Sukoon Healthcare, a healthcare start-up with offices in Gurgaon, has received a $15 million investment from global private equity company Lightrock India. The money will be used to extend its activities across several locations, offer more specialised services, and build its network by working with other businesses already active in this market. Despite neither party […]

The Union Labour Ministry has notified IT and e-commerce giant Amazon about the recent layoffs in India. The company has been summoned by A Anjanappa, the deputy chief labour commissioner, to question the voluntary separation programme (VSP). Smitha Sharma, the public policy manager for Amazon, has been asked to a hearing on November 23. Amazon’s

Chingari, an Indian competitor to Tik Tok, has introduced a content monetisation scheme for its users and artists.  The cost of the daily, weekly, and monthly plans is, respectively, Rs 20, Rs 30, and Rs 100. The business claimed in a statement that by making this change, the creators’ community will be able to double

According to Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh, the government would release frameworks the next week to combat fake reviews and unverified star ratings on e-commerce websites, and hotel and travel booking platforms. Consumers largely rely on reviews placed on platforms to see the opinions and experiences of people who have already purchased the goods

Zomato Ltd., a food aggregator company with its headquarters in Gurugram, announced on Friday that Mohit Gupta, a co-founder, had left the organisation after nearly five years. Before being promoted to co-founder in May 2020, Gupta was the segment’s chief executive and is credited with starting from scratch Zomato’s meal delivery operations. “I remain a

The Department of Consumer Affairs in India is in favour of giving all electronics, including wearables, a standard charging connector. India’s action comes a few months after European Union regulations mandating and approving the introduction of a single universal charger for a variety of electronic devices, including Apple iPhones, were imposed and approved. Only a

Elon Musk, the new CEO of Twitter, reversed the company’s previous decision to enable workers to work remotely by ending the company’s permanent work-from-home policy and asking them to come into the office. Additionally, Musk has informed his staff that “tough times” are coming.  According to Bloomberg, Musk sent a direct email to Twitter employees