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10 years ago, we didn't have an office, app: CEO Vidit Aatrey marks a decade of Meesho
Meesho co-cfounder and CEO Vidit Aatrey recalled that the company's journey began not in corporate boardrooms, but on the ground in Bengaluru's Koramangala.
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Video shows captured leopard being slapped in Karnataka as locals laugh. 'Inhumane,' say netizens
The video appeared to horrify social media users, with some slamming the locals for their 'atrocious behaviour'.
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'Bengaluru traffic is insane': Sabeer Bhatia says he rides same distance on cycle in 1/3 the time in SF
Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia, who has often faced trolling for his critiques of India, is based in San Francisco.
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Drunk man swallows coffee spoon, doctors fish it out 5 months later
Doctors explained that extracting the spoon was complex due to its slippery surface and precarious position.
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'Influential researcher' Trapit Bansal among 4 Meta poached from OpenAI. IITian says he's 'thrilled'
This high-profile hire is part of a broader, aggressive recruitment drive led personally by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. His multi-billion-dollar strategy aims to regain Meta’s footing in the rapidly evolving AI landscape.
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Bryan Johnson schools MrBeast after YouTuber said he works 15 hours a day with little sleep
This, however, is not the first time that the anti-ageing millionaire has stepped in to offer health advice to others on social media. In May, he sharply criticised a viral social media post by an Indian web developer that appeared to glorify working through the night.
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Harsh Goenka says he never shouted at anyone at work: 'I take quiet pride in that'
When an X user asked the billionaire industrialist if staying cool later takes a toll on him, Harsh Goenka said it didn't.
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What’s ‘conderned’, good sir?: Shashi Tharoor reacts after Suhel Seth points out typo in post
Meanwhile, netizens appeared to be amused by Tharoor's rare typographical error. Several social media users said they thought 'concerned' was indeed a real word.
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Chinese woman, 50, marries son's Russian classmate, gets pregnant: 'Time will prove our love'
The woman, popularly known as 'Sister Xin' on social media, was reportedly encouraged by her son to marry the man 20 years her junior and more than a foot taller than her.
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CRED's Kunal Shah: Indians who make Rs 10,000/hour will waste an hour to save Rs 500
CRED founder Kunal Shah shares his observations on India's economic growth, highlighting the lack of 'time value of money' and the low female workforce involvement.
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8-year-old girl vomits live worms for a month, doctors discover it was caused by drain flies
'When the child brushes her teeth or flushes the toilet, the worms might enter her system through splashes of water,' a doctor said, explaining how the contamination may have occurred.
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Tesla employee quits after 7 years: 'Couldn't support Elon Musk any longer'
What the Tesla employee took issue with the most was Elon Musk's giveaway for prospective voters. 'It seemed so morally wrong. I didn't want to be associated with that,' he said.
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Oxford University neurologist shares how she boosts brain energy when she hits a 'mental wall’
Dr Faye Begeti explained that often, the barrier isn't physical exhaustion but the mental energy required to initiate a task.
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Delhi man shares road rage that left him bloody, covered in glass shards: 'He picked up a brick...'
'The rear window was gone, and he was attempting to break the main window on the front side. Taken aback, I was processing what was going on while glass shards were all over my body,' Tushar Gupta recounted.
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Bengaluru landlord wants Rs 19 lakh deposit for 3 BHK, shocks Canadian tenant: 'Absolutely bonkers'
Digital creator Caleb Friesen was looking to rent a flat for him and his family comprising his pregnant wife, their son, and their househelp. He had moved from Canada to Bengaluru eight years ago. After living in Mizoram for a while, Friesen appears to be planning to move back to the IT capital.
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Bill Gates could have been 'world’s first trillionaire' if he retained his Microsoft stock: Report
If Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates held onto every Microsoft share, their combined fortune would be about $1.5 trillion. The Microsoft co-founder would likely be the first trillionaire, with a $1.2 trillion fortune even after his divorce -- more than thrice Elon Musk's peak net worth.
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How Zohran Mamdani's Bollywood-flavoured 'creative' campaign helped win over New Yorkers
Zohran Mamdani's unique campaign, blending Bollywood with populist messages, led to an unexpected victory in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary.
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Unaware of pregnancy, woman with stomachache goes to hospital, gives birth to boy: 'Shocked'
The woman said she and her husband have a six-year-old son and had no plans for more children. They had been careful with contraception. Moreover, despite gaining some weight in recent months, she did not have any typical pregnancy symptoms.
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SpaceX rival Rocket Lab CEO says he flies a helicopter to relax: 'When I'm flying, I have to shut...'
'Occasionally, I'll relax by flying a jet or driving a race car — really anything where there's no possibility of thinking about work,' Peter Beck said.
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Microsoft employee laid off after 23 years still goes to office: 'Keen to be helpful'
The former principal product manager at Microsoft said he felt relieved when I got laid off. 'I thought I might feel upset, but, in reality, it was kind of a relief,' the 59-year-old said.
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Delhi HR executive reacts after employee quits on Day 1': 'No job becomes perfect in a day'
The viral post has sparked a discussion on social media on professional commitment and transparency in communication at workplaces.
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Delhi entrepreneur praises 'convenient life in China' after 1,600-km day trip by high-speed train
'So, I traveled 1,600 km in a single day for a 3-hour meeting and wasn't dead by the end,' Akash Bansal shared. 'This shows how convenient life in China is. I took a train in the morning, traveled 800 km one way, had a meeting, and returned at night to sleep in my bed.'
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Woman claims boss demanded her live location during leave as proof. Netizens call it 'crazy'
Her boss allegedly told her this was a 'new rule' of the company, threatening to mark employees 'absent' if they failed to provide their live location, even with approved annual leave.
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Doctors find toothbrush inside 64-year-old's stomach 52 years after he swallowed it
The man said as a child, he was too frightened to tell his parents about what had happened and hoped that the toothbrush would simply dissolve on its own.
