Minister for consumer affairs, food and public distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan, has directed officials to ensure that any item made in China is not purchased through the Government e Marketplace (GeM) or other sources. Pawan issued an office memorandum banning purchase of ‘made in China’ items to all its departments including public sector units such […]

Singapore’s Temasek is in discussions with Zomato to pump in as much as $100 million into the online food delivery major, according to people aware of the developments, at a time when a previously announced investment by Ant Financial has been delayed due to the current anti-China sentiment and new foreign direct investment (FDI) rules. […]

Pressure on social media giants like Facebook is increasing with the number of companies joining the ad boycott growing by the day. Meanwhile, more Bollywood movies are taking the video streaming route amid uncertainty over the reopening of theatres in India Facebook ad boycott Civil rights groups-led Facebook ad boycott campaign ‘Stop Hate for Profit’, […]

Disney-owned video streaming service Disney+Hotstar will premiere seven Hindi movies that were originally slated for a theatrical release, in a move that could intensify the tussle between multiplexes and movie producers. These movies will be streamed between July to October this year, starting with late Sushant Singh Rajput-starrer ‘Dil Bechara’ on July 24. Other movies […]

Amazon India on Monday announced that it has stopped using single-use plastics in packaging of goods at all of its fulfilment centres across the country, sticking to its commitment made nine months ago to utilize only reusable or recyclable materials. The company has replaced bubble wrap and plastic pillows with paper dunnage and biodegradable paper […]

Organizers of a Facebookadvertising boycott campaign that has drawn support from a rapidly expanding list of major companies are now preparing to take the battle global to increase pressure on the social media company to remove hate speech. The “Stop Hate for Profit” campaign will begin calling on major companies in Europe to join the […]

Around 66% of campus graduates do not have an offer at hand, according to a survey by job portal Naukri. And out of one-third college pass-outs who had received offer letters, close to 44% confirmed that their joining dates have been delayed while another 9% saw their offers being rolled back, the survey of 1,300 […]

E-commerce major Amazon India on Sunday said it is offering close to 20,000 ‘seasonal’ or temporary employment opportunities in its customer service (CS) organisation to help customers in India and globally with a seamless online shopping experience. The new temporary positions — being added to meet the anticipated demand in customer traffic in the next […]

Some Kolkata-based delivery executives of online food aggregator Zomato staged a protest in the city on Saturday, claiming to show their anger at the firm’s China-based investor Alibaba, whose financial affiliate Ant Financial holds about 26% stake in the restaurant discovery platform. The videos of these protests which show a group of purportedly Zomato employees […]

Popular Chinese apps TikTok, Helo, Bigo Live, Likee and PubG have seen downloads fall in India, one of their largest markets globally, as the border standoff between both the nations has amplified calls for boycotting Chinese products. According to sector experts, brands will remain cautious about advertising on these Chinese apps as they risk upsetting […]