Govt Mandates Sanchar Saathi App Pre-installation on Mobiles
The Indian government has issued a directive to all smartphone manufacturers and importers, mandating the pre-installation of the government-owned Sanchar…
What SIM Binding Means for WhatsApp, Signal Users in India
SIM binding may require coordination between operating system service providers and app-based communication service providers, said Saikat Datta, co-founder of…
Why Is Redirecting Perplexity.in to Google Gemini?
When users type Perplexity.in into the URL bar, the address redirects them to Google’s Gemini chatbot. It remains unclear whether…
Teens Challenge Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban
Two 15-year-old Australians have taken the federal government to the Australian High Court, challenging the country’s incoming social media ban…
RBI Sets New Rules for Digital Banking Channels
On November 28, 2025, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued the Digital Banking Channels Authorisation Directions, 2025, establishing a…
SEBI Proposes Mandatory Social Media ID for Market Entities
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed making it mandatory for all regulated entities to disclose their…
Prasar Bharati Content Syndication Policy Favours Media Bigwigs?
An independent stakeholder has said that India’s public service broadcaster Prasar Bharati drafted its new Content Syndication Policy around revenue-driven…
Government Issues SIM Binding Directions To WhatsApp and Telegram
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued directions to app-based communication service providers to make it impossible for their users…
Telangana HC Issues Notice to Zomato over Deactivated Worker ID
The Telangana High Court (HC) has issued notices to the State government, the Labour Commissioner, and Zomato India Pvt. Ltd….
NPCI Subsidiary NBBL Rolls Out Platform To Simplify Net Banking
The National Payments Corporation of India’s (NPCI) subsidiary NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited (NBBL) has introduced a digital payments platform that…