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Topic: Swiggy

Swiggy to bring down Holi ad after Twitter outrage over ‘don’t throw eggs’ campaign

Angry posts have labelled Swiggy 'Hinduphobic' though it is not immediately clear why Swiggy’s message is anti-Hindu.

Indians just can’t have enough of biryani — 2.28 orders placed every second on Swiggy

The seventh edition of Swiggy's annual report reveals India’s 'favourite orders' and midnight cravings — from popcorn to pomelos. But biriyani reigns supreme.

Everyone loves an Indian start-up success story. Not too many know that 2,000 failed last year

Larger players dig in, leaving little room for their smaller counterparts to survive. But strengthening rupee capital base for startup funding could be a way out of this.

‘Ghar ka khana’ to delivery apps — Indian food is changing, but you can’t blame women

An Australian writer studied the 'outside-inside' binary in Indian food for 25 years and identified a big shift—food delivery apps, and the supermarket and cafe boom.

Are Zomato & Swiggy helping restaurant business or hurting it? Why CCI has ordered a probe

Aggregators are accused of monopolising market and imposing their own price terms on partner restaurants. Complaint in CCI was filed by restaurant-owners' body.

Online delivery of Masala Dosas is a food ‘hate-crime’. North India must apologise

Swiggy ‘StatEATistics’ 2021 confirms Masala Dosa's popularity, especially in North India.

Food delivery, hairdresser, taxi, bank, car service — why all want feedback, all the time

The feedback forms you fill, and star ratings you are pestered for by drivers, delivery personnel and sales staff, have a purpose. They can help you, the personnel and businesses.

Swiggy nears $700 mn fundraise in Invesco-led round as it hopes for IPO in a year’s time

Invesco will pour in $200 million, with other existing investors such as Softbank participating. Swiggy is expected to follow Zomato with an IPO about a year or so later.

Swiggy catches up with Zomato, gets $1.25 billion funding to expand convenience businesses

Swiggy said it will use the funds to accelerate growth in food delivery and invest in its instant grocery delivery service Instamart, pick-up-and-drop service Genie and Supr Daily.

Zomato braces for 50k crore IPO, but only 7% Hindi heartland users order through it weekly

Zomato and Swiggy may seem like ubiquitous brands, but how many people in India’s largest Hindi-speaking states actually know about and use the apps?

On Camera

Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.