
India’s Gig Economy Is Growing, but AI Is Changing the Rules for Delivery Workers
From app-based ratings to automated routes, AI is reshaping platform work. The challenge is making technology work for workers, too.
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From app-based ratings to automated routes, AI is reshaping platform work. The challenge is making technology work for workers, too.

As technology companies rethink traditional service models, the next career advantage may belong to professionals who know how to work with artificial intelligence.

India’s voter-list controversy raises a larger question about electoral accuracy, citizens’ rights and the responsibility to ensure that every eligible voter gets a fair chance to participate.

Across farms, forests, rivers and city streets, the retreating monsoon leaves behind a different-looking India.

India’s technology story is increasingly moving beyond the biggest metropolitan cities.

Long before highways, airports and digital marketplaces connected India, ancient trade routes linked ports, towns, kingdoms and cultures — and many modern Indian cities still carry the imprint of that forgotten commercial geography.

Starbucks’ planned Chennai technology centre highlights how India’s global capability hubs are moving beyond support work toward software, finance and research.

From digital payments to online marketplaces and faster access to formal systems, India’s small businesses are entering a new phase of digital commerce.

From short keyword searches to long, conversational questions, AI is reshaping how people in India discover, understand and verify information online.

As India hosts the World Circular Economy Forum 2026, one question stands out: Can India grow without creating more waste?

India has become a major electronics assembly hub. The harder—and potentially more valuable—step is making more of the parts that go inside the products.

The young Indian diplomat attracted attention after appearing in a photograph featuring global leaders.

As global tensions reshape trade, defence and diplomacy, India and Russia are working to keep their long-standing relationship strategically relevant.

As India hosts the BRICS Summit, the bloc faces questions about unity, global influence, trade, energy security and its relationship with the West.

As BRICS expands its influence, the real question is whether it can become a powerful alternative voice in global governance—or remain a group divided by competing interests.

From a Raj Shamani podcast moment to a commercial music release, Ravi Kishan’s viral dialogue has taken an unexpected turn.
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