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Only three e-commerce platforms have minimum wage policy: study

Grim working conditions for India's gig workers revealed by Fairwork India's fifth annual study across 12 e-commerce platforms. Only three platforms had minimum wage policy, two had external audits to check for biases, and none provided living wage. Five Fairwork principles examined, with two platforms not receiving any points. No…

ICC ODI World Cup: Food delivery boy to bowl in nets for the Netherlands

ICC ODI World Cup: Food delivery boy to bowl in nets for the Netherlands

CHENNAI: On Monday, Lokesh Kumar was going about his business as a Swiggy food delivery executive in Chennai. About 48 hours later, the 29-year-old finds himself a part of the Netherlands support-staff as a net bowler, trying to help the minnows prepare against spin in their pre World Cup camp…

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Haldiram’s first train-themed restaurant of Andhra Pradesh opened in Vijayawada

Haldiram’s first train-themed restaurant of Andhra Pradesh opened in Vijayawada

Haldiram’s, makers of traditional snacks and sweets, opened its first outlet in Andhra Pradesh, ‘Haldiram’s on Wheels’, on the premises of Vijayawada railway station on September 19 (Tuesday). After Nagpur, Vijayawada is the second city in India where the Haldiram’s has opened a train-themed restaurant. The restaurant remains open round…

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The dangerous road to doorstep delivery in Bengaluru

Delivery workers in Bengaluru face multiple safety issues, from robberies to harassment. Companies are taking steps to ensure their safety, but more needs to be done. Govt. schemes and unionization can help create a healthier, safer work culture.

Filmmakers Mridul Nair and Sajimon on directing the viral Onam ad for a food delivery platform

onam ad celebrating the flavours of onam directed by malayalam filmmakers mridul nair and sajimon goes viral

Innovation and exploitation: India’s e-commerce boom threatens to upend local businesses and workers’ rights

While online shopping explodes in the world’s biggest country, traditional companies are struggling to adapt

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Watch | What is unique about Hyderabadi Biryani?

The Hyderabadi Biryani is ubiquitous such that the food delivery app Swiggy said it delivered 3.5 lakh biryanis on New Year’s Eve in 2022-23 across the country, with 75.4% of consumers choosing Hyderabadi Biryani.

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Indian state’s new tax on digital platforms sets gig workers against firms

Indian state’s new tax on digital platforms sets gig workers against firms

The new law will impose a tax on each transaction on digital platforms to fund welfare scheme for gig workers.

Commentary: Laid off from Silicon Valley? Try public service

The last few months have not been good for tech workers. Groupon laid off 500 employees, Spotify axed 600, Yahoo nixed 1,600, Paypal cut 2,000, Salesforce let go of 7,000, Microsoft fired 10,000, and Alphabet — Google’s parent company — parted ways with 12,000. Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram,…

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Orders on ONDC grow rapidly as India Post gears up to join in

Orders on ONDC grow rapidly as India Post gears up to join in

Orders have grown rapidly, as ONDC’s architecture poses a looming threat to online retail and quick delivery apps

Swiggy CTO Dale Vaz resigns, will start his entrepreneurial venture

Swiggy CTO Dale Vaz resigns, will start his entrepreneurial venture

NEW DELHI: Online food delivery platform Swiggy on Monday confirmed that its chief technology officer (CTO) Dale Vaz has decided to move on to pursue his entrepreneurial venture.

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Swiggy appoints 3 independent directors on its board

Swiggy appoints 3 independent directors on its board

NEW DELHI: On-demand convenience delivery platform Swiggy on Monday announced appointments of three independent directors, including TAFE chairman and MD Mallika Srinivasan, on its board.

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Hyderabad: Customer’s Pet Dog Attacks Swiggy Delivery Boy, Falls Off The Building, Dies

Hyderabad: Customer’s Pet Dog Attacks Swiggy Delivery Boy, Falls Off The Building, Dies

A Swiggy food delivery boy succumbed to injuries in a hospital after he fell from a building while escaping an alleged attack by a pet dog. Read on for details:

War of billboards: How new year promo ads turned political

War of billboards: How new year promo ads turned political

NEW DELHI: It all started with unusual and funny commercial advertisements by three brands to celebrate the new year. However, it soon assumed political overtones and became a slugfest between three prominent parties.

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Swiggy's losses jump 2X to Rs 3,629 crore in FY22, layoffs coming

NEW DELHI: Online food delivery platform Swiggy's losses doubled to Rs 3,629 crore in FY22 compared to Rs 1,617 crore in the last fiscal year.

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Swiggy may layoff 250 employees in December, more to follow: Report

NEW DELHI: Food and grocery delivery firm Swiggy may fire up to 250 employees in December, the Economic Times reported quoting sources.

Kochi’s Swiggy strike: Another chapter in the continuing struggle of gig workers

It’s been 11 days since 5,000 Swiggy employees went on strike in Kerala’s Kochi demanding higher remuneration and labour benefits. Even as negotiations orchestrated by the district labour officials broke down, the online delivery platform insisted that it gives its workers “consistent and reliable income opportunities”.

Swiggy delivery executives go on strike, demands better pay structure

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Road Accident: Swiggy deliveryman killed as SUV hits bike

A Swiggy deliveryman was killed when a minor driving an MG Hector SUV hit his bike at Desh Bandhu Gupta Road on Friday night. Police have apprehended the minor. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Wipro chairman Rishad Premji calls moonlighting 'cheating'

BENGALURU: Moonlighting seems to have divided traditional tech companies and new age ones. Wipro chairman Rishad Premji has described it as cheating.

Heatwave fee for Asia's gig workers does little to cool climate stress

HO CHI MINH CITY/BANGKOK: As a heatwave engulfed northern and central Vietnam earlier this month, customers reaching for their phones to order food or a ride on the Grab app learned they would have to pay a surcharge.

Competition issues | Paytm, Oyo and Zomato founders among tech firms officials to meet parliamentary panel

Competition Commission of India is already probing various cases, especially in the digital space, following complaints of alleged unfair business practices

A look at Garuda, the drone startup behind Swiggy’s air-delivery plans

Chennai-based Garuda Aerospace’s founder and& CEO Agnishwar Jayaprakash tells us about the company’s roadmap to redefining delivery service in India

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Govt asks Swiggy, Zomato and others to submit plans in 15 days for improving complaint redressal

NEW DELHI: The government on Monday asked online food business operators like Swiggy and Zomato to submit a proposal within 15 days on improving their consumer grievance redressal mechanism amid rising complaints from customers.

Government asks Swiggy, Zomato and others to submit plans in 15 days for improving complaint redressal

The Department of Consumer Affairs will soon hold a meeting with edtech firms like Byju's and Unacademy amid complaints that these platforms put extra study pressure on schools

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