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Indian CEO who fired over 900 employees on zoom call asked to go on a long leave [Details]

Last week, US Fintech company Better.com received quite a lot of flak after snippets of its official zoom conference video showing its Indian-origin CEO Vishal Garg firing a sizeable percent of the employees on a virtual call, circulated on social media.

Dec 11, 2021

US inflation hits 40-year high; here's how it will impact India [details]

Employers in the US have been rising compensation in response to labour shortages, and many have increased pricing to offset higher labour expenses, contributing to inflation.

Dec 11, 2021

Female employee of J&K Bank suspended over derogatory remarks on CDS Rawat's death [details]

Written complaint lodged against a lecturer at Udhampur Police Station for mocking the death of General Rawat.

Dec 10, 2021

Terrorists strike again in Kashmir; kill two cops in Bandipora [details]

After a brief lull of one month, terrorists resort to attacking cops again. This time they strike in Kashmir's Bandipora district.

Dec 10, 2021

BYJU'S meteoric rise in India raise eyebrows; Global report questions response to mushrooming complaints

With more than six million paying users, and a 85 per cent renewal rate, edtech unicorn BYJU's has had a glorious run in India, particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic began.

Dec 8, 2021

Covid Omicron variant: Precautions, symptoms, and vaccine effectiveness

Covid-19 vaccine scare drives this Telangana man climb up a tree

Telangana man climbs on tree to avoid getting vaccinated as authorities pursue the goal of getting 100 per cent population vaccinated in the state

Dec 8, 2021

Indian-origin petrol station owner in US killed on daughter's B'day; 65th robbery in Columbus City

The Indian-origin owner of a petrol station in the US state of Georgia was killed on his daughter's birthday in a brazen daylight robbery in front of a bank that shares a building with a police station.

Dec 7, 2021

Indian-Origin CEO fires 900 employees on 3-minute Zoom call; video goes viral [watch]

The CEO of Better, Vishal Garg, drew flak on social media for not just firing 15 percent of the company's employees over a zoom call but also continuing to flash a 'we're hiring' tag on his Linkedin profile which was removed soon after the screenshot of his page went viral.

Dec 6, 2021

Omicron found in more US states; adds new uncertainties [details]

The rapid uptick in cases in South Africa coupled with reports of super-spreader events has helped validate experts' early concerns the variant's many mutations would help it spread rapidly.

Dec 5, 2021

Thirteen coal miners, soldier killed in Nagaland in case of 'mistaken identity' [details]

In an unfortunate incident, at least 13 coal miners and 1 soldier were killed as a result of 'mistaken identity'. The incident took place in the Mon district of Nagaland on Sunday.

Dec 5, 2021

Online shoppers can get great deals on iPhones during Paytm Maha Bazaar sale

iPhones of 11 US diplomats in Uganda hacked by infamous Pegasus spyware [Report]

At least 11 US State Department officials' iPhones have been hacked by Israel-based NSO Group which is the seller of infamous Pegasus spyware to the governments, the media reported.

Dec 4, 2021

PAK govt officials not paid for 3 months; humiliate Imran Khan with viral rap song [ video]

PAK PM Imran Khan's failures were exposed in a remix video shared by his own government officials over non-payment of salaries. Hacked or blunt truth? Netizens are leaning towards the latter.

Dec 3, 2021

These are Apple's best apps, games on App Store in 2021; see where your favourite app ranks [details]

The App Store Awards honour the best apps and games at the end of each year. Here's a list of the best ones this year.

Dec 2, 2021

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk warns of bankruptcy in email to employees [Details]

Elon Musk warns employees of potential bankruptcy of Space X through an email.Musk also revealed that instead of taking the weekend off as planned, he was going to be working on the Raptor all night and over the weekend

Dec 1, 2021

#ThankYouJack: See what Twitter employees are writing about outgoing CEO [top 100]

#ThankYouJack: Twitter is buzzing with gratitude, interesting stories about Jack Dorsey [Top tweets]

Twitter employees from around the world are expressing gratitude towards Jack Dorsey as he announced his resignation from CEO post and here are some interesting stories to go with.