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Bengaluru banker turns organic farmer, gets turnover of Rs 21 crore: Reports

Amit Kishan's farm has nearly 700 indigenous cows and buffaloes, and about 40 different kinds of food grains and vegetables are grown in it.

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Bengaluru man traces India map using GPS, covers 73 km on foot in 17 hours. Watch

'I walked through dark and tiny lanes with dogs barking at me. It was scary,' said 51-year-old Vikas Ruparelia.

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Ex-Google, Twitter MD Parminder Singh shares valuable life lesson he learnt at Apple

'The lesson has stayed with me ever since!' former Google and Twitter MD, Parminder Singh, wrote.

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3 tips to 'instantly impress' recruiters, from CEO who conducted over 30,000 interviews

The hiring expert said he’s 'always impressed' when job seekers have done their homework about the recruiter and interviewer.

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This CEO believes work-life balance not possible for top executives. She aims for 'fluidity'

Anna Lundstrom's role as CEO means she is accountable for hundreds of workers who have needs around the clock, which is why she prefers work-life fluidity.

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90-year-old woman, who worked for 74 years, has a tip for being happier at work

Melba Melbane, who turns 91 this November, retired from her job as a sales associate at a departmental store in Texas last month.

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Bengaluru techie rejected 13 job offers for internship. 1 year on, she earns over Rs 20 lpa

The software engineer turned down 13 job offers to take up a six-month internship with a stipend of Rs 85,000.

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'Rakesh Jhunjhunwala cared greatly for well-being of our employees': Akasa Air

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala had invested $50 million in Akasa Air in 2021.

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'Do you ever get confused with Salman Khan': Bill Gates to Khan Academy founder Sal Khan

'If you do a web search on Sal Khan, you might get some of this guy, Bill Gates said, holding up a picture of Bollywood actor Salman Khan.

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Sanjiv Kapoor on Air India's livery revamp in 1980s: 'Quite liked it, but overall reaction was...'

Former Jet Airways executive Sanjiv Kapoor's comment comes days after Air India announced its revamped avatar after having spent $400 million in refurbishing the aircrafts.

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80% of bosses regret initial plans of asking employees to return to office: Report

The companies experiencing the most difficulty are the ones that mandated a strict return to the office three days a week without seeking employee input first, an expert said.

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Peak Bengaluru moment: Rapido rider turns up on a Royal Enfield, turns out he's an engineer

'He was working in the same company which was curating the event that I was going to attend,' Rapido passenger Nishit Patel said.

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Ticketless Vande Bharat passenger lights a cigarette in toilet. Then this happened. Watch

Hearing the fire alarm, the Railway police rushed to the coach with a fire extinguisher and broke the toilet's window to 'save' the passenger.

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Japanese couple travelled from Osaka to Chennai to watch Rajinikanth's 'Jailer'. Video

Yasuda Hidetoshi said he had been watching Rajinikanth movies for over 20 years.

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Companies are now offering psychedelic therapy to employees for stress, anxiety, depression: Report

Anonymous surveys found that 86 percent of the employees who used the therapy noticed an improvement in post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Vistara celebrates flyer's first birthday mid-air at 35,000 feet: 'Heartwarming gesture'

'Loved the way how Vistara crew celebrated my daughter’s very first birthday in the air ,' the toddler's father shared.

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‘KFC, Pizza Hut to pay packaging fee': Consumer court rules on Zomato customer's plea

'It is the duty of the seller to ensure that the food is in a deliverable condition and the seller cannot ask the consumers to bear the expenses,' the petitioner, a law student and Zomato customer said.

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Women want remote working roles, even if it means turning down a dream job: Survey

Another recent study conducted in the US noted that regular remote work may slow down women's career advancement and even delay their acquisition of the professional skills necessary for a promotion.

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Bengaluru: Why Swiggy sent this customer 'karela' with the caramel popcorn she ordered

'Swiggy sent me a bitter gourd with the caramel popcorn packets I ordered yesterday,' a Bengaluru-based singer shared.

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July was the hottest month in ever recorded on Earth: EU climate observatory

'It has not been this warm... for the last 120,000 years,' said Samantha Burgess, Deputy Director of the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service.

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Indians aren't ready to return to office: 71% prefer flexibility to better pay, finds survey

'Employers’ attitudes towards remote work remain at odds with the preferences of job seekers in India,' Sashi Kumar, Indeed India’s head of sales, said.