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Indian founder bought 2 houses at 24, says her kids may never afford one: 'Salaries haven't kept pace'

India, Aug. 20 -- An Indian entrepreneur claims that the only way to beat inflation is to build something outside of one's 9-to-5 job. Riya Upreti, founder of Fobet Media, argued that simply doing the... Read More


Goldman analyst arrested after telling ChatGPT he wanted to murder ex-girlfriend

India, Aug. 20 -- A Goldman Sachs analyst used ChatGPT to plot the rape and murder of his ex-girlfriend, only to have OpenAI - the company behind the chatbot - report him to the FBI. OpenAI reported D... Read More


'I don't want to pay': Tourist refuses to pay for photo at Vietnam cafe, faces backlash

India, Aug. 20 -- A tourist was filmed repeatedly asking staff at a Vietnamese cafe to take her photograph at a popular picture spot while refusing to pay. The tourist sparked a heated exchange at the... Read More


London hostel kicks out Indian guest - but it wasn't a case of racism

India, Aug. 20 -- An Indian travel vlogger has shared a video showing a fellow Indian who was kicked out of a hostel in London. Rahul, who also goes by Nomad Mikey on Instagram, shared footage of the ... Read More


Laid off on H-1B, Indian man took up cleaning job to survive in the US: 'Money ran out faster than I thought'

India, Aug. 20 -- Vinay Maheshwari's carefully-structured life in the United States was upended with just one call. Sometime last year, while he was working in Philadelphia on a H-1B visa, Maheshwari ... Read More


Burglar sues shopkeeper for $10 million after breaking into his store, getting shot

India, Aug. 19 -- A burglar who was shot three times while breaking into a granite shop is now suing the business owner, his intended target, for $10 million. Kenneth Voyles broke into Touchstone Gran... Read More


Bengaluru man praises Swiggy's mandatory leave policy, internet says 'hard agree'

India, Aug. 19 -- A Swiggy employee has praised the company's leave policy which stipulates that if a mandatory holiday falls on a weekend, employees get the following Monday off. Saptarshi Prakash, h... Read More


'My kids probably shouldn't go to college': Indian-origin MIT dropout behind Lyft, Presto

India, Aug. 19 -- Rajat Suri, the Indian-origin co-founder of companies like Lyft and Presto, has sparked a debate online by claiming that a college education is becoming increasingly redundant in the... Read More


Why did a man wear a dog costume to Khandwa Collectorate? Here's what happened

India, Aug. 19 -- A bizarre scene unfolded in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday when a man appeared at the Khandwa Collectorate office wearing a giant dog costume. His aim was to highlight the worsening stray... Read More


'Having an Indian passport is sad': Founder after being grilled over hotels, cash, return ticket in Timor Leste

India, Aug. 19 -- An entrepreneur has claimed that he was stopped for additional questioning because of his Indian passport after landing in the tiny nation of Timor Leste. Manoj Ahirwar said that des... Read More