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.
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The Delhi government had yesterday announced that it had banned surge pricing in the city, and it seems to be quite serious about implementing its ruling. 18 cabs belonging to Uber and Ola were impounded in the city today for overcharging customers.
Sequoia’s Bangalore Office Raided By Enforcement Directorate
Sequoia India’s Bangalore’ Office was raided on Monday night by officials from the Enforcement Directorate.
Bangalore Citizen Gets 50% Refund From Ola After Complaining About Surge Pricing
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Why I Left My Well Paying Corporate Job To Open A Healthcare Startup, CareOnGo
The entrepreneurial journey written by Yogesh Agarwal, Co-Founder, CareOnGo, India’s first chain of co-branded pharmacy stores.
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.
TCS Fined Rs. 6,100 Crore For Allegedly Stealing Software
TCS has been fined $940 million, or Rs. 6,100 crore, by a jury in the US on the charges of stealing healthcare software from an American healthcare company. This is one of the most serious verdicts ever handed down on an Indian company abroad.