The Phenomenon That’s The Pulse Candy: 100 Crores In 8 Months
Pulse candy has done what many businesses can only dream of. It’s achieved what makes for enduring branding case studies and gets mentioned in social media chronicles.
Author: OfficeChai Team
Dotting the i's, crossing the t's.
Riots Break Out In Bangalore Over New Provident Fund Withdrawal Rule
The government in the budget for financial year 2016-17 had announced a new rule around provident funds according to which an employee cannot withdraw their provident fund amount before turning 58. The decision hadn’t gone down well with the majority of employees. While most of the detractors had lashed out on social media against the decision, the protests took an ugly and violent turn in Bengaluru today. Thousands of garment factory workers and others launched angry riots in parts of the city protesting against the government ruling.
Things Every Bangalorean Needs To Do Right Now To Save The City
Everyone is a part of contributing to the legend that Bangalore is, as much as the mess it’s come to be. And so the onus of helping this once glorious city restore its rightful title also rests with us. Yes even us urban professionals with a 9 to 5 jobs because the bad news is there are no invisible elves that will fix the city for us. The government isn’t efficient enough to turn this city around overnight. The responsibility of cleaning up after us doesn’t lie with some anonymous good hearted volunteers from NGOs.
The good news is, if all of us did our bits, however little, we should see change. Good news is people are doing it. So, here’s a simple list of things, all of us, can within our capacity help.
Delhi Becomes Latest State To Ban Surge Pricing; Rules Implemented With Immediate Effect
After Delhi’s population had complained of prices that were 3-4 times the normal fare, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had warned Uber and Ola of “strict action.” His action seems to have worked, and barely a day later, Uber has withdrawn surge pricing.
This Is The Startup Advice From A 19 Year Old Ritesh Agarwal
Ritesh Agarwal is touted as one of the youngest entrepreneurs in the country. Having started Oyo rooms at 18, he knows a thing or two about starting young. Today, Oyo is worth over $500 million and can truly be said to be a disruptor of the hotel industry in India. So when a user on Quora asked on how to start a startup at 18, the then 19 year old Ritesh Agarwal jumped in and shared these insights.
Vishal Sikka Gets A ₹29 Crore Bonus As Infosys Beats Revenue Targets
A marginal growth in business and a weak rupee vis a vis the dollar has had Indian IT giant Infosys laughing all the way to the bank. And the highest beneficiary of the gains is Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka, who has recently had a 55% pay hike and received an additional 1 crore over his 28 crores variable pay.
After A Curious Case Of A Fake International Travel Booking, MakeMyTrip Sued
Two builders from bangalore were in for a rude shock at the airport when the tickets and VISAs they had booked for a business trip to Singapore, booked through MakeMytrip, turned out to be fake.
Ola Denies Acquisition Talks With Uber; Seeks To Take Legal Action Against DNA
Rubbishing the report carried by DNA and putting any rumours of an Ola-Uber merger to rest, Bhavish Aggarwal, co-founder and CEO, Ola has taken to Twitter and has penned an impassioned blogpost.
Flipkart’s 2016: Top Exits Aplenty, A Shaky Start
With a new CEO, and 5 of its top execs gone, amidst a snipped valuation and a funding slowdown, and still a sign of profits to come, Flipkart, at least on the face of it, looks to be on the shaky ground.