Food delivery and quick commerce company Eternal Limited, which owns Zomato and Blinkit brands, has increased its platform fee on food delivery orders from ₹10 to ₹12, a 20 per cent rise. The hike, effective Tuesday (September 2), comes less than a year after the previous revision.

Zomato, led by CEO Deepinder Goyal, first introduced the fee at ₹2 in August 2023 as part of a strategy to improve margins and move toward profitability.

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has announced a bandh in Bihar on September 4 to protest against alleged abuses directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Congress' 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in the state. The BJP Mahila Morcha will lead the demonstration.

Mumbai’s popular restaurant, Bastian Bandra, co-owned by actor Shilpa Shetty, will shut its doors this Thursday (September 4). The closure comes amid allegations of a ₹60 crore fraud involving Shetty and her husband, Raj Kundra.

Shetty took to her Instagram stories to share a note with her followers. “This Thursday marks the end of an era as we bid farewell to one of Mumbai's most iconic destinations - BASTIAN BANDRA.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday strongly denied social media rumours about his deteriorating health. Some posts had claimed that he was seriously unwell or even dead. Speaking to journalists in the Oval Office, the 79-year-old leader called the claims “fake” and criticised the media for amplifying them.

In the wake of devastation due to floods, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately announce a special relief package for Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, as well as accelerate relief and rescue operations.

The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said, "Modiji, floods have caused massive destruction in Punjab. The situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand is also extremely worrying."

The water level of the Yamuna reached 205.75 metres at Delhi’s Old Railway Bridge on Tuesday morning, surpassing the danger mark of 205.33 metres. The increasing water level in the river is posing a risk of flooding in the low-lying parts of the city, authorities said.

On Monday, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta assured that the government is fully prepared to handle the situation.

Sharpening his criticism of India, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of aligning with Russia and China following his bilateral meetings with the leaders of the two countries on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin.

“Shame to see Modi getting in bed, the leader of the biggest democracy with two biggest authoritarian dictators, Putin and Xi Jinping,” Navarro told reporters.

Nestle announced on Monday that it had dismissed Chief Executive Officer Laurent Freixe with immediate effect, following an internal investigation. The inquiry revealed that Freixe failed to disclose a romantic relationship with a direct subordinate, a breach of the company’s code of conduct.

Philipp Navratil, a veteran Nestle executive who joined the group in 2001, has been appointed as the new CEO.

Heavy rain on Monday evening left Gurugram flooded, forcing the administration to order corporate offices and schools to shift online for Tuesday.

The District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) said over 100 mm of rainfall was recorded between 3 pm and 7 pm on September 1, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an orange alert for September 2, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall.

Reliance Jio’s public listing planned for the first half of next year could well be the India’s largest at ₹30,000 crore, according to brokerage Motilal Oswal (MOSL), which has pegged the equity value of the holding company, Jio Platforms Limited (JPL), at ₹11.9 trillion or $135 billion.

Till now, Hyundai India’s IPO holds the badge of largest IPO that the country has seen. It had raised $3.3 billion in 2024.

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