Netflix, Amazon, JioCinema-Backed Group Protests New Tobacco Warning Rules in India

Netflix, Amazon, JioCinema-Backed Group Protests New Tobacco Warning Rules in India

An Indian group representing Netflix, Amazon and Disney has told the government its new tobacco warning rules are impossible to implement for streaming giants and will impinge on content creators’ freedom of expression, a letter seen by Reuters showed. As part of India’s anti-tobacco drive, the health ministry last month…

Netflix, Disney, Amazon, JioCinema to Challenge Tobacco Warning Rules for Streaming Services in India

Netflix, Disney, Amazon, JioCinema to Challenge Tobacco Warning Rules for Streaming Services in India

Streaming giants Netflix, Amazon, and Disney on Friday privately discussed a possible legal challenge and other ways to stall India’s new tobacco warning rules, amid fears they will need to edit millions of hours of existing web content, sources said. The pushback is the latest headache for streaming giants in…

Government Plans Action Against Google Over Abuse of Market Position

Government Plans Action Against Google Over Abuse of Market Position

India’s government plans to take action against Alphabet‘s Google after an antitrust watchdog last year found the group to have abused its market position by indulging in anti-competitive practices, a top IT minister told Reuters. India’s antitrust body in October fined Google $275 million (nearly Rs. 2,280 crore) in two…

Centre Issues Order Against Amazon, Flipkart, Other E-Commerce Sites for Selling Seat Belt Alarm Stopper Clips

Centre Issues Order Against Amazon, Flipkart, Other E-Commerce Sites for Selling Seat Belt Alarm Stopper Clips

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued orders against the top five e-commerce platforms for selling car seat belt alarm stopper clips. Authorities found that such clips were being blatantly sold on several e-commerce platforms. The clips compromise the life and safety of consumers by stopping the alarm beep…

ONDC Expands Its Operations to 236 Cities, Adds More Than 36,000 Merchants: CEO

ONDC Expands Its Operations to 236 Cities, Adds More Than 36,000 Merchants: CEO

The Indian government’s open e-commerce network ONDC has expanded its operations into 236 cities in the country while adding more than 36,000 merchants, a senior company official said on Thursday. The government launched the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) last year to give small businesses and retailers access to…

Amazon Great Summer Sale 2023 Now Live for Prime Members: Best Offers on Mobile Phones

Amazon Great Summer Sale 2023 Now Live for Prime Members: Best Offers on Mobile Phones

Amazon Great Summer Sale 2023 is now live in India for Amazon Prime subscribers. The seasonal sale brings offers and discounts for new handsets from different brands including Apple, Samsung, OnePlus, Redmi and Vivo. The sale will open up to all shoppers, or non-Prime from May 4 starting 12pm. ICICI…

iPhones, AirPods Replaced With Replicas by E-Commerce Delivery Executive in Gurugram

iPhones, AirPods Replaced With Replicas by E-Commerce Delivery Executive in Gurugram

A delivery executive of an e-commerce firm allegedly stole 10 iPhones by replacing them with dummy phones on the way to deliver them to the customer here, police said on Thursday. Station in-charge of Matrix Finance Solution, which delivers Amazon‘s parcel, Ravi in his complaint alleged that on March 27…