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India defends antitrust penalty law in Apple fight

January 09, 2026 9:49 am

In its lawsuit, Apple said the law, which reflects practice in the European Union, could lead to disproportionate ‌fines for breaches that happened only in India.

Apple to open up iOS to third-party app stores in Brazil: Could India follow?

December 25, 2025 8:38 am

Brazil joins a short but growing group of countries that have forced Apple to roll back parts of its long-standing policies that have been criticised as anti-competitive.

Why Apple is challenging legality of CCI’s antitrust penalty rules in Delhi High Court

November 30, 2025 3:48 pm

Based on Apple’s average global turnover from all its services globally for three fiscal years up to 2024, the tech giant told the court its "maximum penalty exposure" at the rate of 10 per cent would reach up to $38 billion.

23-yr-old Chinese man wins ‘lying flat’ contest after resting for more than 33 hours

November 23, 2025 2:21 pm

The event, held on 15 November at a shopping centre in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, was sponsored by a domestic mattress brand.

The fate of Google’s ad tech monopoly is now in a judge’s hands

November 23, 2025 10:26 am

The government argued that Google should be forced to spin off its ad exchange and make the code public for the tools that publishers use to sell ads.

Why EU fined Google $3.5B in adtech antitrust probe and what it means for other cases

September 08, 2025 9:07 am

This is the fourth time that Google has been sanctioned by EU regulators with a multibillion-euro fine in an antitrust case.

Google Search is said to be the backbone of the internet.

Google's AI rivals get a boost from data-sharing order, but tech giant far from routed

September 05, 2025 9:59 am

By gaining insights into Google's market-leading IP, tech giants with giant coffers could make a new run at the search market.

The US court’s ruling also goes beyond how Google should remedy its search monopoly.

Google avoids breakup in landmark US antitrust case: Key takeaways on Chrome, AI, search deals

September 04, 2025 10:27 am

The decision lifts a cloud that has hung over Google and its AI ambitions, particularly in online search, since the tech giant lost the antitrust case last year.

Google will likely allow third party app stores like Epic Games to publish their app on the Play Store.

Google agrees $36 million fine for anti-competitive deals with Australia telcos

August 18, 2025 9:12 am

Google admitted the arrangement had a substantial impact on competition from rival search engines.

A few months ago, Play Store introduced the ability to simultaneously download two apps/

Google proposes new Play Store framework for real-money gaming apps amid CCI probe

August 01, 2025 9:42 am

Currently, Google only allows fantasy sports apps and Rummy games to be hosted on Play Store as part of a pilot programme launched in 2022.

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Best photos from World Beard and Moustache Championships 2019

May 22, 2019 2:10 pm

Many spectacular styles are on show at World Beard and Moustache Championships 2019 in Antwerp, Belgium.

COMPETITION VIDEOS

Jaitley meets school media contest winners

January 27, 2016 11:11 am

New Delhi, Jan 27 (ANI): The winners of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting's Republic Day School Media Contest met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and veteran Indian shooter and politician Rajyavardhan Rathore on Wednesday. The winners were awarded certificates and prizes for their contribution. The contests were held on Ministry's Facebook and Twitter page, where graffiti were invited from participants on various flagship programmes of the government. The competition was open for a fortnight from 1 to 14 January.