Sankalp Phartiyal
Stories by Sankalp Phartiyal
India’s Cabinet clears data protection bill for tabling in Parliament
The Personal Data Protection bill is key for how firms like Amazon, Facebook, Google store and transfer data.
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi launches online lending service in India
The company has partnered with five shadow banking and fintech firms for the service.
India: Vodafone Idea losses hit $7b after provisions for govt dues
Vodafone Idea said it's in active discussions with the Indian government to seek financial relief.
Indian IT giant Infosys probes alleged ‘unethical practices’ by top officials; shares sink
The allegations come two years after Infosys endured a shake up that saw its then top boss Vishal Sikka leave the company.
Xiaomi set to enter Indian consumer lending market with Mi Credit
India is Xiaomi's largest market outside China, and it boasts an installed base of some 70 million phones there.
Facebook enters Indian startup space with investment in Meesho
Facebook is looking to deepen its reach in one of the world’s biggest internet markets.
India: Citigroup partners Paytm to launch co-branded credit cards for wider reach
Even if only 1% of Paytm’s over 300 million customers use the new credit card, that will add huge number to Citi's existing customer base.
India’s Mindtree rejects conglomerate L&T’s hostile takeover bid
L&T's hostile bid to acquire a controlling stake in Mindtree is the first in India's over $154 billion software services industry.
India: RCom pays Ericsson, asset sale to Jio falls through
RCom said the airwaves deal had been called off by "mutual consent" due to objections from India's telecom department and more than 40 of the company'
India proposes new e-commerce regulations with focus on data localisation
The proposed overhaul, which may increase operating costs for the sector, comes two months after India modified norms governing FDI in e-commerce.
