From kirana to currency: Small towns are scrambling for dollarsSmall towns now lead India's foreign exchange demand, surpassing major cities. This shift indicates rising prosperity and global lifestyle ...
From freebie to luxury: Coriander prices spike after rain disrupts Nashik supply chainFresh coriander prices have significantly increased due to heavy rains. Supplies from key producing regions like Nashik were disrupted by f...
Career warning for Gen Z: How IT industry's AI obsession will create a purchasing power crisis, Zoho's Sridhar Vembu explainsZoho co-founder and Chief Scientist Sridhar Vembu has warned that the IT industry's growing focus on AI is reducing new hiring, as companie...
IT industry not creating new jobs, funds diverted to AI, data centre costs: Sridhar VembuIn a post on social media platform X, Vembu noted that while the IT industry, including Zoho, has avoided large-scale layoffs, it has faile...
AI, data centre costs are slowing IT hiring, Zoho Founder Sridhar VembuZoho Corporation's founder notes IT job growth is slowing significantly. Funds are now diverted to rising artificial intelligence and data ...
Ex-Myntra chief Nandita Sinha named Swiggy Instamart CEO; Amitesh Jha exitsSinha joins at a time when Instamart has been losing market share even as it attempts to contain its mounting losses. A Flipkart group vete...
SC urged to hear PIL against promise, distribution of freebies by political partiesThe Supreme Court heard a plea to seize symbols or deregister parties promising freebies. Lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay urged an early hearing fo...
Taxation simplified for influencers: Correct ITR form, tax regime to grey zone areas, key checks and tax traps creators must watch out forIndian influencers and gig workers face significant tax compliance challenges. Many struggle with tracking income and claiming eligible ded...
US Independence Day: As America gears up for its 250th Independence Day, check Fourth of July grocery deals and discountsAs America gears up for its 250th Independence Day, major retailers are rolling out significant Fourth of July deals. Expect substantial sa...
Delhivery gets ecommerce bump; Amazon shakes up qcommDelhivery CEO Sahil Barua said ecommerce deliveries are leading the company’s growth. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
Amazon, Flipkart spark quick commerce price war as Blinkit, Instamart hold the lineIndia’s quick-commerce market is back in a discounting spiral. Amazon and Flipkart are turning up the heat, but incumbents Blinkit and Swig...
Question is affordability, whether other expenditure can benefit people more than freebies: CEA Nageswaran pitches for focused welfare interventionsNageswaran said the issue should be looked at sensibly rather than on an emotional plane and the question that needs to be asked is if it i...
The freebies debate: Genesis, definition and impact on welfare & economyThe power of Election Commission to fight freebies has remained vague and limited. There have only been a few instances where the EC exerci...
Freebies at cost of taxpayers' money may push state towards "imminent bankruptcy": SCObserving that issues raised before it require an "extensive" hearing, the top court said though all promises cannot be equated with freebi...
Power gencos seek to join debate in SC over freebiesThe writ petition filed by the Association of Power Producers (APP) sought the court's intervention "in the financially crippling crisis fa...
Don't let freebies be a crutchThe debate on freebie politics has to be a debate on how policies that foster the 'spirit of enterprise' are morally and ethically - not to...
A fundamental problem of democracies: What constitutes good and bad freebies?Democracy helps countries choose the right priorities. But it can also spur myopic competition in freebies that destroys economies, as in S...