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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
The quick-commerce platform’s surge pricing, despite dropping its 10-minute delivery promise, means customers may be paying for riders who did not show up.
Until January 2026, Blinkit’s brand promise could be captured in five words on every app listing and billboard: “10,000+ products delivered in 10 minutes.” On 13 January, in the wake of intervention by India’s labour ministry, following the nationwide strike by gig workers on 31 December 2025, Blinkit altered its tagline to “30,000+ products delivered at your doorstep”. There was no press conference. The 10-minute promise—the founding proposition of the December 2021 rebrand from Grofers—was retired via an app update. Zepto and Swiggy Instamart followed suit within days.
While the speed guarantee has disappeared, the charge that previously accompanied it …
Bistro may look like a response to Swiggy and Rapido’s 'budget' food delivery apps, but the similarities end at affordability—the playbooks are fundamentally different.
A Delivery Hero deal will hand the American company control of "Talabat", setting off a turf war with regional rivals in the small but lucrative market.
SEBI has lowered the bar for loss-making startups to list. In that context, a company like Zepto redefines the meaning of risk in public market investing.
