China expresses concern over its absence in India’s 5G trials Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Manish Singh - May 6, 20210 China expressed concern on Wednesday over India’s move to not grant any Chinese firm permission to participate in 5G trials in the world’s second-largest internet market as the two neighboring nations struggle to navigate business ties amid their geo-political tensions. India’s Department of Telecommunications earlier this week approved over a dozen
Indian online teaching platform Teachmint raises $16.5 million Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Manish Singh - May 4, 20210 An Indian startup that began its life after the global pandemic broke last year said on Tuesday it has concluded its third financing round as it enables hundreds of thousands of teachers in the world’s second largest internet market run classes online and serve their students. Bangalore-based Teachmint said today it
India’s ElasticRun raises $75 million to grow its commerce platform for neighborhood stores Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Manish Singh - April 29, 20210 A startup that is helping over 125,000 neighborhood stores in India secure working capital, inventory from top brands, and work with e-commerce firms to boost revenues said on Thursday it has raised a new financing round as it looks to further its reach in the world’s second largest internet market. Pune-based
Facebook hides posts calling for PM Modi’s resignation in India Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Manish Singh - April 28, 20210 Facebook has temporarily hidden all posts with hashtag “ResignModi” in India, days after the U.S. social juggernaut — along with Twitter — complied with an order from New Delhi to censor some posts critical of Indian government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. On its website, Facebook said it had hidden posts
Indian food delivery startup Zomato files for an IPO Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Manish Singh - April 28, 20210 Indian food delivery startup Zomato on Wednesday filed for an initial public offering, becoming the first tech unicorn startup from the world’s second largest internet market to do so in recent years. The 12-year-old Gurgaon-headquartered Indian startup, which counts Info Edge and Ant Group among its investors, has set $1.1 billion
India’s LEAD School raises $30 million to reach more students Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Manish Singh - April 26, 20210 An Indian startup that is helping digitize and transform affordable private schools to better serve students from middle and low-income groups of families said on Monday it has raised $30 million in a new financing round as it looks to scale its efforts in the world’s second most populous nation. GSV
Alleged records of 20 million BigBasket users published online Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Manish Singh - April 26, 20210 A database of about 20 million alleged BigBasket users has leaked on a well-known cybercrime forum, months after the Indian grocery delivery startup confirmed it had faced a data breach. The database includes users’ email address, phone number, address, scrambled password, date of birth, and scores of interactions they had with
India orders Twitter to take down tweets critical of its coronavirus handling Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Manish Singh - April 24, 20210 Twitter has taken down dozens of tweets in India, some of which were critical of New Delhi’s handling of the coronavirus, to comply with an emergency order from the Indian government. New Delhi made an emergency order to Twitter to censor over 50 tweets in the country, Twitter disclosed on Lumen
India restricts American Express from adding new customers for violating data storage rules Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Manish Singh - April 24, 20210 India’s central bank has restricted American Express and Diners Club from adding new customers starting next month, it said Friday, citing violation of local data-storage rules. In a statement, the Reserve Bank of India said existing customers of either of the two card companies will not be impacted by the new
Tiger Global backs Indian crypto startup Coinswitch Kuber at over $500M valuation Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Manish Singh - April 22, 20210 Coinswitch Kuber, a startup that allows young users in India to invest in cryptocurrencies, said on Thursday it has raised $25 million in a new financing round as it looks to expand its reach in India, the world’s second largest internet market and also the place where the future of