Stories Archives - OfficeChai https://officechai.com/category/stories/ Startups, Businesses And Careers Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:58:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/officechai.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-tie-icon-46091.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Stories Archives - OfficeChai https://officechai.com/category/stories/ 32 32 90586222 Lenskart’s Stock Falls Nearly 5% Following Protests, Market Cap Down Rs. 7,000 Crore In 5 Days https://officechai.com/stories/lenskarts-stock-falls-nearly-5-following-protests-market-cap-down-rs-7000-crore-in-5-days/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:58:20 +0000 https://officechai.com/?p=60498 The Lenskart protests — which haven’t shown signs of slowing down even after the company had released its updated style guidelines which allowed...

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]]> 60498 CEO Peyush Bansal’s Effigy Burnt As Lenskart Stores See Protests In Several Locations https://officechai.com/stories/ceo-peyush-bansals-effigy-burnt-as-lenskart-stores-see-protests-in-several-locations/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:41:24 +0000 https://officechai.com/?p=60483 Lenskart had shared its updated dressing guidelines yesterday which allowed Hindus to wear bindis and kalawas at their stores, but videos of protests...

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]]> 60483 Lenskart Trainee Says Lenskart Asked Him To Remove His Tilak And Cut Shikha, Fired Him When He Refused https://officechai.com/stories/lenskart-trainee-says-lenskart-asked-him-to-remove-his-tilak-and-cut-shikha-fired-him-when-he-refused/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:40:55 +0000 https://officechai.com/?p=60477 Lenskart had issued an updated dressing policy which allows bindis and kalawas, but shocking instances of religious discrimination at the company are continuing...

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]]> 60477 Lenskart Shares Updated Guidelines Allowing Bindis And Kalawas After 3 Days Of Social Media Outrage, Protests At Stores https://officechai.com/stories/lenskart-shares-updated-guidelines-allowing-bindis-and-kalawas-after-3-days-of-social-media-outrage-protests-at-stores/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:11:40 +0000 https://officechai.com/?p=60472 After three days of social media outrage — and some protests spilling into its stores across the country — Lenskart appears to have...

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]]> 60472 Protests Occur At Lenskart Stores Over Company’s Policy Of Allowing Hijabs But Not Bindis https://officechai.com/stories/protests-occur-at-lenskart-stores-over-companys-policy-of-allowing-hijabs-but-not-bindis/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:26:54 +0000 https://officechai.com/?p=60447 The online outrage against Lenskart over its discriminatory policy of allowing store employees to wear hijabs while disallowing bindis and kalawas has spilled...

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]]> 60447 [Exclusive] A Lenskart Employee Had Been Protesting ‘No Bindi’ Policy Since November, Says He Was Fired For Raising Issue https://officechai.com/stories/exclusive-a-lenskart-employee-had-been-protesting-no-bindi-policy-since-november-says-he-was-fired-for-raising-issue/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:04:13 +0000 https://officechai.com/?p=60436 Lenskart CEO Peyush Bansal had implied his the defense in Lenskart discrimination case — in which the company allowed store staff to wear...

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]]> 60436 Absconding TCS Nashik HR Official Nida Khan Applies For Anticipatory Bail https://officechai.com/stories/absconding-tcs-nashik-hr-official-nida-khan-applies-for-anticipatory-bail/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:19:15 +0000 https://officechai.com/?p=60433 Nida Khan — the alleged mastermind of the TCS conversion case who had evaded authorities so far — appears to have been in...

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]]> 60433 TCS Suspends Operations At Nashik Office After Conversion Case, Asks Employees To Work From Home https://officechai.com/stories/tcs-suspends-operations-at-nashik-office-after-conversion-case-asks-employees-to-work-from-home/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:17:00 +0000 https://officechai.com/?p=60414 The TCS Nashik conversion case — which involved a group of employees running a conversion racket from its premises for over four years...

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]]> 60414 Netizens Question Lenskart Over Allowing Employees To Wear Hijab But Not Bindi https://officechai.com/stories/netizens-question-lenskart-over-allowing-employees-to-wear-hijab-but-not-bindi/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:25:28 +0000 https://officechai.com/?p=60404 The TCS conversion case appears to have opened a can of worms in India’s corporate world. Social media users have questioned Lenskart for...

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]]> 60404 Why Dijkstra Didn’t Want Programmers To Use The Term ‘Bug’ https://officechai.com/stories/why-dijkstra-didnt-want-programmers-to-use-the-term-bug/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:09:02 +0000 https://officechai.com/?p=60380 Programmers have called parts of their program that don’t quite work ‘bugs’ for decades, but a programming legend believed that this term wasn’t...

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