Beyond Layoff

A Hyderabad based Telugu family recently lured a California-based software engineer into a scam and got him to part with Rupees 65 lakh (almost $ 90,000). A family of three from Telangana plotted by creating a fake profile on a matrimonial site and began baiting software engineers living abroad. Malavika's son Gopal created a fake profile on the Bharath Matrimony website for  'Keerthi,'  a wealthy doctor living in the popular suburb of Jubilee Hills. Malavika, pretending to be  Keerthi  would chat with Non Resident Indian (NRI) men who came to the portal in search of a bride. Based on a complaint filed by Varun, a software engineer from California, the Hyderabad police arrested a 44-year-old woman Malavika Devati and her 22-year-old son Venkateswara Gopal Devati and sent them to judicial remand. Malavika’s husband Srinivas Devati is absconding. The modus operandi was simple social engineering. After making initial contact on the website, Malavika began chatting

A year after the Indian government's demonetization move, political and business leaders continue to debate its merits and benefits.  However, for the common man (and women), and middle-class, life still goes on with tens of rupees at a time. At the current rate of exchange (1 $ = Rs 65) a tenner is a little over a dime (about 15 cents!), not something worth raising an eyebrow over. Before you scoff, huh, just ₹ 10 ... here are a few practical things you can get with a tenner. #1 Nice hot Chilli-Bajji, wrapped in newspaper from a roadside vendor: Just what you need on a winter evening? #2 Forget Ola or Uber, why not go greener and take a bus? A BMTC bus ticket for a 4 kilometer ride costs just ₹ 10 in 2017 #3 Live in a smog-hit metro ? (No, it is not just Delhi!) . You will need a disposable surgical mask ... get yours for about ₹ 10. #4 A morning cuppa at a local tea-stall or coffee-bar, generally under 10 Rupees ! #5 And if yo