As Amazon.com Inc works to speed orders to customer doorsteps before Christmas, the e-commerce giant is touting an accomplishment that would have seemed absurd just a few years ago: Amazon is now its own biggest carrier.

In the US, delivery contractors and on-demand workers now account for a majority of deliveries to customers, an Amazon spokeswoman said.

Tata Sons, the holding company of the salt-to-software conglomerate, is looking at approaching the vacation Bench of the Supreme Court for a stay against the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order to reverse the status of the company from private to public limited and reinstating Cyrus Mistry as a director on its board and on three group firms, a person close to the matter told Business Standard.

Shares of Avanti Feeds were trading higher for the sixth straight day on Thursday on the back of heavy volumes. The stock was up 6 per cent at Rs 581, hitting 52-week high on the BSE. Shares of the company, which engaged in shrimp processing and manufacturing of prawn and fish feeds, surpassed their previous high of Rs 571 touched on November 11, 2019.

In the past six trading days, the share price of Avanti Feeds has appreciated 18 per cent against 3 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex.

Yamaha Motor India today announced its entry into the 125cc scooter segment. The company introduced two new scooters in the 125 cc segment - Fascino 125, Ray ZR 125. Company also said that it will withdraw its 110cc offering.

Motofumi Shitara, Chairman, Yamaha Motor India Group of Companies said that the currenr slowdown is temporary and the industry will bounce back soon.

Top Indian electricity generator NTPC has rejected the emissions-cutting technology of GE and other foreign firms for its coal-fired plants, documents show, shutting them out of an estimated $2 billion in orders.

Despite struggling with some of the world's worst air pollution levels, India has already pushed back a deadline to cut emission levels to up to 2022, after extensive lobbying by power producers who cited high costs and technical difficulties.

Lenders to Sintex Industries Ltd. rejected a debt restructuring plan by the company and intend to push it into bankruptcy, people familiar with the matter said.

According to the resolution proposal, the textile company will be able to service only 30% of its Rs 63 billion ($888 million) of bank loans, the people said, asking not to be named, as the information isn’t public.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal’s (NCLAT) decision in the Mistry vs Tata Sons case is a big victory for Cyrus Mistry.

His plaint about being oppressed has been upheld; the proceedings of the board meeting on October 24, 2016 in so for as it relates to his removal as Executive Chairman of Tata Sons has been held as illegal; he has been restored to his original position as Executive Chairman.

The Karnataka government on Wednesday banned large gatherings of people in parts of the state including capital Bengaluru ahead of a protest call by various groups against Citizenship Amendment Act on Thursday.

A 'bandh' has been reportedly called by a consortium of Left-wing and Muslim organisations in Karnataka on Thursday. Various groups across India have called for a nationwide protest on December 19.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday raised the issue of providing jobs to immigrants from neighbouring nations, who will be given citizenship under the newly amended law, when there is not enough employment for Indians in the country. Speaking at the News18 India Chaupal, Kejriwal criticised the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and questioned the legislation’s timing, saying the country was “reeling” under economic slowdown and price rise.

West Bengal was peaceful with no fresh incident of violence over the new citizenship law reported so far on Thursday, police said.

However, stray incidents of clashes between groups supporting the amended Citizenship Act and those opposing it were reported on Wednesday.

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