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The House of Makeba: The Gujarat Brand Redefining Experiential Vegetarian Dining Across India

For a long time across India, vegetarian dining carried stereotypes - traditional, predictable, and limited in imagination. Gujarat, in particular, carried the reputation of “simple comfort food.” Today, the city’s diners want cuisine that excites, spaces that inspire, and experiences worth remembering.

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More two-wheelers, gig workers under pressure: In India, 9 bike riders die every hour

Indian roads are increasingly becoming more dangerous for its most vulnerable users, an IndiaSpend analysis of national data shows. In a decade to 2023, road accident deaths increased 24 percent to about 173,000, but pedestrian deaths nearly tripled, those of two-wheeler riders nearly doubled, and cyclist deaths rose 13 percent.

Newslaundry

Zomato Founder Deepinder Goyal Launches $25M Initiative To Redefine Human Aging And Conscious Evolution

Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal announced on Saturday a personal investment of $25 million to launch Continue Research, a scientific collective focused on extending healthy human lifespan through open-access discovery.

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Sweat, surveillance, and silence: Lives at the margins of India’s quick e-commerce boom

At 6 am, with the sun just rising over Delhi, Akash Singh* is already on the move. A Zepto delivery worker, he zigzags between Laxmi Nagar and Mayur Vihar, chasing the shifting incentive targets set by the app.

Newslaundry

India to force restaurants to disclose if they use ‘analogue paneer’ in fake cheese crackdown

‘Analogue paneer’ is a non-dairy substitute for cottage cheese made of vegetable oils, starch, and emulsifiers

The Independent UK

Geekflare’s This Week in Business Tech: Microsoft, Zomato Nugget, Salesforce, and More

Last week was packed with updates in the business tech world. Microsoft launched its AI protection, Salesforce unveiled its Spring '25 updates; SAP

Geekflare

Zomato Launches Nugget, an AI-Powered Solution for Customer Support

Zomato introduces Nugget, an AI-driven customer support platform, marking the company's first B2B offering from Zomato Labs. The no-code platform promises

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Indian grocery delivery app’s ambulance service sparks debate over worker exploitation

Blinkit’s 10-minute ambulance service prompts questions about gig worker treatment, healthcare privatisation, and emergency service reliability

The Independent UK

Tech CEO Blasted for Asking Candidates to Pay Him Thousands to Apply for Unpaid Role; Now Insists It Was Just a Stunt

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal sparked outrage by advertising a chief of staff role that required candidates to pay a fee and work unpaid for a year.

Latin Times

Food delivery app CEO’s bizarre ad seeking chief of staff without pay gets 10k responses

Candidate, if hired, must also pay company nearly £19,000

The Independent UK

How Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal met his wife Grecia Munoz: Their love story

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal often makes the headlines-- be it for his hush-hush wedding with Mexican model-entrepreneur Grecia Munoz or more recently, his unusual job listing for the position of Head of Staff in his office. What amused people lately about the job posting was that instead of offering the…

The Times of India

Hafta letters: EY employee’s death, toxic work culture, journalism

Hello Abhinandan,I have been a big supporter of you and Newslaundry for the past two or three years. I especially love the collaboration with The News Minute and I am excitedly looking forward to the collaboration with East Mojo. I also have feedback. It may sting personally, but I hope…

Newslaundry

India’s gig workers remain undocumented, unprotected

Savita* was shocked to discover that her Urban Company ID had been blocked in February 2023 because she did not meet the monthly target of 40 clients. “My mother-in-law passed away and I took a break of one month from work. I was left without any means of income,” the…

Newslaundry

‘Destruction of jobs’: India election turns spotlight on a dream gone sour

India’s workforce is becoming more informalised and the quality of employment has suffered since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Al Jazeera

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‘Pure veg fleet’: How Indian food app Zomato sparked a caste, purity debate

Delivery workers worry that vegetarian-only fleets today could pave the way for caste-based delivery systems tomorrow.

The Hindu

Zomato drops ‘pure’ from its vegetarian-only feature

Zomato clarifies changes to "Pure Veg Mode" to avoid discrimination, ensuring no impact on delivery partners' earnings.

The Hindu

Zomato says its new ‘pure veg’ fleet will continue to wear red instead of green as originally announced

Zomato introduces pure vegetarian delivery fleet in red uniforms to cater to specific dietary preferences.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Congress plans to reach every household with 25 guarantees and ‘paanch nyay’; Lokpal orders CBI probe into charges against Mahua Moitra, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on March 20, 2024

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The Hindu

Zomato brings ‘pure veg’ fleet, draws criticism from public

Zomato ‘’pure-veg’’ fleet: Zomato launches "pure veg" delivery fleet, sparking controversy over potential discrimination against delivery partners.

The Times of India

India pacer Deepak Chahar alleges 'new fraud' by food delivery giant; company responds

NEW DELHI: Team India and Chennai Super Kings pacer Deepak Chahar on Saturday shared his poor experience with food delivery giant Zomato, alleging he did not receive the order placed via the app and instead the company showed the parcel as delivered.

International Business Times

Indian Tech Startups Head For The Markets In 2024, After Dodging Funding Winter

India's startup ecosystem is a vibrant and exciting space, bursting with potential and brimming with success stories.

The Guardian - UK

Frustrated Indian food delivery driver heads out on horse after fuel queues

Zomato rider resorts to horsepower in Hyderabad after truckers’ strike causes fuel shortage and traffic jams

Dynamite News

Outlook 2024: With no apparent hurdles on horizon, road seems clear for stock investors

Cumulatively, the past 12 months have been stellar for investors who parked their money in Indian stocks. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Only three e-commerce platforms have minimum wage policy: study

Grim working conditions for India's gig workers revealed by Fairwork India's fifth annual study across 12 e-commerce platforms. Only three platforms had minimum wage policy, two had external audits to check for biases, and none provided living wage. Five Fairwork principles examined, with two platforms not receiving any points. No…

The Hindu

Haldiram’s first train-themed restaurant of Andhra Pradesh opened in Vijayawada

Haldiram’s, makers of traditional snacks and sweets, opened its first outlet in Andhra Pradesh, ‘Haldiram’s on Wheels’, on the premises of Vijayawada railway station on September 19 (Tuesday). After Nagpur, Vijayawada is the second city in India where the Haldiram’s has opened a train-themed restaurant. The restaurant remains open round…

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