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Harsh Goenka on Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal's job alert: 'Rs 20 lakh fee excludes talented...'
Referring to the job description for the role of chief of staff at Zomato shared by CEO Deepinder Goyal, industrialist Harsh Goenka said, 'Asking to pay for a job feels exploitative, even if positioned as learning.'
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'We have over 10,000 applications': Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal after Rs 20 lakh-fee job alert
Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal said they would be closing the application process for the chief of staff position by 6 pm on Thursday.
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This Indian startup is also looking for a chief of staff. 'We will pay you Rs 21 lakh in first year'
Ganesh Sonawane, the founder and CEO of Pune-based Frido, said that the company would also be open to offering employee stock ownership plans (ESOP) to the chief of staff and other employees who excel at work.
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Sudha Murty seeking my help to research on adulterated food is 'biggest honour': Food Pharmer
Revant Himatsingka aka Food Pharmer said he would be assisting Sudha Murty with more research for the upcoming winter session of the Rajya Sabha.
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Vizag man calls Kolkata 'dirtiest city of India' in viral post: 'Open gutters, urine smell everywhere'
DS Balaji said he saw vendors sitting atop open drains to sell their wares. 'No, I have never seen it anywhere else in India. No matter how poor, or bad the infrastructure is. And I have travelled a lot. It's just a lack of civic and hygiene in the city, which is so sad to see.'
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Bengaluru influencer molested by 10-year-old boy while vlogging at BTM Layout: 'I don't feel safe here'
The incident happened while Neha Biswal was returning home from work. She said she was even more disappointed because although the molester was caught, several residents asked her to let him go because he was a child.
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Deepinder Goyal explains why 18kg mushroom with incorrect dates were found at Zomato warehouse
'I am not sure why just these small number of mushroom packets worth Rs 7,200 (out of the crores of inventory in the warehouse), which were never going to make it to customers, are being talked about the media,' Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal said.
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Billionaire Nikhil Kamath's team reveals how to get featured in his 'WTF is' podcast: 'Not by paying...'
Last December, according to data from Apple and Podtail 'WTF is' was the ninth most popular podcast in India. A screenshot of Nikhil Kamath's Spotify report also showed that it was also among the best new podcasts and top global video podcasts featured on the audio streaming platform.
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Bengaluru Swiggy executive is impressed with job seeker's 'old-school approach': 'It worked'
'Now, this isn't the first time someone has approached me, but it's the first time through a physical letter sent via India Post!' Saptarshi Prakash said, adding that it genuinely caught his attention.
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Bengaluru techie, 24, quits Oracle, bags Rs 60 LPA job with Uber: 'Studied 7 months for interview'
Chitransh Anand says he would not mind working extra hours at his new job. 'At this stage of my career, I am not worried about work-life balance,' he said.
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'Elon Musk is a true American patriot,' says Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu, asks him to 'fight on'
The controversy surrounding Musk — which started after he voiced his support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump — intensified after the Wall Street Journal reported on his alleged connection with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the last two years.
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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.
