To be an author was never in the pipeline until she went through a custodial family law situation for her son, says San Francisco-based entrepreneur Sheetal Ohri, adding: “It was more of an Indian citizen vs US citizen issue in the US courts.”
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India’s retail inflation rises to 6.5% in January; worrisome, say economists
India’s consumer price index (CPI) inflation touched 6.5% in January, the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation said on Monday, after clocking 5.72% in December and 5.88% in November last year, and economists termed it “worrisome”.
First Covid, now layoffs, Indian professionals face anxiety, depression
First it was Covid, now it is job loss. Amid the growing layoffs, there has been a surge in the number of patients coming from various companies — both office-goers and those working from home — with panic anxiety attacks and depression as they fear losing control over their immediate future plans, mental health experts said on Monday.
Sacked Amazon employees in India break down, ‘crying in office’
As Amazon announced its decision to lay off 18,000 employees globally including nearly 1,000 in India, reports have surfaced that some of the impacted employees broke down and were left “crying in the office” when they heard they have been asked to go.
Moscow to Goa flight diverted over bomb threat, NSG team sent to detect suspicious substance
A heavy police force was deployed at Dabolim airport in Goa after an incoming chartered flight from Moscow to Goa was diverted to Gujarat’s Jamnagar over bomb threat. There were at least 244 people on-board the flight which landed at Jamnagar airport at around 9.49 pm on Monday. A National Security Guard (NSG) team has been deployed for detection of any suspicious substance on the Azur Air flight ZF2401, which was forced to make an emergency landing at Gujarat’s Jamnagar airport on Monday evening.
Indian scientists discover new anti-cancer agent showing huge promise
Indian scientists from Mumbai’s Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) in Pune, and IIT Hyderabad have discovered an alternative drug molecule indicating high antitumor potential on cancer cells with exceptional ability to reduce unwanted growth of blood vessels (antiangiogenic effect), said one of the scientific team members here on Tuesday.
Children of drowned Indian American couple from Arizona safe, to fly to India soon
The two minor daughters of an Indian American couple from Andhra Pradesh, who drowned in the state of Arizona, are currently staying with a family friend, and will soon fly to India, according to reports.
Fairwork India Ratings: Ola, Uber, Dunzo worst platforms for gig workers
When it comes to fair work for gig workers among the digital platform economy in India, Ola, Uber and quick-grocery delivery provider Dunzo are the worst performers across parameters related to the working conditions of gig workers, a report showed on Tuesday.
Indian-American MIT scholar applies for Twitter CEO post
Indian-American V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai, who “invented email” when he was just 14, has expressed interest in taking up the position of Twitter CEO after Elon Musk said that he wishes to step down from the post.
Apple suppliers to invest ₹2,800 crore in UP to move more manufacturing to India
With Apple eyeing to ramp up manufacturing in India amid Covid-related supply chain issues in China, the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) said on Wednesday that some of Apple suppliers have applied for land with the authority, with a proposed investment of ₹2,800 crore while generating thousands of jobs.