IRCTC Witnesses 7.1% YoY Profit Rise In Q1FY26
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) reported a net profit of Rs 330 crore in Q1FY26, recording a…
New Online Gaming Bill to Ban Operating, Payments of RMG
On August 20, 2025, the government introduced the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha….
RTI Shows Industry Divide on BIS E-Commerce Rules
Stakeholders are split on who the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) guidelines for e-commerce should apply to. These guidelines, published…
MapmyIndia Bets on Govt, IoT, Zepto as Q1 Profits Rise
MediaNama Take’s: MapmyIndia entered FY26 with a strong quarter. However, the bigger story is how it is trying to balance…
New GST Tax Regime May Undermine Online Gaming
Online Real Money Gaming (RMG) stakeholders reacted negatively to the idea of a potential 40% tax on such games under…
EaseMyTrip Faces Profit Decline Amid Diversification Efforts
MediaNama’s Take: EaseMyTrip has built its reputation on being India’s “only profitable OTA,” but the near-total profit collapse this quarter…
Claude Opus 4 and 4.1 Can Now End Harmful Conversations
MediaNama’s Take Anthropic’s decision to let Claude end chats in persistently harmful cases marks an important evolution in refusal policies….
Google Fined $36M for Pre-Installing Its Search Engine In Australia
Google has agreed to pay a fine of 55 million Australian dollars ($36 million) after Australia’s competition regulator found the…
Vodafone Idea Shifts to Tech Focus with IoT, Cloud & 5G Services
MediaNama’s take: Vodafone Idea’s (Vi) move towards tech and enterprise offerings is an indicator of a wider industry trend within…
NPCI To Stop P2P Collect Payments From Oct 1
MediaNama’s take: As of July 2025, 86% of the total person-to-person (P2P) transactions are for payments above Rs 2,000. While…