Gig worker safety row: Blinkit drops ‘10-minute’ delivery claim; Zepto, Swiggy may follow

Spread the love       Representative image Eternal-owned quick commerce platform Blinkit has removed its long-promoted “10-minute delivery” claim from all platforms, amid growing concerns over the safety and welfare of delivery workers.According to news agency PTI, the company has revised its tagline from “10,000+ products delivered in 10 minutes” to “30,000+ products delivered at your doorstep”, signalling a shift away from...

India-EU FTA soon? Why the trade deal is important & which sectors will it benefit?

Spread the love       Piyush Goyal holds talks with EU Commissioner Maros Sefcovic on India-EU FTA negotiations (ANI image) India and the European Union are in the final stages of negotiating a long-pending free trade agreement (FTA). The deal could significantly boost India’s exports to the 27-nation bloc and deepen economic ties amid global trade disruptions.If signed, the India-EU FTA will...

Iran unrest: Khamenei ordered ‘live fire’ on protesters, claims report; death toll mounts

Spread the love       Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei personally authorised the use of live ammunition against protesters during the country’s latest wave of unrest, according to a report by Iran International.Citing information from the Supreme National Security Council and the presidential office, Iran International reported that the killings were carried out on the direct orders of Khamenei, with the...

Rial Collapse Protests: Iran faces largest unrest in decades; over 600 killed, 10,000 arrested

Spread the love       TL:DR: Driving the news Iran is again convulsed by nationwide unrest – but this time the spark is not culture or identity. It is money. The Iranian rial’s plunge to roughly 1.4 million per US dollar in late December shattered already fragile markets and triggered strikes in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar. What began as merchant walkouts has cascaded...

J&K: 5 govt employees sacked over ‘terror links’; 85 dismissed since 2020

Spread the love       Representational image NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday terminated five more government employees for suspected links with terrorist organisations.Since 2020, the Union territory administration under Sinha has dismissed 85 government employees after they were found to be working for terror groups.Officials said the aim is to target the “roots of the terror...

Kohli vs Sachin: The ‘nervous’ 90s and the great ‘What If’

Spread the love       Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s run-machine Virat Kohli is in stunning form right now, and he is on a five-match streak of fifty-plus scores, including two back-to-back centuries in international cricket. The former India captain now plays only One-dayers for India, and despite that, there seems to be no stopping the modern-day...

‘Pay your own way’: Trump’s message to ‘big tech; Microsoft first to commit to lower power bills

Spread the love       US President Donald Trump has announced Microsoft will implement significant changes this week to prevent American households from bearing the cost of AI data centers’ high energy consumption. He emphasized that tech giants must “pay their own way.” This comes as rising utility bills are linked to AI infrastructure’s massive power demands, with some states seeing substantial...

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