent paper leaks for the upcoming NEET-UG 2026 r...
17 Jun, 2026, 01.02 PM IST
Telegram CEO claims Reliance, WhatsApp's role behind efforts to ban company's app in IndiaTelegram CEO Pavel Durov accuses Reliance Group and WhatsApp of lobbying to ban his app in India. He also claims Reliance is disrupting Tel...
17 Jun, 2026, 11.06 AM IST
What next? Internet off before exams?In a bid to curtail exam leaks, the government has put a stop to Telegram access until June 21, impacting countless users in the process. C...
16 Jun, 2026, 11.17 PM IST
WhatsApp web down today? Users face login issues, message sync problems; check status and reason for outageWhatsApp Web users reported widespread login failures on Thursday, with many encountering blank screens and being unable to access chats. T...
12 Jun, 2026, 08.15 PM IST