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Firm denies charges, says will find anonymous author, bring her to justice In an anonymous post on   Medium , a person calling herself an ex-employee of   The Viral Fever   accused TVF founder and chief executive Arunabh Kumar of molesting her. TVF is backed by Tiger Global. She accused Kumar of multiple sexual advances, and said she was asked to walk out when she complained to her bosses at TVF. She added that complaints made to co-workers got cold answers and, in one instance, someone laughed off the matter. In a Facebook post, independent contractor Reema Sengupta said she, too, was a victim of Kumar’s inappropriate overtures during a shoot. In a comment on the   Medium   post, “ex-TVF employee” Aayushi Agarwal said she too had a similar experience. The post titled 'The Indian Uber - That is TVF' looks to be modelled on ex-Uber employee Susan Fowler's post alleging sexual harassment at the US-based company. Fowler's claims are now being investigated...

Hyperlocal grocery delivery app Grofers has reportedly shut down operations in nine cities. According to reports, the company will no longer deliver to Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, Kochi, Ludhiana, Mysuru, Nashik, Rajkot and Visakhapatnam. The firm had launched a big television campaign in November 2015, hoping to get more traffic to the site, but the demand petered out in December. ALSO READ: US expects Pak to act against Pathankot attack perpetrators Grofers secures $120 million in series C funding from SoftBank The nine cities, a source said, were not bringing enough orders to sustain the push. The source added the company had started operations in these cities to avoid “disappointed customers” who would download the app after seeing the advertisements and get no service. “We thought they may give the app a bad rating, which would damage the reputation.”  Read More