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Zomato rolls back green uniform for its ‘pure veg fleet’ after customers call it ‘casteist’

Food delivery company says this will ensure that their red uniform delivery partners aren't associated with non-vegetarian food & aren't barred from entering societies on any special days.

Caste disparity, fear of violence & no family time — survey puts numbers to gig workers’ troubles

'Prisoners on Wheels?' report surveyed over 10,000 cab drivers & delivery persons on apps across 8 cities. Mental and physical health issues, dissatisfaction with fares also among findings.

SoftBank sells 1.17% stake valued at Rs 940 crore in Zomato

SoftBank, an investor in Blinkit, got Zomato shares as a part of the Indian food delivery firm's acquisition of quick grocery-delivery startup last year.

Japan’s SoftBank likely to sell shares in food delivery app Zomato, reports CNBC-TV18

Zomato, which acquired the quick grocery-delivery startup Blinkit for $538.05 million last year, had issued a 3.55% stake to investor Softbank as part of the deal.

‘Extremely casteist’: Why Zomato pulled down its ‘Kachra’ campaign video on recycling plastics

The video featuring actor Aditya Lakhia received severe backlash from social media users who accused Zomato of drawing comparisons between ‘kachra’ (waste) & a marginalised group.

Next big thing in food delivery or ‘over-hyped’? All about Modi govt’s ONDC e-commerce initiative

Indian government-backed non-profit digital commerce initiative, ONDC offers an open source network for all to exchange goods and services and is independent of any specific platform.

Zomato says most Blinkit stores reopened after wage protests

The disruptions have no material impact on the operations and financial performance of the company, the food delivery firm said in a regulatory filing.

Zomato vs Zomato creates multiverse in advertising. Good content, bad marketing

Is it Zo-maa-to or Zo-mai-to? The CTA for other brands on Instagram is a major departure from advertising convention but has little universal value.

Drinking water, toilets, first aid— Zomato introduces ‘rest points’ for delivery partners

This initiative by the food delivery company called ‘The Shelter Project’ will give delivery partners access to clean drinking water, phone-charging stations, washrooms, first-aid and more.

On Camera

Why SIR is an exclusionary exercise for Persons with Disabilities

In the ongoing SIR 2.0 exercise, nearly half of the 90 lakh registered PwD voters in India were affected, showed an RTI application.

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

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.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.