Ananya Bhattacharya

Mumbai

South Asia Reporter at Rest of World

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Starlink’s satellite internet launch in India may be delayed

1 week ago | restofworld.org | Ananya Bhattacharya |Itika Sharma Punit

India has just made it harder for Starlink to enter the market. Around two months after Starlink announced retail partnerships with the country’s leading telecom operators, India — home to the world’s second-largest internet user base — introduced a new set of rules that satellite internet providers must comply with for permission to operate.
L’effetto Foxconn sulla campagna indiana

3 weeks ago | internazionale.it | Ananya Bhattacharya

L’arrivo della Foxconn sta rapidamente trasformando una cittadina rurale dell’India meridionale in una zona ambita per il mercato immobiliare. Devanahalli, ai margini dello snodo tecnologico di Bangalore, è la sede del progetto Elephant: un’area di 1,2 milioni di metri quadrati su cui sorge una fabbrica costata 2,5 miliardi di dollari.
Blogs: Blog | "Nothing Will Happen To You In Pahalgam": A Kashmir Trip That Scarred Me For Life

3 weeks ago | ndtv.com | Ananya Bhattacharya

"Go to Pahalgam. Nothing will happen," the Jammu and Kashmir Bureau Chief of the organisation I worked with, told me. It was September 11, 2015. A series of clashes had broken out in Srinagar shortly after the Valley wrapped up its Friday prayers. A cow was cut open in Lal Chowk. There were reports of guns being fired and stones being hurled. Tweets were few and far between. Our phones, prepaid numbers from the other parts of India, did not work in Jammu and Kashmir. I was on a family trip.
Why Sri Lanka Has Invested A Billion Dollars And Dreams In A Colombo Resort

3 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Ananya Bhattacharya

Share For decades, Sri Lanka has lived in the shadow of its big-brother neighbour, India. It has also had its fair share of strife, wars, coups, crises and change of heads. But all of that instability is in the past now. The island country is looking at a spectacular revival of luxury tourism. Palatial resorts, dreamy locales, tea trails and integrated destinations, from the beaches to the hills - this is Sri Lanka's moment in the tropical sun.
Why Sri Lanka Has Invested A Billion Dollars And Dreams In A Colombo Resort

3 weeks ago | ndtv.com | Ananya Bhattacharya

Cinnamon Life at City of Dreams is the largest integrated resort in South Asia. Photo: City of Dreams Colombo: For decades, Sri Lanka has lived in the shadow of its big-brother neighbour, India. It has also had its fair share of strife, wars, coups, crises and change of heads. But all of that instability is in the past now. The island country is looking at a spectacular revival of luxury tourism.
Foxconn’s iPhone factory is fueling a real estate boom in a small Indian farming town

4 weeks ago | restofworld.org | Ananya Bhattacharya |Mehboob Jeelani

Foxconn’s arrival is quickly changing a rural town in southern India into a real estate hot spot. Devanahalli, located on the outskirts of India’s tech hub, Bengaluru, is home to Foxconn’s “Project Elephant,” a 13-million-square-foot site, roughly the size of 220 football fields. The $2.5 billion facility is set to be Foxconn’s second-largest factory outside China and create 40,000 jobs. The factory is part of Foxconn’s broader effort to diversify supply chains amid the U.S.-China trade war.
H-1B crackdown could hit tech giants hard – especially Amazon

1 month ago | scroll.in | Ananya Bhattacharya

This article was originally published in Rest of World, which covers technology’s impact outside the West. As US President Donald Trump sends mixed signals on the H-1B visa programme, Amazon could find itself in a tight spot. The $2 trillion tech giant has bagged the most H-1B visa approvals each year since 2020, according to data from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. The USCIS data includes newly issued visas and renewals.
H-1B crackdown could hit tech giants hard – especially Amazon | Flipboard

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Ananya Bhattacharya

15 hours agoIndia: Speeding bike slams into truck on busy road, leaving two youths badly injuredMuzaffarnagar, India - April 06, 2025 A speeding bike crashed into a truck on the road, leaving two young riders severely injured. Their condition remains critical. Following the incident, a crowd assembled at the scene as police swiftly initiated action. The incident occurred on the road, in Muzaffarnagar city, in Muzaffarnagar district, in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh, on April 6.
Raffles The Palm Dubai To Rayavadee Krabi, 10 Breathtaking Resorts For A Fairytale Wedding

1 month ago | ndtv.com | Ananya Bhattacharya

With high-end luxury, dreamy venues, and stunning architecture, these top 10 luxury resorts around the world are the best places to plan the perfect fairytale wedding. 1. Raffles The Palm DubaiWhere: Dubai, UAERaffles The Palm Dubai is one of the most luxurious resorts in Dubai, offering the perfect setting for a dreamy wedding. The resort is designed in absolute beauty, portraying Arabian culture, along with a stunning ballroom and premium services. 2.
Startup funded by Google and Reliance shuts down

1 month ago | scroll.in | Ananya Bhattacharya

This article was originally published in Rest of World, which covers technology’s impact outside the West. India’s booming quick-commerce sector saw a major casualty earlier this year. Dunzo, the first Indian startup to receive a direct investment from Google in 2017, shut down in January, leaving hundreds of consultants, vendors, employees, and delivery workers unpaid.