Goyal to step down as Eternal CEO; Blinkit’s Albinder Dhindsa named successor

Zomatorsquos parent firm Eternal Limited on Wednesday announced a major leadership change with its CEO Deepinder Goyal resigning from his position with effect from February 1 2026The company said Albinder Dhindsa who is currently the CEO of Blinkit will take over as the new chief executiveIn a letter addressed to the shareholders Goyal said he has recently been drawn towards new ideas that involve higher levels of risk experimentation and explorationHe explained that such ideas are better pursued outside a public company like Eternal which needs to stay focused and disciplined in its current business strategyldquoOf late I have found myself drawn to a set of new ideas that involve significantly higherrisk exploration and experimentationrdquo he saidldquoThese are the kinds of ideas that are better pursued outside a public company like Eternalrdquo Goyal addedHe added that If these ideas belonged inside Eternalrsquos strategic scope I would have pursued them within the companyLast week Aam Aadmi Party AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha joined gig workers in celebrating a victory for their ldquosafety dignity and work conditionsrdquo as the government directed food delivery and quickcommerce platforms to do away with rigid ldquo10minute deliveryrdquo commitmentsIn a video message Chadha said that it is a memorable day for gig workers as the Central government has struck down the private companiesrsquo ldquo10minute deliveryrdquo branding ldquoI want to thank the Central government for intervening in the matterrdquo said Chadha describing the cruelty linked to ldquo10minute deliveryrdquo as realHe said the promise of ldquo10minute deliveryrdquo adds to the mental stress of delivery workersand forces them to drive dangerously to meet the deadline endangering other road usersEarlier Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya asked major food delivery and quickcommerce platforms to do away with rigid 10minute delivery time commitments stressing that the safety of delivery partners must come before speedMandaviya held discussions with officials of Blinkit Zepto Swiggy and Zomato in Delhi during which he advised them to remove strict delivery deadlines from their platforms and promotional material in the interest of delivery workersrsquo safetyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever