Quick career update.
I am now the South Asia Tech Reporter for Bloomberg News. I will still be based in New Delhi, and expand my beat to cover India's tumultuous and fledgling startup and e-ecommerce sector. Please send tips, feedback and brickbats at sphartiyal
@bloomberg
.net
India is fast becoming the focal point of Apple's iPhone production beyond China | Apple Triples India iPhone Output to $7 Billion in China Shift with
@markgurman
@debbywuintaipei
@edwininla
WATCH: The excitement has already begun as people line up outside Apple's first India store hours before its opening.
CEO Tim Cook is set to inaugurate the Mumbai stores as the company pivots towards India also as manufacturing base:
The man was a daredevil, had a great ear for Hindustani music and was a connoisseur of gourmet food - he found Bombay's best nihari at a so-called Chinese restaurant.
@dansiddiqui
I'll miss you sorely - in my life and in the newsroom.
Dear friends in PR, please don't send across Diwali gifts. A good conversation, a cup of coffee together and your help with a story I'm chasing is the best gift through all seasons. Happy festivities 🥳🥂🎁🎉
Signing off from
@thomsonreuters
after nearly 11 years. A big thank you to everyone who helped me report the stories I did. For now, off to the
#moutains
on a
#bike
. See y'all in March.
I'm sure this is annoying but I think we've all made mistakes along the way. And perhaps its better to speak to a PR professional personally or even their firm rather than criticizing them on social media.
Want cat food or aloo bhujia in minutes? India's quick commerce --funded by big tech investors such as Google and SoftBank-- is here for you. by
@SarithaRai
via
@BW
A Myanmar court has sentenced my colleagues Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo to seven years in prison for collecting and obtaining confidential documents. They were just doing their jobs.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#FreeWaLoneKyawSoeOo
Engineering graduates from the class of 2024 stare at bleak job prospects as software services
companies, some of India's biggest employers, haven't
showed up for campus placements.
@29_ruchibhatia
and I report.
Taking an Uber in Delhi, especially when you're in a rush, feels like a job interview you've come unprepared for.
Driver: Where do you want to go?
How much is the fare?
Cash or online payment?
Will you come back with me?
No? How long will you take there?
@Uber
@UberINSupport
Asia's richest man is reinventing himself. Coal tycoon Gautam Adani wants to persuade the world — and its capital markets — that he's now a champion of green energy.
Fantastic Big Take by
@christopherkay
and
@talktosanjai
via
@wealth
My photo's colleague
@dansiddiqui
and I visited Uttarakhand to report on how India's remote regions are battling COVID-19. We found that poverty, fear and a lack of facilities are adding to COVID fatalities in remote villages, where many shun tests.
A survey, about most annoying office phrases to emerge from the pandemic driven work-from-home culture, landed in my inbox.
Here's top five ;D
Touch base (35%)
Keep me in the loop (31%
Ping an email over (29%)
Get the ball rolling (24%)
You’re on mute (23%)
May be I was living under a rock, but I did not know about the Indian Jews in Manipur, Mizoram.
@adnanabidi
's story: Homecoming to Israel for 'lost' Jews in India delayed by COVID-19
Can anyone help with an oxygen cyclinder for my 65-yr old uncle. BLK Hospital in Delhi us ready to give a bed on condition that we provide for an oxygen cyclinder.
@msisodia
@ArvindKejriwal
Is it just me who gets annoyed every time I hear - कृप्या कर के? It's कृपया NOT कृप्या। And for heaven's sake it's either कृपया OR कृपा कर के।
@MrinalPande1
Reuters journalist Danish Siddiqui was killed while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters near a border crossing with Pakistan, an Afghan commander said
Hi
@airtelindia
ek Guzaarish hai. It's been 24 hours since I raised a request about frequent broadband disconnections. I hope this celebrity engineer can achieve the Lakshya to restore my connection. Or I might have to ask
@reliancejio
Mujhse Dosti Karoge? Help appreciated.
Apple’s iPhone exports from India crossed $1 billion in the five months since April and are set to reach $2.5 billion in the 12 months through March 2023, sources say via
@technology
Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal is shuffling the deck chairs, as his Vedanta Resources Ltd. approaches a $3 billion iceberg of dollar bonds due over the next two years.
@andymukherjee70
asks if the commodities titan can avoid the fate of the Titanic.
Reuters Investigation: Internal Amazon documents reveal a systematic campaign of creating knockoffs & rigging search results to boost its own brands like AmazonBasics & Solimo in India. Amazon exploited internal data to copy products of other firms
#Thread
All Reuters images we're using from India have been painstakingly taken by my brave colleagues
@adnanabidi
,
@dansiddiqui
and others in recent weeks. They are also Pulitzer winners.
Anyone suggesting we're using fake images should perhaps take a crash course in journalism ethics.
@Oh_come_on_1
@VrijeBosVogel
@prashant4121
@ReutersIndia
@Reuters
@sankalp_sp
The final image in the Reuters article shows an Indian lady being treated in hospital. All Google reverse images go back to Google. The furthers back is just 18 hours ago. There is no evidence that the terrible human tragedy unfolding in India was made up by the media.
Breaking - Manu Kumar Jain, the executive responsible for steering
#Xiaomi
Corp. to the top of India’s smartphone vendor ranks, has quit the Chinese device maker. More on
@business
Tata Group is considering selling the home appliance operation of Voltas as the Indian conglomerate foresees difficulties in scaling up the business in a competitive market, sources say via
@markets
My eight straight day in Bangalore and the cabbie is just going on and on, on his phone. Is it just me or do
@Olacabs
and
@Uber_India
cabbies in the city do the plug-your-earphone-in-and-keep-talking thing all the time? And which telecom network are they on? ;)
Driving in India has led me to believe:
1. A pedestrian's hand has more stopping power than Brembos.
2. Most pedestrians have unshakable faith in my driving skills.
3. Amber = Nitro mode on.
4. U-Turns are for losers; if you've missed one, you must come back from the wrong side.
And I felt like a fool when I sent the wrong person some 300 rupees via UPI | is seeking the return of about $7.2 million it accidentally transferred to a woman in Melbourne. She used some of it buy a house. via
@technology
MEA checked with the Philippines Embassy. This was an unsolicited supply as they had no Covid cases. Clearly for cheap publicity by you know who. Giving away cylinders like this when there are people in desperate need of oxygen is simply appalling.
@Jairam_Ramesh
Here's why:
- India manufacturing cost > than China
- Lower/no taxes in Dubai or US. 18% GST in India
- Apple India sells through retailers, dealers, resellers & distributors who have a higher margin on iPhone than US telcos who subsidise
- Import duty of 22% on Pro and Pro Max
A lobby group including Apple and other technology giants operating in India have called out the country’s authorities for misunderstanding how patent fees work, following local officials’ dispute with Xiaomi via
@technology
Indian smartphone maker Lava is in advanced talks with China’s Huaqin Technology to create an electronics manufacturing venture in the South Asian nation via
@technology
Most days I try and answer calmly. I really really really want this cab. More than food, more than anything else in life at this point in time. But alas! They mostly cancel. Kabhi kisi ko muqammal jahan nahi milta.
@balajikrishnas
@TweetsAnup
@PRINCE0879
Delhi and Mumbai rains are dust storms followed by heavy drizzles at best and the flooding is man made for the most part. For me, it's always rains in the hills, whether it's Uttrakhand or Himachal. All rain that leaves trees sparkling green and actually cools.
Last year, when a global chip shortage forced many smartphone makers to delay launches upstart Chinese brand Realme took a gambit in India. That seems to have paid off.
Today Bandhan Bank soared in trading debut after $691 million IPO by
@dtripathy
&
@SwatiBhat22
and a throwback to the days it had just won its banking licence - Bandhan eyes India’s banking league with RBI licence by
@adityakalra
Zia Mody says India is good noisy democracy that has muted over the last couple of years. And the press continues to play an important role.
#BVPredicts
@Breakingviews
Dear friends in PR,
Please use my
@business
email for sending across statements/releases. I don't use Gmail at work, and very likely to miss anything that's not hit my official inbox.
Thanks much.
This is a business story you should not miss reading today | One of India's most divisive tycoons is challenging Elon Musk's Tesla with affordable electric cars by
@SarithaRai
via
@technology
To be fair though, I did get the cab this noon. Perhaps, I fielded most questions correctly. Perhaps, it was the mix of exasperation and desperation in my voice. Perhaps the driver was kind. Or all of those.
Pets are not toys, please think before having one at home. Remember adopting pets is a long-term commitment and responsibility, unlike having a GI Joe which can go in a bin when you go back to office.
Received this unfortunate message today. With offices and schools re opening, pandemic adoptions are seeing abandonment. Do not be this person. Let’s help Toffee find a home? Pls RT!
#Bangalore
A pleasant Saturday eve well spent learning about Raja Ravi Varma, his method and his works. Thank you
@TRRVHF
for organising this lovely chat. Great meeting you
@UnamPillai
, let's catch up over a meal next time you're in town.
Weather officials are predicting further severe weather in India's tech hub Bangalore after torrential rain pounded the city, submerged access to office parks and hit back-office operations via
@technology
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to Delhi High Court - "My Lord, all of us human beings have a bad habit of taking lunch".
Wish I was this smooth in school.
Perhaps, a better question to ask - is it fair for India to have a website/app for vaccinations where not all have internet, smartphones or are literate?
A splintering of the global supply chain threatens to push up prices for
#Apple
’s vast consumer base, as producers, shippers and brands grapple with manufacturing in less established locales and managing multiple entry and exit points. Read the Big Take