Indian gig workers across delivery and ride-hailing platforms are striking over low pay, unsafe conditions and lack of social security, exposing how labour unrest threatens e-commerce and platform business models.

Indian gig workers strike: Did food and travel platform aggregator companies empower them by ignoring them?

In the dynamic global business arena, Indian companies and their innovative leaders are increasingly gaining recognition, with Zomato standing out as a notable player. Watch to know more.

Zomato's Stock Option Plan for Employees

Swiggy, the prominent Indian food delivery platform backed by SoftBank, is reportedly gearing up to file for its domestic initial public offering (IPO) as early as this week.

Indian food delivery giant Swiggy prepares for IPO filing this week

Seven foreign aid workers, who were heading back after completing food delivery, were killed in an Israeli strike in central Gaza, as per the health officials present in the occupied territory.

Israeli strike on Gaza kills foreign aid workers just after they delivered food, NGO decries attack

Zomato’s stock increased by almost 2 per cent during trading on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on September 18, reaching a 52-week high of Rs 105 ($1.26), Moneycontrol reported.

Investors laud Zomato for keeping its word as stock price drives to a 52-week high

Food delivery apps have become an integral part of a city’s framework worldwide over the last few years. New York has DoorDash, Grubhub and UberEats, London uses Deliveroo, Just Eat and Food Hub and Tokyo thrives on Damaecan, Wolt and FineDine.

Why the crazy rush? The unrealistic side of food delivery

Here we bring you a quick round-up of all the latest news and top headlines from all across the globe: Three food-delivery giants are suing New York City to block minimum pay standards for gig workers, arguing that regulators used faulty data to calculate the new compensation rules.

Food-delivery companies sue New York city over minimum pay law

Uber has taken a strategic decision to cease its food delivery operations in Italy and exit the Israeli market. The decision comes as uber aims to focus on markets where it can achieve sustainable growth, and establish a dominant presence.

Uber to shut down food delivery in Italy, exit Israel | World Business News

Popular Indian online food delivery platforms Swiggy and Zomato have expressed their displeasure at the latest changes in the regulation of bike-taxis services in capital Delhi.

India: Zomato, Swiggy say delivery boys facing police harassment in Delhi

Netizens were left surprised by a delivery man's novel solution to perform his job amid waterlogging in Mumbai due to heavy rain. To ensure that food is delivered on time, the Swiggy employee rode a horse on the streets of the commercial capital of India.

Watch | Netizens surprised by this delivery man's novel solution to do his job: A horse

Just Eat delivery drivers have been fired after being mislocated by the GPS system or deviating from impossible or dangerous routes, according to the union representing them.

UK: Food delivery agents fired via email after GPS sent them 'dangerous' routes

Zomato is planning to deliver food to your homes in 10 minutes. Is instant delivery logistically possible? What happens to road safety? Palki Sharma says 10-minute delivery is not desirable in a country where emergency services never manage to arrive on time.

Gravitas: Is Zomato's 10-minute delivery promise desirable?

Meal delivery services became essential during the pandemic, when millions of Americans were under lockdown and restaurants were shut to visitors. But these days the platforms are increasingly finding themselves under fire, with politicians seeking to regulate the industry and restaurateurs accusing the likes of DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber Eats of freeloading.

Pandemic saviors, food delivery apps now under fire

Designed with the help of a group of Indonesian university lecturers to entertain a village, a homemade robot has found a new use during the pandemic - bringing food, and hopefully a smile, to self-isolating residents who have contracted COVID-19.

Robot delivers food, "get well soon" messages to Indonesians in COVID-19 isolation

Indian food delivery startup Zomato, backed by China`s Ant Group, has filed for an initial public offering of up to 82.5 billion rupees ($1.11 billion), as consumers increasingly turn to ordering food online during the COVID-19 pandemic.

India's Zomato files for $1.11 billion IPO as food delivery surges in pandemic

When the pandemic lockdown led the Manhattan restaurant where Natanael Evangelista was an employee to close for good, he quickly shifted to working for food delivery apps.

Food delivery apps are booming. Their workers are often struggling.

The US has been facing backlash from its citizens for the past week for discriminating against the minority groups. The protests started when an African American man, George Floyd, a suspect in a case was tortured to death by a police officer, even though he was unarmed.

Black lives matter: Uber Eats to feature Black-owned restaurants in US and Canada

Food delivery giant Zomato has acquired Uber's online food delivery venture Uber Eats in India on Tuesday. Zomato has purchased this app in an all-stock deal, which will give the Uber a 10% stake in the company.

Zomato acquires Uber's food delivery business in an all-stock deal

Shares of Info Edge (India), one of the shareholders in Zomato, on Tuesday gained over 3 per cent after the online food ordering platform acquired the India business of Uber Eats in an all-stock deal.

Zomato-Uber Eats deal: Info Edge shares rise over 3 per cent

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