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Hindustan Times
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Google techie welcomes younger brother to IT giant, internet says ‘do bhai, dono tabahi'
A software engineer at Google has revealed that his younger brother will soon be joining the tech behemoth too — marking a milestone moment for the family, given how few applicants manage to land a job at the company. A Bengaluru-based techie welcomed his younger brother to Google (Reuters/Representational Image) When Priyam Agarwal announced his job switch on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), it elicited a proud reaction from his elder brother, Priyansh Agarwal. What the Agarwal brothers posted Priyam shared a screenshot of the 'Onboarding' portal at Google on July 5, which informed him that he had nine days left until he joined the search giant as a software engineer. 'Less than 10 days before I start a new journey. Super excited and a little nervous,' wrote the Delhi-based techie. His brother Priyansh, who is already working at Google, reposted his post with a proud message. 'Younger brother coming to Google as well. Super proud of him,' wrote Bengaluru-based Priyansh Agarwal. Internet celebrates The post was flooded with congratulatory messages. Many people also shared their surprise at two brothers converting jobs at a company with a famously low acceptance rate. 'Do bhai dono tabhai (Two brothers, both awesome),' wrote several X users in the comments section. 'Congratulations to you both,' read one comment. 'Wow , both the brothers working at Google. Congratulations sir, Google is my dream company,' another person said. Google acceptance rate Google does not publish data on how many applicants it accepts every year. However, industry estimates suggest that Google's acceptance rate sits between 0.2% and 0.5% – which is lower than the acceptance rate of Harvard. The company has also carried out several rounds of layoffs since 2023 in a bid to streamline operations and reduce costs. According to an AP report, Google has been periodically reducing its headcount since 2023 as the industry began to backtrack from the hiring spree that was triggered during pandemic lockdowns that spurred feverish demand for digital services. Google began its post-pandemic retrenchment by laying off 12,000 workers in early 2023 and since then as been trimming some divisions to help bolster its profits while ramping up its spending on artificial intelligence — a technology driving an upheaval that is starting to transform its search engine into a more conversational answer engine. (With inputs from AP)
Hindustan Times
11-06-2025
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Google techie in Bengaluru says moving to 2BHK is the best decision: 'Big chunk of salary goes into rent'
In a city where high rent often shapes housing decisions, a Bengaluru-based Google employee has sparked conversation by calling his solo move into a 2BHK flat the "best decision" of the year, despite the cost. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the tech professional, Priyansh Agarwal, shared how relocating to a 2BHK and dedicating an entire room to his workspace significantly improved his productivity. 'The best decision I have taken this year is to move into a 2BHK alone and dedicate 1 room to just my workspace,' the post read. His post resonated with many young professionals in Bengaluru. While sharing space with roommates remains common due to affordability, more individuals are opting for solo living arrangements, prioritising privacy, mental health, and a better work-from-home setup. "Now a big chunk of my salary goes into just rent, but I am getting peak peace and productivity. It has made me realise why people like to live alone," he further shared. Posted on June 10, the post has attracted more than 93,000 views so far. Many people liked the post and said they felt the same. Some said living alone is a good way to focus and stay calm while working from home. Others shared their own stories about moving out and getting more peace. One of the users, @khushbooverma__, commented, 'Once you start enjoying your own company, life becomes so much better.' A second user, @0xavinit, commented, 'Peak rent for peak peace. Worth every rupee.' Another user,@garima2698_, commented, 'Have been living in Bangalore alone for 3 years now. Once you start living alone, it's difficult to get back to a place where you are okay having a flatmate, peak peace and no nonsense'. Even though living alone costs a lot, the techie thinks it's worth it. His post got many replies from other tech workers who said they had the same experience.
Hindustan Times
25-05-2025
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Bengaluru villa horror: Tenants harassed, locked out, threatened with false cases
In the heart of Bengaluru's posh Prestige Langleigh Phase 1, four professionals walked into what they thought would be a peaceful home. Instead, they were trapped in a year-long nightmare that spiralled into police complaints, false accusations, mental harassment, and finally, forceful eviction — all over a 4BHK villa and a ₹5 lakh security deposit. Also Read - Bengaluru's 114-km elevated corridor, tunnel road plan get push from K'taka government: DK Shivakumar According to Priyansh Agarwal, a techie in Google, Villa 101 was supposed to be their urban sanctuary. For six months, it was. And then, everything began to unravel. In an X post, Agarwal claimed that the society started cutting off essential services — power backup, garbage pickup, access to the gym and swimming pool. In a shocking move, the water supply was almost blocked, with society staff seen trespassing and tampering with valves. The reason? The landlady hadn't paid maintenance dues for years — a fact she never disclosed when the tenants moved in. 'We were paying her maintenance money every month. She told us there was a legal fight with the society and she'd get a stay order soon. She asked us to keep paying her to 'strengthen' her case,' he said. 'Every time we asked for updates, she dodged us.' Then came the call that changed everything. Former tenants of the same villa reached out, warning them of a pattern: withheld deposits, abuse, and false allegations of harassment. The current tenants — who had already paid ₹5 lakh in deposit — were alarmed. They decided to exit the lease early. That's when things turned truly hostile. The landlady refused to let them go, insisting they stay till the end of the lease. 'She knew no one else would rent that villa with services cut off, so she tried to trap us to keep getting rent,' one tenant said. Fed up, the tenants stopped paying rent and asked her to recover dues from the deposit instead. Also Read - 'No cause for concern': Karnataka health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Covid cases surge What followed was a series of escalating confrontations. The landlady turned up at the villa, first pleading, then hurling abuses. The tenants had to call the police. Eventually, a written agreement was signed: she'd find a new tenant within 45 days, collect a fresh deposit, and refund their ₹5 lakh — or let them live rent-free until it was recovered. Unsurprisingly, she didn't find a new tenant. When the 45 days lapsed and the rent stopped, she came back again — this time threatening to file a false women harassment case unless they paid up. 'She called the police on us, claimed we forced her to sign the agreement, and tried to twist the narrative. We were scared. We had jobs, careers, families. We didn't want to get trapped in a bogus case.' Fearing legal entrapment, the tenants installed a CCTV camera inside their villa to gather evidence. That precaution later proved crucial. While they were away one day, the landlady entered the villa, allegedly harassed their cook, seized the keys, and locked them out. They returned to find themselves homeless — illegally evicted from a house they had paid for, with their belongings still inside. The matter escalated to the local police station. 'Even there, she created chaos,' the tenants said. 'It was only after intervention from some of our family members in senior positions that she agreed to settle.' She returned only a portion of the deposit. The tenants vacated the next day — not because they had to, but because they were done. 'This experience wrecked our mental health. We took time off work, dealt with anxiety, police, threats of false cases — all because of one dishonest owner,' he recalled. 'The worst part? We're not her first victims.' 'If you're renting, speak to previous tenants, neighbours, even security guards. Don't go by appearances. Because once you're locked in, you could literally be locked out," Aggarwal rounded off.
