EY Chairman responds to backlash over workplace culture after Anna Sebastian’s death

EY faces severe backlash over its workplace culture following the death of its 26-year-old employee Anna Sebastian Perayil due to workload. Image of Rajiv Memani.

Anna was an audit and assurance executive at Ernst & Young, Pune. She passed her CA exam in November 2023 and joined EY Pune on 19 March 2024. However, four months later, on July 20, Anna passed away

Tata-owned bigbasket forays into electronics, to deliver iPhone 16 in 10 minutes

Bigbasket's BB Now has been in operation for approximately two and a half years but it intensified its operation last year due to the surging demand for rapid deliveries

The company has plans to deploy 500-600 dark stores nationwide and link them with its warehouses to streamline delivery of both popular grocery items and non-grocery products

Samir Kumar takes helm as Amazon India’s new country manager

Samir Kumar joined Amazon in 1999 and was part of the core team that launched Amazon.in in 2013

Samir Kumar joined Amazon in 1999 and was part of the core team that launched Amazon.in in 2013. Kumar is an engineering graduate from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. He got his master’s degree from Utah State University in 1995

Koo co-founder Mayank Bidawatka starts new venture ‘Billion Hearts Software’

Koo, similar to the X platform, was shut down this year due to unsuccessful talks on mergers with several companies and high maintenance costs. Backed by Tiger Global, Koo was founded in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic by Bidawatka and Aprameya Radhakrishna. It was last valued at $274 million. (Image source: Medium)

Mayank Bidawatka said that his upcoming venture has secured funding from several founder friends who have established big consumer tech startups in the country.