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NCRTC rolls out new features on RRTS Connect app including ticket booking

NCRTC rolls out new features on RRTS Connect app

Google last year rejected 2.28 mn apps for violating Play Store policies

Tech giant says it has strengthened its processes for taking in and reviewing developers

New competition law faces a litmus test in Google Play billing case

India's competition law was originally designed for brick-and-mortar companies. It was not in tune with the digital revolution

Downloading now: More fights over app store policies could be coming

Rise of India's mobile economy has everyone scrambling for a piece

App delisting cannot be permitted: Vaishnaw on Google-Indian startups row

Taking a strong view of Google pulling off some apps from its Play Store, the government on Saturday said delisting of Indian apps cannot be permitted and that the tech company and the startups concerned have been called for a meeting next week. In an interview to PTI, IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the startup ecosystem is key to the Indian economy and their fate cannot be left to any big tech to decide. The minister's comments assume significance as Google on Friday began removing some apps, including popular matrimony apps, from its Play Store in India over a dispute on service fee payments, even as apps and well-known startup founders cried foul. Taking a serious view of the issue, Vaishnaw said: "India is very clear, our policy is very clear...our startups will get the protection that they need." The minister said the government will be meeting Google and app developers who have been delisted, next week, to resolve the dispute. "I have already called Google...I

Naukri to 99acres: Google starts removing Indian apps as fees row escalates

Indian startups have for years been protesting against many of the US giant's practices, including its in-app fee charges

Google removes some India matrimony apps, execs calls move 'dark day'

The dispute centres on efforts by some Indian startups to stop Google from imposing a fee of 11% to 26% on in-app payments

Google to act against 10 Indian developers for not paying service fee

'10 companies, including many well-established ones, have chosen to not pay for the immense value they receive on Google Play,' Google said in a blog post

US judge calls Google playstore's $700 million settlement bad for customers

The lawsuits threatened billions of dollars in revenue generated by the sale and distribution of apps through Google Play

Madras HC dismisses appeals by tech firms against Google billing policy

Tech companies raised concerns over Google's new service fee, which ranged between 11-26% for using third-party billing systems

Explained: Epic Games' win against tech giant Google in US Federal Court

A US Federal Court has said that Google has turned the Google Play app store and Google Play Billion service into an illegal monopoly. But what is the Epic vs Google case? Here's all you need to know

Self-care, personal growth apps top Google Play's 'Best of 2023' list

Subway Surfer Blast is user's choice game of the year, says technology giant

For Google Play, dominating android world was 'existential': Report

Epic is seeking to show that executives at the Alphabet Inc. unit were eager to discourage the proliferation of third-party app stores

Google Play's 'bribe and block' ploy hurt rivals, says Epic amid trial

At opening statements on Monday, Epic's attorney Gary Bornstein told jurors that Google pays off competitors, including those who want to set up their own app stores to directly deal with users

Google Play to allow real money games certified by SRBs as per IT rules

As per a console page of Google Play, it currently allows only valid licensed or authorised gambling apps in categories like online casino games, sports betting, horse racing

Relief to Disney+ Hotstar from Madras high court in Google billing matter

Google Play's billing system is required for developers that sell in-app services and digital goods on the Google Play Store

Parts of NCLAT's Rs 1,338 cr fine order on Google challenged by CCI in SC

NCLAT has upheld the Rs 1,338 crore fine on Google for allegedly abusing its position in the android ecosystem

Play Store service fees lowest among major app stores, says Google

Google estimates that out of more than 200,000 Indian developers on Google Play, less than 60 could pay a service fee of above 15 per cent

Google's move to make app makers use its new billing system faces backlash

Google now requires all in-app payments to go via its payment gateway under the new billing policy

Tech giant Google limits the number of files users can create in Drive

Tech giant Google has quietly limited the number of files that users can create and save in Google Drive