In a move to reach liquor fast to the eager alcoholic, HipBar, a RBI-certified liquor-booking app initiated by Prasanna Natarajan, a Chennai-based entrepreneur is likely to create much uproar among the Bangaloreans who surely enjoy their drink, according to Economic Times report. "After my decade-long experience in the liquor business, I came to the understanding…
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Snapchat denies class allegation by Indians
A day after Snapchat CEO, Evan Spiegel’s comment on his disinterest in expanding business to “poor countries” like India created a controversy on social media, parent company Snap Inc denied the allegation, saying no such remark was made, according to latest Guardian report. The remarks, allegedly made by Spiegel in a 2015 meeting, are contained…
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Snapchat CEO’s comment on ‘Poor India’ invites legal ire
The war of words continues ever since the Variety report came out which quotes CEO Evan Spiegel saying (back in 2015) the app was only for rich people and not for poor countries like India or Spain, according to The Indian Express latest report. The context of this remark, for which there is no proof…
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Scoopwhoop publishes official statement against co-founder
Hours after the emergence of a sexual harassment allegation against ScoopWhoop co-founder Suparn Pandey by a former senior executive of the media organisation, ScoopWhoop on Wednesday published an official statement saying the company 'strongly condemns any kind of harassment at the workplace' and that they take complaints of harassment 'seriously,’ according to ANI news. "ScoopWhoop…
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Scoopwhoop co-founder accused of sexual harassment
An ex-female employee of Scoopwhoop, media and news company, levelled charges of sexual assault against Suparn Pandey, the company’s co-founder and an FIR has been registered for the same, according to Catch News report. The complainant has also named Sattvik Mishra and Sriparna Tikekar, co-founders for aiding the harassment while trying to hush up the…
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Flipkart raises $1.4 billion to take on Amazon
India's top e-commerce firm Flipkart has raised $1.4 billion in its biggest fundraising to date as it takes on U.S. tech giant Amazon.com Inc for a larger share of the country's burgeoning online retail market, according to reuters report. Chinese social media and entertainment firm Tencent Holdings Ltd, the world's biggest software company Microsoft Corp…
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