In 1922, a soda-fountain tinkerer built a better spinning blade in a cup, and the blender changed American kitchensThe blender began as a solution for busy soda fountains needing to mix milkshakes quickly. Inventors sought better mixing mechanisms in the...
12 Jun, 2026, 05.18 PM IST
On This Day in History, June 10: Troy falls, Italy enters WWII, Jurassic Park premieres, Thatcher wins for 3rd time, FIFA World Cup opens and other key eventsOn This Day in History, June 10 witnessed events that ranged from the legendary destruction of Troy and the birth of Gothic architecture to...
10 Jun, 2026, 10.35 PM IST
In 1886, a wealthy hostess tired of broken crockery built a machine with water jets, and the dishwasher entered the modern kitchenA socialite named Josephine Cochrane invented the first dishwasher in 1886. She was frustrated by her fine dishes breaking during handwashi...
09 Jun, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
Quote of the day by Mother Teresa: ‘I find the rich much poorer, as sometimes they are lonelier inside. The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread’ - lessons on the true meaning of wealth from celebrated Catholic saintMother Teresa, now Saint Teresa of Calcutta, spoke of a deeper poverty. She noted that the rich can be lonelier, their hunger for love hard...
02 Jun, 2026, 03.58 PM IST
In 1839, a struggling inventor dropped rubber mixed with sulfur onto a hot stove, and it wasn’t just a ruined batch: It revealed how to stabilize rubber permanentlyCharles Goodyear's serendipitous discovery in 1839 was nothing short of revolutionary for the world of natural rubber. By developing the vu...
29 May, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
In 1945, an engineer trying to improve wartime gun sights accidentally helped create the plastic that led to TupperwareIn a stroke of ingenuity, Earl Tupper turned leftover industrial materials into iconic food storage containers. His genius lay in creating ...
24 May, 2026, 04.36 PM IST
1945 Kitchen Revolution began with one strange accident: How Percy Spencer’s melted candy bar at Raytheon accidentally led to the invention of the Microwave OvenDuring World War II, radar technology became essential for detecting enemy aircraft and ships. Percy Spencer was working with magnetrons, d...
22 May, 2026, 12.16 AM IST
In 1886, Josephine Cochrane Grew Tired of Chipped Dishes: That Fix Established the Foundation for the DishwasherA common kitchen gadget, the dishwasher, owes its existence to Josephine Cochrane. In the 1880s, she faced the problem of broken dishes. He...
03 May, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
When the acquisition looks great but the footnote doesn't: How Indian managements turn deals into balance-sheet fictionAcquisitions are among corporate finance’s most celebrated events. But the harder story usually emerges later, when the accounting begins t...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.03 PM IST
Cloud services wage price war as startups cut costs; wary IT firms may halve hiring of engineersAmid the ongoing funding crunch, Indian startups are cutting their spends on cloud storage and renegotiating contracts with service provide...
27 Mar, 2023, 07.24 AM IST
Ola starts handing pink slips, defers appraisalThe SoftBank-backed firm has started laying off employees across functions, said people in the know, but did not share the number of job cu...
26 Jul, 2022, 07.51 PM IST
Ola shuts down used cars and quick commerce businesses to focus on EVs, ride hailingIn an official response, the company spokesperson confirmed the development and said, Ola has reassessed its priorities and decided to shut...
25 Jun, 2022, 05.55 AM IST
The Betel Leaf Co secures $800K from Venture Catalysts, 9 Unicorns, othersThe company aims to utilize the funds to expand its footprint in India and overseas to build a sustainable supply chain with a standardized...
30 Nov, 2021, 11.05 AM IST
In case you missed them! 10 stocks that surged 22 times amid pandemicAs people became more and more dependent on technology amid the Covid lockdowns across the world, technology services companies grabbed the...
24 Mar, 2021, 11.22 AM IST
Wake up! There is no safe space for your businessIn August 2015, he launched Byju’s-The Learning App, which now has over 6,00,000 paid consumers and more than 11 million downloads.
25 Dec, 2017, 10.05 AM IST
Yumist hires Pankaj Kumar Sharma, ex-founder of Langhar, as chief technology officerIt is also rolling out a device for tapless ordering for top customers, whose data history of preferences is available with them. With this...
24 Aug, 2015, 12.58 PM IST
- GE sets bonuses targets for 1,000 executives
General Electric will pay bonuses to 1,000 execs, including CEO Jeffrey Immelt, if it hits business goals through 2012.
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