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Freshdesk’s New Office In Chennai Is One Part Office, Three Parts Magic

March 11, 2016March 12, 2016 OfficeChai Team

Joining the league of startups invoking a “I would love to work there” feeling, is, the customer service and helpdesk management startup Freshdesk’s new office in Chennai. Apart from seriously contemporary international furniture and fixtures, the office boasts of free food, a gym, a table tennis & foosball room and a mini golf course as well. The office is a 60,000sqft addition to an existing office of the same size, also in Chennai and is the 9th Freshdesk office in Chennai. Here’s a glimpse of this beautiful, kaleidoscopic office.

Flipkart Pumps Rs. 338 Crore Into Fashion Arm Myntra

March 11, 2016March 11, 2016 OfficeChai Team

India’s largest ecommerce retailer Flipkart has invested Rs. 338 crores into its own fashion arm Myntra according to the registrar of companies.

Snapdeal Joins Hands With Redbus, Zomato And Cleartrip To Extend Services

March 10, 2016March 10, 2016 OfficeChai Team

Looking to capture a bigger pie of Indian ecommerce that extends beyond retail, Snapdeal has now integrated APIs of Zomato, Redbus and Cleartrip respectively. With this integration, a user can now book bus tickets, order food and make travel arrangements, other than shopping on Snapdeal’s etail platform, all on the same app.

Uber To Open Its First Engineering Office In Asia In Bengaluru

March 10, 2016March 11, 2016 OfficeChai Team

Commutech startup has chosen Bengaluru, India to open its first engineering centre in Asia. India is the 2nd biggest market and the largest growing for Uber and an engineering base in the Silicon Valley of India would be crucial to the company’s operations and fixing India specific problems.

Vijay Mallaya Flees Country Even As 17 Indian Banks Chase Him For Unsettled Dues

March 9, 2016March 10, 2016 OfficeChai Team

A week after Diageo settled on a golden handshake with former UB Spirits owner and billionaire Vijay Mallaya and settled on a $75 million payment for him to leave the company, the liquor has pulled a fast one on all the banks he owes over 7000 crores in debt to.

HUL Finally Compensates The Workers Affected By Mercury Poisoning in Kodaikanal

March 9, 2016March 10, 2016 OfficeChai Team

Fifteen years after hundreds of factory workers suffering from mercury poisoning from a thermometer producing unit of Hindustan Lever petitioned against the company, justice has been served.
The FMCG giant has finally agreed to pay 591 victims of mercury poisoning on “humanitarian grounds.”

Flipkart Employee Gets A $15,000 Bounty For Reporting Facebook Bug

March 8, 2016March 9, 2016 OfficeChai Team

If you think Facebook is secure and all your private moments are all yours and your near and dear ones’ to enjoy and cherish, think again. A Bangalore based techie has just reported a bug to Facebook, which if left untreated could hack into millions of personal data [and deprived its reporter of a huge bounty!]

ICICI Bank To Give Women Employees Work From Home Option For Upto A Year

March 8, 2016 OfficeChai Team

In a move that’s likely to delight its women employees more than any women’s day campaigns or discounts can, ICICI has just announced a Work From Home For A Year option for its women employees. The initiative has been rolled by Chanda Kochhar, CEO ICICI bank and a prominent woman in Indian business.

Air India Flies An All-Women Crew On Longest Flight To San Francisco; Sets Record

March 7, 2016March 7, 2016 OfficeChai Team

To mark International Women’s day, India’s national carrier Air India made history by flying its maiden nonstop flight to San Francisco, the longest flight yet, with an all woman crew. The flight will return on Tuesday, March 8th, the day International Women’s Day is celebrated.