Apple Faces Heightened Regulatory Scrutiny in India Over iOS 18 Update Failures and App Store Antitrust Probes
NEW DELHI — Tech titan Apple is facing a multi-front regulatory battle in India, as the country’s consumer protection watchdog...
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Evolution of India’s Digital Payments: Decoding the New UPI Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) Framework Effective October 15
NEW DELHI — India’s ubiquitous Unified Payments Interface (UPI), a digital public infrastructure that has fundamentally transformed how the world’s...
Beyond the Buy Button: How Stelcore is Engineering the Invisible Operating System for Enterprise D2C Fulfilment
MUMBAI — To the average online shopper, the direct-to-consumer (D2C) experience is frictionless. A few taps on a smartphone, a...
The Battle for the Lunchbox: How India’s D2C Brands Are Reinventing Kids’ Nutrition—And Surviving the Scrutiny
Main Facts: Navigating the Modern Kids’ Nutrition Market For generations, a silent tug-of-war has played out in supermarket aisles and...
Finance Ministry Opens Door to UPI Merchant Discount Rate: What the New Rules Mean for India’s Digital Payments Ecosystem
New Delhi: In a landmark regulatory shift that could permanently reshape the economics of India’s digital payments landscape, the Ministry...
RBI Proposes Landmark Regulatory Overhaul to Curb Cyber Frauds and Protect Innocent Bank Customers
NEW DELHI — In a sweeping regulatory move aimed at balancing national cybersecurity demands with consumer rights, the Reserve Bank...
India’s Startup Ecosystem in FY26: The Great Pivot Toward Sustainable Scale Amid Funding Realities
The Indian startup ecosystem experienced a defining maturation phase in Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26). Moving past the hyper-growth-at-all-costs philosophy of...
Lenskart Deepens Smart Eyewear Bet with Additional INR 8 Cr Investment in XR Startup AjnaLens
NEW DELHI — In a clear signal of its aggressive pivot toward next-generation wearable technology, omnichannel eyewear retail giant Lenskart...
Legal Battle Erupts in India’s Booming Spiritual Tech Market: AppsForBharat and Way2News Face Off Over Alleged Data Theft and IP Infringement
BENGALURU — The burgeoning spiritual technology sector in India has witnessed a dramatic escalation as two prominent, well-funded startups lock...
Dalal Street’s New Horizon: Inside India’s 2025–2026 Startup IPO Wave
Main Facts: India’s Public Market Renaissance Dalal Street cemented its status as a founder’s paradise throughout 2025, with 18 Indian...
The Frontier Dilemma: Why AI Giants Are Urging the Industry to Hit the Brakes
By Global Technology Desk Published: November 2024 Executive Summary In a striking convergence of opinion, leaders from across the artificial...
The Last Stand in Quick Food: How Swish Outlasted Giants to Become India’s Lone 10-Minute Delivery Pioneer
By Nikhil Subramaniam Creatives by Abhyam Gusai When startup chroniclers at Inc42 first posed the question in August 2024—asking whether...
