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Pluugin E-commerce has announced plans to expand its operations in India. The company stated that this expansion aims to create over 2,100 jobs in the local market over the next three years. Currently operational in 12 states, Pluugin E-commerce plans to achieve 100 percent pan-India coverage within the next 12 months. Additionally, India will serve as the backend office for its global operations in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, it said. “We truly believe that every brand has the potential to be borderless in today’s e-commerce landscape, and we intend to help them leverage this potential, with a strong focus on MSMEs. Our strategic entry into the Indian market brings new growth opportunities within the e-commerce space, enabling a global presence for all 'Make in India' brands,” said Aparna Gupta, Founder & Managing Director of Pluugin E-commerce.

Emaar India announces a new project in a tier-2 city, the real estate developer’s chief HR officer Madhuri Mehta’s LinkedIn account gets flooded with messages from professionals looking for jobs back in their hometowns. “These people are a potential talent pool,” said Mehta, citing instances of professionals who want to move back home…from, say, Delhi to Mohali. She said Emaar is hiring actively in cities like Indore, Jaipur, Mohali and Lucknow, where they have projects. Job opportunities are growing across sectors in tier 2 and 3 cities, and professionals are eager to join, recruiters and firms said. Escalating living costs and infrastructural challenges in metros are prompting executives to move to smaller cities. Companies, on their part, are drawn by cheaper land costs, lower salaries and easy talent availability, besides rising disposable incomes in these cities.

Lok Sabha constituency on Monday saw its highest polling ever at about 59%, said Jammu and Kashmir chief electoral officer PK Pole.

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Hardeep Puri said, "In today's day, the fact that needs to be reiterated is that there are 1 crore people riding on the metro every day, and out of the 1 crore people, 73 lakh are the ridership of the capital region of Delhi." "Today, even though the population of the city is expanding massively, it is still easy to get from one part of the city to the other within a reasonable period of time. More people are taking to urban transport," he said.

Delhi Police has heightened security measures in and around the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in anticipation of a protest announced by Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) national convenor and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal scheduled for Sunday. The police have clarified that the AAP has not sought permission for the demonstration. The traffic police have also issued an advisory concerning the planned protest outside the BJP office at the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg. As a precautionary measure, entry and exit have been restricted at the nearest ITO metro station. Avoid these roads in Delhi «In view of the proposed protest by a political party at DDU Marg Delhi, Traffic will remain heavy at DDU Marg, IP Marg, Minto Road and Vikas Marg. DDU marg may be closed for traffic movement between 11 am to 2 pm. Kindly avoid these roads and plan your journey accordingly,» stated the traffic police in a social media post.

AAP Protest In Delhi Live Updates "They are after our party and sending our leaders to jail one after another... Today you have sent my PA to jail," he said, adding the BJP is saying they will send AAP MP Raghav Chadha and Delhi ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj to jail too. AAP protest today: Security beefed up outside BJP headquarters "I along with my MLAs and MPs would go to the BJP office at noon tomorrow so that the prime minister can send anyone he wants to jail," he said.

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday began his protest march against Bhartiya Janata Party with other AAP leaders. The Delhi CM started marching towards BJP headquarters after addressing a public gathering where he challenged the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to send him and his party workers to jail. Section 144 has been imposed on DDU Marg and there is no permission for any kind of protest, said DCP Delhi Central, Harsha Vardhan Mandava earlier today. The traffic police has also issued an advisory in view of the protest planned outside the BJP office at the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, while entry and exit have been disallowed at the nearest ITO metro station.

Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said grand temples would be built in Varanasi and Mathura and the Uniform Civil Code would be implemented if the NDA returns to power by winning over 400 Lok Sabha seats. He said the NDA, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will ensure that Pakistan occupied Kashmir, which is an integral part of India, returns to the country. Addressing election rallies in Muzaffarpur and Siwan Lok Sabha seats, Sarma said, «We will implement UCC, build a temple on Krishna Janmabhoomi premises in Mathura and establish Kashi Vishwanath temple in place of Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, besides ensuring that PoK returns to India, after winning over 400 seats.» Hitting out at the Congress and its allies, Sarma said, «Rahul Gandhi and Lalu Prasad did not attend the consecration of Ram Mandir. They want to send Ram Lalla back to the tent. We must not let this happen.»

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday said Karnataka's Shakti scheme providing for free bus rides for women has not led to any revenue loss for the Bangalore Metro, and he was shocked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comments. “The Prime Minister lacks information on the Shakthi scheme and hence he has said that the scheme has impacted revenues of Bengaluru metro. Namma metro has earned a revenue of Rs 130 crore in the last one year. Footfalls too have gone up by 30% for the same period. Bengaluru metro is limited to Bengaluru, while Shakthi scheme has been rolled out across the State," he told the media in Bengaluru. The Dy CM was questioning the PM's assessment of metro finances. The PM, in a recent interview, had questioned the freebies that potentially create a crisis of funds for a state government. The governments, he said, would build metro networks in a city, but later promise free bus rides in the same city to win elections. This meant taking away 50% of passengers.

Police officers detained and handcuffed top golfer Scottie Scheffler outside Valhalla Golf Club on Friday ahead of the second round of the PGA Championship. He was arrested after allegedly trying to drive around traffic controls near the golf club. In a series of bizarre incidents, the police officers took Scheffler into custody, booked him with a mugshot taken in an orange jumpsuit, released him and then took him back to the course for breakfast and practice.

Funding winter for startups likely to thaw this year As markets stabilised, some fledgling companies went bust while others changed their business models to attract funds and survive the downturn. "We started seeing many companies that had raised seed funding come back to us towards the end of last year," Garg said. “Today, the market is in very good shape as we have enough time to do our due diligence before giving a term sheet.

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schools in the national capital, the city police have told the Delhi High Court there are a total of five bomb disposal squads (BDS) and 18 bomb detection teams for over the 4,600 schools here. In a status report filed in the court on Thursday, the Delhi Police stated they had issued guidelines last year to deal with bomb threats to schools and an order deputing nodal officers for deployment of BDS in case of a bomb threat has also been issued. It said 120 mock drills were conducted in schools between January 1, 2023 and May 6 this year. Earlier, Justice Subramonium Prasad had asked police to give details of steps taken to ensure that school children are evacuated safely without panic in case of a bomb threat, with least dependency on parents. It had also sought data on the number of schools in each zone, the nodal authority concerned in each zone, the number of mock drills etc.

police custody at Chipiyana Chowki in the Bisrakh police station area of Greater Noida. The deceased, Yogesh, had his brother, Jitendra, make serious allegations against the police, claiming they demanded five lakh rupees for his release. In response, the Noida Police Commissioner has suspended all police personnel stationed at the Chowki, a NBT report stated. Yogesh, employed at a bakery in Chipiyana, was brought in for questioning after allegations were made against him by a colleague. According to Jitendra, his brother was taken by the police who demanded a hefty sum for his release. Despite Jitendra providing Rs 50,000 and a bottle of liquor, the police allegedly demanded an additional four and a half lakh rupees. Tragically, Yogesh was found hanging the following morning. A police officer revealed that Yogesh, originally from Aligarh, worked in a Chipiyana bakery where a female colleague had leveled accusations against him. Yogesh was called in for questioning and, on Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, he was discovered having committed suicide at the police station. Despite being rushed to a nearby hospital, he was pronounced dead.

etween Jagruti Nagar and Ghatkopar stations amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Maximum City. Due to PM Modi's road show, the metro services were shut from 6 pm, which is usually when office-goers start returning home. However, the services were resumed at 7:46 pm.

Innov8, a leading coworking startup, has announced the launch of its newest center in the prime Aerocity area of Delhi. The facility spans 9,500 sq ft, 217 seats, and 4+ conference and meeting rooms.

Mumbai's Ghatkopar at 8 pm from Shreyas Cinema on LBS Road to Gandhi market on Wednesday, May 15. To avoid security lapses, Mumbai police issued traffic guidelines for the day. Multiple routes including LBS road in Ghatkopar will remain closed for some hours.

Also Read: Mumbai rainstorm: Who is Bhavesh Bhide owner of 'illegal' hoarding collapsed in Ghatkopar After casting their votes, voters can avail of discounts at different eateries in the metro city under schemes like “Pledge to Vote" and “Democracy discount" on May 20 and May 21. According to an Indian Express report, the “Pledge To Vote" campaign by the Hotel and Restaurant Association (Western India) has included several hotels and restaurants in Maharashtra. These eateries will offer a 10- 20 per cent discount to customers who cast their votes.

Also Read: Stocks to buy: Sumeet Bagadia recommends 5 breakout stocks today — May 14 Here are HDFC Securities’ fundamental stock picks: HG Infra Engineering has maintained a robust order book and de-risked its business by reducing its reliance on road orders by venturing into Rail, Metro and Solar projects. On the order inflow front, the company expects ₹11,000 - 12,000 crore, with ₹8,000 crore, ₹1,000 crore and ₹2,000 crore from highways, solar and water/ railways, respectively. Its FY25 revenue growth guidance stands at ~15-20% with an EBITDA margin of ~16%.

bullet train, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that it will help in decongestion and fasten the pace of urbanization. He was speaking at an event titled 'India's Vishwabandhu Approach to Global Relations' at the Constitution Club in Mumbai on Monday. Addressing the event, Jaishankar said, "Piyush Goyal and I worked on and a few years ago we decided that we will work with Japan on the bullet train...people think what is special in a bullet train, it is just a train, it will go a little bit faster."