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A woman holds a placard and walks to join a protest against a spate of violent attacks across the country targetting the country's Muslim minority, in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Carrying placards that said "not in my name," the protestors on Wednesday decried the silence of India's Hindu rightwing government in the face of the public lynchings and violent attacks on at least a dozen Muslim men and boys since it came to power in 2014. (AP Photo /Mahesh Kumar A.)

CUT IT OUT

WhatsApp is limiting message forwarding in a country where fake news can kill

A worker arranges food packets inside a retail store in Kolkata October 24, 2013. India's finance minister is finding it harder and harder to meet the government's budget promises and may sweep as much as $15 billion in subsidy costs into next year's accounts to ensure he hits fiscal targets ahead of national elections, ministry officials say.

QZ&A

PepsiCo is tweaking Lay’s and Kurkure to suit changing Indian tastes

A worker speaks on his phone as he sits on chemical containers near a wholesale market on a winter morning in Kolkata, India, January 4, 2018. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri - RC11044DF6B0

JIO EFFECT

Making a phone call in India is now nearly free

Representations of the Ripple, Bitcoin, Etherum and Litecoin virtual currencies are seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration picture, February 13, 2018. Picture is taken February 13, 2018.

IT'S A TOSS-UP

India’s cryptocurrency saga enters a crucial phase in the supreme court today

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