Ride-sharing platforms' entry in food delivery poses early jitters to Zomato, Swiggy

Reviving India's Economic Soul: Empowering Small Businesses to Triumph Over Conglomerates

Platforms like Zomato, Swiggy, and Ola, compounded by systemic barriers like corruption, complex taxation, and judicial inefficiencies. This onslaught has driven small business owners into poverty, despair, and even suicide, while gig work traps millions in undignified, precarious jobs. By prioritizing systemic reform, small business protection, human dignity, and gig economy regulation, this calls for presenting a compelling, data-driven vision to empower the unorganized sector, enhance mass earnings, and fuel inclusive GDP growth by curbing conglomerate dominance. Oct 8, 2025
Former PM Deve Gowda admitted to hospital in Bengaluru

Former PM Deve Gowda admitted to hospital in Bengaluru

The health statement by the Manipal Hospital said, "Prime Minister Deve Gowda was hospitalised with an infection. He is currently undergoing medical management for the same and his progress being monitored by a team of medical experts." Oct 7, 2025
Time ripe to have 1st Indian defence unicorn soon: Rajnath Singh

Time ripe to have 1st Indian defence unicorn soon: Rajnath Singh

Speaking at the 'Raksha Navachar Samvaad: Interaction with iDEX Startups' event here, Rajnath Singh highlighted that under the government's Public Procurement Policy, at least 25 per cent of annual procurement is reserved for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs), and over 350 items have been earmarked exclusively for them. Oct 7, 2025
Karnataka govt to consider inclusion of 'Ramayana' to school curriculum

Karnataka govt to consider inclusion of 'Ramayana' to school curriculum

He made the statement while addressing the gathering at the Valmiki Jayanti event organised at the Banquet Hall of Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru.Siddaramaiah assured that former minister V.S. Ugrappa's demand to include Maharshi Valmiki and the 'Ramayana' in the school curriculum will be positively considered. Oct 7, 2025