Aravind Srinivas: Rejected by IIT Madras Computer Science, MIT and even his first startup — how setbacks shaped the Perplexity AI CEO’s success

When students prepare for competitive exams, it often feels as though one rejection can define an entire future. Missing a preferred branch, failing to secure admission to a dream university or watching a startup collapse can seem like the end of the road.Aravind Srinivas’ journey tells a very different story.Long before he became the co-founder…

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Three injured as plaster falls from ceiling at BEST’s Majas depot | Mumbai News

The incident occurred in a store room-cum-rest area for staffers Mumbai: Three BEST bus mechanics were injured after a portion of a ceiling slab collapsed inside a storeroom allotted to a wet-lease contractor in the engineering department at Majas depot on Thursday, raising serious concerns over the structural safety of several ageing depot buildings across…

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NTA’s own experts leaked NEET-UG papers for cash, CBI chargesheet alleges | Delhi News

The CBI has filed a chargesheet naming thirteen individuals in NEET paper leak conspiracy. NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has concluded that the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak was the result of a well-coordinated, multi-state criminal conspiracy in which confidential question papers were leaked by National Testing Agency (NTA) subject experts and…

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Dairy analogues can get licences cancelled | Ahmedabad News

How to tell the difference between milk and analogue paneer Ahmedabad: A day after Gujarat govt banned sale, production and consumption of analogue paneer, raids continued on establishments across the state. In Ahmedabad, the civic body warned all manufacturers, vendors, wholesalers, restaurants, hotels, caterers and other food business operators (FBOs) against using analogue paneer.“Any individual…

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Will you have to pay to use UPI? FM Sitharaman clarifies who bears MDR

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaking during the Monsoon session of Parliament Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday pushed back Congress leader Jairam Ramesh’s claims that ordinary people could end up paying more for using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), clarifying that any Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on digital transactions would be levied on merchants…

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