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'What have you done for Bengaluru?': Mohandas Pai slams Karnataka govt again. Minister responds
'Our lives have become more miserable, corruption has increased,' the former Infosys CFO said. Mohandas Pai has been severely critical of the Karnataka government especially after the recent heavy showers in Bengaluru exposed the city’s infrastructural vulnerabilities.
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Co-founder says his name change is pending with EPFO Bengaluru for 3 months: 'Boils my blood'
The co-founder and CTO of fintech startup, Fuze, said that he got his ex-employer to approve the name change and generated a request on June 26 but it has since not been cleared by the KR Puram Whitefield EPFO office.
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Digital arrest scam: Fake police try to cheat journalist over WhatsApp call, get schooled instead
During the entire ordeal, that appeared to last for 1.5 hours, Vijay Gajera was held on 'digital arrest' which meant that he could not end the WhatsApp call or move away from the phone.
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Bengaluru techie reaches home 4 hours after leaving work amid rain, traffic: 'When will this end?'
Although most companies have enforced a work from home policy due to the adverse conditions, Sudeep P Nambiar has to work from his Whitefield office five days a week. 'I stay in Yelahanka because I have my own house there. It's not easy for everyone to keep changing their house, especially when it's your own house!' he said.
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Rs 55,600 admission fee, Rs 8,400 'parent orientation charges' at nursery school stuns internet
Earlier this year, a real estate consultant in Gurugram has shared that he pays Rs 30,000 a month as his Class 3 son's school fees which the authorities keep increasing annually without offering any explanation to the parents.
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Bengaluru floods: Wipro unblocks drain at Sarjapur Road office, eases waterlogging. Video
Blocking the crucial drain at Wipro's campus led to severe waterlogging along Sarjapur Road disrupting the lives of thousands of families in the area, environmentalist Divya Radhakrishnan claimed. In September 2022, the IT giant had removed a 2.4-meter concrete slab from a stormwater drain on its campus as part of a demolition drive by the BBMP.
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Bengaluru co-founder wants to build an app to rate, review potholes. 'Name it Potluru,' says internet
Sivaramakrishnan Narayanan's tweet ranked high on the humour meter, but the comments also did not disappoint. 'Can we also add pothole of the month' feature and link the star rating with tyre damage ability of the pothole?' asked a user.
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Nandan Nilekani recalls first meeting with Ratan Tata at Infosys Bengaluru: 'Struck by his humility'
After their first meeting in 2001, Ratan Tata invited Nandan Nilekani to co-found a financial inclusion platform for 100 million households, the billionaire co-founder of Infosys shared.
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Bill for 3 nights was Rs 3 lakh: Pune CA uses credit card points to stay at Marriott resort for free
Priti Jain said that she had collected 58,000 membership reward points by using her American Express platinum express card for expenditures amounting to Rs 4 lakh.
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Liver Doc hits out at 'antiseptic Ayurvedic cream' Boroline: 'It has nothing to do with Ayurveda'
Boroline has been in existence since 1929 and according to its website, its products are 'natural and ayurvedic'. The Liver Doc, on the other hand, has been known for dispelling misinformation related to alternative medicine, including Ayurvedic ones, through his research.
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Bengaluru rains: Grapevine user shares 'life or death' situation. 'Paid Rs 500 for 6km'
'Suddenly I saw an electrical cable fall on the ground and it started sparking just 10 meters away from me. I got really scared.' The professional added that he called an Ola auto but the driver demanded extra money and threatened to cancel the ride.
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Man rents single room with attached bathroom for Rs 15 per month. But there's a catch
Manish Aman said he has to pay Rs 5,856 for 5.5 years, of which Rs 1,500 is refundable.
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Radhika Gupta on being rushed to hospital and back home in 2.5 hours after a head injury: 'Very grateful'
Radhika Gupta said that she has lived and seen medical emergencies in many very 'developed' parts of the world where it was common to wait for hours outside emergency rooms.
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This Indian city has the most number of English speakers in the world, reveals BBC show
The presenter of the British comedy panel game quiz show Sandi Toksvig said, 'In fact, in terms of population of English speakers, the UK only comes sixth worldwide. That is colonialism for you.'
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'IITians are most modest creatures' jokes IIT alumnus, but internet is divided
Author Ankur Warikoo shared a story about a young man he came across during a flight from Delhi to Mumbai who impressed him with his demeanor and never mentioned that he had studied at an IIT and an IIM.
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'Walking in Bengaluru is an extreme sport': Techie complains of broken footpaths in viral video
Speaking to Moneycontrol, Yogeesh said that he frequently uses the Konanakunte bus stop, and the condition of the footpath and the road often causes him anxiety and delays.
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'Mumbai meri jaan': Viral post makes visitors share how helpful strangers made them love the city
From an autorickshaw driver returning a phone worth Rs 30,000 left behind by the passenger to a woman saving another commuter's life while travelling in a crowded local train, the stories have left people feeling deeply touched. 'This thread made me so emotional I love this city with my whole heart,' wrote one X user.
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Bajaj Finance takes action against senior managers named in Tarun Saxena's suicide note
In its statement, Bajaj Finance said, 'Tarun was a loving father, son and a great friend who will be deeply missed by all who knew him. He was with our company for over 7 years and his loss is felt immensely by both us and his family.'
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Vir Das after Sweden rejected his assistant's visa: 'They don’t believe he’s going to return to India'
Social media users suggested the comedian use the incident as content for his upcoming shows in Europe.
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Disney layoff: Employee pens emotional note on first promotion, first job loss. 'Times are tough'
'I was brought into a conference room with HR and a manager several levels above me, and was told that Disney was eliminating my position,' Christine Collins, an acquiring assistant editor, said.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is 'thrilled' as niece makes her 'billion-dollar debut' with Bicara at Nasdaq
'So very proud of my amazing niece Claire Mazumdar... I am bursting with pride to see Indian innovation being valued in the world’s most respected stock exchange,' Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said.
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Sam Altman on CTO Mira Murati quitting OpenAI: 'Saddened, but support her decision'
Mira Murati, 35, said on Wednesday that she is quitting because she wants the time and space to do her own 'exploration'. 'There is never an ideal time to step away from a place one cherishes, yet this moment feels right...' she said.
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Parul Gulati's Nish Hair is worth over Rs 50 crore 'but I made only Rs 40,000 in the first year'
Nish Hair began to keep a marketing budget only since January this year as most of their sales were driven by the reels founder Parul Gulati regularly shares on Instagram.
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Vedanta boss Anil Agarwal's mother is 'seriously sick', hospitalised in Mumbai: 'Ma is a fighter'
In an emotional post, the billionaire sought blessings and prayers for his nonagenarian mother. 'She is an incredibly special person who has enriched my life, the lives of the entire family and of everyone she knows. I still have so much to learn from you, Ma,' Anil Agarwal said.
