India accounted for almost half of the world's internet shutdowns last year, while the Russian military also cut online services in Ukraine, internet watchdog group Access Now said

"This will enable people from both the countries to immediately and at low-cost transfer funds (by) just using their mobile phones," Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said

"We are going to be a big catalyst in accelerating the (EV) ecosystem," Prabhjeet Singh, president of Uber India and South Asia, said.

Indian authorities have been removing clips of the BBC documentary 'India: The Modi Question' from Twitter and YouTube, citing emergency powers

The discovery comes at a time when India is looking to strengthen its supply of critical minerals that will be crucial for furthering its electric vehicle plans

The Taiwanese tech giant already has operations in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, where it manufactures products for companies such as Apple and Amazon

Hundreds of Congress party members gathered to protest across the country over government ties to Adani group; parliament suspended as companies' total market losses exceed $110 billion

India is now the third-largest EV market in the world behind the US and China, the Business Standard said

The iPhone-maker suffered its first drop in revenues since 2019, following Covid-related disruptions at its largest factory in China

Washington hopes to deploy more Western mobile phone networks in India and also welcome more Indian computer chip specialists to the US

The world's third largest carbon polluter projects it needs $10 trillion to $15 trillion in investment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2070

"Implementation of these changes across the ecosystem will be a complex process and will require significant work at our end," Google said in a blog post