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Nirmala Sitharaman says P Chidambaram's 'most capitalist budget speech ever' remark is a compliment
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram had said on Tuesday, "People will reject this capitalist budget. Today's budget speech was the most capitalist speech to be ever read by an FM."
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When Shashi Tharoor played Antony to Mira Nair's Cleopatra
Recalling the time, Mira Nair had said, “I used to eat onions before my love scenes with Shashi Tharoor because he was so pompous."
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Maju Kuruvilla, Indian-origin CEO of fintech startup Bolt, graduated from Mangalore University
Bolt's new CEO Maju Kuruvilla had studied computer engineering from Mangalore University in Karnataka before getting a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Washington.
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Polar bears set up home in abandoned 1930s Russian weather station. See pics
Photographer Dmitry Kokh said that there were around 20 polar bears, most of them males, that he could see walking around the abandoned building, which was built in the 1930s, in scenes that he described as a "once in a lifetime situation".
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Kalpana Chawla death anniversary: How JRD Tata inspired her to become an astronaut
Kalpana Chawla carried a photograph of JRD Tata’s inaugural flight along with her on her first mission into space.
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Tata's Air India begins 'Wings of Change' campaign, flyers flood Twitter with outstanding complaints
By Monday afternoon, Air India's posts on Twitter were flooded with comments from irate customers demanding action on outstanding complaints. While Air India representatives did respond to a few of the comments, it is unclear whether the problems were resolved.
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Et tu, Mahindra? Anand Mahindra prefers dal fry, jeera rice to Caesar salad when travelling
Some Twitter users, however, pointed out that Caesar salad had no connection with Roman dictator Julius Caesar or the play on him by William Shakespeare whom Mahindra quoted in his tweet. But then, others were quick to point out that Mahindra used the Julius Cesar reference only as a pun -- a gesture the industrialist appreciated.
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This is Anand Mahindra's favourite tableau from Republic Day parade
While he kept the internet guessing which tableau he picked as the best, Anand Mahindra also congratulated Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh for becoming the first woman fighter pilot on the Rafale combat aircraft.
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When Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka was told by numerologist that 'Supergiants’ won't work
This time, however, with the space between "Super" and "Giants", fans are eager to see if the Lucknow Super Giants lives up to the expectations when IPL kicks off on April 2, 2022.
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Match-fixing, cocaine and an Indian businessman: Zimbabwe's Brendan Taylor bares all
Former Zimbabwe captain confessed to taking cocaine but claimed that "an Indian businessman" and his colleagues tried to blackmail him into spot-fixing at international matches.
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Shah Rukh Khan thanks Egyptian travel agent for helping Indian professor, sends autographed photos
In the note addressed to the Egyptian travel agent, Shah Rukh Khan wrote, “Thank you for being kind to my fellow Indian. Very gracious and generous of you. May your kind of good souls multiply.”
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For Anand Mahindra, this autorickshaw driver is a 'professor of management'
This Chennai autorickshaw driver did not need a degree to understand that "customer is king". And that's exactly why he caught the eye of industrialist Anand Mahindra.
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Pine Labs CEO is happy that a well-performing employee quit. He explains why in a LinkedIn post
Recollecting his first interaction with the colleague who has not been named, Pine Labs CEO Amrish Rau wrote, "About 2 years back he had ranted that the sales people aren't selling correctly. I responded and did a zoom. He came prepared with 10 slides. He had spelling mistakes all over, but advice was spot on."
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This Chennai start-up's rap song to celebrate $18 million funding is winning hearts. Watch
Titled 'Rocketlane - Our Story so far - ft. Rahul Sridhar', the song raked up a lot of positive reviews with VJ and music entrepreneur Nikhil Chinapa joining in the conversation on Twitter and offering to make Rocketlane's co-founder and CEO Srikrishnan Ganesan do "something cool with the track".
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Ratan Tata's brother Jimmy Tata 'lives in a humble 2 bhk': Harsh Goenka
Harsh Goenka shared that Ratan Tata's 81-year-old brother, Jimmy Tata, lives a "quiet reticent life in a humble 2 bhk flat" in Mumbai's Colaba, and was "never interested in business."
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'You did good': Anushka Sharma tells Virat Kohli day after he stepped down as captain
Actor Anushka Sharma pointed out that although husband Virat Kohli was driven and had a positive drive, he faced a lot of challenges off the field. A lot of these challenges that you faced were not always on the field. But then, this is life right?" Sharma wrote.
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Elon Musk shares Wikipedia post on 'grape', sparks speculation of 'grapecoin'
This also comes days after Musk's announcement on Friday that Tesla Inc merchandise can be bought using the dogecoin. Dogecoin, which seems to have inspired "grapecoin", is a cryptocurrency created as a "joke", making fun of the wild speculation in cryptocurrencies at the time.
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Anand Mahindra hails Yezdi's return. 'Brothers reunited,' he says with photo of Yezdi, Jawa
After Anand Mahindra's brotherly reference for a post on Yezdi and Jawa bikes, Twitter was quick to point out how his words also resonated with the news of reunion of two brothers separated during the partition of India.
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On National Youth Day, Anand Mahindra becomes a 'backbencher' much to Twitter's delight
Encouraged by the interaction, when Twitter users asked him what his favourite subjects in school and college were, Mahindra said it was...
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Priyanka Chopra’s pro-tip if you're moving to a new country for career, education
Global icon Priyanka Chopra has gone on record several times to share how she was bullied in school when she had moved to the US in her teens. In her memoir 'Unfinished', she said that other teenage girls would yell insults like, "Brownie, go back to your country!"
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Anand Mahindra tweets about 'daring mountain roads of India', Twitter offers him a ride
The exchange between industrialist Anand Mahindra and former Norwegian diplomat Erik Solheim prompted other Twitter users to join in. While some shared their experience of driving on the Kolli Hills Road, others offered the chairman of Mahindra Group a ride.
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Watch: 1997 video of Jeff Bezos giving a demo of Amazon’s website
Jeff Bezos retweeted a 1997 video which showed him giving a demo of the Amazon website, showing the selection of books and the discounts on offer.
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Crying toddler gets 'first class' service on American Airlines flight, father shares story on LinkedIn
The toddler refused to stay put with Lagerberg and his wife and that's when two of the flight attendants stepped in. They entertained the child for about 30 minutes during the 3.5 hour flight and ensured that the passengers, including the Lagerberg family, had a good flying experience.
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Viral video: India's Asha Rani pulls 12,216 kg bus by hair, creates Guinness World Record
This, however, is not the first time that Punjab's Asha Rani made a Guinness World Record. She holds seven current Guinness World Records titles for her impressive and unconventional weightlifting.
