By Abhijit Roy Chowdhury and P R Sanjai India is considering a proposal to reduce the license fee for fixed-line broadband services to households, a move that would boost access and lower cost for internet service in Asia’s third-largest economy. Under the proposed plan, license fee on the so-called adjusted gross revenue earned from households […]

At a time when most Indian startups are using employee stock ownership plans (Esops) to conserve cash to ride out the Covid-19 crisis, discount brokerage Zerodha will buy back Esops in an effort to unlock liquidity for some of its senior and long-serving employees in the absence of any plans to raise funds or go […]

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh has issued a notice to Centre, AP government, AP police, and Internet companies Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and WhatsApp in a writ petition filed by the Court itself seeking action against defamatory social media posts against the judiciary. The petition filed through the High Court’s Registrar seeks action on […]

Apple on Monday will hold its annual conference for software developers, rolling out new features in its operating systems for iPhones and iPads and possibly signaling a departure from Intel‘s almost 15-year run supplying Mac computer processors. Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference comes as paid services sold through the App Store have become central to the […]

Illustration: Rahul Awasthi More than 100 leading private hospitals, health-tech startups, technology companies and investors have come together voluntarily to launch a free telemedicine consultation app ‘Swasth’ to help fight the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in India. The initiative is being led by Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan, Manipal Group’s Ranjan Pai, iSPIRT’s Sharad Sharma, […]

The country’s competition watchdog has disposed of a complaint alleging that a food delivery platform abused its market dominance through unfair pricing. Swiggy acts only as an intermediary and its role is limited to providing access to a communication system over which information made available by third parties is transmitted, the Competition Commission of India […]

Competition Commission has rejected a complaint of alleged unfair business practices against Swiggy but suggested that the app-based food delivery platform can provide sufficient disclosures on pricing to allay any “misgivings”. Passing an order on allegations that Swiggy charges unreasonable and unfair prices from the customers, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) also said the […]

Furniture companies, from Pepperfry and Godrej Interio to Transteel and Featherlite, are witnessing unprecedented demand for study tables and chairs as companies continue to encourage their employees to work from home because of the pandemic. For online company Pepperfry, study tables and chairs currently account for 35-40% of its business. “Before the lockdown, the category […]

Amid India-China standoff, the national broadcaster Prasar Bharati has firmed up its “content improvement” plans for All India Radio‘s Tibetan World Service, and for programmes transmitted in areas bordering China, especially in Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh, and Sikkim. The content will now have more news-related programmes and commentary on national affairs. According to officials, this strategy […]

India’s ecommerce industry has recovered about 90% of its overall order volumes since restrictions on shipping of non-essential products were relaxed in early May, according to industry estimates. The total value of items sold online, however, remains low as consumers continue to avoid large-ticket purchases in the wake of economic uncertainty occasioned by the ongoing […]