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Indian Express
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
Arjun Erigaisi lashes out at British Airways: ‘Rude employees… bags delayed for over 48 hours'
Indian chess star Arjun Erigaisi has lashed out at British Airways in an angry set of tweets after he was reportedly downgraded without an excuse before they delayed his bags by 48 hours. Arjun will soon be in action at the Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in USA, which starts this week. Arjun is not the only one who experienced airline turbulence on their way to the Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Grand Slam Tour. Vidit Gujrathi and his wife Nidhi had to book another flight out of Mumbai after spending nearly three hours on a KLM flight before being told that the airplane could not take off because of a deflated tyre. Vidit had to return home and then took a different flight out of India. 'Terrible experience flying with you,' Arjun posted in a tweet tagging British Airways. 'Got involuntarily downgraded at the last moment with no explanation. After speaking with your rude staff I was told that I'm eligible for reimbursement. No explanation on why I was downgraded. Oh and getting my bags a day later is the cherry on top! Unfortunately I've to fly back to India with you this time but you've lost a customer.' A day later, on Monday morning, Arjun posted another tweet making the same complaints. 'Worst experience flying with the British Airways. Involuntarily downgrade, rude employees, no communication, bags delayed for over 48 hours. This is frustrating. Messages, emails, forms everything done & submitted. It's been over 2 days and still no word. I don't know how an airline can afford to treat its customer in this way. Even worse part is I've to fly back with you,' wrote Arjun. The Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour will be played in a 16-player format with a double elimination structure. This means that after an initial group stage with rapid time control (10 minutes plus 10 seconds per move), the players enter a championship or placement bracket depending on their results. All knockout rounds will be played with a 30+30 classical time control, counting toward the official Freestyle rating. Besides Vidit and Arjun, Praggnanandhaa will also be in the Las Vegas Freestyle event, where players like Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana will take centre stage.
India.com
06-07-2025
- Business
- India.com
Studied at IIT, left high paying jobs to built business empire worth Rs 400000000000; company is…, founder is...
In a digital world dominated by shopping, one platform has quietly changed lives across India. It is Meesho. Designed to empower small sellers and entrepreneurs, and predominantly women, Meesho's growth is not only about business success, but a movement. But did you know how a simple idea of two IIT Delhi friends became a company worth crores? Well, read the story given below.. Sanjeev Barnwal and Vidit Aatrey were very close friends during college at IIT Delhi, and after graduation, Sanjeev joined Sony's core tech team and moved to Japan, where he gained significant experience in the industry. Throughout this journey, the spark in him for entrepreneurship didn't fade. He was ready to do something on his own. Soon, he reconnected Vidit, who was working with InMobi in Bangalore, to discuss launching a startup together. In June 2015, Sanjeev and Vidit took the huge step to quit their high-paying jobs and pursue their entrepreneurial vision. Family and friends were worried and critical about leaving steady jobs, but they moved forward with their vision to build a fashion marketplace to help small businesses. With very limited money, they launched Meesho from a two-bedroom apartment in Koramangala, Bengaluru. The dining table was their first desk, and that was the beginning of Meesho! Aatrey and Barnwal detected a situation — Platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp were clearly being used, but not for business. They did what nobody else would do — build an app, Meesho, -because of their existing business model of enabling resellers to begin a business, especially homemakers. Sellers on Meesho can start with their own personal online store, and then promote those products to their social circles, chat with their customers on WhatsApp, and link their stores with their Facebook profiles. Meesho takes care of collecting the payments and delivering the goods, so the business aspect of owning your own business from your home became simple. Building an agency business from home, it is easy. Meesho simply takes a commission from sellers.
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Business Standard
04-07-2025
- Health
- Business Standard
'None of them are really doctors': Liver Doc takes on Vidit Gujrathi on X
Indian Chess Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi finds himself at the centre of a social media storm after a seemingly innocent Doctor's Day post triggered a fiery exchange with anti-ayurveda crusader Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips, better known online as the 'Liver Doc.' What started as a heartfelt tribute — a family selfie captioned 'Happy Doctor's Day to my entire family' — quickly spiralled into controversy. When a user asked about his family's medical background, Vidit replied that his father is an Ayurvedic migraine specialist, his wife holds an MD in homeopathy, his mother practices cosmetology, and his sister is a physiotherapist. But the Liver Doc wasted no time in firing back, bluntly declaring, 'I'm sorry, but none of them are really doctors,' dismissing the qualifications as unscientific or pseudoscientific. The remark drew backlash — and Vidit, usually reserved, hit back sharply: 'Stay in your lane and try being useful.' The digital clash has since stirred debate across the platform, pitting advocates of traditional medicine against voices from modern science, with Gujrathi's post becoming the unexpected battleground. A user replied to Vidit, saying 'you are an influential figure, so you have the responsibility not to spread misinformation. Doctor's day on July 1st is celebrated for Doctors of medical science. Not homeopaths, not ayurvedics or any other professions that have nothing to do with medicine. So educate yourself and be responsible instead of feeling personally attacked by someone for just pointing out that they are not indeed real doctors.' For the past five years, Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips — a hepatologist and clinical researcher from Kerala — has been on a mission: treating patients harmed by the misuse of alternative medicines. Since 2019, he's taken that fight online, using his Twitter handle @theliverdr to launch sharp, data-driven takedowns of Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Siddha, and Unani systems. His posts often go viral, earning him both praise from science advocates and criticism from supporters of traditional medicine — making him one of the most polarising voices in India's healthcare debate. Hot battle: Modern medicine Vs Ayurveda The clash between modern medicine and traditional systems like Ayurveda has been brewing for years — and this latest exchange has only poured fuel on the fire. As his back-and-forth with Vidit Gujrathi escalated, Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips doubled down on his stance, writing on X: 'Your statement on Doctors' Day claiming an Ayurveda practitioner, homeopath, cosmetologist and physiotherapist were doctors is wrong, and I stand by my words.' 'Doctors' Day in India marks both the birth and death anniversary of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, one of India's most revered physicians and a key figure in shaping the healthcare system,' he added. 'Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Cosmetology or Physiotherapy are not realistic clinical medicine or and their practitioners are not clinical physicians.' Supporters of modern medicine quickly rallied behind him. One user praised his boldness: 'Salute to you, Doctor, for fearlessly exposing the fraudulent practices carried out in the name of medicine. Your courage and integrity are a true service to humanity.' One more went, 'I have the deepest respect and awe for ppl who are good at chess bcoz I'm not. But sorry, Ayurveda Homoeopathy etc are quackery and dangerous. People are often healed there because many illnesses are self limiting & also due to placebo effect.' The defenders of Ayurveda didn't hold back either. One user confronted the Liver Doc, saying 'Though I respect your contribution to society but who are you talking negative about Ayurveda ? This is not so mature of you Doctor. There is a whole government department called AYUSH propagating Ayurveda. The Ayurveda industry is a 20 billion USD market . Ayurveda was born 5000 years ago. The user continued, 'There is Hindu god called Dhawantri of Ayurveda. Doctors basically are called healers. So anybody helping in healing gets that badge. I don't know about other branches but Ayurveda, Homeopathy & physiotherapy are definitely healers.'
India Today
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
Chess star Vidit Gujrathi calls out LiverDoc for insulting his family
Indian chess star Vidit Gujrathi got into a scuffle with popular X user LiverDoc on Thursday, July 3. Vidit, one of the key members of India's Olympiad gold-winning team, called out the user for insulting his all started with Vidit wishing his family on Doctor's Day. The Indian Grandmaster posted a family photo that included his parents, wife, and sister. Vidit shared the specialities of his family members upon the request of another X user. He stated that his father was an Ayurvedic migraine specialist, his mother a cosmetologist, his wife an MD in homeopathy, and his sister a revealing this information, Cyriac Abby Philips, also known as TheLiverDoc on X, quoted the tweet and replied that "none of Vidit's family members were really doctors." The reply went viral, prompting Vidit to respond strongly. "Your entire brand and personality is built on insulting others. While you chase retweets by tearing people down, my family quietly heals lives without needing a spotlight. They've helped more people than your ego can count. Stay in your lane. And for a change, try being useful," Vidit replied on his timeline."My parents are certified doctors who sacrificed thriving careers to travel with me and shape my journey. They rebuilt themselves, found new ways to heal, and continue helping others with quiet dignity. You don't have to agree with them. But you don't get to dismiss them," he added. While this could have been the end of it, LiverDoc once again responded, this time with a detailed post. He wrote that Doctor's Day in India marks both the birth and death anniversary of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, one of India's most revered physicians and a key figure in shaping the healthcare added that Ayurveda, homeopathy, cosmetology, or physiotherapy were not forms of clinical medicine and that their practitioners were not clinical physicians."Physiotherapy is a legit branch of healthcare (adjunct to clinical medicine), but the rest are just plain sham, especially homeopathy, which is also known as Nzi medicine because Htler tried to integrate it with conventional medicine at the time," LiverDoc wrote on his further argued that Vidit's tweets normalised what he called "pseudoscience" and "primitive healthcare practices.""Your statements normalise pseudoscience and primitive therapies as healthcare practices when they are not. They are alternative medicine. And alternative medicine is medicine that is not proven to work. Just like there is no alternative chemistry, alternative physics, or alternative mathematics, alternative medicine is also not medicine. And its practitioners are not doctors," he and perhaps agitated, Vidit replied to the post firmly. He warned LiverDoc that he would not tolerate the mocking of his family. Vidit called him a troll and said that he did not have the authority to define how a person lives."I made a simple post out of gratitude. I chose silence at first, because not every conversation deserves a response. But when it turned into mocking my family, I stepped in. If that means stepping out of my lane, so be it. You and trolls like you don't get to decide who's a doctor. You have no authority to define others' lives or dismiss their work. I've said my part. Now, back to what actually matters. No time for noise," Vidit replied.- EndsTrending Reel
Mint
04-07-2025
- Health
- Mint
Vidit Gujrathi reacts to Liver Doc criticism after Doctor's Day post; Internet says, ‘Ignore the compounder'
Amid a growing online spat with Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips, Indian Chess Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi has responded, saying he initially chose to stay silent because 'not every conversation deserves a response' but felt compelled to speak out after the situation escalated into what he called a 'mockery of his family.' The controversy began on Doctor's Day (July 1), when Vidit posted a selfie with his father, mother, wife, and sister, captioned: 'Happy Doctor's Day to my entire family.' The online row intensified after an X user inquired about the medical specialisations in Vidit Gujrathi's family. Vidit responded, saying, 'My father is an Ayurvedic migraine specialist, my wife is an MD in homoeopathy, my mom practices cosmetology, and my sister is a physiotherapist.' However, Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips, widely known as The Liver Doc, quickly replied, 'I'm sorry, but none of them are really doctors,' dismissing their qualifications as not medically legitimate. The exchange escalated further, with Gujrathi clapping back and telling Dr. Philips to 'stay in his lane and try being useful.' A user replied, 'Ignore the compounder.' Another said, "Vidit, you are an influential figure, so you have the responsibility not to spread misinformation. Doctor's day on July 1st is celebrated for Doctors of medical science. Not homeopaths, not ayurvedics or any other professions that have nothing to do with medicine. I'm sorry, but none of them are really doctors. So educate yourself and be responsible instead of feeling personally attacked by someone for just pointing out that they are not indeed real doctors." "Well, Vidit has made an important point here. It shouldn't be up to general people to decide who should be called a doctor or who gets the license to treat patients, that's the government's job. But we can only expect governments to take this responsibility seriously when they are made up of rational people who believe in science-backed practices and not in promoting traditional medicine just because it is popular among the masses," replied another user. Key Takeaways The exchange highlights the ongoing debate between traditional and modern medicine. Public figures must navigate the complexities of misinformation and personal responsibility. Social media can amplify conflicts, turning personal exchanges into broader societal discussions.
