I tried canceling Hotstar's auto renewal policy from the app. The app did show a notification when I hit the 'Cancel Auto Renewal' but no SMS/Email alert made me doubt the process. I did it again and this time I took screenshots of all the pages/screen.

Cut to today hotstar actually deducted the money and I wondered on how could this happen. Hotstar's so clever that they do not show the cancel subscription and refund option upfront in the app. I tried calling them but the IVR was bullshit , they didn't display an email address to send them an email on what the issue was. There was one page (https://help.hotstar.com/in/en/support/tickets/new) where you could raise a ticket perhaps they would get back to you once they see it but it could take days so I didn't go for it. Tried solving it over the 'Chat with us' option and there bot provided a link which was actually helpful. Using that one could initiate a refund and they would instantly do a refund. No drama over calls or mails.

Just wanted to share this so that in future if someone needs help on the same they could leverage this post cause i saw posts dating 2 years back where people faced similar situation and resorted to rant on twitter to make hotstar contact them and resolve the issue , well i found my approach a bit easier to get back the refund.

The link : https://h.hotstar.com/CancelRenewal

Rating: 1/5

I recently ordered from Biryani By Kilo, and my experience was extremely disappointing.i used to order from.them.for last 2 years. It was expensive , thry take 1hr full atleast. The food quality was non existing , uncooked food, masala and chiken, and the customer service was even worse.

Key Issues:

1. No proper complaint system: When I tried to report my concerns, I was shocked to find no clear mechanism to raise a complaint.
2. Unacceptable solution from manager: Instead of addressing my concerns, the manager suggested I eat the inedible biryani for a 50% discount!
3. Refund issues: The refund process relied on "trust" with no email, SMS, or ticketing system in place.
4. Lack of basic processes: How does a company like Biryani By Kilo receive funding without investing in fundamental customer support infrastructure?
5. Branch managers were extremly rude and keep asking to settle. With just 50% refund. Asked if quantity is still full , meaning if we ate any and trying to get it again.

The absence of a structured complaint system and inadequate customer support raises serious concerns about the company's commitment to customer satisfaction.

Warning: Think twice before ordering from Biryani By Kilo. Their priorities seem to be misplaced, and customers appear to be an afterthought and non existing.

Would not recommend. Edit: Ordered through their own app.

Source :https://x.com/VarierAravind/status/1852963423736189212

This is the website from where the data is obtained:  https://cag.gov.in/en/state-accounts-report

Hi everyone,

I'm having some trouble with getting an Indian evisa (I'm an Austrian citizen). I applied twice for a 5 year tourist evisa but got rejected both times with the remark "applied under the wrong category". The primary purpose is to visit my girlfriend's friends and family in India. When they asked me about my plans I said we would go to a wedding and help out my girlfriend's mom at home as she'd have some medical testing. I also said we'd attend a conference and that we'd do similar visits in future years where we might also do some sightseeing in various places in India, probably get married at some point and maybe also do some research visits at my girlfriend's alma mater. Anyway, it got rejected with the reason "applied under the wrong category". Thinking that maybe saying I might do research visits and attend a conference was the issue I applied again and told them I misunderstood what's allowed under a tourist visa and that I have modified my travel plans to not include such activities. But it got rejected again with the same reason.

So now I don't know what to do. The authorities are unreachable by email or phone so I'm not even sure if there is a different problem that I could fix and just reapply for a tourist visa or if the academic stuff was in fact the problem and they essentially blacklisted me from a tourist visa because of it. Has anyone encountered such a situation? Any help or advice would be much appreciated.

Hello everyone,

I wanted to share a deeply troubling experience that my family is currently facing, in hopes that it might serve as a cautionary tale for others.

My cousin sister's marriage was called off just 1.5 months before the wedding. The engagement had already taken place, and everything seemed to be going well until the groom and his family started making unreasonable demands for dowry. Despite already demanding a significant amount of money, land, and other valuables, they suddenly insisted on an Innova car.

My uncle refused to entertain such outlandish demands. He saw through their greed and denied the request. Following this, the groom and his family began taunting my cousin and speaking disrespectfully to my uncle. This was the final straw, and my uncle decided to call off the marriage.

However, the groom's family still holds a large sum of money that was already given to them, and they show no intention of returning it. This money is my uncle's hard-earned savings, and it's heartbreaking to see them take advantage of his generosity.

To add to the pain, my uncle lost his son two years ago, and this marriage was a beacon of hope for our family. They hoped to find a son in their to-be son-in-law, but he turned out to be a demon in disguise. The groom, a Hindi professor at Satyawati College, DU, who often talks about our culture and traditions on social media, hails from Bihar. It's shocking and shameful that someone so highly educated and respected could have such a disgusting mindset.

I believe everyone studying at that college should be aware of the kind of person they have as a professor. Dowry demands are illegal and immoral, and it's time we stand up against such practices.

Thank you for reading, and please share this story to raise awareness.

Hi Everyone,

Reading about a couple of recent posts in gurgaon and the delhi subreddit I realised that a lot of us are facing issues with finding a reliable workstaff for home and also for cloud kitchens or if one is trying to start a food/service business. Having cycled through a bunch of cooks in the past few months, I realised that this is not sustainable.

Anyone who has operated a cloud kitchen or attempted to launch a product knows the challenge of finding reliable staff who don’t leave without notice. Even at home, I face the same difficulties trying to hire a dependable cook or maid who doesn’t take unannounced leaves!

Chefkart/broomees and a couple of others are trying to solve this, however they are focussed on home staff and have a quite a bit of quality assurance issues.

Frustrated by this, I started a community in Gurgaon to connect employers with gig workers looking for jobs.

If you guys want, you can join the community and see if it helps you!

If its okay, I can post the Whatsapp link here, else can message it on DM.

the number of indians immigrating to canada has more than quadrupled since 2013. a new report from the nat’l foundation for american policy, nfap, found that many indian students have decided to attend canadian universities rather than us universities.

not to mention, a spike of anti-indian sentiment has taken root since the gov’t of canada set out to significantly increase immigration.

according to this article (https://www.business-standard.com/finance/personal-finance/60-canadians-don-t-want-immigrants-will-opportunities-for-indians-dry-up-124101800354_1.html), more than 59% of canadians who were polled say there is “too much immigration” in the country.

anti-immigration hate has also been on the rise online, especially when you look into the comments section of any posts from the 6buzztv account on instagram.

there was also an incident when an uber driver faced racist comments from a rider, shown in this youtube video with more than 31,025 views so far: https://youtu.be/xZ6GtjsIgoE?si=0yscANupCkaHPked.

by last year, canada had surpassed its target, with indians making up nearly 30% of new permanent residents, the largest share.

i’m a born and raised canadian, with a genuine question: what makes canada so attractive for students and people from india to come to?

canada has gotten so expensive! especially over recent years. prices for food and housing, has sky rocketed, and i can’t even afford some things with two jobs.

the job market is also currently super tough, as i have coworkers with high-school aged kids who can’t even find entry level jobs in fast food or retail.

our health care system is also in crisis, with multiple issues including: staff shortages, surgery backlogs, lack of family doctors, long wait times, and a lack of funding, amongst other things.

tuition is also so costly, because int’l students are being asked to pay between four to six times more in tuition fees than domestic students.

if i heard this about a country: a rise in anti-indian and anti-immigration sentiment, the high cost of living and education, and a health care system in crisis mode, i wouldn’t even think about moving there. why is canada so appealing for indians?

On this ganesh chaturthi my father passed by a accident and i am 19 only this is something i can't even imagine and also m uncle's don't have any sympathy regarding us and i have 4 sisters they are married and to supportive but i can't cry in front of anyone. As i don't have any best friends and ab diwali bhi aa gai papa bhi nahi last time jb Vo gr aa rhe the tb call kia tha or pucha tha "beta bata kon se sweets le ke aau ky chahiye tko" Or abhi jb mera mobile damage hua tha tb bole ki "Tujhe mehanga vala phone dila deta hu (i phone)

Unko to mobile company ke name or feature bhi nahi pata hote the jo unse hua vo un ne kia mere liye or m kuch bhi nahi kr Paya unke liye kafi bura lg raha h m kabhi unko happy nahi kr Paya because of my low academics but mene socha tha jb mera buisness sucessful ho jayega tb ho skta h vo mere se happy ho jye but ab tho vo h nhi matlab really ese kaise ho sakta h papa kaise jaa skte hume akele rakh kr Aaj agr vo hote tho mere chacha mko daat nahi lagate

Ek bhi ese friend nahi jis se khul ke baat kr saku ekela ho gaya hu suicidal thoughts aateh but mummy ke baare m soch kr bhul jaata hu har raat ho rona aata h Or ye rajasthan ka ch.... Culture Apne Hard earn money bhi logo pr spend krne hote h Bs ye hi boluga happy raho apne parents se time ka kuch nahi pata chalta us din subah 4 bheje Zomato se pizza order kr ke khaya tha subah ke 5 bheje soya tha socha tha 10 beje utk ke padhunga or 30 tho tho papa ka retirement tha bhut phir 7:30 pr call aata h unknown number se ki papa icu m h tere And from that time m sb barbaad ho chuka tha.

Life is not same for everyone

I am currently in my second year of BCA, scored 565/800 in my first year and I will be 20 next year, the college I am doing my BCA from is extremely bad, as in it has barely any students or facilities/faculties. I have to study in such a college as my family had financial difficulties when I started college and they insisted I do my Bachelors from our own city (there are literally no good colleges in my city, doesn't make sense how), the college is also hindi medium which causes me a bit of trouble since I've studied in a english medium school and have to do extra work at writing subject notes at home.

Now, I am confused, should I go for MCA after my completion of BCA? I plan to do a course on full stack development from udemy next year, should I, I mean is it in demand? And are there other more in demand skills I should learn? I have no certificate to prove it but I am knowledgeable about html and somewhat css, which I learnt from internet and mimo app (no our college didn't even properly teach these basic subjects from the syllabus)

Especially because I'm not sure I will be able to afford a really good MCA college, I am at a loss on what to do.

I even dabbled in crypto and content creation but didn't understand neither and failed at both (with minimal losses thankfully) I am currently trying to learn about investment in my free time, hoping to atleast start putting some money (around 10k) somewhere for the far future.

Thank you for reading this and I will greatly appreciate any advice you give me or any resources or places you point me to.

Hope you have a great day!

Shantanu finds an infant brother and sister in the forest... He discovers that they are a rishi’s children so he brings them home. They are Kripa and Kripi. Kripa grows up to become an accomplished teacher of martial arts and Kripi marries Dronacharya... Drona is poor and needs a job, so Kripa gets him the job of teacher of the Kauravas and the Pandavas.... Both Kripa and Drona become their teachers, eventually fighting from the Kauravas’ side in Kurukshetra....

When the Pandavas have to hide in the forest after their Lakshagraha, lac palace is burnt down they meet the rakshasas Hidimba and Hidimbi... Bhima kills Hidimba in combat. Hidimbi is so awed by Bhima’s strength that she falls in love with him and marries him....

Rukmi and Rukmini are the prince and princess of Chedi. Rukmi wants his sister to marry Shishupala but she is in love with Krishna... When Rukmi tries to stop her wedding to Krishna Krishna becomes angry and goes to kill him. Rukmini pleads on behalf of her brother so Krishna lets him off but shaves half his head and moustache as a mark of humiliation....
Rukmi ends up hating Krishna for the rest of his life. In the Mahabharata, he tries to take the Kauravas side, but they reject him as do the Pandavas... So he’s one of those few characters who do not participate in the war at all... 🪷✴️

Happy Bhai Dooj! 💖✨ May your day be filled with thrills and chills, just like a classic tale!!!

India has a lot of people already i believe they should spread hate.This hindu muslim feud which has been going on should continue.I have observed most of these idots who keep pointing fingers and keep fighting and hateing each other's are utter fucking stupid, if they choose to kill each other off let them infact we should do the favour and move out of their way like most people. If you are young and smart enough to understand things let's move away from India , india is a beautiful country and always will be with this decision. We will move out of this country and stay in other countrys and earn a living for about 50-60. These idots will most probably kill each other off by then Or die because of polution. It's like a long term generational plan cause none of them are not gonna learn the lesson the easy way.

Also I am personally done with this bullshit. Nobody is gonna realise all of this is a facade for votes.Brain washed people on both sides.

Fuck Rahul and fuck modi. The whole politics with religion has to stop.All this WhatsApp and Instagram University knowledge people go take a walk ,live and let live.Its not the Hindus or muslim you need to afraid of but all these hateful Humans around you. Which put different peoples ideas and preferences before humanity.

I've had severe sinitis for 3 years, and have undergone multiple test and attempted dozens of different medicines and sprays. I'm diagnosed with an allergy to dust mites;I've tried antihistamine pills, sprays, steroid sprays, doubling dosages, etc.

It wasn't until last week, my doctor, who was perplexed as to my condition, had shared a story- her son, who had chronic tonsillitis for many years, had done heoneopathic treatment and was cured. She then offered if I wanted to reach out to the same doctor that helped her child, and I accepted.

I would like to clear some things up as well: My doctor is a real doctor, she's very well respected and has been practicing medicine for years. She is very knowledgeable in the field of medicine, knowing even the most rare of conditions. So when I heard that she offered homeopathic treatment I was taken back.

Considering that all the medicines I've tried over the past few years have had no effect, and that the only other route is surgery (with a 50/50 chance according to my surgeon), the route of homeopathic treatment doesnt seem bad.

That said, I've seen a lot of discussion of homeopathic medicine being sugar pills, and just dilated to the point of no efficiency. That said, considering it had helped her own kid, I'm wondering as to how that may be.