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Amazon India has introduced a sweeping reduction in seller fees, calling it a ‘structural fee change’ designed to boost small businesses and across the country. The ecommerce major has announced zero referral fees on over 12.5 crore products priced under Rs 1,000 expanding coverage more than tenfold from 1.2 crore items last year. The new…
BHILWARA: Four members of a family, including three women, died in Aloli village under the Gangapur police station area of Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district Friday morning after allegedly consuming a fuel chemical used for heating food, mistaking it for liquor, officials said.The victims had been working on contract as dishwashers at a wedding ceremony for the…
‘Fourth Wing’, Rebecca Yarros’s 2023 bestseller, heads to television with great promise. The dragon-filled fantasy romance arrives as the genre seeks new hits. Fantasy TV boasts strong entries like ‘The Wheel of Time’ and ‘Rings of Power,’ plus quieter favorites such as ‘Good Omens’ and ‘The Legend of Vox Machina.’ This Empyrean series adaptation could…
KANNUR: For nearly three decades, Hashim VP, a native of Pappinisseri, has been selling sugarcane juice outside the Jawahar Municipal Stadium in Kannur—quietly transforming his modest roadside stall into a gateway to the world.What started as a simple livelihood gradually fuelled his greatest passion: travel. Over the years, Hashim has visited 10 countries, including Israel,…
SRINAGAR: J&K Students Association (JKSA) has expressed outrage after a fresh incident in which a Kashmiri shawl seller was allegedly assaulted in Himachal Pradesh, leaving him with fractures and multiple injuries.Jehangir Ahmad, who has been selling shawls in Dehra area of Kangra district for 15 years, was allegedly thrashed, threatened, abused and told to leave…
Kashmiri shawl seller assaulted in Uttarakhand (Credits: X/@MehboobaMufti) DEHRADUN: A 28-year-old Kashmiri shawl seller was allegedly assaulted by a group of men in Kashipur, Udham Singh Nagar district, after they learnt he was from Kashmir and tried to force him to chant a slogan. The incident surfaced on Thursday after a video of the assault…
MYSURU: A 42-year-old balloon seller died and four persons, mostly tourists, sustained injuries after a jumbo cylinder used to fill balloons with helium exploded in front of the main entry gate to Mysuru Palace around 8.30pm Thursday.Ruling out foul play, police sources said the name and other details of the deceased were not immediately known….
Mumbai: Stanbik Agro, an Ahmedabad-based vegetable seller is tapping the market to raise about Rs 28 crore through BSE’s SME platform, eyeing a market capitalisation of Rs 40 crore, and market players and social media are abuzz with this offer. The company is looking to raise Rs 12.3 crore by offloading 41 lakh shares at…
As panic spread across Sydney’s Bondi Beach during a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah celebration, one man put his life on the line to stop the gunfire. His name is Ahmed al Ahmed, a 43-year-old fruit shop owner who is now being hailed as a hero for tackling and disarming one of the attackers. The…
MUMBAI: Walmart-owned Flipkart will no longer charge any commission to sellers for products priced within Rs 1,000, which covers a broad selection of the product listings on the platform. In a move that analysts say has been taken to fend off competition from value commerce player Meesho, Flipkart will also not charge commission for any…
