Flipkart Suspends Services As Lockdown Impedes Online Grocery Deliveries

Walmart Inc's Flipkart has suspended services, a notice on the e-commerce firm's website said on Wednesday, as India began a 21-day lockdown to fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered the lockdown from Tuesday midnight, but a government advisory suggested exempting e-commerce deliveries of essentials such as food and medical equipment in addition to grocery stores and banks.