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Top Indian tech advocacy group replaces Big Tech execs following criticism
The Internet and Mobile Association of India, an influential tech industry body, has appointed Dream Sports co-founder and chief executive Harsh Jain as the new chairperson of the association, bucking
Google pushes ahead with in-app billing policy in India, insists watchdog compliance
Google said on Wednesday that its Google Play’s payments policy is compliant with the Indian watchdog’s order and it is moving ahead with plans to enforce the policy in the South Asian mar
US tech giants warn India’s fact-checking rule will ‘profoundly infringe’ on press freedom
The Asia Internet Coalition, an influential industry organization representing technology giants such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Apple and Amazon, has voiced concerns over a recent amendment to Ind
Google wins partial relief in Android antitrust case in India
Google received some relief in its key market of India after a tribunal court set aside four of 10 directives from the country's competition regulator.
Google, complying with regulatory order, to support third-party billing in India from April 26
Google will start to support a third-party billing system for Google Play Store purchases in India on April 26 as the Android-maker begins complying with the local regulatory directions in the key ove
Google to make changes to Android business terms in India after antitrust blow
Google is revising its business agreements with phonemakers and other partners in India and making a series of other changes in the South Asian market to comply with the local antitrust watchdog’
Google to cooperate with Indian authorities after losing bid to block Android antitrust ruling
Google will continue to challenge the Indian antitrust watchdog’s ruling but will cooperate with the authorities “on the way forward,” it said Friday, responding to a high-profile de
Google says India antitrust order poses threat to national security
Google warned on Friday that if the Indian antitrust watchdog’s ruling is allowed to progress it would result in devices getting expensive in the South Asian market and lead to proliferation of unch
Google appeals India’s fine over ‘unfair’ business practices on Android
Google said on Friday it is appealing the Indian antitrust body’s ruling that accused the Android-maker of engaging in anti-competitive practices surrounding Android mobile devices and required
Important that India’s regulations provide legal and innovation certainty to firms, Google CEO says
Google chief executive Sundar Pichai said Monday that India is going through an important period of time as it drafts several key regulations and asserted that it stands to benefit from open and conne
YouTube to launch Courses in edtech push in India
For years, teachers have used YouTube to promote their lessons and persuade learners to join their classes off the platform. YouTube said on Monday it is taking broader steps to make the video service
Google can now read your doctor’s bad handwriting
A large number of doctors write medicine prescriptions in haste, making it nearly impossible for their patients to understand what they scribbled. This problem has been around for decades and many tec
Google pauses enforcement of Play Store billing requirement in India following antitrust order
Google is indefinitely pausing the enforcement of its policy requiring developers to use Play Store’s billing system for user transactions in India following an order by the country’s anti
India fines Google yet again, orders to allow third-party payments
India’s antitrust watchdog has hit Google with a $113 million fine for abusing the dominant position of its Google Play Store and ordered the firm to allow app developers to use third-party paym
Google says India’s antitrust order ‘major setback’ for consumers and businesses, opens ‘serious security risks’
Google says the Indian competition regulator’s order is a “major setback for Indian consumers and businesses” and it is reviewing the decision to evaluate “next steps.” T
India fines Google $162 million for anti-competitive practices on Android
India’s competition regulator fined Google $161.9 million on Thursday for anti-competitive practices related to Android mobile devices in “multiple markets” in a major setback for th
Google eyes moving some Pixel smartphone manufacturing to India, report says
Google is eyeing moving some production of its Pixel smartphone lineup to India, according to a report, the latest in a series of phonemakers with growing ambitions to locally assemble their handsets
Google disables RCS ads in India following rampant spam by businesses
Google has halted businesses from using RCS for promotion in India, the company’s biggest market by users, following reports of rampant spam by some firms in a setback for the standard that the
India hits Google with antitrust investigation over alleged abuse in news aggregation
India’s antitrust watchdog has ordered an investigation into Google following complaints from news publishers who allege that the search giant is “abusing” its dominance in news aggregation to i
India antitrust watchdog orders investigation into Apple’s business practices
The Indian antitrust watchdog on Friday ordered an investigation into Apple’s business practices — in particular, the company mandating iPhone app developers to use a proprietary payments