Delivering instant gratification seems to be the need of the hour as beauty retailer Nykaa, direct-to-consumer (D2C) player Licious, and Myntra try out 10-15-minute delivery pilots in select cities. The companies are responding to the growing demand for rapid delivery across multiple product categories.
The BJP’s Haryana unit – celebrating a thrilling comeback Tuesday to win a historic third consecutive Assembly election – took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by sending a kilogram of jalebis, addressed to him, to the party’s Delhi office. “On behalf of all the workers of Bhartiya Janta Party (in) Haryana, jalebis have been sent to Rahul Gandhi’s home,” the party said in a post on X. Attached was a screenshot from a food delivery app confirming an order from a Delhi-based sweets and chaat shop to Mr Gandhi. The delivery address shown was 24, Akbar Road in Delhi – the Congress’ HQ. The reference was to Mr Gandhi’s comment during campaigning about… Read More »BJP Takes ‘Sweet’ Swipe At Rahul Gandhi After Congress’ Haryana Poll Loss
The BJP’s Haryana unit – celebrating a thrilling comeback Tuesday to win a historic third consecutive Assembly election – took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by sending a kilogram of jalebis, addressed to him, to the party’s Delhi office. “On behalf of all the workers of Bhartiya Janta Party (in) Haryana, jalebis have been sent to Rahul Gandhi’s home,” the party said in a post on X. Attached was a screenshot from a food delivery app confirming an order from a Delhi-based sweets and chaat shop to Mr Gandhi. The delivery address shown was 24, Akbar Road in Delhi – the Congress’ HQ. The reference was to Mr Gandhi’s comment during campaigning about… Read More »BJP Takes ‘Sweet’ Swipe At Rahul Gandhi After Congress’ Haryana Poll Loss
Sales growth of groceries, personal products, and home care items in modern trade hit a four-year low in July and August due to consumer shift to online, quick commerce, and store closures. Leading FMCG sales channels are now increasingly dominated by online platforms, accounting for about 10-12% of overall sales.
Russia’s intelligence service has been intent on causing “mayhem” in the UK because of London’s support for Ukraine, the chief of Britain’s domestic intelligence service said on Tuesday. Ken McCallum also said MI5 had responded to 20 Iran-backed plots since January 2022 that presented potentially lethal threats to British citizens and UK residents. Russia and Iran had turned to employing criminals and private intelligence officers to do their work on British soil, he said. From Russia, Britain should “expect to see continued acts of aggression here at home” with its military intelligence agency the GRU on “sustained missions to generate mayhem” on the country’s streets, McCallum said. “We’ve seen arson, sabotage and more,” he added.… Read More »Russia Seeking To Cause “Mayhem” In UK Over Support For Ukraine: Spy Agency