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India's antitrust body on Friday ordered a probe into Alphabet Inc's Google in an ongoing dispute with local startups over its in-app billing system, saying the U.S. company implemented its policies in a "discriminatory manner".Indian startups have been at odds with Google for months over the fee it charges for in-app payments.The dispute escalated earlier this month after Google removed more than 100 Indian apps from its app store for violations related to billing, though it restored them after the Indian government…

A group representing Indian startups has asked the country's antitrust watchdog to order Alphabet's Google to reinstate apps it removed for policy violations, a letter seen by Reuters shows, escalating a showdown with the US giant in a key market.Google on Friday removed more than 100 Indian apps, including popular ones by Matrimony.com, for not complying with its policy of paying a service fee when in-app payment options other than Google's are used.The startups have now taken the issue to Competition Commission of India…

Indian startups have now approached the country's top antitrust watchdog in order to force Google to reinstate the apps it delisted for policy reasons on Friday. Google had removed around 200 Indian apps including Naukri, 99acres, Bharat Matrimony and Kuku FM and the tech giant later reinstated only around 15 of these applications.  According to a Reuters report…

Why did Google make such a move?The fundamental reason for Google suspending Indian apps was the non-payment of its Play Store “service fee"—a charge that Google levies on apps that earn through subscriptions. At the moment, this fee ranges from 11% to 30%. Startups, including Bharat Matrimony and Shaadi.com, have refused to pay up. Since Indian startups also failed to win an injunction against this fee in an appeal against Google at the Supreme Court, the American tech major has decided to suspend over 10…

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has granted approval for the Tata Electronics-Wistron deal. This proposed combination involves the acquisition of 100 per cent equity share capital of Wistron Infocomm Manufacturing (India) Private Limited by Tata Electronics Private Limited. The equity shares will be acquired from SMS Infocomm (Singapore) Private Limited and Wistron Hong Kong Limited."The proposed combination relates to the acquisition of 100% of the Wistron Infocomm Manufacturing (India) Private Limited’s…

The Supreme Court on Monday said it will finally hear the cross-appeals filed by Google and the Competition Commission of India in the antitrust case on April 30.A bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud posted the matter for final disposal on April 30, after counsel for both the sides needed more time to argue as “there are several key areas that the court will consider for the first time.”Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIM LucknowIIML Executive Programme in FinTech,…

India's antitrust body has appointed three new members to oversee cases, including a former government official from the commerce ministry and a former interim compliance officer of WhatsApp, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.The new members appointed are Anil Agrawal, a former police official who recently worked at India's commerce ministry and worked on various startup initiatives and setting up of government's e-commerce network, Open Network For Digital Commerce. He confirmed the appointment to Reuters,…

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The Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear on October 10 the cross-pleas of Google and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) challenging the verdict of an appellate tribunal in a case related to Google's alleged anti-competitive practices in the android mobile device case.A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and Manoj Misra took up the appeals and said it wanted “some time to get ready” with the case.Senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for one of the parties, said the plea…

The Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear on July 14 the cross-pleas of Google and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) challenging the verdict of an appellate tribunal in a case related to Google's alleged anti-competitive practices in the android mobile device case. On March 29, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) had handed out a mixed verdict on Google's alleged anti-competitive practices in the case - upholding a fine of Rs 1,338 crore but scrapping conditions like allowing hosting of…