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India business most affected due to Covid-19 outbreak, says Amazon

"The current crisis is demonstrating the adaptability and durability of Amazon's business as never before, but it's also the hardest time we have ever faced," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO.

Amid race to woo small traders, CAIT readies online portal for kiranas

Called bharatemarket.in, the announcement comes at a time when e-tailers Amazon and Flipkart and offline player Reliance Retail are trying to woo small traders

Reliance Industries confident of hitting zero net debt target by December

Focus shifts from Aramco to Jio Platforms deal to achieve the goal ahead of the March 2021 deadline

After Facebook, RIL in talks with other global investors for similar deal

Earlier, there have been reports of Reliance talking to Google

Aim to extend tech built with Jio to rest of world: Mark Zuckerberg

He added that the company's strong balance sheet proved to be an "important asset" this quarter, enabling it to commit to a "long-term growth priority in India even in the midst of a global crisis"

The making of super apps: Where does India stand after Facebook-Jio deal?

While most of the Super-Apps owes their origin to messaging, the success factor however has been the 'payments' feature which helps them to monetise faster

Reliance Jio reports 127% jump in profit before tax to Rs 2,931 crore in Q4

At the net profit level, aided by lower interest costs, the company recorded a growth of 73 per cent on a sequential basis and nearly trebled over the year-ago period.

The Reliance game plan

The Facebook investment is a high-stakes gambit with dual possibilities

Facebook sees signs of stability in ad spending, beats revenue estimates

Shares of the world's biggest social network, which owns WhatsApp and Instagram, jumped 9% in extended trading.

Facebook cuts back on cybersecurity team as it invests more in automation

The employees responsible for tackling hacking threats have alleged that the Silicon Valley giant is replacing them with machines and is automating its alert response and security teams

Global groups urge India to delay new 2% digital tax amid Covid-19 crisis

From April 1 India imposed a new 2 per cent tax on foreign billings, or transactions where companies take payment abroad for digital services provided in India

WhatsApp now allows up to 8 people to join a group video call: Details here

WhatsApp emphasised that like written messages, all calls on its platform are protected with end-to-end encryption

Social media platforms offer new rules to brands for online advertising

Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn ask brands to mind the tone and pitch while keeping their ads simple, factual and humane

Covid-19 hinterland digest: Punjab cops unite; Haryana govt jobs vanish

The job offers where the process is stuck at any level will also be stopped.

In a locked-down world, investment bankers ensuring the show goes on

Billion-dollar deals aplenty for right business

Target zero net debt? RIL board to consider rights issue on April 30

Results, dividend, issue of shares to existing shareholders on Thursday meeting's agenda

Reliance begins using WhatsApp for grocery deliveries through JioMart

The Facebook deal will help Ambani set up a digital platform to take on Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart in an e-commerce market

RIL's m-cap increases by Rs 1.5 trillion in four days post Facebook deal

The stock hit a two-month high today and has recovered 68 per cent from its last month low of Rs 876 touched on March 23, in an intra-day deal.

70% plunge in viral forwarded messages globally: WhatsApp to govt

Earlier this month, WhatsApp limited the number of times a frequently forwarded message can be sent further to only one chat at a time

Zoom's sudden popularity sets off scramble in rivals

Facebook, Google and other behemoths are training their sights on Silicon Valley's company of the moment