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ZOMATO CONTROVERSY

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Introduction and Facts On 9 th March 2021, a matter arose which had not been witnessed ever before, in the transactions made through online food delivery industries. The issue arose in the evening hours between Hitesha (an Instagram beauty influencer) and Kamaraj (a Z omato delivery boy).    As per the statements of the two and what seems to be agreeable by both the individuals, a representation of what had happened can be drawn up. Hitesh places an order at around 3:30 P.M. to deliver food to her location by 4:30 P.M. Kamaraj who is the delivery boy is assigned the task to deliver the food. While traveling to her location, Kamaraj faces a lot of traffic in his way thereby making him late to deliver the food. When he arrives at the location, Hitesha partially opens the door so that her dog does not  run away. She accepts the delivery and places the food next to the door, on a table, and tells Kamaraj to wait till she speaks with the customer care about the late deliv...

THE TANISHQ JEWELLER’S ADVERTISEMENT CONTROVERSY- AN INCH TO RELIGIOUS INTRUSIONS?

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Are you a citizen of Secular India or a puppet of religion? Does ‘oneness’ is superior or religion is? Why secularism is misused so much? Why do you think that secularism and Islam are not compatible? Recently an advertisement aroused an uproar in the commercial market and various online platforms like Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc. when Tanishq jewelers launched an advertisement showing a bond between a Muslim mother-in-law and her Hindu pregnant daughter-in-law. In this ad, the th eme is related to promoting and understanding inter-religious faith by holding a ceremony of a baby shower which is Hindu faith practice and not celebrated by Muslims. Why this issue became so tensed that the company has to take down the advertisement for the safety of its employees and staff? Is it right, that on one hand we want unity and equality for all religions and on the other hand, people's sentiments get hurt when unity is portrayed in some way?   As, one set of the viewers of the adver...