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Amazon India is hiring up to 160,000 temporary workers to meet an expected spurt in consumer demand this festive season, 10,000 more than last year.Most of the new hires will be deployed for picking, packing, shipping, and delivering customer orders, supportin
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The Hindu College staff association passed a no confidence motion Tuesday against principal Anju Srivastava after a row erupted over alleged irregularities in admissions under the Sports and Extra Curricular Activities (ECA) quota in select courses. Claiming t
Colgate-Palmolive India is joining forces with Bombay Shaving Company to enhance its personal care division. This partnership will tap into Bombay Shaving Company's robust digital capabilities, focusing on direct-to-consumer strategies and e-commerce expansion
Ecommerce major Amazon India s marketplace entity Amazon Seller Services has reported a 15% growth in its operating revenue for fiscal 2026 to Rs 34,966.8 crore, according to documents filed by the company with the Registrar of Companies (RoC). Its net losses
It seems India s premier testing agency cannot catch a break this exam season. Months after the NEET paper-leak controversy, UGC NET looks set to be the next flashpoint
The National Testing Agency, NTA, has decided to reconduct 3 papers of the UGC NET Exam 2026. The 3 subjects, namely English, Commerce, and Sociology, will be re-conducted in September 2026
In a passionate address, Rahul Gandhi has condemned the Modi government for its handling of the UGC-NET re-exams. He insists that the National Testing Agency must be responsible for the oversight, impacting countless candidates who have prepared for years
The National Testing Agency will re-conduct the UGC-NET June 2026 examination for three subjects: English, Commerce and Sociology. The NTA earlier on Sunday issued the long-awaited provisional answer keys for UGC-NET June, Joint-CSIR-NET and ICAR AIEEA (PG)
India's ecommerce sector recorded a 31 per cent year-on-year growth in order volumes during the 2026 Independence Day sale period, according to data by e-commerce enablement platform Unicommerce.The insights, derived from order items processed on the company's
Colombia earthquake news: Hopes for earthquake survivors are fading as recovery efforts continue in western Colombia. Hundreds of people died and many more remain missing after the powerful quake
Mumbai: Maharashtra state's food safety chief has intensified a crackdown on the food and grocery industries, suspending the permits of 12 warehouses of Indian grocery giants Eternal, Swiggy and Zepto after finding cockroach infestations and other unhygienic c
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the licences of 14 online food delivery establishments, including outlets operated by Zepto, Blinkit and Instamart, after a statewide inspection drive found serious food safety and hygiene violat
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Shiprocket is gearing up to secure 885 crore through fresh equity aimed at bolstering expansion and addressing debt obligations. Additionally, the company plans to raise 732 crore via an offer for sale
Ecommerce logistics services platform Shiprocket has raised Rs 727 crore from anchor investors with participation from large domestic asset managers including SBI Mutual Fund, HDFC Mutual Fund, ICICI Prudential and Motilal Oswal MF, according to a regulatory d
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food licence of Blink Commerce Private Limited, the entity operating quick-commerce platform BlinkIt, for its Malad West dark store after an inspection found heavy cockroach infestation, expi
Quick commerce platforms anticipate hiring thirty to forty percent more temporary workers this festive season. This surge reflects increased product availability and consumer preference for instant deliveries
Digital commerce has evolved through multiple infrastructure eras. What began as browser-led e-commerce eventually transformed into mobile-first transactions with real-time payments, embedded finance, and intelligent consumer engagement ecosystems that today p
When AnyLive, the AI-powered platform which supports live commerce online through virtual hosts, enabled mineral water brand Evian to run round-the-clock live streams using AI avatars along with human hosts, it increased the brand s live shopping sales by more
Kolkata: Leading business associations in West Bengal on Sunday welcomed Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's announcement that his government would directly purchase land and hand it over to investors, asserting that such an initiative would remove one of the bi
DMart has scaled back its e-commerce footprint, exiting underperforming cities to focus on metros as competition intensifies in India s rapid delivery space. Despite rising pressure from Amazon, Flipkart, Zepto and Swiggy, the retailer is sticking to its low-c
Indian consumer brands exhibit contrasting views on the efficacy of influencer marketing for engaging customers. Companies such as Hindustan Unilever and Marico are broadening their creator networks to boost social media presence
On Tuesday, Swiggy informed the exchanges that its aggregate foreign ownership has fallen below the 50% mark as of July 6 a significant step for the food delivery and quick commerce major to become an Indian-owned and controlled company (IOCC).The IOCC status
New Delhi: India has raised questions in the WTO over an interim arrangement as a pathway for implementation of an agreement on e-commerce, which has been agreed upon by only 66 member countries of the World Trade Organization.According to a communication circ
Among the new offerings is Business Agent for Leads , a new Google Search ad format that embeds a Gemini-powered AI agent in the ad, allowing users to chat with the agent and ask questions without leaving the search page. Trained on the advertiser s website, t
China is planning to allow the country's top AI companies to buy a limited number of Nvidia's H200 chips, the Information reported on Wednesday, citing two people with direct knowledge of the matter.Chinese officials have told Alibaba, ByteDance and DeepSeek i
The Karnal District Consumer Commission held online retail giant Myntra and the shoe seller liable for deficiency in service after a customer received replacement shoes with the original size-8 relabelled as size-7 instead of a genuine exchange. A bench of pre
Amazon India has taken a warehousing facility in Bhiwandi through a long-term lease, set for nine years beginning June 2026. The financial commitment involves a monthly rent exceeding Rs 1.27 crore
Flipkart has extended its zero-commission model for ecommerce sellers to all fashion items across price ranges ahead of the festive season, as the Walmart-backed company seeks to tap into the Gen Z consumer base by expanding its product portfolio.The company h
Amazon s Prime Day and Flipkart s GOAT sale have kicked off the mid-year sale cycle with mixed results across categories, setting the stage for the upcoming festive season, according to industry experts and analysts.Amazon began its 10th Prime Day sale on July
New Delhi [India]: India's quick commerce segment is set to remain the fastest-growing part of the country's digital retail market in 2026, expanding at more than twice the pace of overall digital commerce as companies continue to invest in dark-store networks
FSN E-Commerce Ventures, the parent of beauty and fashion retailer Nykaa, said it expects consolidated net revenue growth to accelerate to near 30% in the June quarter from a year earlier, helped by a stronger performance in its fashion business and steady mom
Flipkart has appointed Vinay Vaidya as Senior Vice President of Technology for its supply chain, bringing over two decades of experience from Amazon and Tata Digital. Vaidya will spearhead technology and innovation across key areas, including logistics and AI
India's scorching summer has fueled a surge in consumer goods sales, with quick-commerce platforms becoming the star performers. Ice creams, cold drinks and skincare products saw massive year-on-year growth as shoppers embraced instant delivery for seasonal ne
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday approved the inclusion of five additional colleges as constituent institutions of the Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Cluster University in Mumbai. The cluster university currently comprises HR College of Commerc...