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US employee forced to eat dead tarantula during corporate retreat: 'Pretty horrible'

India, April 7 -- In 2017, American tech company Plex took 120 employees on a weeklong corporate retreat to Honduras. What followed was a series of unfortunate events that reads like the plot of a sla... Read More


Laid-off Google techie shares reality check: 'Companies can let you go anytime'

India, April 7 -- A former Google techie says he was laid off despite prioritizing work and putting in long hours at his job. Jason Zhang was impacted by layoffs last month and has since been document... Read More


Who is Abhay Singh, 'IIT Baba' who got married months after Mahakumbh fame?

India, April 7 -- Abhay Singh, the IIT-educated ascetic who gave up science for spirituality, has tied the knot in Himachal Pradesh. Singh, who earned the moniker of "IIT Baba" for his IIT Bombay educ... Read More


Delhi CA says client with rRs.r11 crore net worth asked for rRs.r15,000 discount

India, April 6 -- A Delhi-based chartered accountant has shared an amusing story about a wealthy client who asked him for a Rs.15,000 discount despite having a net worth of over Rs.11 crore. CA Nitin ... Read More


Tired of managing teams, this founder quit his startup and became a lumberjack

India, April 6 -- A founder who quit his tech startup and moved to the mountains to become a lumberjack says he spent years not looking at a computer - until AI brought him back to the world of tech. ... Read More


Jaipur hotel's food distribution initiative draws applause; hotel clarifies it's not leftovers

India, April 6 -- A hotel in Jaipur is earning praise for distributing food to the underprivileged, with social media viewers calling it a worthy initiative. Fern Habitat Jaipur staff was filmed distr... Read More


Firm offers rRs.r80 LPA CTC at IIM placements. with rRs.r40 lakh kidnapping insurance

India, April 6 -- An interesting anecdote shared by podcaster Kushal Lodha reveals the huge gap between the total package offered by companies vs what employees get in hand. Last year, during a conver... Read More


Priya Patel forced to acknowledge Indian ancestry after anti-immigration video: 'My father is full Indian'

India, April 5 -- Priya Patel, a conservative US-based influencer, has acknowledged her Indian ancestry after posting a controversial video against immigration. Patel's halting admission came on the P... Read More


'Everyone threw massive parties, housekeeping cleaned up': ISB student on campus life

India, April 5 -- A Canadian MBA student who spent a semester at the Indian School of Business (ISB) on an exchange programme has shared glimpses of campus life at one of India's top B-schools. Artika... Read More


Ex-Deloitte consultant explains why he lives in India despite having Canada permanent residence

India, April 5 -- A former Deloitte consultant has opened up about why he chooses to live in India despite holding Canadian permanent residency. Sahil Peris said he went to Canada five years ago when ... Read More