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Amazon is becoming a global punching bag for antitrust regulators

From Brussels to Berlin to Washington, Amazon is facing a slew of probes for allegedly misusing data of independent sellers and breaching antitrust rules.

Mukesh Ambani launches another price war, this time to take on Amazon, Flipkart

Ambani’s portals are offering blockbuster discounts on confections & other staples. Reliance Digital website is selling some flagship smartphones at prices cheaper than rivals.

Amazon faces new anti-trust probe in EU over use of rivals’ sales data

Regulators say the use of non-public marketplace seller data allows Amazon to avoid the normal risks of retail competition and allows it to abuse a dominant position.

Delhi HC seeks Amazon reply on Future Retail plea against interference in Reliance deal

Kishore Biyani-led Future Retail Ltd alleged that the e-commerce giant was interfering in its deal with Reliance Retail on the basis of an interim order passed by a Singapore arbitrator.

Less lipstick, more eyeliner — how Covid has changed India’s makeup market

Companies involved in cosmetic sales say there’s been a shift within the category of lipsticks too, with buyers opting for smudge-and transfer-proof matte variants, as opposed to glossy ones.

E-commerce can help startups scale up and revive our struggling economy

With India facing an economic crisis, supporting e-commerce platforms can help online sellers scale-up in India and also access overseas markets.

Mukesh Ambani and Jeff Bezos are set for a face-off over who gets Future Retail

Hearing Amazon’s request for an interim order, an arbitration court in Singapore has put temporary hold on Future Group's $3.4 bn deal to sell assets to Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance.

How women are now rewriting the rules of Bollywood, with help from Netflix, Amazon

With Indian women increasingly willing to pay for content they can view on phones or laptops, streaming platforms such as Netflix, Amazon are pivoting to this undertapped market.

Reader View: There shouldn’t be ban on discounts by Amazon, Flipkart, let markets be free

YourTurn is our weekly feature in which ThePrint's readers share their views or opinions in response to the question of the week.

Amazon says Future Group has broken their pact by selling out to Mukesh Ambani

Amazon had agreed to purchase 49% of one of Future’s unlisted firms last year, with the right to buy into flagship Future Retail Ltd. after a period of between three and 10 years.

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India can’t fight Trump tariffs with emotion. Smart talks, sector relief, reforms are key

India must reduce its overdependence on the US by cultivating alternative markets—concluding the EU FTA, advancing the UK deal, and exploring entry into the CPTPP, the open, rules-based bloc of Japan, Korea, and Australia.

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%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

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?