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Zomato & Swiggy may continue ₹10 fee after festivities
Zomato and Swiggy are likely to continue charging customers the increased platform fee of ₹10 per order even after the festive season ends, sources aware of the matter told FE.
Tata Elxsi joins Qualcomm for future mobility
TATA ELXSI PLANS to collaborate with Qualcomm Technologies to develop and leverage virtual models of Snapdragon Digital Chassis solutions for cloud-native application development.
India's Smartphone Market to Hit $50-bn Milestone in 2025
THE COUNTRY'S SMARTPHONE market is expected to cross $50 billion (₹4.3 lakh crore) in value in 2025, according to Counterpoint Research.
GenAI Intensifies Pricing Pressure on IT Sector
The rapid adoption of generative AI (GenAI) is reshaping spending patterns in the IT services industry; however, this technological shift is intensifying pricing pressures for providers.
Weak demand to keep revenue growth of FMCG firms muted
● Analysts see slower volume growth from weak urban demand
Zepto Sets Up New Entity to Shift to Marketplace Model
Zepto has set up a new entity, Zepto Marketplace, to rejig its operations from a B2B model to a marketplace model, according to people in the know.
Vande Bharat sleeper trains set for May launch
WITH SUCCESSFUL TRIALS of the Vande Bharat sleeper trains at a peak speed of 180 kmph, the railways is gearing up to upgrade its premium long-distance passenger services.
Govt boosts gas supplies to CGD firms, stocks rise
SHARE PRICES OF City Gas Distribution (CGD) companies, including Indraprastha Gas, Mahanagar Gas, and Gujarat Gas, surged by up to 6% on Friday, recovering from intraday lows.
MSP Paddy Purchases Cross Last Year's Level
DESPITE A SLUGGISH commencement of procurement caused by storage crunch in Punjab, the government's paddy procurement for the 2024-25 season (October-September) has surpassed 48.3 million tonne (MT), slightly higher than last year.
Major infra, slum redevelopment plans for Mumbai North in 2025
UNION MINISTER PIYUSH Goyal has said slum redevelopment, and fast-tracking key projects like road and railway line extensions, are among the major initiatives planned this year to significantly transform the urban landscape of his Lok Sabha constituency.
CPSE dividend receipts at 86% of FY25 target
Dividends likely to exceed the Budget target by a decent margin
Import of oil from Russia falls 13% in Dec
INDIA'S IMPORT OF Russian crude oil declined by 13.2% to 1.39 million barrels per day in December against 1.61 million barrels per day in November, data from Vortexa showed.
EVs Don't Need Additional Subsidies
● Industry demands infrastructure status for battery charging facilities
India looking for deep ties with Trump govt: Goyal
India looking for deep ties with Trump govt: Goyal
Govt open to make it easier for startups to return to India
THE GOVERNMENT IS open to ideas to make it easier for startups that have migrated overseas to return, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.
White-collar hiring up 9% in December
AI/ML, OIL & GAS, FMCG MAJOR GROWTH DRIVERS
Manu, Gukesh Among 4 to Be Awarded Khel Ratna
DOUBLE OLYMPIC-MEDAL-LIST Manu Bhaker and chess world champion D Gukesh were among four winners of the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award announced by the Sports Ministry, which also named an unprecedented 17 para-athletes in the list of 32 Arjuna awardees to honour their resounding success at the Paris Paralympics.
Captain Rohit to miss Sydney Test, 'opts to rest'
THE EARLY HINT of India captain Rohit Sharma sitting out of the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Sydney came from head coach Gautam Gambhir.
Climate Change Mitigation Needs Funding
At the fourth edition of the IE Thinc: CITIES series, presented by The Indian Express with Omidyar Network India and moderated by Amitabh Sinha, Editor (Climate and Science), panellists discussed how municipal bodies can leverage capital markets to solve climate-related problems
Norms for capex release...
THE BALANCE OF ₹55,000 crore is untied advances to states for projects identified by the states.
Indices soar nearly 2%
EQUITY INDICES OF China, Hong Kong, and Thailand declined by up to 2.66%, while Indonesia (up 1.18%), Australia (up 0.53%), and Singapore (up 0.35%) ended with gains.
When Big Idea Met Big Tech
AI IN ADVERTISING
Rein in tax terrorism
WE NEED A TRANSPARENT SYSTEM THAT CURBS LITIGATION AND A QUICK RESOLUTION PROCESS
A 'Made in China' crisis awaits big auto
When Jaguar's \"COPY nothing\" brand reboot hit late last year, one self-styled car enthusiast replied on X: \"What the actual hell is this?\" Jaguar's response: \"The future.\" That remains to be seen. But the ad, unfamiliar and unsettling, does at least work as a portent of what's coming for the global auto industry.
H-1B Visa Flip-Flop
Trump must convince hardliners that giving US access to the world's best and brightest is essential to its future
Lessons from Manmohan Singh
Singh, as an RBI governor living through the permissive 1980s, understood the value of fiscal conservatism and implemented it as finance minister
New Orleans attack: Accused was inspired by Islamic State
A Tesla Cybertruck exploded in flames outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on Wednesday, killing the driver and injuring seven others, and the FBI was investigating whether the blast was an act of terrorism, officials said.
China's Late-Year EV Sales Boom Gives Way to Rocky 2025
CHINESE ELECTRIC VEHICLE makers led by BYD saw a late-2024 sales boom that's set to give way to another bruising year as carmakers face risks to demand both at home and abroad.
US Jobless Claims Fall to Eight-Month Low
INITIAL APPLICATIONS FOR US unemployment capped 2024 at an eight-month low, reflecting the relatively muted levels of job cuts in a labor market that has remained surprisingly resilient.
Europe, Asia factories end 2024 on weak footing
FACTORY ACTIVITY IN Asia and Europe ended 2024 on a soft note as expectations for the new year soured amid growing trade risks from a second Donald Trump presidency and China's fragile economic recovery.