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Walmart layoff: US netizens accuse CTO Suresh Kumar of replacing Americans with H1-B users
After Walmart announced the layoff of 1,500 employees, a memo from Walmart CTO Suresh Kumar and US CEO John Furner stated the job cuts are part of a long-term operational strategy, not a move to bring in foreign workers.
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Psychic helps solve 1973 case, predicts correct location of missing US student’s remains: 'Miracle'
The case remained unsolved for 52 years despite initial searches, but investigators recently came across an entry from a journal kept by the missing student's mother who died in 2010. A 1990 entry detailed her encounter with a store clerk who claimed to be a psychic.
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Hotmail's Sabeer Bhatia questions India's $4T economy: Why are so many people still leaving?
In contrast, industrialist Anand Mahindra celebrated the achievement, describing it as the fulfilment of a 'distant, almost audacious dream'. But while India's overall GDP has surged, its per capita GDP stands at $2,880, significantly lower than the fifth largest economy in the world, Japan, whose per capita GDP stands at $33,960.
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‘H1-B is a complete fraud’: US man calls Indians ‘parasites’ after questioning their jobs at DC airport
'All you parasites: Why not just make India great again? Or do you need the British back to do that?' American musician and builder Sean Carpenter wrote on X. The viral rant highlights escalating anti-immigrant rhetoric and H-1B visa debates in the US.
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Bengaluru man asks politicians in viral post: 'Do you walk on our streets? Don't you feel embarrassed?'
After a Bengaluru professor sent a legal notice to the BBMP over the city's poor roads and demanded Rs 50 lakh as compensation, another resident has questioned Bengaluru's politicians over their apathy towards the city's 'stinking public spaces'.
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US woman moves to Delhi, says she loves creamy milk in India: 'In America people tend to...'
Kristen Fischer, an American woman living in Delhi, explains why she finds Indian milk far superior to American options. She also reveals key differences from popular low-fat options in America.
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Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi, divided by language, united by floods: Internet after rain batters cities
Social media users unite over widespread flooding woes and infrastructure failures, spark online debate.
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Laid off Google techie lives in Thailand, flies to Singapore once a week to work for 3 hours
'[We are] earning in dollars, spending in baht,' Shao Chun Chen said. He earns around Rs 1.33 lakh to Rs 2.6 lakh per month teaching a weekly three-hour digital marketing class at National University of Singapore. He was laid off by Google in February 2024.
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Meet Dr Kiran Jeevan, the Bengaluru professor who sued BBMP over poor roads and won hearts
After three years of unanswered pleas, the professor of social work took legal action against the BBMP for bad roads causing him spondylitis. His bold move has galvanized support from citizens from across the country on social media.
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'Bengaluru's hero': Massive online support pours in for professor who sued BBMP for Rs 50 lakh
Years of commuting on Bengaluru's terrible roads left Dr Kiran Jeevan in severe pain. His lawsuit against BBMP for compensation has ignited a national conversation on civic negligence and citizen rights.
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Comedy of error: Ex-DBS Bank employee says she met Piyush Gupta in Bali. He replies, 'That isn't me'
A Singaporean founder's viral LinkedIn post celebrating a chance meeting with 'Piyush Gupta' in Bali took a hilarious turn when the real ex-DBS CEO commented. The mistaken identity left social media in stitches.
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Bengaluru Police cracks down on 'Metro Chicks' Instagram, Telegram channel, but followers cross 6K
'Upon further examination of the account, it was found that metro_chicks had uploaded a total of 14 videos, which appear to violate the dignity of women,' the FIR filed at Banashankari Police Station stated.
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The Whole Truth gives out free protein bars close to 'best before' date: 'Help us not waste this food'
The Whole Truth is winning over customers and social media by giving away products for free to fight waste. See why their transparent communication and smart marketing are a hit.
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Radhika Gupta explains how in 16 years education in US can cost Rs 10 crore: 'Always do the...'
'We underestimate the impact of inflation when we do our financial planning, not just for education but even retirement,' Edelweiss Mutual Funds' Radhika Gupta said.
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Bengaluru professor sues BBMP for Rs 50 lakh after poor roads caused him 'physical pain, mental stress'
The 43-year-old doctorate professor said he suffered severe neck and back pain, 'which has been medically linked to the jerks and trauma caused while commuting on these treacherous roads'. Dr Kiran Jeevan had to consult five orthopedic specialists and made four emergency visits to the hospital to for his acute pain.
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Indian PhD student facing deportation over traffic ticket wins legal battle to stay in US
'None of this makes any sense,' Priya Saxena's lawyer Jim Leach said. 'But… I guess the theory is we’re going to get rid of foreign students who are criminals. Well, if a traffic ticket makes us a criminal, I’m not sure there’s gonna be anybody left in this country.'
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Nithin Kamath on CBSE telling schools to form sugar boards: 'Good step in the right direction'
Zerodha co-founder and CEO Nithin Kamath is a fitness enthusiast and is father to a school-going nine-year-old boy.
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Techies getting paid more than other engineers, teachers can't be taken for granted: Sridhar Vembu
Zoho's Sridhar Vembu warns software engineers that their high salaries aren't guaranteed due to an impending productivity revolution driven by LLMs and AI, potentially disrupting software development jobs.
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Bengaluru turns into 'port' after rains. Netizens joke about Pakistan Navy, 'Hyundai submarine'
Heavy rains lashed Bengaluru, causing widespread flooding and traffic chaos. The IMD issued a yellow alert across Karnataka, forecasting an early monsoon with above-average rainfall.
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'Ertugrul' actor asks about Turkey visit amid India's boycott calls, gets firm 'no' from netizens
Cengiz Coşkun has a large fan following in Pakistan and has claimed to have received marriage proposals from Pakistani women. His popularity in the country grew rapidly after former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan advocated watching his television series 'Dirilis: Ertugrul'.
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Harsh Goenka asks tourists to skip Turkey, Azerbaijan for supporting Pakistan: Indians gave them Rs 4,000+ crore
Some Indian travel websites have said they would neither book flights with Turkish Airlines nor offer accommodation to citizens from Turkey and Azerbaijan.
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From calling terrorists 'militants' to holding Pakistan accountable: How foreign media changed its tune
Initially, terming the gunmen in the Kashmir tourist attack as 'militants' led to criticism of the BBC and The New York Times. But now, the international media is holding Pakistan accountable with tough questions on terror.
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Nikhil Kamath asks top cops if there's a solution to Bengaluru's traffic woes. Check their response
'We have 1.5 crore population with 1.23 crore vehicle population. We doubled between 2013 and 2023. It was 56 lakh, it became 1.12 crore. So, if you see that kind of growth rate, infrastructure will never be enough,' traffic commissioner MN Anucheth said.
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Internet impressed with Shashi Tharoor's defense of India against Pakistan in global media: 'Mad respect'
Commenting on the US taking credit for brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, Shashi Tharoor minced no words on television channels and on X as he listed why US President Donald Trump's stand on Pakistan is disappointing for India.
