Short answer first, because the panic deserves one: no, you are not about to start paying UPI charges. Scanning a QR code will still cost you nothing on 16 October, whatever your WhatsApp groups are saying this week. What is actually happening is narrower, and it starts on 15 October 2026 — not 1 October,…
Big Billion Days 2026 starts on 9 October, and Amazon’s Great Indian Festival starts a day earlier, on 8 October. Both dates are now confirmed. Here is what almost nobody has noticed: the GST Council meets on 7 October — the day before Amazon’s sale opens — and the phone industry has asked it to…
The GST on mobile phones in India is 18%. The industry has just formally asked the government to cut it to 5%. If that happened, every phone you can buy today would get roughly 11% cheaper overnight. On a ₹79,999 Galaxy S26 FE that is ₹8,813 back in your pocket. Here is what has actually…
Wondering why your next phone will cost more? You’re not imagining it — phone prices are climbing, and it’s about to get worse. Qualcomm, the company whose Snapdragon chips power most of the world’s premium Android phones, has told its partners it’s raising chip prices by a “double-digit” percentage starting September 1, 2026. Combine that…
Semicon 2.0 is the big India tech news this week — and behind the giant ₹1.27 lakh crore number lies a question that actually matters to you and me: will this finally make our phones, laptops, and gadgets cheaper? On July 15, the Union Cabinet approved Semicon 2.0, the second phase of India’s mission to…
Okay, real question — you saw the news that India waived customs duty on phone and EV components. Everyone’s headline is basically “big move for Made in India.” But here’s what most of us actually want to know: will my next phone or EV actually get cheaper because of this? Honest answer coming up —…