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Zerodha co-founder and CEO Nithin Kamath has shared a candid post on social media, reflecting on how India’s largest stock brokerage built its massive user base, without relying on advertising or paid referral incentives. According to Nithin Kamath, the key to driving those referrals wasn’t marketing spend.(X/@Nithin0dha) “When we started Zerodha, we didn’t have the money to advertise, not that it would’ve worked,” Kamath wrote. “So the only way we could grow was through word of mouth and customer referrals.” According to Kamath, the key to driving those referrals wasn’t marketing spend, but rather building products and services “that customers…

Leaders of the two most populous states, Democrats in California and Republicans in Texas, are trying to redraw the voting lines for the midterm congressional elections next year. It’s a break from the usual process and was touched off by President Trump calling on Texas to give Republican candidates an edge. For months, the slim Republican majority in Congress has given the green light to mass deportations, health care cuts, tax breaks and many other Trump priorities. But Republicans have only a 219-to-212 advantage in the U.S. House. To maintain that majority, the White House is calling on GOP-led states…

American tennis player Taylor Townsend is gearing up for the U.S. Open. She’ll take to the court as the top-ranked doubles player. Her story is one of resilience and overcoming preconceived notions. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: This year’s U.S. Open is a redemption of sorts for one American tennis player – Taylor Townsend. She had early success as a teenager. She is now the top-ranked women’s doubles player, but she’s faced a tough road and she’s had to overcome an additional hurdle in the past decade – criticism about her body size. Steve Futterman reports.(SOUNDBITE OF TENNIS RALLY)STEVE FUTTERMAN, BYLINE:…

Google has been in the European Commission’s crosshairs since early 2024 [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Alphabet unit Google said on Tuesday it will make it easier for app developers to steer customers to channels other than Google after the European Union competition watchdog charged it with breaching EU regulations.In March, Google was hit with two charges of breaching the EU’s landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA), which aims to rein in the power of Big Tech.Google has been in the European Commission’s crosshairs since early 2024 over whether it restricts app developers from informing users about offers outside its app store…

I’m a lucky girl: I get to call Japan my second home. Growing up, I spent Saturdays at Japanese school and summers in Tokyo. I loved the buzzing cicadas and the natsu matsuris during August, but learning what to wear in Tokyo in 100-degree weather while staying modest? Not so easy. I wanted to prance around in spaghetti straps, but my aunties preferred I keep skin exposure to a minimum.I turned to glossy fashion magazines to learn how to look stylish, modest, yet cool. Tokyo street style also proved to be a helpful source of inspiration. I quickly learned that…

As tech platforms scale back content moderation, AI videos spread rapidly, muddying the waters around serious diplomatic efforts to end the three-year war in Ukraine [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS From a fake image of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin dancing in the snow with a polar bear to a fabricated photo of European leaders waiting somberly outside the Oval Office, AI-enabled disinformation has clouded the diplomatic push to end the war in Ukraine.The online fakery, dubbed widely as AI slop, underscores how easily artificial intelligence tools can flood the internet with false and satirical content around major global events.These…

Continuous heavy rain in Mumbai has partially disrupted the city’s lifeline – the local train services – with severe waterlogging on tracks at several locations over the past two days. Local train stranded at Sion Station due to waterlogging on the railway track on Tuesday. (Raju Shinde/Hindustan Times) According to officials quoted by PTI news agency, services on the Central Railway’s Harbour line were restored around 3 am on Wednesday, more than 15 hours after being suspended due to flooding on the tracks. Follow Mumbai rain latest updates Mumbai local train status | Key updatesThe Mumbai Suburban Railway, popularly called…

Mumbai, Panic-stricken commuters were even ready to put their life at risk by jumping off two overcrowded Monorail trains, which got stuck on elevated tracks after heavy rains in Mumbai, but were safely rescued later. Gripped with fear and panic, some commuters mulled jumping off stranded Monorail trains: Rescuer As a precautionary step, the fire brigade spread sheets on the ground in case any passenger jumped to escape the ordeal, but that situation did not arise, an official involved in the rescue operation said late Tuesday night. Rescue teams broke open windows and forced the train doors open to evacuate…

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert of heavy rains for Mumbai for August 20 and predicted that the intensity of rainfall in the metropolis will go down from Thursday (August 21, 2025).The IMD issued a red alert for Raigad and the ghat sections of Pune district for Wednesday (August 20, 2025).According to the IMD, Thane, Palghar, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts will also remain under an orange alert for Wednesday (August 20, 2025).- PTI

Cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal made headlines when he attended his final divorce hearing with Dhanashree Verma wearing a T-shirt that read, “Be Your Own Sugar Daddy.” Reacting to it, Dhanashree confessed she was taken aback. She said that if he really wanted to convey something to her, he should have done it privately instead of making it a public spectacle. Dhanashree Verma and Yuzvendra Chahal got married in Gurugram in 2020. They were granted divorce in March this year, Dhanashree speaks upDhanashree has finally broken her silence, sharing her perspective on her divorce from Chahal, nearly a month after the cricketer…