Apple is planning to open four new retail stores in India and has begun manufacturing the iPhone 16 Pro models domestically, the company said as it deepens its presence in the world’s second-largest smartphone market.

Apple is expanding its presence in India with plans to open new retail stores in Bengaluru, Pune, Delhi-NCR, and Mumbai.

This announcement comes after Apple inaugurated its first two stores in India in April 2023, located in Delhi and Mumbai. The newly planned stores are expected to open next year, according to reports.

Apple may need to source critical iPhone components from China after a fire at Tata Group’s plant in southern India caused significant production disruptions, according to industry insiders. The fire at the Hosur facility in Tamil Nadu,

Tata Electronics said on Thursday it will restart some of its operations at the fire-hit plant in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which makes Apple iPhone components. A fire broke out in one of the six units at the plant in the early hours of Saturday.

Tata Electronics plans to restart operations at its Tamil Nadu facility, which manufactures Apple iPhone parts after a recent fire.

Report source from BENGALURU in NEW DELHI says that there is significant damage from a fire at the southern Indian Tata Group facility that makes Apple