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Railways won’t say how much it earned by rounding up ticket fares

July 2, 2018 Aroon Leave a comment

In a little-noticed circular in February 2013, just a few weeks before the railways budget was presented, Indian Railways silently announced that…

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The tug of war between ISPs and welfare associations at residential apartments

October 9, 2017 Aroon Leave a comment

To get to their consumers, broadband providers have to deal with a very literal gatekeeper: your apartment’s resident welfare association.…

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EPIC TV launches its own streaming service

October 3, 2017 Aroon Leave a comment

Epic TV has been one of the few TV channels in India that has been producing TV content at pricey production values,…

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Public banks have their own UPI apps, but customers prefer BHIM: RTI

September 28, 2017 Aroon Leave a comment

Over the last few weeks, Indian public sector banks have been branding their UPI apps with ‘BHIM’, the name of…

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Netflix has 2–3 lakh paying subscribers in India: RTI

September 11, 2017 Aroon Leave a comment

Throwback time! This is one of the stories I’m proudest of. Earlier this year, after Netflix started paying service tax (another…

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How Spectranet topped Netflix’s ISP Speed Index in India

September 4, 2017 Aroon Leave a comment

Two months ago, a small ISP in Mumbai called 7 Star Digital conquered Netflix’s ISP Speed Index in India. Back…

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Amazon releases Lipstick Under My Burkha uncensored — here’s what it should do next

August 16, 2017 Aroon Leave a comment

In April, I wrote this Medium post on why I would not be watching Lipstick Under My Burkha — essentially, the reason…

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Streaming services censor themselves in India, even though they don’t need to

July 7, 2017 Aroon Leave a comment

At 2am on March 29, film producer Gaurav Dhingra got an email and a missed call. They were from Netflix. Angry…

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