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The Indian eCommerce space is still maturing – majority of the consumers, especially the tier 2 and 3 residents, still prefer brick and mortar stores, and are suspicious of online stores. There are multiple news reports suggesting how consumers were duped by marketplace sellers and their suspicion is not unwarranted.  Then there is another class of consumers willing to go the extra mile and order online but are not technically equipped to do so. In collaboration with Statista, UAE based eCommerce company YourLibaas conducted a survey to understand the Indian consumer’s pain points within the ethnic apparel space and tried to understand what are the hurdles they face shopping online. They introduced AI-based chatbots for WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger to facilitate the ordering process as the major pain point turned out to be ‘inability to order online’. Founded by Khalid Raza Khan and Akram Tariq Khan in 2014, YourLibaas features international designers within the ethnic apparel space. “The Indian designer apparel eCommerce space is vibrant and growing at an herculean pace with an influx of new consumers,” said Akram Tariq Khan, cofounder of YourLibaas. Akram, who was born and brought up in the middle east, said that similarities within cultures…

ANICambodia not a dustbin to China, says PM Hun SenPhnom Penh , December 18 (ANI): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen hit out at China saying the country is not a dumping ground for Beijing in terms of vaccine trial" adding that the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines will come from the UN-backed COVAX.News18US Joint Chiefs Chairman Meets With Taliban On Peace TalksThe top U.S. general held unannounced talks with Taliban peace negotiators in the Persian Gulf to urge a reduction in violence across Afghanistan, even as senior American officials in Kabul warned that steppedup Taliban attacks endanger the militant group's nascent peace negotiations with the Afghan government.ANICBI raids multiple locations in two separate bank fraud casesNew Delhi , December 18 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered two separate cases relating to bank fraud of about Rs 452.62 crore (approx) and Rs 72.55 crore and conducted searches at nine places at premises of the accused in Gujarat and Mumbai in both the cases.NewsBytesTata Altroz Turbo spotted again in India, design details reiteratedTata Motors is expected to launch a turbo-petrol variant of its Altroz hatchback in India in early-2021. In the latest development, a production-ready test mule of the…

Thursday December 17, 2020 2:41 am PST by Tim HardwickWhatsApp will soon let Mac users make voice and video calls from the platform's desktop client, according to a new report from forthcoming feature specialist WABetaInfo. WhatsApp has offered voice and video calling in its mobile app for some time, but the feature doesn't extend to the encrypted messaging platform's web and desktop clients. However, that looks set to change, based on a beta of WhatsApp's desktop variant. As the screenshot below shows, users involved in the beta testing stage of the client can see new voice and video calling buttons in the chat header of the app window. Clicking either button initiates a voice or video call to the selected contact, and then displays a separate pop-up window showing options to enable or disable video, mute the call, or hang up. Meanwhile, a call recipient using the desktop client sees a similar pop-up window indicating someone is calling them and offering them options to accept or decline the incoming call. It's not clear how long voice and video calls will remain in beta testing on the desktop client, but WhatsApp is fairly quick at introducing new features, so if we…

There is nothing I hate more than using USSD payment based systems like ZIPIT, Ecocash and OneMoney. The whole thing is like walking on your hands- it’s very possible but unnatural. It also doesn’t take you very far. Don’t believe me, try doing five ZIPIT transactions using USSD. Zimbos live on WhatsApp and therefore need more local payment solutions on it While people are using the internet more and more at the expense of voice, for most Zimbabweans, WhatsApp is the internet. This is because the majority of people, about 95% according to POTRAZ, prefer using bundles instead of out of bundle browsing and it is these bundles that shape the way we consume stuff online. WhatsApp bundles just happen to be the most accessible. This has led to a lot of informal businesses setting up shop on the platform. A lot of tech-savvy sellers out there are already taking advantage of some of the features that WhatsApp business offers including catalogues. Sadly the Zimbabwean WhatsApp shopping experience is sorely lacking with the platform only being used to initiate transactions which are then concluded in the real world. Recently WhatsApp introduced a shopping cart feature. Unfortunately without the necessary payment…

Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad (ANI photo)NEW DELHI: The Cabinet has accepted the telecom department’s proposal on the next spectrum auctions at its meeting on Wednesday, which would include a sale of only 4G airwaves and will be held in March.Telecom and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the government will auction a total of 2251.25 MHz spectrum in 700MHz, 800MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz, 2100MHz, 2300 MHz and 2500 MHz bands. 2251.25 MHz will be offered with total valuation of Rs. 3,92,332.70 crore (at reserve price).The Department of Telecom will issue Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) from telecom companies for auction process within this month."By winning the right to use spectrum through the auction, incumbent telecom service providers will be able to augment their network capacity whereas new players will be able to start their services," the government said in an official release.Successful bidders may pay entire bid amount in one go (upfront) or may exercise an option to pay a certain amount (25% for spectrum won in 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz bands or 50% for spectrum won in 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz, 2500 MHz bands) upfront and remaining amount in a maximum up…

Facebook is working to bring back the Instagram Lite app, months after it shut down the light version offering worldwide. The social conglomerate said on Wednesday that it is testing the revamped Instagram Lite app in India, where it hopes to “gain valuable insights” about the new offering before “a global rollout” of the app later. The revamped Instagram Lite app weighs less than 2MB and delivers a “fast, reliable, and responsive” experience of the social service. The Android app supports Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu, but currently lacks a several core features of Instagram including Reels, Shopping and IGTV. Facebook quietly discontinued the previous iteration of Instagram Lite earlier this year. In July, Vishal Shah, VP of Product at Instagram, told TechCrunch that the company had identified some issues in the app and was working to resolve those. In September, a new Lite app was spotted in the wild, though Facebook did not acknowledge it. Lite apps are especially popular in emerging markets where most users don’t have access to high-end smartphones or fast and cheap mobile internet data. Facebook Lite app, for instance, had about 40 million monthly active users in India last…

The WhatsApp QR code feature helps users to add contacts without having to key in the mobile number. Check here the step-by-step for users to follow to scan the WhatsApp QR code from the phone gallery to add contact information using android and iPhone. Representational ImageWhatsApp is one of the most popular mobile messaging applications that lets user's text, chat, and share media, including voice messages and video, with individuals or groups. Other than using WhatsApp on mobile phones, you can get it on your personal computer and laptop also.The WhatsApp QR code feature helps users to add contacts without having to key in the mobile number. If you are a WhatsApp user you can simply scan a WhatsApp QR code to add a friend or family member's contact information to WhatsApp.Check here the step-by-step for users to follow to scan the WhatsApp QR code from the phone gallery to add contact information using android and iPhone.Here is how to scan WhatsApp QR code from Gallery: Launch WhatsApp on your phone.Now tap on More options that appear as three dots, from the drop-down menu tap on Settings.Then tap on the QR icon displayed next to your name.On the new page…

Ryan Sessegnon: Players' first day at Tottenham after signingTottenham winger Ryan Sessegnon has lifted the lid on his communication with Spurs players while he’s out on loan at Hoffenheim. Sessegnon left Spurs on a one-year loan this summer after falling out of favour under Jose Mourinho.Sessegnon has looked impressive while out on loan at Hoffenheim.The youngster, who joined Spurs from Fulham in 2019 for £30million, failed to have much of an impact in his debut season.He played just six times in the Premier League for Tottenham, and was unable to properly make his mark in north London.After the arrival of Sergio Reguilon from Real Madrid this summer, it seemed Sessegnon would have little chance of game time this season. Tottenham star Ryan Sessegnon lifts lid on Jose Mourinho text and Spurs WhatsApp group (Image: GETTY)With his contract at Spurs running until 2025, Tottenham officials are still confident about his potential.As a result, he was allowed to leave on loan, with Hoffenheim taking him for the year.He’s looked impressive in the Bundesliga, and has scored once and provided two assists in eight games.But it seems he’s still in contact with his old team-mates, as he revealed to Football Daily that he’s…

Legal Updates Article by: Makbool Javaid, Partner - Simons Muirhead & Burton | Published: 14 December 2020 People Management reports that Watford Employment Tribunal has ruled that an operations clerk was the victim of harassment because of her sex, race and religious belief after finding explicit messages in a WhatsApp group used by her co-workers. The tribunal heard that Ms M. Abdi is a black woman of Somali origin, and she wears a hijab. She worked for the courier as an evening operations clerk from 6 November 2017 until her resignation on 1 September 2018. In August 2018, two new employees – Mr T Tripp and Mr O Rolls – started with Deltec International Courier. On 10 August, there was a discussion in the office between the claimant and her colleagues, during which the topic of white privilege was raised. Abdi said this discussion developed into an argument, which culminated in Tripp and Rolls telling her that “the majority of crimes in England are made by black people”. Subsequently, Abdi, in the course of her duties, used a colleague’s details and logged onto her computer. she saw a WhatsApp group including Tripp and Rolls, as well as her line manager, S…

Last Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission, 46 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam filed lawsuits asserting that Facebook is an illegal monopoly—and seeking the forced divestiture of Instagram and WhatsApp. If successful, the suits would undo the acquisitions that played pivotal roles in Facebook’s dominance of social media and messaging over the past decade. It might be years before it’s clear what all this means for the company—and even after it seems to be clear, it might not be. After all, the closest parallel in recent memory is the Department of Justice’s 1990s antitrust suit against Microsoft, which was spawned by that company’s bundling of its Internet Explorer browser with Windows. Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ordered Microsoft to be split into two companies: one to make operating systems and one to make apps such as Office. That would have changed software history. But Jackson’s decree was overturned. Eventually, Microsoft agreed to a settlement that put restrictions on its business practices that no consumer would have noticed. Like Microsoft, Facebook may evade being dismantled. Still, just considering the idea of Instagram and WhatsApp being spun out raises intriguing what-if scenarios. And it led me to wonder: How different would the tech industry be…