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Quick commerce branding reset: Flipkart, Swiggy, Zepto stop using ‘10-minute delivery’ tagline; govt order cited

Walmart-owned Flipkart, Swiggy and IPO-bound Zepto have stopped promoting their grocery businesses as “10-minute” delivery services following a government intervention prompted by road safety concerns, according to a Reuters report.The move comes after the labour ministry, at a private meeting on Saturday, asked some companies to discontinue the “10-minute” branding amid concerns over rash driving…

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Delivery in a dash? On govt nudge, quick commerce firms begin dropping 10-minute promise; experts say it won’t hit business | Delhi News

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: In a bid to ensure safety of delivery partners and reduce pressure created by aggressive delivery timelines, govt has urged quick commerce companies to stop branding of “10-minute” delivery services. The nudge has had impact with some firms dropping timelines as their main pitch.Blinkit and Instamart have removed the claim and changes by…

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Madhya Pradesh contaminated water: A fortnight after outbreak, govt admits to 15 deaths; full scale of Indore tragedy comes to fore | Bhopal News

Full Scale Of Indore Tragedy Comes To Fore INDORE: The Madhya Pradesh govt late on Tuesday admitted to 15 deaths due to diarrhoea outbreak in Indore. The death figures were revealed in a study conducted by the state govt.Indore divisional commissioner Sudam Khade told TOI, “As many as 15 deaths were linked to diarrhoea and…

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‘Betrayal to Karnataka’: BJP slams Siddaramaiah govt; accuses Cong of choosing Rahul Gandhi over German Chancellor welcome | India News

NEW DELHI: Karnataka’s opposition BJP on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and deputy CM DK Shivakumar for allegedly prioritising Rahul Gandhi over German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who landed in Bengaluru for his visit to India.The allegations follow the Congress leaders’ presence in Mysuru to receive senior party leader Rahul Gandhi,…

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Major crackdown: Five J&K govt employees sacked over ‘terror links’; one was in ‘regular contact’ with top LeT commander | India News

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…

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Govt holds consultations with industry to beef up mobile security

NEW DELHI: The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) Sunday said that it is holding consultations with industry to work out a regulatory framework for mobile security, while assuring stakeholders that the security standards will be firmed up based on feedback.“MeitY is conducting routine stakeholder consultation on various safety compliance, EMI/EMC (electromagnetic interference/ compatibility)…

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Budget 2026: Govt should avoid hiking surcharge on super-rich, reviving wealth tax; why experts warn of capital flight

Tax experts have cautioned the government against raising the income tax surcharge on high-income individuals or reintroducing a wealth tax in the Union Budget 2026-27, warning that such moves could push wealthy taxpayers to relocate to low-tax jurisdictions and hurt investment and job creation.At present, individuals earning over Rs 50 lakh are subject to a…

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I-PAC raids: ED moves SC over ‘interference’ from Mamata govt, Bengal files counter-petition caveat; HC hearing pushed to Jan 14 | India News

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday moved the Supreme Court alleging interference and obstruction by the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government during search operations at the Kolkata headquarters of political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee(I-PAC) and the residence of its director Pratik Jain. Meanwhile, the state government filed a caveat seeking to be…

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