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Sequoia-backed Khatabook to take down its e-comm enablement product MyStore
Kirana-tech startup Khatabook, which counts Sequoia Capital, Tencent, and Alkeon Capital among its backers, will be discontinuing MyStore, its e-commerce ......
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WhatsApp says hires former Amazon exec Mahatme to lead India payments
Facebook Inc-owned WhatsApp messenger said on Monday it was appointing a former Amazon executive as the head of payments in ......
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Frequent run-ins with India government cloud US tech expansion plans
Another spat between India's government and U.S. big tech has exacerbated disillusion among firms which have spent billions to build ......
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Government exceeded powers with encryption-breaking rule: WhatsApp filing
India's government exceeded its legal powers by enacting rules that companies such as WhatsApp say will force them to break ......
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WhatsApp case fuels fears over India's new social media rules
New rules governing social media companies in India will make it hard for the firms to operate and give authorities ......
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Messaging platform Gupshup turns unicorn with $100 mn fundraise
Tiger Global Management has led yet another India born startup into the unicorn club this week. Silicon Valley headquartered conversational ......
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Antitrust watchdog orders probe into WhatsApp's new privacy policy
India's competition watchdog on Wednesday ordered a probe into a WhatsApp privacy policy update, saying the Facebook Inc-owned messaging service ......
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WhatsApp reiterates privacy stand through in-app banner plan
Facebook owned messaging platform WhatApp, which recently found itself under fire for its privacy policy update, is taking another shot ......
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India warns US social media firms after row with Twitter
India's technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday warned U.S. social media firms to abide by the country's laws, a ......
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Parliament panel questions Facebook on WhatsApp's privacy terms
Facebook executives on Thursday fielded questions from an Indian parliamentary panel about changes to WhatsApp's privacy policy, days after the ......
