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Massively reduced ordering from Swiggy, Zomato, says Capitalmind CEO: 'Platform charge is now Rs 6'
Bengaluru-based founder-CEO Deepak Shenoy said that he used to order lunch and dinner about 12 times a week, he now barely orders food online once a week or once in two weeks. 'Many restaurants offer lower prices if you order direct, and for larger orders the difference is substantial,' he said.
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Zepto explains why 100g coriander was priced at Rs 141, issues refunds to customers
The inflated pricing on Zepto came to light after a Gurgaon resident, Harsh Upadhyay, shared a screenshot of the prices on social media on Wednesday. Responding to it, the company stated that there was a pricing disparity due to which 'some items were priced three times lower, others saw a substantial hike'.
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'Sh*t marketing, but great product': Nikhil Kamath on why he invested in Ather Energy
Nikhil Kamath said, 'My story with Ather Energy began when I started being bullish on the EV sector sometime last year and found interesting insights.' He had in April bought 'significant' shares of the company from an existing investor.
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Express Group promoter recounts losing bag with passport at Milan airport: 'Gang of 3 targeted us...'
The police at the Italian airport apparently said that it was the fourth such incident in six hours. Moreover, there weren't any CCTV cameras in the area where the incident happened to protect 'passenger privacy'.
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'Unacademy will have its best year in terms of growth': Gaurav Munjal after laying off 250 staff
The Unacademy head has gathered support from business leaders such as Ola Electric founder-chairman Bhavish Aggarwal and the founder-CEO of Oyo Ritesh Agarwal.
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3 Hyderabad techies, friend 'moral-policed' by cops at 1.30 am in upscale resort: 'Felt extremely unsafe'
The resort manager said the policemen disturbed the guests because they were not given a room. 'Police officers often come here for food and accommodation and we oblige them when rooms are available. But on June 22, we were full so when they asked us for a room in the middle of the night, we could not accommodate them.'
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Mamaearth's Ghazal Alagh admits to getting affected by social media hate. How she deals with it
The comment on dealing with hate on social media comes weeks after Ghazal Alagh had responded to a social media influencer after she said that certain Mamaearth products deserve to be thrown into the dustbin.
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2-hour delay, stinking flight, dirty seats: Pune author says he's 'never flying Air India in my life again'
Aditya Kondawar said he reached home at 3 am owing to the delay of the Air India Express Bengaluru to Pune flight. The airline, however, clarified that the flight was delayed by circumstances beyond their control.
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Elon Musk: Anyone who claims their political party does no wrong is 'either a liar, a fool or both'
Tech billionaire Elon Musk had earlier this month made headlines when he asserted that the chances of EVMs being hacked were high and therefore the machines should not be used in elections.
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Pune man slams Paisabazaar, RBL Bank, Bajaj Finance for spam calls despite DND. Bank responds
Received 9 calls today from Paisabazaar, RBL Bank, and Bajaj Finance,' Arnav Ghatage wrote. 'I block the number each time, but they always call from a new one.'
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Swiggy customer in Hyderabad orders paneer biryani, finds bone in it. Company responds
'I have ordered a paneer biryani from Mehfil, Nizampet Kukatpally. I got a bone in it,' Avinash said, sharing a picture of the meal. He was responding to a complaint by another customer of the franchise who found a maggot in his chicken biryani.
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BTech student with no income lost Rs 26 lakh on F&O trading, reveals CA on filing ITR: 'He's addicted'
'Last year, he lost Rs 20 lakh in trading,' Roshan Agarwal said, adding that the student's parents know nothing about this. The CA also said that the student has been making financial decisions based on what he sees on social media, and on his friends' advice.
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Hyderabad man finds maggot in chicken biryani worth Rs 318. Swiggy offers Rs 64 refund
After the post on X went viral, Sai Teja said that a Swiggy customer care executive got in touch with him, offered him a full refund and urged him to file a complaint with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
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'Can't lock people in your house, make them work 18 hours': Capitalmind CEO on Hinduja case
Bengaluru-based Capitalmind founder and CEO Deepak Shenoy said justice was served after Prakash Hinduja and his wife Kamal Hinduja were sentenced to four years and six months in jail, while their son Ajay and his wife Namrata received four-year terms.
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Bengaluru techie quits Rs 14 lakh pa Oracle job, moves to village in Ladakh: 'Want to make art'
The 36-year-old had worked with Oracle for close to seven years -- five years in Bengaluru and two in Ladakh -- before quitting in May. 'I didn't quit because I was called back to the office,' Ayan Biswas said. 'In fact, my manager and the company's director were super supportive and would have extended the work-from-home arrangement.'
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Detergent in milk, dishwash liquid in candy: Horror stories of food adulteration in India go viral
The Indian Council of Medical Research had mentioned in one of its earlier reports that detergents in milk caused food poisoning and gastrointestinal complications. It can also cause irreversible damage to the organs.
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Vedanta's Anil Agarwal muses on Father's Day: 'Our parents may not be with us but...'
Anil Agarwal said his father would always say that every problem can be resolved if you talk it out and it is also the foundation for any relationship. 'This is also the lesson I taught my children,' the 70-year-old Vedanta chairperson added.
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Swiggy's former CTO Dale Vaz reveals how he scaled the business: 'Daily grind of fixing...'
Currently, Dale Vaz is building his own wealth-tech startup and raised $7-10 million from Accel and Elevation Capital last year.
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Google techie in Bengaluru shares 'one of the biggest perks': 'It helps me save a lot of money'
The IIT-Delhi alumni added in a follow-up post that none of his previous employers offered this benefit. According to his bio on social media, Priyansh Agarwal has worked with Zomato and Goldman Sachs.
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Doctor struggled to diagnose a family member's disease, his 'elderly maid' did it in 10 seconds
Cyriac Abby Philips, popularly known as The Liver Doc on social media, said that he was frustrated when all the tests he carried out came back negative. '17 years of medical school and a Harrisons on my lap and my elderly maid got it in like 10 seconds,' he said.
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Vir Sanghvi after getting his new passport in 24 hours: 'How fortunate we are in India'
'In few countries will you get a new passport in a couple of days,' author and anchor Vir Sanghvi said. 'At least in Delhi, the passport offices have actually got more citizen-friendly over the last year.'
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After Bengaluru event, GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke calls India his 'new home away from home'
Thomas Dohmke also shared a picture clicked on Brigade Road at almost the exact spot where he had taken another picture in 2008. 'Sixteen years later, I had to stop by Brigade Road on my way back home,' the GitHub CEO wrote on X.
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Noida techie moves to Bengaluru, rents a 3-BHK flat for Rs 80,000. He has only 1 regret
'I respect my time more than money,' 26-year-old solutions engineer Ashish Jha said. 'When I moved from Noida to Bengaluru, I had made up my mind that I would cut the daily commute time as much as possible since in my previous job, I had to travel from Noida to Delhi.'
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GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke visits India, shares pic from 2008 Bengaluru trip: 'I love this country'
Thomas Dohmke is scheduled to attend GitHub Constellation 2024 on June 12 in Bengaluru. The event is the company's in-person developer conference celebrating the best of the Indian developer community and to connect on topics such as AI, collaboration, community, and security.
