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'Want revenge': Tech Mahindra staffer fired over abusive video. 'Learn work ethics,' say netizens
'When people, especially men, are frustrated, they hurl abuses, and I did abuse in the video. My manager asked me to delete the video, and I did... but they fired me,' the former Tech Mahindra employee Saurabh Saraswat said.
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Mumbai flyer pays Rs 4,200 extra to carry Rs 5,000 biryani from Hyderabad: 'No regrets'
'My mum was like, you're insane for spending so much over bringing the biryani to Mumbai, but I was like if I threw away the food anyway, I would be losing Rs 5,000 anyway. So I think the emotion is more important than the price here and it was worth it,' Restaurant chef consultant Velton Saldanha said.
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Racism against Indians: Rishikesh kirtan fest organisers allow white visitors, restrict others
Among several visitors who complained of racism at the kirtan festival in Rishikesh, a woman from Bihar, Kriti Kumari, said that she visited the fest twice and was denied entry. The first time, they allegedly told her the venue was at full capacity. The second time, she wasn't allowed in, but her white friend was.
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Indian-origin founder in US slams NRI mockery amid Middle East crisis: 'Have never lived...'
The Middle East crisis has sparked a debate on social media with several users accusing Gulf‑based Indians of 'hypocrisy,' arguing that those who once mocked India’s safety now expect empathy as the region faces missile threats and volatility.
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‘4 million Indians wake up everyday…’: UAE political analyst assures nation is secure
'To the families watching from India: your loved ones are in a country that plans carefully, acts decisively, and protects responsibly,' UAE's political analyst Ahmed Sharif urged.
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Bengaluru techie uses 'AI roommate' to catch his cook stealing food, shirking work: 'Just fired her'
'Cooked for 47 minutes. Washed hands two times. Touched the dustbin lid, scratched her nose, then rolled your chapati with the same hands. Told you after you ate -- my bad,' read one of the AI bot's daily reports.
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Indian-origin VC gets 2 hours with Trump at Mar-a-Lago before US-Israel struck Iran: 'Humbled'
Asha Jadeja Motwani said she had seen members of Donald Trump’s team — including Steve Witkoff, Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, Jared Kushner, and others — moving repeatedly 'between the war room and the President’s residential area,' describing round‑the‑clock activity.
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Mumbai entrepreneur says Dubai at war is ‘far safer’ than India, gets trolled: ‘Joke is on us’
Ankit Sawant said his comparison was meant only to define 'what safety means', stressing that government negligence at home causes more deaths than terror attacks, even if these deaths are forgotten because they occur in isolation.
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Bengaluru Sarvam techie rues cancelled holiday after Dubai airspace closure: ‘Lost all my money'
'I thought this was my time for a vacation. Starting tomorrow, I was gonna go on a 2-week solo trip in Italy... Now, I'm sad and in Bengaluru,' Sumanth said.
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's advise to employees: Flattery won’t earn your boss’s trust
Andy Jassy described trust as a 'two-way street,' saying leaders must also be comfortable being 'vocally self‑critical,' even when doing so feels awkward.
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Sudha Murty appeals to Bengaluru citizens: ‘Be kind to street dogs, don’t throw stones at them’
'Children should grow up with a love for animals,' Sudha Murty said, adding that citizens who have the time and resources should consider visiting dog shelters and adopting a pet.
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IndiGo flyer travelling with toddler says AC stopped working midflight: ‘We were sweating’
IndiGo responded to Mundhra's video and apologised for the discomfort he experienced. The airline added that attempts were made to connect with him to discuss the matter personally.
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Employee says his company's RTO policy is affecting his relationship: Girlfriend works remotely
The employee said that the daily commute to work left him exhausted. What earlier felt natural to do as a couple now requires deliberate planning: shared lunches, breaks together, and evening downtime have shrunk, replaced by recovery from the office routine.
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AI will be better than humans at everything: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to Nikhil Kamath
Dario Amodei told Nikhil Kamath that there will continue to be demand for human‑centred work, even as AI systems advance. 'So the most highly technical part of the job is going away, but there is still some kind of demand for that kind of underlying human skill,' the Anthropic CEO said.
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Bathrobes to yoga: Recruiter reveals how job seekers get 'casual' on Zoom interviews
The recruiter, who conducts more than 600 interviews a year across industries and has worked with more than 80 organisations, said that the convenience of Zoom has made many applicants forget that interviews are still formal assessments.
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When I left Uber, some said I was fired. It hurt: Techie-turned-YouTuber with 2 million subscribers
Akshay Saini clarified that just one quarter before he left Uber, he received the company’s Impact Award, recognising him as the best engineer of the quarter in his organisation. He said he was rated 'outstanding' in both manager and peer reviews.
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Millennial manager uses Tinder to get 3 job interviews, says it was easier than finding love
The PR account director credits her Tinder strategy with giving her a faster route into London’s job market. 'It’s obviously a very crowded marketplace, and there are so many new emerging channels all the time that may be untapped,' she said.
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'ICE agents get money per head that they detain': UK woman detained in US despite valid tourist visa
The retiree grandmother was travelling with her husband when the couple were stopped while attempting a same‑day crossing into Canada; officials later flagged that her husband’s visa had lapsed, even as hers remained in order.
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After Mamdani, Indian-origin Los Angeles mayor candidate steals spotlight. Meet Nithya Raman
Nithya Raman, 44, moved from Kerala to the US when she was 6. She later studied political theory at Harvard and urban planning at MIT and these issues now anchor her mayoral agenda in Los Angeles.
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Indian-origin PlayStation exec who interned in Microsoft pens emotional note for Phil Spencer
Mihir Sheth said that Phil Spenser's gesture during his internship at Microsoft Gaming in 2011, left a deep impression. 'You can make someone feel big or feel small. And if you make them feel big, they might see themselves that way too,' he said.
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IDFC First Bank Rs 590-crore fraud: 'Even govt money is not safe in banks,' say netizens
While IDFC First Bank has pledged disciplinary, civil, and criminal action, the online backlash has highlighted a deeper erosion of public trust. Social media users also compared the incident with a recent Rs 60‑lakh gold loss at a Punjab National Bank locker, suggesting a pattern of failures across financial institutions.
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Man quit banking job in 2013 to sell tea, now makes $500 million pa: Boss thought I was insane
Martin Berry grew up in the countryside of Melbourne, Australia, where he developed an entrepreneurial streak early on. He recalls that his family 'didn’t necessarily have a lot of money,' pushing him to find creative ways to earn.
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Indian-origin founder in US wants to donate Rs 180 crore property to promote Catholic faith
Raj Peter Bhakta, 50, has described the opportunity as 'once in a century,' inviting organisations capable of advancing Catholic education and spiritual renewal to step forward.
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Microsoft Gaming’s new CEO Asha Sharma faces intense wave of online hate over ‘Indian nepotism’
On social media, users questioned whether Microsoft’s Indian CEO, Satya Nadella, had appointed 'an Indian who has zero experience' to the role. Others accused Indian recruiters of 'trashing American resumes'.
