Ajinkya Kawale, Aashish Aryan

Stories by Ajinkya Kawale, Aashish Aryan

'US Is An Important Market For Us'

'US Is An Important Market For Us'

Rediff.com   5 Sep 2025

Businesses are testing new markets, tapping into domestic demand, and pushing the government for relief.

American Tech Caught in Trade Crossfire

American Tech Caught in Trade Crossfire

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2025

'Amazon, Meta, Google, Microsoft have large operations in India and rely on smooth trade and data flows.' 'Restrictions could raise their costs, limit AI chip exports, and complicate their India strategies.'

BharatPe Bets Big On Online Payments

BharatPe Bets Big On Online Payments

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2025

'Our focus would be to onboard top 100 merchants in top 10 different segments.'

Can UPI Stay Free Forever?

Can UPI Stay Free Forever?

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2025

Several executives argue that UPI has the potential to grow tenfold, but warn that the absence of a monetisation model risks stagnating the real-time payments system, which has been recording all-time-high transaction volumes every year.

RMG Ban Will Be Clear Only When Rules Are Issued

RMG Ban Will Be Clear Only When Rules Are Issued

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2025

'Money moves in a web of transactions and payment addresses keep changing for offshore companies, which requires heightened monitoring measures.'

500K Free ChatGPT Licences for India

500K Free ChatGPT Licences for India

Rediff.com   26 Aug 2025

OpenAI will provide 500,000 free ChatGPT licences for six months to students and teachers across government schools from classes 1 to 12, engineering and technical institutes, as well as K-12 educators.

Trump's Tariffs Bites Surat's Diamond Industry

Trump's Tariffs Bites Surat's Diamond Industry

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2025

'We will be able to anticipate the full picture of the impact after August, which is also the time when demand for a year begins to peak ahead of the December holidays and Valentine's Day.'

Investors Bet $1B on Real-Money Gaming

Investors Bet $1B on Real-Money Gaming

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2025

'The essence of RMG is that users participate in skill-based games for financial reward, so this law would directly affect this operating model for both users and gaming companies.'

Casual Gaming To Gain From RMG Ban

Casual Gaming To Gain From RMG Ban

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2025

'There is responsibility to make great games that are played by audiences, that fill the gap from an entertainment perspective.'

'Online Real Money Games Are A Menace'

'Online Real Money Games Are A Menace'

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2025

'There are cases of suicides, and middle-class families losing their entire family savings.'

RMG Cos Stunned By Ban Bill

RMG Cos Stunned By Ban Bill

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2025

What has surprised the industry is that the Bill has been tabled without any consultation. Critics warn the ban on real-money gaming could fuel black markets, endanger 200,000 jobs and billions in tax revenue.

How Gaming Firms Plan To Make Money

How Gaming Firms Plan To Make Money

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2025

Indian game studios managing to make money out of casual games just show how the Indian gamer is ready to spend money on games.

How India Spends: A Revealing Story

How India Spends: A Revealing Story

Rediff.com   19 Aug 2025

Nearly 7 out of every 10 P2M UPI transactions take place in high frequency categories like groceries, restaurants, pharmacies, fuel service stations, bakeries and utility services such as electricity, gas, water and sanitation.

'ChatGPT 5 Can Think Much More Quickly'

'ChatGPT 5 Can Think Much More Quickly'

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2025

ChatGPT-5 has been trained to minimise hallucinations and avoid deception.

Gen Z Upskills With GenAI For Career Boost

Gen Z Upskills With GenAI For Career Boost

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2025

Those looking to reskill or upskill are signing up for courses covering the fundamentals of AI and machine learning, design basics, GenAI use cases for software development, and coding in various languages.

Musk's Starlink Can Only Target 2M Users

Musk's Starlink Can Only Target 2M Users

Rediff.com   29 Jul 2025

... with a maximum speed of 200 megabits per second (mbps) across the country for Rs 3,000 per month.

'A Pilot's Job Requires Tremendous Physical, Mental Capabilities'

'A Pilot's Job Requires Tremendous Physical, Mental Capabilities'

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2025

'The overall well-being of the pilots should be at the top of any airline's agenda in such situations.'

Foxconn's 'Plan B' to rescue iPhone production in India

Foxconn's 'Plan B' to rescue iPhone production in India

Rediff.com   11 Jul 2025

A day after news emerged that Foxconn Technology Group was "forced" by Beijing to send back its Chinese engineers and technicians from its Tamil Nadu plant, sources indicate that the global electronics giant has already drawn up an alternative plan to rescue its India iPhone 17 production by bringing in experts from mainly Taiwan and the US.

India eyes 2000 GCCs beyond metro cities by yearend

India eyes 2000 GCCs beyond metro cities by yearend

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2025

MeitY is in discussions with global Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies, mid-tier firms, and state government officials on a three-pronged approach to setting up new GCCs in India.

Govt, UPI To Set Up Real-Time Payment Tripwire

Govt, UPI To Set Up Real-Time Payment Tripwire

Rediff.com   4 Jul 2025

Google Pay, PhonePe, and Paytm may deliberately delay transactions, issue fraud alerts, and require an extra layer of user confirmation before processing any transactions that are likely to be classified as fraudulent.