Amazon Layoffs 30,000 Corporate Jobs Starting Tuesday
India’s biggest online store, Amazon, has decided to eliminate employees from high-profile jobs such as human resources and other divisions beginning on Tuesday. The company expected to cut 30,000 corporate jobs, which represent a small portion of Amazon’s 1.55 million total employees, but a significant portion, about 10%, of its 3,50,000 corporate employees. Amazon is…
Sumit
Amazon, Flipkart’s Biggest Sale Opens at Rs 60,700 Cr
Indian festivals are driving e-commerce growth, with Amazon and Flipkart experiencing high traffic during their major sales events, including Big Billion Days and the Great Indian Festival. A mix of GST reductions, Gen Z shoppers, and high-value purchases has created the perfect environment for the year’s biggest festival season. Indian online sales have marked a…
Yash Sharma
Amazon Steps into India’s $15 Billion Diagnostics Business
Amazon India launched Amazon Diagnostics, an at-home healthcare service for booking lab tests, scheduling appointments, and accessing digital reports via the Amazon app. Initially accessible in Bengaluru, Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Mumbai, and Hyderabad, this service encompasses 450 PIN codes and more than 800 diagnostic tests. Customers have the option to request doorstep sample collection within…
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Amazon to invest $233M in India to Expand Operations Infrastructure
In 2025, Amazon will spend over 20 billion rupees ($233 million) in India to expand and modernise its operations infrastructure, increase the technology used in its fulfillment network and enhance the safety of delivery, it said on Thursday. The investment comes in addition to the earlier investments that Amazon had made to establish an operations…
Amazon Prime Cookies: Take Control of Your Streaming
Understanding Amazon Prime cookies is crucial for enhancing your Prime Video experience in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. These cookies, essentially data files, play a pivotal role in shaping what you see, how fast it loads, and the recommendations you receive. Whether you’re seeking to optimise your Prime Video experience or exploring the concept of…
Himanshu
Tech Firms Urged H-1B Visa Holders to Stay in U.S.
Indian professionals working in the U.S. are facing new challenges. Major tech companies, including Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, and others, have issued urgent advisories for their H-1B visa holders. These advisories urge employees not to leave the country due to the rising concern that it may affect their re-entry. This uncertainty stems from U.S….
ABHYUDAYA MITTAL
Amazon to Invest in Maharashtra’s Cloud Infrastructure
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s cloud computing division, has announced an investment of approximately $8.2 billion in Maharashtra over the next five years. The investment amount is expected to grow by $24.2 billion by 2028, per the Information Technology Ministry. “Along with the investment, there will be significant employment growth,” Minister of Electronics and Information…
Shipra Prajapati
Zomato Rebrands As Eternal – Introduces New Logo
The Indian multinational restaurant aggregator and food delivery company Zomato introduced a new logo on Thursday, February 6, 2025, and shared that it has renamed itself “Eternal.” This move comes after 2 years since the company began using the new name internally. The Eternal company comprises four major businesses: Zomato, the food delivery company; Blinkit,…
ED Raids Amazon And Flipkart Sellers, But Why?
Recently, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted a raid on 19 premises of the main sellers of Amazon and Flipkart. The names of the vendors are yet to be revealed. These raids were administered in Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Panchkula of Haryana. Multiple complaints were received about both e-commerce platforms violating India’s FDI (Foreign Direct…
India’s Game Changing Spectrum Decision: What Next?
On Tuesday, the government of India made a milestone decision in the ongoing debate over spectrum allocation. According to the government’s official statement, India will allocate the spectrums for satellite via administrative means, probably setting a price payable on a first-come, first-serve basis rather than the traditional auction route. This news comes hours after Elon…
Suryansh