No communication ever threatened social media staff with jail term: IT Ministry

The government has never threatened employees of any social media platform, such as Twitter, with jail terms, the IT Ministry has said.Reacting to reports that alluded to Facebook, WhatsApp, and…

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Volvo XC60 facelift revealed in official images, to be launched in India in 2021- Technology News, FP

OverdriveMar 15, 2021 08:35:00 ISTThe Volvo XC60 facelift has recently been revealed internationally. Volvo Cars India has confirmed that this facelifted XC60 will be one of three new cars it…

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How this Dell Foundation-backed startup used WhatsApp to deliver learning to 10M rural stud

Jairaj Bhattacharya dipped his toes in the education sector back in 2009. As a project officer at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, he was leading a cross-country team that was tasked with…

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This VC fund has backed startups that just have plans on paper, and continues to spot early trends

After nine years of reading the market trends and backing entrepreneurs, many of whom approach them with plans just on paper, India Quotient, the homegrown early-stage venture capital (VC) fund…

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How fintech startup PhonePe navigated COVID-19 and set itself up for the post-pandemic world

A year ago, getting poked in the ribcage by people trying to board a Mumbai local during rush hour was the only danger standing in a throng of hundreds posed.…

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