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Amazon and Flipkart tighten seller fees before festive

Amazon has moved its seller cancellation charge to a percentage of order value and raises closing fees from 7 September. Flipkart's dispatch penalties went live on 23 August. Both changes land weeks before the festive peak, and the two published accounts do not agree on scope.

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SEBI proposes curbs on bond ad claim words

A SEBI consultation paper would make online bond platform providers back six named claim phrases with real information, with comments open until 11 September 2026.

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Amazon expands rail freight on the Western DFC

Amazon India has expanded operations on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor with Indian Railways and DFCCIL, with the first JPP-RCS train flagged off on 18 August 2026.

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DGFT frees atta, maida and rava exports

A DGFT notification moves wheat flour, maida, semolina and atta from prohibited to free, reopening a channel that has been shut since 2022.

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Colgate India puts 60 percent of ad money in digital

Advertising and promotion has moved from a historical 12 to 13 percent of sales to near 16 percent, and the majority of it is now pointed at digital.

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Third Wave Coffee raises Rs 408 crore led by WestBridge

The chain is funding nine new cities and a dessert line extension at once, off an FY25 P and L that lost Rs 94 crore on Rs 285 crore of operating revenue.

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Asaya raises Rs 88 crore at Rs 400 crore valuation

The D2C skincare brand is live on ten Indian platforms including all three major quick commerce apps, and says the next moves are deeper quick commerce and offline retail partnerships.

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Wakefit up 16.69 percent leads new-age tech stocks this week

PM Modi asks ministries to adopt Indian digital platforms

Colgate-Palmolive India names Manish Anandani MD and CEO

Ministry removes the 10 plus 2 TV advertising cap

FSSAI cancels Amazon warehouse licence, 150 plus notices issued

Accel and AVP sell Amagi shares in Rs 587.3 Cr block deals

Greenjoules raises Rs 62 Cr from Amazon and Singularity fund

Omega Seiki raises another Rs 50 Cr for Africa expansion

Battery Smart raises Rs 185.5 Cr Series C at Rs 4,075 Cr

Be Clinical raises Rs 21 Cr led by Sauce for clinical skincare

Zomato pilots Zomato Now food pods in Gurugram offices

Bata puts 45 percent of spends on digital, exits retainer creative

Festive quick commerce ad budgets rise 25 to 35 percent

CBI FIR names BluSmart founders in Rs 672 Cr IREDA case

MeitY notifies Rs 62,500 Cr mobile manufacturing scheme

Gurugram FIR over alleged pesticide sale through Meesho

SC directs Matrimony.com and Jodi365 to explore settlement

Zetwerk UDRHP: Rs 2,600 Cr fresh issue, 70% to debt

Upstox begins preliminary IPO talks, $400 Mn eyed: report

Phi Commerce board approves Rs 38.54 Cr round at Rs 1,505 Cr

Fleetx.ai acquires TMS provider Pando.ai, value undisclosed

Zaydn raises $681K seed led by Inflection Point Ventures

D2C watch brand Bruno Milano raises Rs 7.5 Cr led by Sauce VC

Nobel Hygiene files DRHP: Rs 150 Cr fresh issue plus OFS

Atomberg FY26: revenue up 34.8%, net loss widens to Rs 148.9 Cr

Deepinder Goyal’s Temple Wearable Shrinks Ahead of 2026 Launch

Madras High Court Restrains Matrimony.com From Using Jodii

UBS Sees a Blinkit Moment in Home Services, Urban Company Jumps

Walmart Q2: Flipkart Ads Lifts Global Advertising Business

Zaggle jumps 12% after Kedia Securities buys 1.48% stake

Cashify turns public limited, names independent directors

Cashfree FY26 revenue Rs 967 Cr, loss narrows to Rs 118.5 Cr

Navi raises $100 Mn from Prosus at a reported markdown

Yantra Packs raises Rs 12 Cr seed led by Caret Capital

Orange Health FY26: Rs 138.6 Cr revenue, Rs 146 Cr real loss

BGauss raises Rs 110 Cr at about Rs 1,000 Cr valuation

Peeko raises $7 Mn to double Bengaluru dark store count

The Bear House reports 5X conversions with Glance AI agent

Dogsee Chew refused a UK ask to drop its Made in India label

Emami growth chief: use influencers only after product market fit

Hammer picks cables over premium headphones for quick commerce

Bobble AI enters insolvency over Rs 5.77 Cr debt default

NeoGeo raises $20 Mn Series A for geospatial stack

DSP Finance acquires Volt Money to add loans against funds

KKR signs deal for minority stake in BookMyShow

NoPaperForms FY26 profit hits Rs 11.9 Cr, helped by a tax credit

upGrad crosses Rs 2,000 Cr gross revenue, EBITDA up about 8X

MobiKwik puts Rs 60.85 Cr into its lending arm, names a CBO

Razorpay launches Vulcan, a model trained on 4 billion payments

Butterfly Learnings raises Rs 65 Cr in pre-Series B round

DeHaat’s Honest Farms raises Rs 35 Cr pre-Series A round

Milky Mist lists at Rs 165, a 17.86% premium to issue price

Manyavar says algorithms take 70-75% of its retail decisions