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Infosys has made it to the TIME Magazine’s list of the World’s Best Companies of this year as the only Indian firm to do so.

It ranked 64th out of 750 global companies.

Top 20

The first four spots were all unsurprisingly occupied by big tech – Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet and Meta Platforms.

Accenture, Pfizer, American Express, Electricite de France, BMW Group, Dell Technologies, LVMH Moet Hennessy – Louis Vuitton, Delta Air Lines, Enel, Starbucks Corp, Volkswagen Group, General Motors, Elevance Health, Bosch, Ford, Johnson & Johnson round out the top 20.

Infosys celebrates

Back in India, Infosys is the second-largest IT company going by 2020 revenue figures.

“We are among the top 3 global professional services firm and the only brand from India in the Top 100 global…

Amit Agarwal, Senior Vice President (SVP) of India and Emerging Markets, Amazon said the company has partnered with the Indian postal service and the Indian Railways.

The announcement was made at Smbhav, derived from the word Sambhav in Hindi, which is Amazon’s event focused on educating Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) on the opportunities that technology makes possible.

First-of-its-kind dedicated freight corridor 

Through this partnership it will establish a dedicated freight corridor which Amazon will use to speed up deliveries for its seller partners.

“We have been partners with the Indian postal service for a while. 

This will create the first-of-its-kind, seamless, integrated cross-border logistics solution. 

Now, the idea of somebody sitting in the corner of…

Quick-commerce startup Zepto is now a quick-commerce unicorn, the first one in India this year. 

It has raised $200 million at a valuation of $1.4 billion, the first to turn a unicorn after an 11-month unicorn drought.

The funding round was led by the StepStone Group, a US asset management firm and included Goodwater Capital and some existing investors.

This round is significant for making Zepto the first unicorn, or startup valued at over $1 billion, to be minted in India this year.

Ending unicorn drought

Zepto is the first unicorn, or startup valued at over $1 billion, to be minted in India this year since last September.

The last startup in India to turn unicorn was Molbio Diagnostics in September 2022.

Before that, at the peak of the funding boom in 2021, the country added a…

Recently, TOI had exclusively shared that Hussein Kuwajerwala will be hosting the 14th season of Indian Idol. This marked his return to television screens after 5 long years. When Hussein shared his video of returning to the show, fans were extremely excited to have him back. Hussein had initially hosted Indian Idol‘s first few seasons in the time span of 2007-2012 and now he is back on the show as the host after a long gap.Hussein was last seen in Sajan Re Phir Jhooth Mat Bolo which wrapped up in 2018. It has been around 5 years since fans were waiting for the actor to return to the screens.

Fans’ reaction to Hussein Kuwajerwala returning to TV

Fans shared their excitement about having the OG host of Indian Idol back, they wrote, “Fav host is backkk with a bang so happy to see this…

On August 2, the government held a final consultation with key players in the industry, including Flipkart, Amazon, Zomato, Swiggy, Tata, Reliance, Shiprocket, Meesho, as well as industry bodies like CAIT, to discuss the long-awaited e-commerce policy. Officials indicated that the policy might soon be put into effect, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Government’s Final Consultation Signals Imminent Implementation of E-commerce Policy with Industry Leaders’ Support

During the meeting, several crucial aspects of the policy were deliberated upon, including private labels, preferential treatment of sellers, deep discounting, distinguishing between inventory-led e-commerce platforms and marketplaces, and establishing fall-back liability on e-commerce platforms.

A source…