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U.P. Police to join hands with e-commerce portal to curb online shopping scams

U.P. Police and Amazon India have agreed to educate online consumers about their rights and raise awareness about safe shopping practices.

There is a significant surge in online transactions post-Covid, said police. (Representational photo)

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Updated on May 30, 2023 06:23 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Amazon lays off 500 employees in India: Reports

The layoffs have been carried out as part of the 9,000 global job cuts announced by CEO Andy Jassy in March, reports said.

The tech giant, however, is yet to confirm the layoffs. (Reuters File Photo)

india news

Published on May 16, 2023 11:47 AM IST

ByHT News Desk, New Delhi

OPPO's F17 Pro available at discount of ₹10,000. Check details

The phone has an MRP of ₹25,990 but can be purchased for a lower price from Amazon.

The deal for OPPO F17 Pro is live on Amazon India (oppo.com)

technology

Published on Mar 19, 2023 06:20 PM IST

ByHT News Desk, New Delhi

Amazon's Alexa turns 5 in India, can now speak in male voice too

Amazon, in a statement marking the milestone, said millions of customers across India have purchased Echo devices.

Users can change Alexa's voice by saying

technology

Published on Feb 24, 2023 07:00 AM IST

PTI | | Posted by Ritu Maria Johny

Man receives wrong book in online delivery with a sorry note from the seller

When someone ordered a book online, he received something else and a sorry note from the seller. Read to know what happened next.

Man orders book online instead receives something else.(Twitter/@kashflyy)

trending

Published on Feb 23, 2023 01:22 PM IST

ByVrinda Jain

Woman orders electric toothbrush worth ₹12,000 online, receives chaat masala

A woman ordered an electric toothbrush online. However, when she received the packet she grew suspicious about it. Upon checking, she found chaat masala inside it.

Woman receives chaat masala instead of the electric toothbrush she ordered online. (Twitter/@badassflowerbby)

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Published on Feb 15, 2023 12:25 PM IST

ByVrinda Jain

Amazon, Flipkart issued notices for selling drugs without licence: Report

The show-cause notice dated February 8 by DCGI V G Somani cited a Delhi High Court order dated December 12, 2018, which prohibits online sales of medicines without a licence.

business

Updated on Feb 12, 2023 07:37 PM IST

PTI |

Get iQOO 9 Pro 5G from Amazon at less than ₹60,000. Check details

The deal is available on two variants of the phone, both of which have an MRP of more than ₹70,000.

technology

Published on Jan 27, 2023 02:01 PM IST

ByHT News Desk, New Delhi

Want to buy a 5G device? Get this phone for less than ₹1,500 on Amazon

The iQOO Z6 Lite 5G has a maximum retail price (MRP) of ₹18,999.

The iQOO Z6 Lite 5G (Image: Live Hindustan)

technology

Published on Jan 09, 2023 05:56 PM IST

ByHT News Desk, New Delhi

Get this ₹33,999 Xiaomi 5G phone for less than ₹10,000. Check details

The deal is available on Amazon India, and on the 8GB RAM + 128GB internal storage variant.

technology

Published on Dec 29, 2022 12:03 PM IST

ByHT News Desk, New Delhi

After DCW's notice on acid availability, Flipkart spox says ‘seller blacklisted’

A spokesperson of Flipkart, news agency ANI reported, said that the company condemns the incident and is extending all possible support to the police investigators.

Delhi police arrested three accused involved in a case of acid attack, in Delhi, Wednesday, December 14, 2022. (PTI Photo/Delhi Police)

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Updated on Dec 15, 2022 11:06 PM IST

BySharangee Dutta, New Delhi

Want to buy a 5G smartphone from OnePlus? Get these from OnePlus Community Sale

On Tuesday, the shopping festival began on Amazon, and will conclude on Sunday.

OnePlus Community Sale went live on Tuesday and will conclude on Sunday (Representational Image)

technology

Published on Dec 13, 2022 04:27 PM IST

ByHT News Desk, New Delhi

Govt to probe spate of resignations at Amazon

The labour ministry will set up an inquiry to find out whether the recent spate of resignations at Amazon India constituted layoffs that violate labour laws or terms of service.

The ministry had sent a notice to Amazon India last week after receiving a complaint of mass layoffs in violation of laws made to labour minister Bhupender Yadav by the Nascent Information Technology Employees’ Senate (NITES), a collective of IT professionals that has over 18,000 members

business

Updated on Nov 28, 2022 08:27 AM IST

BySmriti Kak Ramachandran, Zia Haq

Complaint against Amazon over 'obscene' Radha-Krishna painting

Hindu Janajagruti Samiti claimed the ‘obscene’ paining o Radha-Krishna was removed from Amazon site following their outrage.

Hindu Janajagruti Samiti urged Bengaluru police to take action against Amazon.

bengaluru news

Published on Aug 20, 2022 08:16 AM IST

ByHT News Desk | Written by Poulomi Ghosh

Centre to develop framework to curb fake reviews on e-commerce platforms

Online customers rely heavily on the reviews posted on the e-commerce platforms given their inability to physically inspect the product.

Fake reviews on e-commerce platforms mislead consumers into buying online products and services.

india news

Published on May 28, 2022 01:29 PM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Kunal Gaurav

Amazon to Prega News: Brands post heartwarming videos ahead of Mother's Day 2022

Mother's Day 2022: Most of the brands, including Amazon and Prega News, took to YouTube to share their videos.

trending

Published on May 07, 2022 04:42 PM IST

ByTrisha Sengupta

Govt to launch e-commerce network in 100 cities

The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), which will be rolled out by Diwali, will offer consumers an alternative to Amazon and Flipkart, said Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal.

The e-commerce network will give consumers an alternative to Amazon and Flipkart.

business

Updated on Apr 30, 2022 06:19 AM IST

ByRajeev Jayaswal, New Delhi

Amazon, Future agree to talks after SC nudge

The top court also refused to stay legal proceedings in the Delhi high court and NCLAT over Amazon’s objection to the ₹24,713 crore acquisition of Future Retail by Reliance Industries Limited.

The bench said this while dealing with an appeal filed by Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC against an order passed by the Delhi high court staying the arbitration proceedings with Future Retail at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre

india news

Published on Mar 04, 2022 12:17 AM IST

ByHTC and Reuters

Decoding the multilayered Amazon-Future-Reliance legal drama

At stake is control over India’s retail business estimated to reach $ 1.3 trillion by 2025 , setting off a spate of legal wrangles between Amazon and the Future Group.

india news

Published on Jan 10, 2022 11:59 PM IST

ByUtkarsh Anand, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Amazon infuses fresh capital worth ₹650 cr in Amazon Wholesale (India)

Amazon Corporate Holdings Private Limited and Amazon.com.incs Limited have made the ₹650 crore investment in the wholesale B2B arm of Amazon India

Amazon India did not respond to emailed queries.(PTI)

business

Published on Nov 29, 2021 05:49 PM IST

PTI | , New Delhi

MP police book Amazon executive under NDPS in drug peddling case

The case pertains to the arrest of four people for supplying weed from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh through a company they registered on Amazon under the guise of selling stevia, a plant-based sweetener.

The SP said that during the investigation, they found that Amazon director was involved in supporting the accused logistically.(Representational image)

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Published on Nov 21, 2021 03:05 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Bhopal

Kerala man orders pouch on Amazon, gets a passport along with it

Kerala man Mithun Babu, a resident of Kaniyambetta village in Wayanad, placed the order for the passport pouch on October 30 and received it two days later.

The Kerala man later contacted the passport holder to return the document. (Representative Image)

india news

Published on Nov 05, 2021 08:26 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi

Amazon’s Diwali ad on unsung Covid heroes leaves people emotional. Watch

Diwali 2021: Amazon’s ad has gathered more than 9.6 million views till now.

Diwali 2021: The image is taken from the viral video by Amazon.(Facebooko/@Amazon.in)

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Published on Oct 31, 2021 02:00 PM IST

ByTrisha Sengupta

Kerala man orders iPhone worth ₹70,900 from Amazon, gets soap bar, ₹5 coin

The police launched an investigation and found that the iPhone was being used by someone in Jharkhand since September 25. This was 15 days before Ameen booked the phone.

Kerala's Noorul Ameen ordered the iPhone 12 on October 12. (Bloomberg File Photo)

india news

Published on Oct 25, 2021 12:13 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi

E-commerce companies see higher demand from smaller towns in early access sales

Both Amazon and Flipkart began early access to the sale event for Amazon Prime and Flipkart Plus members at midnight Friday.

During early access, Flipkart said it saw close to 45% of customer demand coming from tier-3 cities.(PTI)

business

Published on Oct 04, 2021 05:36 AM IST

ByTarush Bhalla, Bengaluru

Amazon brings global computer science education initiative to India

Amazon announces launch of its global computer science (CS) education programme - Amazon Future Engineer (AFE) - in India.

Panchajanya alleged that Amazon has established many proxy entities and

news

Published on Sep 28, 2021 02:00 PM IST

PTI |

Covid-19 prompting Indian professionals to switch industries: Survey

The survey, conducted by data intelligence company Morning Consult, found that a majority of respondents were actively searching for a job.

Among 1,000 professionals surveyed across the country, 35 per cent of respondents said they were handed pay cut due to Covid-19.(Representational photo)

business

Published on Sep 12, 2021 03:25 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Cloudtail ceases operations as Amazon, Murthy end JV

This comes against the backdrop of the Indian government and its agencies tightening vigil and launching multiple investigations on US e-commerce firms alleging violations of foreign investment rules in retail.

business

Published on Aug 10, 2021 06:49 AM IST

Livemint | ByTarush Bhalla, Suneera Tandon, Bengaluru/new Delhi

Probe against e-com firms to go on: SC

Amazon and Flipkart must face antitrust probes ordered by CCI, the court said.

Flipkart contended that the manner of questioning by the CCI is “invasive” in nature, citing its questionnaire that asked for a list of Flipkart’s top sellers, online discounts and pacts with smartphone makers.(Mint)

india news

Published on Aug 10, 2021 06:45 AM IST

ByUtkarsh Anand, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Two held for creating 99 fake accounts and duping Amazon of ₹26 lakh

Police said the accused — Anil aka Alok Singh, a 27-year-old B.Sc graduate and Sachin Jain, a 30-year-old Class XII pass out — created at least 99 accounts on Amazon using fake credentials and linked various banks to these accounts which were then used to order electronic goods.

The duo, however, after receiving the products, would sell them off at cheaper prices at Delhi's Gaffar Market and contact Amazon seeking a return by claiming that the products that they received were ‘defective’.(Reuters/Representative Photo)

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Published on Jul 26, 2021 09:42 PM IST

Written by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

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U.P. Police and Amazon India have agreed to educate online consumers about their rights and raise awareness about safe shopping practices.

The layoffs have been carried out as part of the 9,000 global job cuts announced by CEO Andy Jassy in March, reports said.

The phone has an MRP of ₹25,990 but can be purchased for a lower price from Amazon.

Amazon, in a statement marking the milestone, said millions of customers across India have purchased Echo devices.

When someone ordered a book online, he received something else and a sorry note from the seller. Read to know what happened next.

A woman ordered an electric toothbrush online. However, when she received the packet she grew suspicious about it. Upon checking, she found chaat masala inside it.

The show-cause notice dated February 8 by DCGI V G Somani cited a Delhi High Court order dated December 12, 2018, which prohibits online sales of medicines without a licence.

The deal is available on two variants of the phone, both of which have an MRP of more than ₹70,000.

The iQOO Z6 Lite 5G has a maximum retail price (MRP) of ₹18,999.

The deal is available on Amazon India, and on the 8GB RAM + 128GB internal storage variant.

A spokesperson of Flipkart, news agency ANI reported, said that the company condemns the incident and is extending all possible support to the police investigators.

On Tuesday, the shopping festival began on Amazon, and will conclude on Sunday.

The labour ministry will set up an inquiry to find out whether the recent spate of resignations at Amazon India constituted layoffs that violate labour laws or terms of service.

Hindu Janajagruti Samiti claimed the ‘obscene’ paining o Radha-Krishna was removed from Amazon site following their outrage.

Online customers rely heavily on the reviews posted on the e-commerce platforms given their inability to physically inspect the product.

Mother's Day 2022: Most of the brands, including Amazon and Prega News, took to YouTube to share their videos.

The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), which will be rolled out by Diwali, will offer consumers an alternative to Amazon and Flipkart, said Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal.

The top court also refused to stay legal proceedings in the Delhi high court and NCLAT over Amazon’s objection to the ₹24,713 crore acquisition of Future Retail by Reliance Industries Limited.

At stake is control over India’s retail business estimated to reach $ 1.3 trillion by 2025 , setting off a spate of legal wrangles between Amazon and the Future Group.

Amazon Corporate Holdings Private Limited and Amazon.com.incs Limited have made the ₹650 crore investment in the wholesale B2B arm of Amazon India

The case pertains to the arrest of four people for supplying weed from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh through a company they registered on Amazon under the guise of selling stevia, a plant-based sweetener.

Kerala man Mithun Babu, a resident of Kaniyambetta village in Wayanad, placed the order for the passport pouch on October 30 and received it two days later.

Diwali 2021: Amazon’s ad has gathered more than 9.6 million views till now.

The police launched an investigation and found that the iPhone was being used by someone in Jharkhand since September 25. This was 15 days before Ameen booked the phone.

Both Amazon and Flipkart began early access to the sale event for Amazon Prime and Flipkart Plus members at midnight Friday.

Amazon announces launch of its global computer science (CS) education programme - Amazon Future Engineer (AFE) - in India.

The survey, conducted by data intelligence company Morning Consult, found that a majority of respondents were actively searching for a job.

This comes against the backdrop of the Indian government and its agencies tightening vigil and launching multiple investigations on US e-commerce firms alleging violations of foreign investment rules in retail.

Amazon and Flipkart must face antitrust probes ordered by CCI, the court said.

Police said the accused — Anil aka Alok Singh, a 27-year-old B.Sc graduate and Sachin Jain, a 30-year-old Class XII pass out — created at least 99 accounts on Amazon using fake credentials and linked various banks to these accounts which were then used to order electronic goods.

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