CommonMBAMan

Hi All, Was hoping this forum could be of help. My wife and I applied for the standard 6 months UK visa together from India and we submitted our biometrics together as well. VFS guys had our passports in the same folder. But then yesterday (after 8 working days), I got my passport back with the visa stamped, but my wife hasn't gotten any update yet (except for that her passport is with UK VI for processing).

For context, my wife and I have been married for 2 years, we have travelled several times internationally together and also had jointly applied for a Schengen visa without any issue. I have a decently sized business in India (with a healthy income) and I am sponsoring my wife for the tr

Just wanted to share this modus operandi of scammers of which I fell a victim so others don't.

I booked a hotel through oyo (I know my mistake) and prepaid the amount (mistake number 2). On the day of my check in I got a call from the supposedly hotel manager, saying OYO had not paid them their amount and they are not honouring any of their bookings.

He said I can pay him directly, he is overbooked and wants a confirmation asap else he will deny me check in. He said he will cancel the booking from OYO, will get the refund from them and provide me cash once I check in. He had the exact booking confirmation number, hotel address details, everything that OYO had provide me in their booking c

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Comparison of equities market performance post corona virus rebound in markets since March 23. The author divided this into 3 phases.

Phase 1 - the ferocious bounce which began on March-23 and lasted till April 30

India	31%
U.S.	30%
UK	29%
Germany	26%
Japan	24%
Australia	37%
Brazil	19%

Phase 2 - pullback which started from May 1 and lasted till May 14

India	-8%
U.S.	-2%
UK	-6%
Germany	-6%
Japan	-2%
Australia	-5%
Brazil	-9%

Phase 3 - renewed move higher across global markets till present day

India	-1%
U.S.	3%
UK	4%
Germany	7%
Japan	1%
Australia	4%
Brazil	11%

Key takeaways:

1. Phase 1 - Rebound in

Hi guys, as you all know a lot of poor people in our country will be struggling to make ends meet during this lockdown process, so I thought of starting a thread listing ways for those who have the means on this sub to help the underprivileged. Here are a few ideas to start with:

1. Please do not deduct any salaries for the lockdown for any of your domestic help, personal guards or drivers and do not fire them for the next few months. This is the least we can do.
2. If possible, provide them advance salaries for April rather than holding it off till the end of the month. Same applies for business owners who employ people with very little salaries such as guards, drivers and housekeeping sta

Hello all. So my company has asked me to start an office in India (till now I used to work as a consultant for them), and I am contemplating where to do so. Initially, I plan working from a co-working space until I get an office space.

I am thinking navi mumbai as cost of living seems reasonable and the area seems better planned than Mumbai. I also would like to minimize my commute, which seems impossible in Mumbai.

What are the pros and cons of living in Navi Mumbai?

So I got this call today from a guy impersonating an army personnel, asking me for a verification code from OLX. He says that by mistake, he entered the last digit wrongly and he wanted the code. On checking my phone, I noticed that I had received one code from OLX and was almost on the verge of giving it to him, thinking what harm an OLX code would do, its not a bank account.

But suddenly, it hit me (I am so glad it did). What if this guy is trying to scam someone else by using this code? I ask him why the number he is calling from is so different from my number and why can't he re-enter the number and get the code again. Obviously, his responses made me understand he was trying to pull a