Blinkit

Delhi Police has registered a case against instant delivery app, Blinkit, for allegedly selling illegal knives, an official said on Wednesday. Police recovered 50 knives that were available for sale on the platform that violated government notifications regulating blade size and specifications. Objects up to a maximum blade length of 7.62 cm and a width of 1.72 cm are allowed as per the rules; anything more than that is illegal. No immediate reaction was available from Blinkit on the matter. A case was registered on February 14 under relevant sections of the Arms Act after police found that certain knives were being sold through an online platform that violated prescribed specifications. During scrutiny of online platforms, police found that a 'Stanley knife' could be ordered through the delivery app. As part of the verification process, the police placed an order and examined the knife after delivery. The knife was found to be manually foldable and exceeded the permissible ...

Food delivery firm on Tuesday said it has expanded strategic collaboration with OpenAI to enhance artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities across its businesses, including Zomato, Blinkit, District and Hyperpure, along with its partner platforms and internal systems. The collaboration, which also covers Eternal's Feeding India initiative and AI-native venture - Nugget, will focus on AI deployments across Eternal's apps, and underscores the growing role of AI in India's digital commerce sector. Eternal will also work with OpenAI's Enterprise API platform to explore new ways customers and partners interact with its platforms, deploy advanced AI tools within partner applications and integrate advanced coding models into its in-house AI orchestration platform, it said in a statement. Eternal is strengthening AI infrastructure across its consumer and enterprise platforms, building AI as foundational infrastructure across its commerce ecosystem. "Through this collaboration, the company

Blinkit now delivers the Rs 50, zero-KYC Bharat Yatra NCMC card across major cities, making metro and bus travel easier with a single RuPay-powered mobility card

As quick-commerce drops the 10-minute promise, India still leads the world in q-commerce firms, even as funding cycles and productivity trends shift

Zepto has nearly caught up with Blinkit in app penetration by CY25, intensifying the race for leadership in India's fast-growing quick commerce market

Eternal reported Q3 FY26 net revenue of Rs 16,300 crore, up 20.7 per cent quarter on quarter and ahead of consensus estimates

Drumil Vithlani of Bonanza expects Eternal to consolidate in the existing trading range, as one of the key momentum oscillators indicates lack of directional trend for the stock.

Eternal, the parent of Zomato and Blinkit, reported a sharp jump in December-quarter profit and revenue, driven by strong growth in quick commerce and improving operating leverage across businesses

Zomato and Blinkit parent Eternal has announced a leadership transition, with founder Deepinder Goyal stepping down as group CEO and Blinkit chief Albinder Dhindsa set to take charge from February 1

In the previous three trading days, the stock price of Eternal had slipped 8 per cent from ₹294.50 to ₹269.95 on Tuesday.

The survey comes amid growing scrutiny of the quick commerce sector and follows discussions between the Union Labour Ministry and major platforms on worker safety

While there is no law yet prohibiting these platforms from advertising 10-minute delivery, the message has been conveyed through government intervention, says sources

The Gig Workers Association on Tuesday welcomed the decision by quick commerce platforms to roll back the ten-minute delivery promise, saying the move recognises that extreme delivery timelines put unsafe pressure on delivery workers. In a statement, the association said the ten-minute delivery model forced workers to rush, take risks on the road and work long hours due to constant pressure created by incentives, ratings and order allocation on apps. "However, workers are often paid the same amount for a multi-order delivery as for a single order. In one such case, a worker was paid only Rs 19.30 for delivering two orders together. This increases risk and workload without any additional compensation," it said. The association further said that the creation of a permanent institutional mechanism for collective dialogue between workers, platforms, and the government is a necessity. Adding that such a mechanism is necessary to address concerns in advance, ensure worker safety and ...

Leaders Blinkit and Swiggy face intense competition and unpredictable margins as investors weigh long-term potential in India's fast-growing quick-commerce sector, Bernstein says

Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reportedly held a series of meetings with quick-commerce companies and urged them to discontinue the branding associated with ultra-fast deliveries

The video comes weeks after Raghav Chadha raised concerns in Parliament about the working conditions of gig and platform workers

Competitive pressure in quick commerce to intensify in 2026

Eternal, the parent entity of Zomato and Blinkit, on Thursday received two Goods and Services Tax (GST) demand orders amounting to over Rs 27.56 crore, including interest and penalty. The orders passed by the Additional Commissioner of State Tax (Appeals), West Bengal, have been received with respect to short payment of output tax for the period between April 2020 and March 2022. The company will file an appeal against the order before the appropriate authority. "This is to inform that the Company has received two orders on 8 January 2026 for the period April 2020 to March 2022 passed by Additional Commissioner of State Tax (Appeals), West Bengal, confirming total demand of GST of Rs 16,72,34,030 with interest of Rs 9,16,48,814 and penalty of Rs 1,67,23,404," Eternal informed in a regulatory filing. We believe that we have a strong case on merits, which is backed by opinions from our external legal and tax advisors. The Company will be filing an appeal against the order before the

Eternal, the parent entity of Zomato and Blinkit, has received a goods and services tax (GST) demand order, along with interest and penalty, amounting to Rs 3,69,80,242 for the period April 2019 to March 2020. The order was passed by the Additional Commissioner of State Tax (Appeals), West Bengal. The demand order has been received with respect to short payment of output tax with interest and penalty thereon, Eternal said in a regulatory filing late on Tuesday evening. The company said it believes it has a strong case on merits, and will file an appeal against the order before the appropriate authority. In the regulatory filing, Eternal stated it "has received an order on 6 January 2026 for the period April 2019 to March 2020 passed by Additional Commissioner of State Tax (Appeals), West Bengal confirming demand of GST of Rs 1,92,43,792 with interest of Rs 1,58,12,070 and penalty of Rs 19,24,380".

A hard stop at 10 minutes puts lives at risk even if the distance from the dark store to an apartment is a just a few 100 metres