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CCI denies Apple's request to halt antitrust inquiry into iOS App Store practice
The CCI has denied Apple's request to halt an inquiry report finding the company in violation of competition rules, allowing the investigation to continue
Published on Nov 25, 2024 04:02 PM IST
‘Disagree’: Meta to challenge CCI's order on WhatsApp data-sharing policy
India's Competition Commission has ordered WhatsApp to stop sharing user data with other Meta apps for five years.
Published on Nov 19, 2024 06:20 PM IST
Reuters | HT News Desk
Reliance gets govt nod for non-news, current affairs TV license transfer to Star
Reliance gets the government's approval to transfer Viacom18's non-news and current affairs TV channels licenses to Star India as part of their merger
Published on Sep 29, 2024 09:34 AM IST
Why have institutions like CCI 'remained passive' as Adani built monopolies, asks Cong
Why have institutions like CCI 'remained passive' as Adani built monopolies, asks Cong
Published on Aug 21, 2024 01:47 PM IST
PTI |
CCI chief says recently notified regulations applicable to cases under investigation
CCI chief says recently notified regulations applicable to cases under investigation
Updated on Mar 31, 2024 11:23 AM IST
PTI |
Dabur owners' acquisition of additional 5.27% stake in Religare gets CCI nod
As of December 31, 2023, the Burman family was already the single-largest shareholder in Religare, with a 21.17% stake.
Published on Jan 24, 2024 11:39 AM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Centre launches probe against DHL, FedEx, UPS for alleged antitrust practices
Central agency Competition Commission of India is probing DHL, FedEx, UPS for alleged antitrust practices, price collusion
Published on Jan 05, 2024 03:33 PM IST
Reuters |
Google, Apple under probe for unfair practices: Competition Commission of India
Google is under investigation for abuse of dominance in smart TV and news content space. Apple for alleged anti-competitive practices in the App Store.
Published on Oct 10, 2023 10:48 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar
Parliament panel recommends digital competition act Big Tech
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has had strained relations with many large technology companies, and New Delhi has been tightening the regulation of firms such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
Updated on Dec 22, 2022 06:29 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar
Former antitrust stalwart suggests India to copy Australia's bargaining code
The News Media Bargaining Code governs commercial relationships between Australian news businesses and ‘designated’ digital platforms that benefit from a significant bargaining power imbalance.
Published on Nov 25, 2022 12:16 PM IST
Apple, Google to be investigated over mobile browser dominance in UK
"Many UK businesses and web developers tell us they feel that they are being held back by restrictions set by Apple and Google," Sarah Cardell, interim chief executive of the CMA, said in a statement.
Published on Nov 22, 2022 06:53 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar
‘Committed to our users’: Google on ₹940 crore fine imposed by India
Besides the fine, the CCI also ordered Google to ‘cease and desist’ from anti-competitive practices after the Big Tech giant was found to be ‘dominant’ in the Indian market for licensable operating systems for smartphones and app stores
Published on Oct 26, 2022 12:32 PM IST
‘Major setback': Google on Competition Commission's ₹1,338 crore fine order
The CCI accused Google of reducing the ability and incentive of device manufacturers to develop and sell devices operating on alternative versions of Android by making pre-installation of Google's proprietary apps conditional.
Published on Oct 21, 2022 06:06 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Aryan Prakash
CCI fines Google ₹1,337 cr for abusing dominant position in Android ecosystem
The Competition Commission of India further directed the internet major to cease and desist from unfair business practices.
Updated on Oct 20, 2022 08:47 PM IST
Competition Commission nod for merger of HDFC Bank with parent HDFC Ltd
In April, the country's largest housing finance company HDFC Ltd announced that it will merge with HDFC Bank.
Published on Aug 13, 2022 04:35 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Yagya Sharma
Digital markets and competitive behaviour
The article has been authored by Aparajitha Nair, journalist, Hindustan Times.
Updated on Aug 08, 2022 07:01 PM IST
Aparajitha Nair
Competition law in digital space: Exclusionary conduct by tech conglomerates
The piece has been authored by Rahul Ray.
Published on May 17, 2022 02:54 PM IST
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Antitrust raids at Amazon sellers Cloudtail, Appario in Delhi, Bengaluru: Report
Amazon, which has an indirect equity stake in both sellers, did not immediately respond to a request for comment, Reuters said.
Updated on Apr 28, 2022 01:03 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Why is Google facing probe in India over abuse of dominant position?
The Competition Commission of India noted that the display of news snippets doesn't guarantee users clicking on it to enter the news websites, limiting the ad revenue earning potential of publishers.
Published on Jan 11, 2022 12:20 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Kunal Gaurav
CCI Recruitment 2022: Apply for Joint Director & Dy. Director General posts
CCI to recruit candidates for Joint Director General and Deputy Director General posts. Eligible candidates can apply online through the official site of CCI on cci.gov.in.
Published on Jan 01, 2022 01:32 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
CCI approves acquisition of shareholding in Air India by Tata Sons
Talace is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Sons, an investment holding company that is registered as a core investment company with the Reserve Bank of India.
Published on Dec 20, 2021 06:47 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi
Reforming competition law for the digital age | Opinion
It’s important to address the issue of data dominance that an acquisition in the tech industry could throw up.
Updated on Feb 17, 2020 06:15 PM IST
Ananth Padmanabhan
Competition watchdog orders probe against Amazon, Walmart’s Flipkart
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said it was ordering a wider probe following a review of allegations that Amazon and Flipkart were promoting some “preferred sellers” and in turn hurting business for other, smaller sellers.
Updated on Jan 13, 2020 09:57 PM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Nirmala Sitharaman Press Meet Highlights: Finance Minister announces mega merger of 10 state-run banks into 4 banks
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed a press conference amid expectations that government would announce more steps to accelerate economic growth.On Thursday, the union minister held a media briefing where she discussed development schemes for the northeast region besides direct tax and GST.“We can front-load some public spending by the Centre,” Sitharaman said during the press conference in Guwahati. A week earlier, finance minister had asked the Competition Commission of India to protect Indian businesses and consumers against foreign companies by taking suo motu action against them.Read highlights here:
Updated on Aug 30, 2019 07:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Govt seeks antitrust review of ‘Big Four’ auditing firms
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) needs to conduct a survey or an investigation to assess whether the Big Four that include PwC, EY, Deloitte and KPMG are abusing their dominant position in the Indian audit market, said the official, who did not wish to be named.
Updated on Jul 23, 2019 01:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi/Mumbai | Reuters
Sohna residential projects to get water supply in 2 months
On Tuesday, officials of Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) and Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), and other stakeholders were directed to work out modalities for making available water supply to these colonies.
Updated on May 29, 2019 07:56 AM IST
Gurugram | Abhishek Behl
Amazon, Flipkart unlikely to fully participate in Indian antitrust body’s study: Report
Amazon and Flipkart are among India’s largest e-commerce companies so their participation in any such survey could carry significant weight. Yet the pair are unlikely to answer questions in full as doing so would involve disclosing commercially sensitive information
Updated on May 28, 2019 05:16 PM IST
New Delhi | Reuters
Ashok Chawla quits as National Stock Exchange chairman after CBI gets sanction to prosecute him in Aircel-Maxis case
A former finance secretary, Chawla took over as the chairman of the exchange on March 28, 2016. He had also served as civil aviation secretary and chairperson of the Competition Commission of India, among other roles.
Updated on Jan 11, 2019 11:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Control-freak BCCI loathe to reforms and that’s baffling
After the Supreme Court ordered dismantling of BCCI’s structure, various state cricket associations (including Mumbai and Hyderabad) are functioning under court appointed officials.
Updated on Nov 21, 2018 11:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Amrit Mathur
Competition commission rejects price-fixing allegations against Uber and Ola
Ride-sharing firms Uber and Ola did not break price-fixing rules, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) said in a ruling issued late on Tuesday in response to a complaint about their technological pricing strategy. A case brought by a private individual against the holding companies of the two firms claimed that their algorithmic pricing model “takes away the liberty of individual drivers to compete with each other and thus, amounts to price fixing”.
Published on Nov 07, 2018 04:50 PM IST
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