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Aman Goel, the co-founder and CEO of Mumbai-based GreyLabs AI, has stirred debate on success and productivity with his recent post on X. Sharing his personal journey, Goel challenged the widely accepted notion that «ideal habits» are essential to becoming successful. “I don't wake up at 5 AM. I don't take cold showers. I don't read books. I don't follow the ‘ideal habits’ that people claim are essential to becoming a millionaire,” wrote Goel. “Yet, here I am—a multi-millionaire in my 20s.”

multilingual professionals as a career opportunity. This has been fuelled by the emergence of more digital platforms and remote jobs, rising foreign job opportunities and initiatives. If you are also planning to pursue a foreign language course, here are a few widely popular career options you can explore. 1. Translator – The most commonly preferred career path after specializing in a language is a translator. The role expects you to translate written content like legal documents, books, and website content from one language to another. While translating, you have to ensure that the actual meaning doesn’t get lost or lose its relevance. To ace this role, one has to be fluent in both the source and target languages, possess excellent writing and comprehension skills, attention to detail, and knowledge of specialized fields such as legal, travel, or medical. For instance, if you learned the French language and aim to operate in the travel industry, then you must have an in-depth idea of both the language and the travel industry of the country you plan to work in.

Electric ride-hailing and charging infrastructure network BluSmart on Tuesday said it has secured Rs 100 crore in EV financing under its asset leasing initiative. Under the 'Assure by BluSmart' initiative, the partner can purchase electric cars and lease these cars to BluSmart. Assure has surpassed Rs 100 crore in book value. Within the first year of launch, the program has grown exponentially, jumping 10 times in monthly scale of financing secured with 25+ large partners onboard, the company said. The initiative has gained robust support from leading green financing institutions, transport and logistics operators, as well as family offices.

Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Tuesday. The Council, which currently prints 5 crore textbooks in a year, is working to augment the capacity to 15 crore from next year, he said. The minister also informed that the new textbooks as per updated curriculum for classes 9-12 will be available from 2026-27 academic session. «In the next academic year, NCERT will publish 15 crore quality and affordable books....currently it publishes nearly 5 crore textbooks. Earlier there have been concerns about demand and supply issue about the textbooks, however, that will be addressed now,» Pradhan told reporters.

Vishakha Mulye was chosen as Businesswoman of the Year for her role in driving growth at the financial services arm of Aditya Birla Group as chief executive of Aditya Birla Capital (ABCL). Mulye, who assumed charge in July 2022 after working at ICICI Bank for 30 years, successfully transitioned the non-banking finance company (NBFC) from a book dominated by large lumpy wholesale clients toward smaller, better-yielding retail clients. In the two-and-a-half years at the helm, Mulye has raised 4,000 crore of capital at the holding company level, selling part of the company’s stake in the broking business, and divesting shares in the asset management company. Additionally, she consolidated the financial services business by merging the NBFC with itself. Under her leadership, the holding company’s assets under management rose to `. 5 lakh crore from `. 3.55 lakh crore, and the consolidated lending book doubled to `. 1.38 lakh crore from `. 67,887 crore. She won the category in a tight vote, indicating the level of the competition among the women nominees. “Vishakha is a very good manager… and is working towards transforming Aditya Birla Capital,” said one jury member.

Slumping office property values are rippling through U.S. banks, with smaller lenders in particular ramping up the use of loan modifications in their commercial real estate books.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Coforge Ltd stock has delivered mouth-watering returns to its investors in a matter of months. On Monday, the tier-2 IT services stock hit a new 52-week high of ₹9,354.

Reliance on school buses has been waning for years as districts struggle to find drivers and more students attend schools far outside their neighborhoods

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MobiKwik’s initial public offering (IPO) subscription is complete, and it’s all set to make its market debut soon. But there’s something different about this IPO that’s got everyone talking.

initial public offering (IPO) on December 19, with a price band of Rs 410-432 per share. The IPO will remain open for public subscription until December 23, while the anchor book is scheduled to open on December 18. The allotment of shares is expected by December 24, with shares credited to investors' demat accounts by December 26. Transrail’s stock is likely to list on exchanges on December 27.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Today's edition of Stocks Made Easy shines a spotlight on a luxury car rental services company. We first featured this company a month ago, during a deep dive into stocks trading below their book value—a trend that gained traction when the buzz around Elcid Investments’ boom was just hitting mainstream attention.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Those planning to travel between metro cities this year-end are in for a treat. According to data from ticket booking portals, airline ticket prices between metropolitan cities have crashed by almost a third this month compared to December 2023.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Chapter 16 in the Book of Leviticus, Old Testament, enjoins Aaron (brother of Moses) to organize sacrifices and expiate the sins of all Israelites. The process involves, over and above the ritual sacrifice of a bull and a ram, the community of Israelites providing Aaron with a goat; Aaron is supposed to lay both his hands over the goat’s head and confess to all the sins of Israelites.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. It was inevitable that a tribute to Gabriel García Márquez would come under pressure to achieve a beautiful opening line, and having thus sidestepped the expectation, it would immediately mention one of the most famous opening lines in the history of literature: “Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice." That is how his novel One Hundred Years of Solitude begins. The line merges three periods of time in a single sentence.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In speculative fiction writer China Mieville’s novel The City and The City (2009), a police inspector in the fictional East European city-state of Besźel investigates the murder of a student involved in political turmoil between his nation and its "twin city", Ul Qoma—two separate social, cultural and political entities that exist parallelly, often occupying the same geographical space, but divided by harsh, unbreachable laws that ask residents of both cities to ‘unsee’ the other.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Leisure travellers are usually in two kinds of mood when planning a trip to Europe—one is sticking to tried and tested classics and the other is the compulsive desire to go off the beaten path, wind down the road less travelled. Well, we are on the verge of striding into 2025 in a world under the influence of reels and videos on TikTok and Instagram, so the “road less travelled", in a true sense of the phrase, doesn’t really exist anymore.

Blackstone Group and Pune-based Panchshil Realty’s joint venture platform, Ventive Hospitality's Rs 1,600-crore initial public offering (IPO) is set to open on December 20 and close on December 24. The anchor book for the maiden share sale of the hospitality asset owner with a primary focus on luxury offerings across business and leisure segments is scheduled to open on December 19. The price band for the issue will be announced on December 17, the company said.

Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the Constitution could never have been written without ancient India and ideas. Speaking during a discussion on the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of India, the LoP said that the Constitution contains a set of ideas from one philosophy of our nation. «In my last few speeches, I spoke about the concept of Abay Mudra. The concept of fearlessness, truth and nonviolence and I showed the House images of different religions displaying the Abay Mudra. People call it the longest written Constitution in the world but the Constitution contains a set of ideas from one philosophy of our nation. When we look at the Constitution and we open the Constitution we hear the voices and ideas of Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi, and Jawaharlal Nehru. But where do these ideas come from? These ideas came from old profound, traditions in this country. Those ideas came from Shiva, Guru Nanak, Buddha, Kabir, and Mahaavir. When we speak of the Constitution and we show the Constitution of course it is the document of modern India. but it could never have been written without ancient India, and its ideas,» Rahul Gandhi said in the Lok Sabha.

Bengaluru City Police, acting on a complaint filed by Subhash’s brother, registered an FIR against Nikita, her mother Nisha, brother Anurag, and uncle Sushil Singhania for abetment to suicide and other offences. A four-member police team travelled to Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, to serve summons at the Singhania residence. Circle Officer Ayush Srivastava stated, “Nikita Singhania to appear before the investigating officer at Marathahalli police station, Bengaluru, within three days for interrogation regarding the circumstances surrounding the death of her husband, Atul Subhash.” However, when officers reached the family’s home, it was locked, and neighbours indicated the family had fled the area. Police Commissioner B. Dayananda assured, “A case has been registered already, and two teams have been formed. The investigation is ongoing, and we will ensure justice is delivered.”

Toronto concert following a dispute with Air Canada over his cello’s pre-booked seat.Kanneh-Mason, currently on tour in North America with his sister and pianist, Isata Kanneh-Mason, detailed the incident in a heartfelt Instagram post.“We were deeply saddened not to be able to perform for you at Koerner Hall last night,” they wrote Thursday.The siblings were scheduled to perform at the Koerner Hall on Wednesday, but a series of travel mishaps with the airline, resulted in the denial of boarding with his valuable instrument.“First we had delays, then a cancellation, and the day concluded by being denied boarding with the cello – despite having a confirmed seat for it – on a new, final flight into Toronto,” the siblings wrote.“After nine anxious hours at the airport, we realized our journey wasn’t going to be possible.”According to the musician’s website, his cello is on an indefinite loan to him, which requires special care and arrangements due to its historical value. In a statement from Air Canada, they said they regret that the customers were not able to travel as expected and will be in contact with them.The airline’s policy states that passengers may buy a seat for a musical instrument as long as they meet specific size and weight requirements.“In this case, the customers made a last-minute booking due to their original flight on another airline being cancelled.