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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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Topic: Bigbasket

Grapes & condoms—what else did Indians order most on Swiggy & Blinkit on New Year’s Eve?

By 5:30 pm on 31 December, Swiggy Instamart had delivered 4,779 packs of condoms. Blinkit later revealed that it had shipped 1.2 lakh packs before the clock struck midnight.

Bigbasket faces data breach, details of users put on sale on dark web

The stolen data, which includes email IDs, mobile phone numbers & full addresses, has been put up for sale on the dark web for more than $40,000, claims cybersecurity firm Cyble Inc.

Tata Group eyes deals with IndiaMart, BigBasket to bolster e-commerce presence

Tata Group is scouting for local e-commerce assets at a time when the race for Indian online shoppers is heating up.

Amazon & BigBasket could soon be home delivering alcohol in West Bengal

A report says the West Bengal State Beverages Corp issued a notice Friday stating that Amazon was eligible to register with authorities for liquor delivery.

How lessons from the dotcom bust fueled India’s largest e-grocer, BigBasket

Bigbasket founders turned their six-year-old startup into India’s biggest e-grocer, raising $950 million last month. Tech startups are typically founded by young entrepreneurs with more...

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.