The US and India are "natural allies" and share common interests and a genuine friendship, America's envoy to New Delhi Ken Juster has said, underlining that the two countries could face any challenge with the strong people-to-people relations. Juster highlighted bilateral trade and challenges that India is facing like managing the rise of China, countering terrorism, promoting economic growth and modernising its military.

The warehousing sector has attracted around USD 6.8-billion (approximately Rs.47,385-crore) funds since 2014 from institutional investors and developers amid rising demand for logistic spaces from manufacturing and e-commerce players post implementation of GST, according to Knight Frank. Leasing of warehousing spaces went up by 77% last calendar year to 46.2-million sqft, the property consultant said in its India Warehousing Market 2019 report released.

Diversity of talent, from a-gender-perspective, would be a top-priority-area for Amazon India, said its chief Amit Agarwal, as he addressed his staff in an 'All-Hands' meeting on Tuesday, two-people present there said. Agarwal's comments come as the local arm of the Seattlebased technology giant completes six years in India, continuing its fight against Flipkart, where its US-based rival Walmart now owns a 77% stake.