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India’s ban on Free Fire triggers a diplomatic row; the social networking firm may have finally found the right public policy chief.

Harveen here.
It seems that the Indian government may have to explain a knee-jerk regulatory decision it took earlier this month. On 14 February, the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY), citing security concerns, banned 54 apps it believed to be of Chinese origin. And the most popular (and strangest) candidate in this list was the gaming app Garena Free Fire.
A little background here. Garena Free Fire is one of the most popular games across the world, owned by the Singapore-based and New York-listed consumer internet company Sea Ltd. Sea was founded in 2009 by Singaporean billionaires Forrest …
The contrasting approaches are driven by two very different strategies. One wants to capture more markets; the other is focused on discipline and profits.
The instant house help business has become the centre of focus and investment at the home services company. But another fight may be brewing in its core business.
India’s grocery and food delivery platforms are increasingly displaying misleading images of food using artificial intelligence, defeating the very purpose of buying online.