Apple Supplier Foxconn Plans $500 Million Component Plants in India

The foldables market has been shaken up by a number of new launches in 2023. The latest one to enter the market is the Samsung foldable. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 are ‘Made in India' foldable smartphones and they are now on sale. After Samsung Unpacked created a lot of buzz, these foldable have now reached Indian customers too.

Jio Platforms, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, announced its partnership with Netflix on Friday. Now, Jio will be offering Netflix subscriptions with select prepaid plans. While the streaming service was being bundled with Jio Postpaid and Jio Fiber plans, it has now become the first telecom provider to offer Netflix subscriptions with prepaid plans. This will enable its 400 million prepaid subscribers to consume Netflix content without any additional subscription charges.

Planning to book your flight tickets for a holiday in the next two months? With Navratri and Dussehra falling in this duration, many are planning their annual trips to a holiday destination or just to visit their family home and relatives. And if booking your flights is giving you a nightmare due to the high prices, then you need to know about the 4-day Air India sale that can save you some big bucks. The global carrier has launched a special sale across its domestic and international routes, where it will allow travelers to book their flight tickets online or through the app at an additional benefit of zero convenience fee. Let us take a look.

The race to the uncharted south pole of the Moon is quickening with India's Chandrayaan-3 and Russia's Luna-25 gearing up for lunar landings next week, each mission holding significant implications beyond the thrilling competition in the skies.

In what is seen as a first, Apple iPhone 15 mass production has started in Tamil Nadu, India. This is the first time that an iPhone has started being manufactured in India before it has actually even been announced by the company, MacRumors reports. And this is a step that will worry China as it indicates India's rising status in the tech manufacturing segment that it had been controlling for so long. For Apple, this is the best way to protect its manufacturing base after the fiasco that happened during and even after the Covid-19 epidemic in China when its entire supply-chain was disrupted.

Krafton has pledged a further $150 million investment in Indian game startups over the next two to three years.

The Indian government has mandated offshore online gaming companies operating in the country to register the business locally or appoint a representative to pay tax on funds collected from customers.

Battle Stars: Battle Royale, the made-in-India mobile multiplayer shooter, has crossed five million players since its launch in June, becoming developer SuperGaming's fastest-growing game. To celebrate the milestone, and with Independence Day fast approaching, it's getting a new map inspired by the city of New Delhi, available as a free update. Just like the Mumbai-based map — which was well received in the first two seasons — this new arena will feature familiar locations such as the India Gate, Red Fort, and Connaught Place. The map is now live across Android and iOS, and on August 15, you'll be able to spot the Indian national flag hoisted atop key structures.

In May, BGMI made a comeback in the Indian gaming ecosystem for a 3-month trial period after the ban on it was lifted by the Indian authorities. Now, Krafton has announced a $150 million investment in Indian gaming startups to strengthen its hold on the market. The BGMI trial will end in the next two weeks and we'll get to know if the game is going to stay or if it will again go under inspection by the Indian government.

India's Chandrayaan- 3 spacecraft has moved closer to the Moon's surface and it has reduced the orbit by 174 km x 1437 km, ISRO revealed. Now, it will conduct another major manoeuvre on August 14, which will take the spacecraft even closer to the moon. Along with India's Moon mission, Russia is now set to launch its Lunar mission. This will happen tomorrow, August 11, and it will be the country's first attempt after 45 years. Experts believe that both may well have similar landing days.

South Korean gaming firm Krafton plans to invest another $150 million in India over the next 2-3 years, it said in a boon to the local gaming ecosystem, after securing permission to trial its popular battle royale game in the South Asian market following two bans.

Vikram, the lander of India's third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3, will be able to make a soft-landing on the Moon's surface on August 23 even if all the sensors and two of its engines do not work, ISRO chairman S Somanath said on Tuesday.