Kolkata's viral 'Russian Chaiwali' forced to shut store after moral policing

2 weeks, 2 days ago

IndiGo Passenger Turns 'Chaiwala' At 36,000 Ft, Serves Tea To Co-Flyers: WATCH

ABP News

A bizarre incident during a flight left passengers surprised when a fellow traveller turned 'chaiwala' for them and served tea at 36,000 feet. The video of the man serving tea to passengers has gone viral on social media, with some criticising the behaviour and mentioning how the airlines have strict rules for carrying open food, and how he was allowed …

Tea User Instagram Indigo Man Turns Chaiwala

‘Traindigo’: Viral video of man selling chai on IndiGo flight gives netizens Indian Railways’s vibes

Live Mint

A video of a man selling tea on an Indigo flight has gone viral on social media. “Soon there will be mung phali wala chaat masala,” commented another user. “Dhire se Gutka bechne wala bhi ajega,” commented another user. An Instagram user renamed the airline and commented “Traindigo.” “Kahi ye indigo bus service to nii??

Video Man Instagram Indigo

2 weeks, 3 days ago

IndiGo passenger turns 'Chaiwala', serves tea to co-flyers; viral video sparks mixed reactions | WATCH

India TV News

Air travel may be a dull affair, exacerbated by rigorous rules and regulations. However, a recent IndiGo aircraft witnessed an unexpected act of charity when a passenger surprised fellow passengers by providing chai at 36,000 feet. The video shows two men moving down the aisle of an IndiGo airliner, nonchalantly offering tea in disposable cups. Another user added, "The number …

Video Indian Indigo Passenger

1 month ago

Kashmiri vendor roughed up at Gita festival, FIR lodged

Hindustan Times

Kurukshetra police have registered an FIR under charges of rioting and criminal intimidation, a day after a Kashmiri vendor was allegedly manhandled by a group of men holding saffron flags during the ongoing International Gita Mohatsav at Brahma Sarovar. In a video, being widely shared on social media, it can be seen how a group of men holding saffron flags …

Saffron Flags Vendor Roughed

1 month, 1 week ago

Sambhal Violence: Watertight Security Ahead Of Friday Prayers, Submission Of Survey Report

ABP News

Security has been heightened in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal ahead of Friday prayers in the town hit by violence last week. On Thursday, police held flag marches in the area surrounding the mosque while top officials said watertight security has been put in place to prevent any untoward incident. #WATCH | Security heightened in UP's Sambhal following the stone pelting incident …

Muslim Friday Prayers Sambhal

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Shikayathai.com: The Silent Revolution Giving Indian Consumers a Voice

Live Mint

Delhi, India – Business Wire India India’s digital marketplace is massive. This is where Shikayathai.com comes in, like an uninvited but necessary guest at the dinner table of India’s consumer economy. Founded by Alexander Turilin and Alexander Eroshkin, two Russian entrepreneurs who know their way around a startup, Shikayathai.com wasn’t built to just register complaints. After selling one of Russia’s …

Customer Service Service Complaint Maria Siddhant Haroon Indian Consumers

2 months ago

Street Food Stall Workers Stage Protest At Madhapur

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Street food stall workers in Madhapur staged a protest on Thursday after their sheds were demolished and the authorities began fencing the area. Scores of owners and workers started a protest urging the government not to let the traffic police and the GHMC complete the fencing work and allow food stall workers operate in the area. Speaking to Deccan …

Work Stall Our Stalls Food Stall Workers

3 months, 1 week ago

4 held in Gurugram for injuring liquor vend salesmen over pricing

Hindustan Times

At least four people have been arrested and eight others are absconding after they allegedly barged into a liquor store at Shreeram Chowk at Hailey Mandi in Pataudi, Haryana, and left two salesmen badly injured over a dispute over price that occurred on Friday night, police said on Monday. The victim salesmen sustained severe brain injuries and received 55 stitches …

Hurt Friday Night Pankaj Salesmen

4 months ago

Delhiwale: Four chai drinkers

Hindustan Times

At four in the evening, four carpenters settle down for tea. The workshop in Old Delhi’s Gali Chooriwallan is literally a hole in the wall, but, cave-like, it goes in very deep. On any given day, some of these men are seen ensconced into the remote interiors of the workshop, far from daylight, surrounded by stacks of wooden planks, half-hidden …

Work

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ayodhya gang-rape accused Moeed Khan's shopping complex bulldozed

Op India

Samajwadi Party leader and Ayodhya gang-rape accused Moeed Khan has been subjected to further severe measures by the Uttar Pradesh government of Yogi Adityanath, following the demolition of his illegal bakery. #WATCH | Ayodhya gang-rape incident | Police and administration carry out demolition drive at shopping complex owned by accused SP leader, for illegal construction. Moeed Khan and his employee …

Khan Shopping Complex Moeed Khan Bhadarsa

4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Ultimate Test Of Personal Space’: Russian Influencer’s Mumbai Local Train Experience Wins Hearts

News 18

India has remained one of the favourite destinations for foreign travel bloggers and YouTubers. Recently, a Russian influencer Mariia Chugurova shared her experience of Mumbai local trains and her video has caught the attention of social media users. Captioning the video, the Russian influencer wrote, “Squished between auntie with the samosas and Uncle with the newspaper, it’s the ultimate test …

India Mumbai Video Train Russian Instagram Mariia Chugurova

5 months, 1 week ago

A barefoot yatra upends commute, tramples on shop owners’ business as it passes through

The Hindu

Just off the Delhi-Haridwar highway in Uttar Pradesh lies Raipur Nagli village, where the homes are half-built and open drains flow beside them. “The kanwariyas were intoxicated, not Mohit,” says Vakeel, who was himself undertaking the journey with his wife and one daughter; he returned when his brother was hospitalised. Parvez, who is still recovering from wounds, says, “They just …

Delhi Men Uttarakhand Yatra Highway Hindu State

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru's GT Mall, which denied entry to farmer in dhoti, faces 7-day closure order from Karnataka government

Hindustan Times

The Karnataka government announced an action against Bengaluru’s GT Mall after the management did not allow an elderly man inside the mall for wearing a dhoti. Karnataka govt closes down Bengaluru's GT Mall for 7 days after it denied an entry to dhoti-wearing farmer A video of an elderly man who was denied entry to watch a movie inside the …

Bengaluru Karnataka Man Farmer Mall Entry Dhoti

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Actress Gauahar Khan condemns Bengaluru mall for denying entry to farmer wearing dhoti

Hindustan Times

The recent incident wherein a 70-year-old farmer was turned away from a Bengaluru mall on Tuesday evening because of his “traditional” attire has sparked outrage among the public. The farmer, identified as Fakeerappa, was allegedly denied entry to the GT Mall on Magadi Main Road in Bengaluru on Wednesday for wearing a traditional dhoti and white shirt. READ | 70-year-old …

Bengaluru Incident Khan Instagram Farmer Mall Entry

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru mall that denied entry to farmer in dhoti to be temporarily closed

India Today

The Karnataka government has directed a Bengaluru shopping mall to shut down for a week after an elderly farmer was allegedly denied entry for wearing a dhoti. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening when the elderly farmer, Fakirappa, and his son were stopped at the entrance of the mall on Magadi Main Road by security personnel despite having tickets for …

Bengaluru Karnataka Son Farmer His Son Mall Entry

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ghaziabad: Employee stabs and critically injures shop owner over low pay

Hindustan Times

A 30-year-old shopkeeper in Shalimar Garden was stabbed and critically injured on Wednesday allegedly by his new employee, senior police officers said, adding that the suspect was angry about the low salary he was offered. Police also said the shop owner had purchased the shop for about ₹ 20 lakh last month. Police identified the victim as Dhanpat Kumar, a …

Shop Kumar Suspect Shop Owner Low Pay Ghaziabad Employee Shalimar Garden

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Amid spike in jaundice cases, Kalamassery municipality shuts down eateries, shops

The Hindu

The health wing of the Kalamassery municipality shut down a fruit shop and a tea/juice stall near Apollo Tyres on Thursday on charge of violation of hygiene and food safety norms amid a spike in jaundice cases in a few wards there. An outlet named Five Star Chips has been asked to submit an explanation after health officials found that …

Jaundice Cases

10 months ago

Nagpur's Dolly Chaiwala: Now, I want to serve tea to PM Narendra Modi

Hindustan Times

One Chai please -- this is what Nagpur’s Dolly Chaiwala has been hearing from his customers ever since his video with the same title with Bill Gates has gone viral. Dolly Chaiwala's video with Bill Gates went viral recently The virtual world has been buzzing with excitement over the video featuring Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, and Dolly Chaiwala, a …

Tea Video Chai Nagpur Gates Hai Bill Gates

10 months ago

Pragya Thakur claims BJP MLA Sudesh Rai running illegal liquor shop in MP's Sehore, demands his removal

India TV News

Madhya Pradesh news: The Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha member from Bhopal Pragya Singh Thakur has accused her party legislator Sudesh Rai of running a liquor shop illegally in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district and expressed concern over the safety of women and girls. Pragya Thakur, who has been denied renomination from Bhopal for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, on Monday …

Girls Lok Sabha Bjp Mla Told Madhya Pradesh Rai

1 year, 1 month ago

Man sets wine shop on fire after being denied alcohol in Visakhapatnam, arrested

India TV News

Crime news: A man set a wine shop on fire allegedly after he was denied alcohol in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam, following which he was arrested, the police said on Sunday. The incident took place in the Madurwada police station area of the city in which the man named Madhu reached the wine shop but due to the closing time, the …

Shop Wine Shop

1 year, 5 months ago

‘Journalist’ Puneet Kumar Singh claims a Hindu man’s shop was vandalised by ‘Bhagwa goons’ in Nuh assuming that the shop was owned by a Muslim: Here is the truth

Op India

Several videos and “claims” associated with them are making their way online from the violence-hit Nuh region of Haryana. In accordance with the ideological imperative of Islamist appeasers who portray Hindus as oppressors and Muslims as oppressed people, “journalist” Puneet Kumar Singh, who runs the propaganda portal “Bolta Hindustan,” posted a tweet on Tuesday, 1st August, in which he shared …

Haryana Fake News Yatra Fake Hindu Muslims Hindus

1 year, 6 months ago

Shop owner in coastal Karnataka sets his labourer on fire leading to death, arrested

India TV News

A 32-year-old grocery shop owner has been arrested from Mulihithlu here on charges of murdering his labourer by setting him on fire and later passing it off as an electrocution, police said. Mangaluru South police arrested the accused, Tausif Hussain, on Saturday based on evidence after questioning local residents in the vicinity, city police commissioner Kuldeep Kumar R Jain said. …

Karnataka Arrested Shop Owner Gajnana His Labourer

1 year, 7 months ago

Mumbai's Audi Chaiwala Is Driving India's Tea Startup Revolution On Luxurious Wheels

News 18

Get ready for a luxurious twist in the Indian chai scene as new chai walas emerge on the streets of Mumbai. Amit and Mannu have transformed their Audi into a mobile ‘tea heaven’, also adding a touch of elegance to Mumbai’s crowded streets. Every day, they arrive at their designated spot on the Lokhandwala backroad, setting up their stall inside …

Mumbai Tea Chai Audi

1 year, 7 months ago

AI Gets A Desi Twist With This Chai GPT Stall

News 18

In the realm of business, one undeniable asset reigns supreme: marketing. Shared on Twitter, the tea shop’s captivating board proudly showcases its distinctive name: “Chai GPT.” But it doesn’t stop there—the tagline accompanying this whimsical name reads, “Genuinely Pure Tea.” Now, that is a marketing masterstroke. Silicon valley : we have the best start-up ideasIndian tea shops : hold my …

India Tea Indian Ai Chai Twitter Gpt

1 year, 8 months ago

Tea selling gets trendier as more youngsters turn to it

Hindustan Times

Choosing unorthodox names for new business ventures seems to be the go-to option these days. Lost job to Covid, cop’s daughter now owns Jobless Chaiwali The venture was a result of staying jobless for over a year, and thus the name, said Pooja Yadav, a commerce graduate who lost her job during the pandemic. Best friends sell tea part-time Jyoti …

Business Job Tea Her Job Gali Pooja Yadav Tea Selling

1 year, 9 months ago

Atmanirbhar Chaha stalls kick off; add to hawker menace in city

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: The city unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party decided to latch on to the national buzzword ‘atmanirbhar’ and set about allocating tea stalls to party workers and the unemployed in the city recently. The idea is reminiscent of Shiv Sena facilitating vada pav stalls in crowded places to unemployed youth, soon after the party was founded in 1966. Likewise, …

Mumbai Party City Shiv Sena Bjp Bmc Stalls

1 year, 11 months ago

Shocking! Maharashtra man stabs 'pani puri' vendor amid argument over paying Rs 20

India TV News

Maharashtra : A man allegedly stabbed and injured a 'pani puri' vendor after arguing over a bill of Rs 20, Nagpur police said on Sunday. The man, who works in a shop close to the vendor's stall, was asked to pay a pending bill of Rs 20 by the latter, he said. The accused has been charged with an attempt …

Maharashtra Man Stabs Pani

1 year, 11 months ago

Student leaves NEET preparation to open tea stall in Delhi; claims MBA chai wala is her inspiration – India TV

India TV News

Young people today seem to have a tremendous passion for running their own businesses. Following the popularity of MBA Chai Wala, a large number of young people entered the tea industry, which generated a lot of buzz on social media. Muskaan Jaiswal, a resident of Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh, has opened a tea stall at Noida's Sector 15 Metro …

Delhi Tea Young People Noida Neet Tea Stall Muskaan

1 year, 11 months ago

Suspects open fire at Ggm shop after owner refuses to pay ₹10 lakh extortion money

Hindustan Times

Gurugram: Three suspects were booked for allegedly opening fire in the air at a wholesale grocery shop at Khandsa market in Sector 37, police said on Wednesday. The suspects resorted to firing after the owner refused to pay ₹10 lakh extortion money, which was demanded from him last month, police added. Suspects open fire at Ggm shop after owner refuses …

Suspects Money Fir Shop Owner Chand Extortion Money

2 years, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu shopkeeper arrested for practising untouchability

Hindustan Times

A shopkeeper in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur was arrested and his shop was sealed after he was caught practising untouchability. A video went viral on social media platforms where a shop owner refused to sell petrol to a man under the pretext of a rule where selling items to members of a particular caste was barred. The alleged shop owner in …

Caste Shop Village

2 years, 1 month ago

Sonu Sood helps Bihar's ‘Graduate Chaiwali’ after her tea stall is seized by Patna authorities

Hindustan Times

Sonu Sood has extended his help to Priyanka Gupta - popularly known as Graduate Chaiwali - who runs a tea stall in Patna, Bihar. Months after Patna Municipal Corporation seized her stall during an anti-encroachment campaign, Priyanka was seen pleading for help in a social media video that went viral. Priyanka is an economics graduate and started a tea stall …

Tea Bihar Priyanka Patna Sonu Sood Sonu Graduate Chaiwali

2 years, 3 months ago

'Can Still Feel the Heat': Gandhi Nagar Traders After Fire Kills 1 on Dussehra

The Quint

Eyewitness Sunil Sharma told The Quint, “We were in the shop right next to the building that caught fire. The COVID-19-induced lockdown had quite an impact on small-medium level business owners, including cloth traders of Gandhi Nagar. This year, traders has stocked their shops with more goods.” Business owner Sharma, who is also an eyewitness, added, “Since the festival season …

Sharma

2 years, 3 months ago

Filter Kaapi & Desi Cutting Chai – Starbucks' Next CEO's Cuppa?

The Quint

Indian Americans are not only the fastest growing immigrant population for the last two decades, but also enjoy a strong purchasing potential, making some believe that now is the right time for some new brews in American coffee chains. As Laxman Narasimhan readies to take over as the next CEO of Starbucks, caffeinated chatter in desi social spaces is boiling …

Indian American Chai Starbucks Kaapi Desi

2 years, 6 months ago

Udaipur murder | Kanhaiya Lal had told cops some people were conducting recce of his shop

The Hindu

Days before he was killed by two persons for allegedly insulting Islam, Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal had told police in a written complaint he faced a threat to life by some people who were conducting a "recce" of his shop, officials said on Wednesday. However, within two weeks two men pretending to be customers entered his shop Monday and "beheaded" …

Social Media Complaint Nazim Shop His Shop Kanhaiya Lal Kanhaiya

2 years, 6 months ago

This chai place is one of Bengaluru’s best kept secrets

Live Mint

Not far from Bengaluru’s Christ University is a narrow lane with a few shops and small cafés. The Malabar Cafe is small, with two wooden benches taking up much of the space, and the promise of inexpensive, fuss-free tea. The menu pays homage to Malabari spices and is wonderfully democratic, I felt, seeing the Malabari special tea listed along with …

Bengaluru Kerala Tea Chai Chaiwallah

2 years, 8 months ago

Bihar's 'Graduate Chaiwali' is Now Closing Her Tea Stall and Opening a Food Truck

News 18

An Economics graduate from Bihar, Priyanka Gupta, had recently gone viral after opening a tea stall near Patna Women’s College after she couldn’t find a job. She’s not giving up on the tea venture either; the food truck will sell tea along with snacks. Till now, she has single-handedly managed all of the work at the tea stall, but at …

Food India Gupta Truck Tea Stall

2 years, 8 months ago

Unable to Land Job, Bihar Girl Opens Tea Stall Outside College; Calls it 'Aatmanirbar Bharat'

News 18

A native of Purnia, Bihar, Priyanka Gupta, who graduated in economics in 2019, was unable to find a job for years. She has now opened her tea stall outside college. She has many other quirky signs including, “Soch mat, chalu kar de bas” and “log kya schoenge, agr yeh bhi hum hi sochenge to fir log kya sochenge”. Unable to …

Job Tea College Cat Stall Her Tea Stall

2 years, 8 months ago

'Why Can't There Be A Chaiwali?' Economics Graduate Sets Up Tea Stall In Bihar

ABP News

New Delhi: Unable to get a job after trying frantically for two years, an economics graduate has set up a tea stall near a women's college in Bihar's Patna. She said she was inspired to open the tea stall after hearing the story of Prafull Billore, famously known as "MBA Chaiwala". Prafull Billore left his MBA studies to start "MBA …

Tea Bihar Gupta Chai Stall Tea Stall Prafull Billore

2 years, 8 months ago

'Why can't there be chaiwali?': After failing to get job, Economics graduate opens tea stall in Patna

India TV News

After a 24-year-old Priyanka Gupta, a native of Purnia district in Bihar was unsuccessful in cracking the government job exams and pursuing her dream of becoming a banker failed, she opened a tea stall near Women's College in Patna. I am not hesitant to set up my own tea stall in the city and I view this business as a …

Tea Priyanka Patna Stall Tea Stall

2 years, 9 months ago

Muslim shopkeeper on Chennakeshava temple premises in Karnataka told to shut shop

The Hindu

For 72-year-old Noor Jahan, the last week has been tough. Following a notice from the administration of the historic Chennakeshava temple in Belur, she had to close her shop in the temple premises on March 28. As activists of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal in Belur urged the temple administration to evict non-Hindu shopkeepers from the temple premises, the …

Administration Notice Her Son Temple Noor Jahan Shut Shop Muslim Shopkeeper

2 years, 9 months ago

Bhopal: Days after Uma Bharti Vandalised Liquor Shop, New One to Open in Same Area

News 18

Two weeks after senior BJP leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti hurled a stone at a liquor shop in Bhopal’s Barkheda Pathani area, a new wine shop is set to operate in the locality. There are already two or three liquor shops in different locations of Barkhera Pathani area and the new shop is close to the …

Liquor Shop Bharti Barkhera Pathani Pathani Women

2 years, 9 months ago

Uma Bharti Throws Stone at Liquor Shop in Bhopal to 'Warn' Administration

News 18

Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti, who has been demanding total prohibition in the party-ruled Madhya Pradesh, walked into a liquor shop in Azad Nagar area of Bhopal on Sunday evening and hurled a stone at alcohol bottles kept on a shelf there. The former Union minister said that through her act, she has warned the local administration to get the …

Liquor Shop Bharti Madhya Pradesh Liquor Shop

2 years, 9 months ago

A warning to administration: Ex- MP CM Uma Bharti throws stone at liquor shop in Bhopal | Watch

India TV News

Highlights Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti hurled stone at alcohol bottles kept on shelf in a Bhopal liquor shop. Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti, who has been demanding total prohibition in the party-ruled Madhya Pradesh, walked into a liquor shop in Azad Nagar area of Bhopal on Sunday evening and hurled a stone at alcohol bottles kept on a shelf …

Liquor Bjp Shop Bharti Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Liquor Shop

3 years, 2 months ago

'MA English Chaiwali': Unable to Find Job, Masters Graduate Opens Tea Shop in Kolkata

News 18

Kolkata’s Tuktuki Das’ parents always told her that if she studied hard enough, she could touch the sky. If one were to go to Habra station, they would see the banner of Tuktuki’s shop that reads ‘MA English Chaiwali’. She told News18, “I thought no work is small and therefore I, like the ‘MBA chaiwala’, started working on my own …

Tea English Cat Shop Tuktuki

3 years, 2 months ago

'If shops are force-closed...': Nitesh Rane warns Maharashtra govt over bandh call against Lakhimpur violence

India TV News

BJP MLA and son of Union Minister Narayan Rane, Nitesh on Sunday warned the Maharashtra government asking it not to force shopkeepers to close shops during the 'bandh' call against Lakhimpur Kheri violence. The BJP MLA from Kankavli constituency has asked police to ensure no one is forced to close shops or else their will be law and order situation. …

Maharashtra Bjp Mva Shops Close Nitesh Rane Lakhimpur

3 years, 5 months ago

Police cut shop locks of protesting traders in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk, allege traders

The Hindu

Srinagar’s commercial hub Lal Chowk on Thursday witnessed a face-off between shopkeepers and the police over observing a shutdown on the second anniversary of the revocation of the J&K’s special constitutional position. Several shopkeepers at Polo View, Residency Road, Lambert Lane and Regal Chowk alleged that the police personnel in civvies cut locks with hacksaw and iron rods to lift …

Open Shop Shopkeepers Chowk Allege

3 years, 6 months ago

Kolkata: Housemaid drugs employers by lacing tea with sleeping pills, flees with cash, jewellery

India Today

A domestic helper looted cash and other valuables from her employers' home in West Bengal after lacing their tea with sleeping pills. He lodged a complaint at the police station on Saturday alleging that the maid who had been working at his home for a long time, drugged the family and fled with cash and valuables. Read | Nagaland Assembly …

Kolkata Bengal Assembly Cash Worth

3 years, 6 months ago

Who grew your chai?

Live Mint

Do I need to know where my tea comes from and who made it? Now they have to show they grow tea without compromising on environmental health or human rights. In 2018, the non-profit Traidcraft Exchange ran a campaign, “Who picked my tea?”, in the UK to support workers’ rights in Assam, a major supplier of tea to the islands. …

Tea Darjeeling

3 years, 7 months ago

Ayurveda shop owner attacked in Punjab with swords and stones

Op India

An Ayurveda business owner was attacked brutally with swords by a group of seven people on Monday at his shop in Amritsar. The goons stormed the shop when the owner Shamsher Singh was at work and attacked him with swords causing grievous injuries. Image Source: bhaskar.com Shamsher Singh’s account of the attack As per a Dainik Bhaskar report, Shamsher Singh …

Singh Shop His Shop Shamsher Shamsher Singh

Kolkata's viral 'Russian Chaiwali' forced to shut store after moral policing

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