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Friday, March 29, 2024
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Amazon, Flipkart hit by Modi govt’s refusal to extend deadline for new e-commerce rules

Amazon, Flipkart have amassed vast inventories and had sought a four- to six-month extension to help offload those products.

Zee’s Subhash Chandra races to end mess that erased $1.6 billion of his group’s value

Zee is seeking to assure investors that the share plunge won’t hit Subhash Chandra’s plans to sell half of his stake & reduce debt.

Mukesh Ambani vs Jeff Bezos is the fight for Indian consumer that was bound to happen

Modi govt is forcing Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to fight Ambani with one hand tied behind his back.

Mukesh Ambani outlines plan to take on Amazon in India

Jio currently has 280 million subscribers, while Ambani’s retail arm operates nearly 10,000 outlets.

World’s richest man Jeff Bezos and wife of 25 years announce divorce

Opposition candidate set to win Congo presidential poll, and yet another Brexit blow for Britain’s Theresa May.

Modi govt crackdown on Amazon, Flipkart to hurt online shoppers

The new rules could be a blow for Amazon & Flipkart, which are attempting to crack India’s consumer market & capture its growth potential.

The easiest way to fix Facebook is to break it up

It is a monopoly, having either bought or crushed most potential competitors

Facebook draws flak for Sudanese child bride auction

Tech giants Facebook, Amazon & Apple witness a slump in shares, and US President goes after military heroes.

ED begins probe against Amazon, Flipkart for ‘FDI norms violation’

ED probe comes after NGO filed PIL alleging Flipkart, Amazon circumvented FDI norms by routing popular products through multiple entities.

Michelle Obama’s candid memoir and Amazon picks NYC, Virginia for second headquarters

CNN sues White House for correspondent's press pass ban and Melania Trump calls for senior aide to be fired.

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Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.