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Japanese man saves Rs 4 crore after living frugally, regrets it after wife's death: 'What is the meaning...?'
He continued to cut costs wherever possible. He cooked his own meals and avoided eating at restaurants, taking lunch boxes of chicken and bean sprouts to work. Even in summer, he refrained from switching on the air conditioner to keep electricity charges low.
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Zoho’s messaging app 'Arattai' surges in downloads but Tamil name triggers fresh language debate
Arattai—meaning 'banter' in Tamil—was promoted as a domestic alternative to WhatsApp. From a base of 3,000 users, the app grew to more than 3,50,000 downloads within three days, topping charts on app stores and, in some categories, overtaking WhatsApp. It offers end-to-end encryption, group calling, and support for over 20 Indian and international languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Arabic.
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Woman shares how Rapido driver stayed with her at midnight until flatmate returned: 'Humanity still there'
She went on to say that it was close to midnight and the Rapido driver who had dropped her sensed that she was waiting on an empty road. According to her, he told her: 'Madam, I’ll stay with you until your friend comes back.'
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After Shashi Tharoor calls idlis 'perfect dream of human civilisation', Swiggy delivers them to his door
The post quickly circulated on social media, prompting Swiggy to acknowledge Shashi Tharoor’s words with a gesture of its own. On Sunday, Swiggy employees and delivery personnel arrived at his residence carrying parcels of freshly prepared idlis. A photograph shared by the company on X showed the MP posing with the team and the food.
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Ahmedabad CEO recruits 20 factory staff through local WhatsApp groups in a week, solves urgent requirement
In a detailed post on X (formerly Twitter), Abhilash explained that the company had recently set up a new factory but faced immediate pressure to complete orders. While machinery and infrastructure had been prepared, the absence of sufficient line technicians created a serious bottleneck.
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‘I am deaf, I can’t listen and mute’: Delivery partner’s message to customer moves social media
The screenshot contained a system note alerting her that the delivery worker was both deaf and mute, asking customers to communicate with him using the app’s messaging feature. His own message read: 'Hello. I am deaf. I can’t listen and mute. I will message you, see please.'
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Google marks 27 years: Bengaluru office celebrates birthday, employee shares post
Keerthana M, who joined Google six months ago as a project management apprentice, wrote about the event on LinkedIn. 'This year, Google turned 27 years old – that’s over 236,000 hours (and counting!) of shaping the way the world searches, connects, and innovates,' she said in her post.
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In a first, three men in a relationship adopt 3-year-old girl in Quebec
The adoption was finalised following a comprehensive home study and court approval process. Two of the men have been officially listed as the child's legal parents, while the third is actively pursuing full legal recognition under Quebec's updated family laws, which now accommodate multi-parent families.
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UP influencer appeals for birthday gift, seeks Re 1–2 donations to buy iPhone 17 Pro Max: 'Papa refused'
In a video that spread widely on social media platform X, Mahi Singh displayed a QR code and urged her followers to contribute small sums of money so that she could buy the iPhone 17 Pro Max. She explained that although her father had given her an iPhone 16 only a few months earlier, he had declined her request for the upgraded model.
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Viral clip shows Australian tourist rescuing stranded cow in India: 'Thank you for being kind'
The clip captured his first attempt to lift the cow on his own. An on-screen note he added later explained: 'I wasn’t strong enough she was heavy 2 people should do the job.' Another man stepped in to help, and together they managed to pull the animal from the drain.
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'Not always luck': Indian techie reveals how she landed dream job at Microsoft. Watch
In her post, Shivanjali Verma noted that she was often described as fortunate because of her current role, but said that such comments overlooked the years of work involved. 'People see the destination and think it’s luck. What they don’t see is the journey that built it.'
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'As it flies into the sunset today': Ex-IAF officer’s tribute as MiG-21 takes final flight
The MiG-21, described for decades as the backbone of the Indian Air Force (IAF), flew its last official sortie on Friday, September 26, 2025, closing a chapter in India’s aviation history that spanned more than sixty years.
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Zerodha’s Nikhil Kamath shares first-ever salary. Ruchir Sharma’s early pay will stun you
Zerodha’s Nikhil Kamath and investor Ruchir Sharma recalled their first salaries, sparking a conservation on ambition, privilege, and the meaning of wealth in today’s India.
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Scientists decode DNA of world’s oldest woman to uncover clues to longevity. Here's what they found
Maria Branyas, who was born in the United States in 1907 and moved with her family to Catalonia in 1915, lived through both world wars, civil unrest, and multiple pandemics. She even survived Covid-19 at the age of 113. Before her death, she had asked doctors to study her DNA to identify factors that might explain her longevity and to share insights that could “help others” achieve long and healthy lives.
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Sniffer dog leads Gorakhpur police to missing boy asleep in his own house after 4-hour search
The child, identified as Lakshya Pratap Singh, a pupil of Class 4, went out to play at around 5 pm on Wednesday but did not return home. His prolonged absence led his family to believe that he had been abducted, police confirmed.
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'Stay in your lane': Travellers react as Chennai Airport offers sattvic food tips. See post
Other users on social media also questioned the priorities of the airport authority. One person remarked, 'Focus on your responsibilities and work efficiently; there’s much to improve in your sector.' Another wrote, 'You should first start providing water at all terminals.'
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Engineer calls Bay Area pizza 'trash'. Elon Musk answers with wood-fired oven at xAI
The engineer, Eric Jiang, tweeted that he had just eaten pizza at the xAI office. He posted a photograph in which he was holding a slice of pizza. Behind him, a wood fire oven was visible.
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From Coke bottles to Lay’s packets: The unlikely growth hack that powered Paytm’s journey
One of the most striking revelations was that in the midst of a financial crunch, Vijay Shekhar Sharma sold 40 per cent of Paytm for just $17,000 to settle a loan. That stake, Das noted, would later be worth over $100 million.
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Florida woman labels Indian name 'Akshit' offensive, draws backlash on Threads: 'Get an education'
The post, shared a day earlier, quickly spread across the platform and provoked extensive debate. Many users accused her of ignorance and cultural insensitivity, noting that Akshit is a widely used Indian name with deep significance. In Hindi, the name means 'imperishable' or 'indestructible.'
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Shashi Tharoor shares AI edit hugging his 22-year-old self in viral Gemini trend: 'I find myself torn...'
The 'Hug my younger self' phenomenon has gained traction across social media platforms thanks to Google’s Gemini AI tool, particularly its Nano Banana image module. Users generate images that depict their current selves embracing or interacting with younger versions of themselves, often in a nostalgic, polaroid-like style.
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Kristin Cabot’s husband had his own date at Coldplay concert as she hugged boss on kiss-cam. Report
The footage circulated rapidly online, prompting memes, commentary, and recreations at other events. Within 24 hours, Astronomer announced Andy Byron’s resignation, citing a breach of corporate conduct standards. Kristin Cabot stepped down less than a week later.
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Massive sinkhole opens in Bangkok amid Typhoon Ragasa, swallows cars and electricity poles. Watch
Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt confirmed to the Associated Press that three vehicles had been damaged in the collapse. He explained that the ground failure was linked to construction work for a new underground train station in the area.
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Yale scholar slams Donald Trump's H1B visa move, says 'every country would kill to get best IIT graduates'
He stressed that top graduates from institutions such as the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are in high demand globally, and suggested that Washington was discarding a key advantage without justification. 'Every country in the world would kill to get the best IIT graduates. But America is throwing this asset away for no reason. This H1B visa decision makes no sense at all,' Gautam Mukunda said.
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This founder hated being a billionaire so much, he gave his company away. Meet Yvon Chouinard
In his 2005 autobiography, Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman, he described periods when he survived on very little. He wrote that in 1957 he and friends stayed in a hut in Mexico, living on fruit and fish, while making use of candles from a church to wax their surfboards. Before founding Patagonia in 1973, he sold climbing equipment from his car.
