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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.
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'I am hurt and feel like crying,' tweets specially-abled chess player Malika Handa
Malika Handa claims she was promised a job and a cash reward by the Punjab government, but is yet to receive either. She is the first Indian ever to win an International Deaf and Dumb Chess Championship gold, she has won multiple gold medals in the national championships.
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Anand Mahindra lauds Delhi busker Varun Dagar, asks him to ‘dance on’
Anand Mahindra praised Dagar for sticking to busking – an activity that he loves to pursue despite opposition from his community.
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Shashi Tharoor bats for eco-friendly food packaging, Twitter shares favourite picks
From compressed rice bran to sugarcane fiber, Twitter users highlight their favourite alternative to disposable plastic containers after Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and Tamil Nadu IAS officer Supriya Sahu tweeted about it.
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Video: Hardik Pandya shrugs off fan’s hand as he tries to click selfie
Several fans called out Pandya for his apparent rude behaviour, but many more defended the cricketer's action stating that no one would appreciate a stranger holding onto their shoulder like that.
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Christmas 2021: From Kareena Kapoor to Katrina Kaif, here's how Bollywood is celebrating
Fresh after her wedding celebrations, actor Katrina Kaif chose to make an announcement on Christmas regarding her next project, while actor Karisma Kapoor pranced around in pyjamas to 'Last Christmas'.
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This Christmas, Google's Sundar Pichai has a 'present' for us
Twitter responded enthusiastically to the 'gift' and many shared screenshots of places Santa was traced to.
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Watch: Neeraj Chopra, 24, thanks supporters for birthday wishes
Neeraj Chopra, who is training in USA now, was joined by his coach Klaus Bartonietz in the message. "Namaste! Bohot bohot dhanyawaad," Hohn said in Hindi, thanking supporters for their wishes on Chopra's birthday.
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Consumer Rights Day 2021: History, significance and this year's theme
Every year, a theme is allocated to the celebrations and this year the theme for Consumer Rights Day 2021 is 'tackling plastic pollution'.
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Elon Musk says he will pay over $11 billion in taxes this year
If Elon Musk does pay over $11 billion in taxes, it could constitute a record payment to the Revenue Service of the US government.
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Monkeys ‘revenge’ kill 250 dogs in 3 months after infant monkey’s death in Maharashtra
While this resulted in MonkeyvsDoge trending on Twitter, many found the meme war bizarre in the face of such a brutal conflict between the animals.
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Anand Mahindra on 1971 Indo-Pakistan war: 'The battle is etched in my mind'
India Post had released a stamp commemorating the role of Mahindra-built CJ3Bs in the service of the Indian Army.
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Is this a pie chart or a bar graph? Or both? Twitter can't make its mind about this viral photo
While Twitter is yet to reach a decision, what do you make of this bucket of popcorn?
