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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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Topic: Amazon

Why the world is out to de-fang Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google

Europe & US seem set on curbing the dominance of FAANG firms. There’s limited debate in India, where almost all of them have done deals with Jio.

Tata vs Mistry, Ambani vs Bezos among biggest trials in the world coming to courts in 2021

With vaccines heralding a return to normalcy, next year should see courtrooms around the world coming back to life and some very important cases being heard.

Delhi HC asks govt to verify if e-commerce sites display country of origin on products

Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal and Decathlon have claimed that they are displaying country of origin on products sold on their platforms as required under Legal Metrology Act and Rules.

Shipping groups call on Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to save thousands of stranded seafarers

Industry bodies said global trade would simply cease to exist without seafarers and urged Bezos to exert pressure on incoming Biden administration to recognise them as key workers.

How Mukesh Ambani vs Jeff Bezos is becoming Vocal for Local, East India Co, Atmanirbhar battle

The legal spat between two of the world’s richest men – Amazon’s Jeff Bezos & Reliance’s Mukesh Ambani – has also sparked a ‘foreign versus local’ debate.

Indian drone non-profit ties up with Amazon cloud services, eyes wider adoption of UAVs

The Drone Federation of India describes itself as a non-government, not-for-profit industry body aiming to build a safe and scalable drone industry in the country.

Jeff Bezos gives $684 million of Amazon stock to non-profits

Jeff Bezos has been on an Amazon selling spree. Earlier this month, he sold $3 billion of Amazon stock, the latest in a series of transactions that now exceed $10 billion this year.

Future Retail-Amazon saga indicates a collapse of corporate governance

Move to carry out sale of the entire Future Retail undertaking through a series of inter-connected transactions will set a dangerous precedent and could hurt public interest.

Big Tech backlash against govts could mean less free stuff for consumers

Changing regulations might mean that companies could be less inclined to offer loss-making free services, such as Amazon’s shipping & Facebook's messaging service through WhatsApp.

Why is Amazon fighting with Mukesh Ambani and Kishore Biyani? 6 questions & answers

Biyani’s Future Group is caught in a tussle for India’s consumer retail market, worth nearly $1 trillion, between firms led by two of the world’s richest men.

On Camera

Yudhishtira to Bhairava cherished dogs. It’s about our civilisational values

The court order seeking the rounding up of this companion of humans over millennia is a sad story of our times, where our civilisational values have been obscured.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P....

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?