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Saturday, August 16, 2025
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US withdraws from talks with India, others over taxing Google, Amazon, Facebook

US is suggesting ‘a pause in the talks’ so that governments can focus on responding to the coronavirus pandemic and reopening their economies.

Amazon ‘in talks’ with Bharti Airtel to buy 5% stake for $2 billion

Amazon is reported to be in early-stage discussions to buy about a 5% stake in Bharti Airtel, which has 300 million subscribers.

Amazon employees sue retail giant after contracting Covid at warehouse

Employees claim they were explicitly or implicitly encouraged to continue attending work and prevented from adequately washing hands or sanitising workstations.

Dear book snobs, your day of reckoning is here. And it took a pandemic

Those who looked down on digitised books are being forced to rethink their stance during the Covid crisis and lockdown. Ebooks are the future.

Amazon considers direct investment in debt-ridden Future Retail

Amazon, which holds an indirect stake of 1.3% in Future Retail, could line up local investors to join the deal to trigger an open offer.

Amazon’s India site among one of its 5 domains helping counterfeiters, US says

Amazon calls action of US Trade Representative flagging its platforms in Canada, Germany, France, India & UK for helping counterfeiters as politically motivated.

Mumbai’s hospital horror story in Mirror & Mint on kirana stores — the ‘unlikely darlings’

A round-up of the most important reports in major newspapers around the country – from TOI and HT, Express and The Hindu to The Telegraph, Mumbai Mirror and The Tribune, as well as top financial dailies.

Facebook-Jio partnership will intensify India’s e-commerce war with Amazon, Flipkart

Facebook’s biggest investment since its takeover of WhatsApp could empower new combatant in e-commerce war raging between Amazon & Walmart’s Flipkart.

Jio-Facebook deal: Boosts India as FDI destination or threatens to be e-commerce monopoly?

Mark Zuckerberg-led Facebook has bought a 9.99 per cent stake in Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio Platforms for Rs 43,574 crore.

E-commerce curbs and China FDI rules: Is Covid-19 making India more protectionist?

The Centre revoked permission to e-commerce firms to sell & deliver non-essential items from Monday. It has also issued new FDI rules to cut the risk of "opportunistic takeovers".

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.