With a photo, Shark Tank's Namita Thapar teases bosses who urge 70-hour work week for employeesNamita Thapar, Shark Tank India judge, sparks debate on work-life balance. She emphasises health, a calm mind, and love as real luxuries. H...
04 Jun, 2025, 11.58 AM IST
Boss wants you to work 70-hour/week? Shark Tank's Namita Thapar suggests ask him to watch 'Adolescence' on NetflixNamita Thapar, reflecting on her experiences and the Netflix show 'Adolescence,' challenges the glorification of extreme workweeks, especia...
08 Apr, 2025, 03.36 PM IST
Sudha Murthy on Narayana Murthy’s 70-hour workweek remark: 'Success has no magic wand'Sudha Murty, in an NDTV interview, emphasized passion in one’s work, referencing Narayana Murthy's initial 70-hour work weeks at Infosys. S...
22 Mar, 2025, 07.29 PM IST
'We are not your slaves': Why are Bengaluru’s tech workers protesting? Here’s what they say about work conditions and their healthHundreds of IT employees protested at Bengaluru’s Freedom Park, demanding enforcement of labour laws for better work-life balance. Organise...
10 Mar, 2025, 06.18 PM IST
Final AI race has begun: Tech giant Google co-founder Sergey Brin tells employees to step up or step outGoogle co-founder Sergey Brin has urged employees working on the company’s Gemini AI models to commit to a 60-hour workweek and daily offic...
03 Mar, 2025, 01.13 PM IST
Entrepreneur wants 70-hour advocate Narayana Murthy to lead DOGE in India, calls for performance reviews for govt employeesThere are growing demands for increased accountability and efficiency in government. In the US, federal employees must list their weekly ac...
24 Feb, 2025, 12.20 PM IST
Forget 70-hour, 90-hour work weeks. Rs 1,000 crore Indian company has cut working hours to half of thatVeeba, under founder Viraj Bahl, has reduced its workweek to 40 hours, rejecting the trend of long work hours promoted by industry leaders....
18 Feb, 2025, 09.54 AM IST
Veeba founder Viraj Bahl finds 70-hour-workweek idea 'crazy', but says it's okay for founders to work overtimeViraj Bahl, founder of Veeba, rejects the notion of 70-hour workweeks for employees. He asserts that it is unreasonable unless employees ar...
16 Feb, 2025, 12.01 PM IST
As Narayana Murthy revists 70-hour workweek debate, netizens urge extra pay for longer hours. 'Need similar incentives'Narayana Murthy, co-founder of Infosys, has clarified his controversial stance on long work hours, emphasizing that no one should be forced...
21 Jan, 2025, 09.08 PM IST
Namita Thapar challenges Narayana Murthy's advice, says those who make 'tons of money' can go for longer working hoursShark Tank India judges Namita Thapar and Anupam Mittal, in a fiery debate on work-life balance, clashed over the concept of a 70-hour work...
26 Dec, 2024, 11.35 AM IST
Narayana Murthy explains how India can overcome poverty with 70-hour workweekNarayana Murthy, co-founder of Infosys, has once again defended his stance on a 70-hour workweek, emphasizing the importance of hard work f...
16 Dec, 2024, 02.35 AM IST
'Kurta is cool': Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal urges Indian entrepreneurs to wear Indian dress over western attireOla CEO Bhavish Aggarwal recently discussed various topics in an ANI podcast, including digital data ownership and his company's Krutrim AI...
12 Jul, 2024, 04.55 PM IST
‘Toughen up’: Vinod Khosla comments on Narayana Murthy’s 70-hour-week remarkResponding to a question on X, Khosla, the founder of Khosla Ventures, said people who “felt attacked” by this statement need “mental healt...
03 Dec, 2023, 01.31 PM IST
70-hour workweek debate: Factors you should consider before making a choiceNarayana Murthy, co-founder and former CEO of Infosys, in a podcast had said that productivity has to rise for the country to grow. “So, th...
07 Nov, 2023, 12.37 PM IST
ILO doesn't clock in to Narayana Murthy's 70-hour work week modelAs per the ILO, the premise that long working hours result in high productivity is a myth. Working excessively long hours on a regular basi...
03 Nov, 2023, 07.58 AM IST
70-hour workweek par for course for Indian startup foundersET spoke to over half-a-dozen founders of early-stage startups to unicorns, who said that if one is looking to build something big and impa...
30 Oct, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Debate over 70-hour workweek in India heats upA discussion has emerged in India regarding whether longer work hours genuinely lead to increased productivity. Infosys founder NR Narayana...
28 Oct, 2023, 12.27 PM IST