Industry body files complaint against e-commerce companies for flouting FDI rulesAccording to new FDI rules introduced in March this year, DIPP had classified the marketplace model as a B2B activity in which 100 per cent...
10 Aug, 2016, 06.12 PM IST
CAIT writes to DIPP citing FDI voilation by e-commerce marketplaces like Flipkart and AmazonCAIT has said the advertisements issued by the marketplaces in past few days amounts to soliciting customers at their portals and influenci...
10 Aug, 2016, 05.00 PM IST
How Flipkart clinched Jabong from Snapdeal in just 3 daysThis is the backroom story how Flipkart swooped down to clinch the Jabong acquisition in just three days.
27 Jul, 2016, 01.08 PM IST
Government permits 100% FDI in e-commerce market places, but with ridersCritically, a clause bars marketplaces from offering discounts on their own — these have to come from the vendors on the platforms.
30 Mar, 2016, 01.18 PM IST
DIPP likely to back ecommerce companies in legal tussle with footwear firmsThe government is likely to back ecommerce companies in the their legal tussle with the Footwear Manufacturers and Retailers Association (A...
03 Dec, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Delhi HC refuses order against ecommerce firms Snapdeal, Myntra on FDI rules violations; seeks ED probeHC has refused to pass any interim order against 21 ecommerce firms over allegations that they violated India’s foreign direct investment r...
21 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Delhi HC orders ED to probe whether ecommerce companies like Snapdeal, Jabong, Myntra have flouted FDI rulesThe court was hearing a case filed against the government by shoe shop owners on the grounds that India bars overseas capital in the sector.
20 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Commerce Minister asks RBI, Enforcement Directorate to probe if top e-tailers like Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal flouted rulesThe Commerce Ministry has requested ED and RBI to examine whether e-commerce majors violated FDI rules by engaging in business-to-consumers...
01 Nov, 2015, 10.53 AM IST
Ecommerce companies like Flipkart, Amazon violated FDI Norms: Delhi High CourtFootwear makers allege violations by online marketplaces such as Flipkart & Amazon in plea; Delhi HC asks govt to reply to its notice in 2 ...
24 Sep, 2015, 10.28 AM IST
Delhi High Court sees violation of FDI norms by e-commerce companiesDelhi High Court on Wednesday observed that there has been "a prima facie violation" of foreign investment regulations by ecommerce compani...
24 Sep, 2015, 04.42 AM IST
Retailers plan to move Delhi High Court after failing to get clarity from Centre on FDI“We did meet the government once and nothing happened after that. We will have to take a call as a group,” said Kishore Biyani.
22 Sep, 2015, 06.17 AM IST
Retailers seek probe into foreign investment violation by ecommerce firmsRetailers are seeking a government probe into possible foreign investment violation by ecommerce firms for allegedly funneling foreign capi...
07 Aug, 2015, 06.06 AM IST
Retailers body meets Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on FDI issueRetailers Association of India has repeatedly called for a level-playing field for all retail channels in the context of FDI into their ven...
10 Jul, 2015, 03.17 AM IST
FDI tussle triggers debate on marketplace definition; Flipkart, Snapdeal oppose opening up India's ecommerce sector to 100% FDICompanies such as Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal operate as marketplaces in India thus allowing any retailer or trader to sell goods on thei...
26 May, 2015, 01.34 PM IST
Big retailers vs e-commerce portals: If no decision taken in four months, can approach court again, says Delhi HCCompanies that run physical stores had filed a petition seeking a level playing field with online retailers on foreign direct investment ru...
21 May, 2015, 04.13 AM IST
Nirmala Sitharaman, stakeholders discuss FDI in e-commerce sectorThe minister would also hold meetings with some state governments, particularly on taxation and definition of e-commerce.
15 May, 2015, 04.46 AM IST
No foreign investment in business-to-consumer ecommerce for now“If you allow FDI in B2C (businesses selling to consumers) today, Indian entrepreneur ventures like Flipkart and Snapdeal will get finished...
20 Dec, 2014, 05.25 AM IST