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career change, Priyanka Gupta has shattered all such stereotypes. Gupta, who is a graduate of the prestigious Indian Institute Of Technology Kanpur shocked the world, by making a bold career move — she left her job at a big MNC to pursue her dream of being a fitness coach. Her LinkedIn post went viral. In the post she talked about the difficult decision she took and how, despite tasting failure on her first startup, she decided to persevere. «I left a big MNC and my IIT pedigree attachment. Now, I help professionals stay fit and live longer. Like many of my fellow IIT buddies, right after graduation, I started chasing that golden ticket to financial stability. I was responsible for supporting my family and this was the most apparent path. After 5 years, when I took my first break from work, I got bugged by entrepreneurship. Don't know how. I wanted to start a home-cooked food delivery business. It didn't start. I could not get enough courage. And got dragged into 9-to-5 again,» she wrote.

Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh, a 30-year-old man named Brajesh Prajapati has been accused of raping at least seven tribal girls. He used a voice-changing app to pose as a female teacher and trick the girls into meeting him. Following orders from Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, a nine-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed on Saturday to investigate the crime and submit a report within seven days. Prajapati targeted girls eligible for SC/ST scholarships. Using the app, he masked his voice and pretended to be "Archana Madam," asking the victims to meet 'her' to resolve issues with their scholarship applications. After assaulting them, he stole their cell phones to prevent them from seeking help. As per a TOI report, the police so far have recovered 16 phones, but have only received complaints from four survivors.

Rishi Sunak gave his most senior ministers little more than an hour's notice of what he was about to tell the country and had already told King Charles III, that he had decided to call a snap UK general election for July 4. Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt was among those caught unaware. Foreign Secretary David Cameron, who'd had to cancel a visit to Albania just to make the meeting in Downing Street, expressed surprise, but said the decision «seizes the initiative, sets the agenda and forces the choice,» according to people familiar with the conversation.

Scarlett Johansson alleged that OpenAI copied her voice for ChatGPT's ‘Sky’ system. Reacting to the allegations, the Sam Altman-led company has taken down the ChatGPT voice in question while also stating that Sky system's voice is not an imitation of Johansson but belongs to a different professional actress.Johansson stated that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman had first approached her in September 2023 for being the voice of ChatGPT.

economic activity in FY25 and the growth momentum is expected to continue through the first quarter, the finance ministry said on Friday, flagging, however, risks from volatile global oil and other commodity prices. In its monthly economic report for April, the ministry said the industrial activity is rising and fixed investment is gathering strength on the back of elevated government capital spending that is also crowding in private investment. «Major pillars of India's macro-economic strength, including growth, price stability and fiscal management, are directionally positive and mutually reinforcing,» it said.

Rescuers are combing through piles of debris and wreckage to search for bodies after an explosion and fire at a chemical factory in western India killed at least nine people and injured 64 others

In a speech at the ECONDAT conference on 10 May, published by the BoE on Thursday (23 May), she said the inflationary episode of the last few years has prompted a «reappraisal of the evidence that is needed» to support policymaking during large economic shocks. However, in order to do so, the central bank needs to start from the «evidence itself», as forecasting models are only «as good as the data that is fed into them», Dhingra argued. Ben Bernanke calls on Bank of England to consider publishing interest rate projections For instance, the MPC member outlined that, had the BoE had...

Rapper and 'Bigg Boss 16' winner MC Stan has once again sparked concern among his fans with a cryptic social media post. On Friday, he took to his Instagram stories to share a disturbing message, «Ya Allah bas maut dede (Oh God, just give me death),» which left his followers deeply worried.

Katlyn Swaffer and Maher Youssef explain how their small businesses have been impacted by inflation and call on President Biden to address the issue.

Swati Maliwal assault case: A Delhi court sent Bibhav Kumar to four-day judicial custody till May 28 on Friday. Kumar is the personal secretary of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Banking on Slip of Tongue: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav shocked MLA Awadesh Prasad, the party's Faizabad candidate, while campaigning for him recently. Yadav introduced him as «a former minister and former MLA». Prasad, a 9-time MLA, immediately rectified Yadav that he was still an MLA.

Siddaramaiah writes to PM Modi to cancel Hassan MP's diplomatic passportA Special Court for Elected Representatives issued an arrest warrant on Saturday against Prajwal following an application moved by the SIT.Concurrently, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has also written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to cancel Hassan MP Revanna's passport.The Karnataka CXM said that it is shameful that Revanna fled the country on April 27, 2024, to Germany using his diplomatic passport shortly after news of his heinous actions emerged and just a few hours before the first FIR was filed against him.Prajwal Revanna case: No objection to action against grandson, says Deve Gowda"I write to you once again to draw attention to the grave series of incidents that Prajwal Revanna has been accused of committing. These incidents have not only shocked the conscience of the people of the State of Karnataka but have also caused a nationwide concern," he said.Prajwal Revanna and his father HD Revanna are facing a probe by an SIT constituted by the Karnataka government over allegations of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation following a complaint by a woman who worked in their household.HD Revanna leaves jail today on conditional bail | WatchRecently Bengaluru court granted interim bail to HD Revanna after he secured a conditional bail in the kidnapping case linked to the 'obscene video' case.The main plea bail will be heard on Friday at 3 pm.Prjawal is the grandson of former India's Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda.Prajwal, who contested as the NDA candidate in the polls from Hassan, reportedly left the country on April 27, a day after the polls.

Canada’s top bank regulator says the biggest red flags on the country’s financial horizon over the next year are real estate secured lending and mortgage risks.

India has achieved a significant milestone, with its market capitalisation crossing the $5 tn mark on Tuesday, tripling in a decade of robust reforms and economic progress. The most heartening features of this growth in wealth have been: Fall in the share of foreign institutional ownership from 19.13% to 16.51%, accompanied by a corresponding rise in domestic ownership. Small investors, typically participating through mutual funds, have seen their ownership rise from 3.33% to 8.87%.

rapper Rylo Huncho and the tragic video, where he accidentally shoots himself in the head surfaced online. Rapper Rylo Huncho, whose original name is Raleigh Freeman III, was found dead at his Virginia apartment on May 16. Although the police have not explicitly named Huncho in the statement, but have mentioned that a 17-year-old had died from an accidental, self-inflicted wound to the head, according to 'The Mirror' report.

While there’s still room for surprises, Canadian banks are set to report results after a second quarter that was notable for its economic steadiness.

₹24.43 crore for the fourth quarter of 2023-24 on poor sales. Its net profit stood at ₹224.91 crore in the same quarter in the preceding fiscal.

Pune police's action in the Porsche hit and run case, deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis told the media Tuesday that a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder was registered immediately by the city police. He also added that the police did not act in any kind of pressure or that any VIP treatment was doled out to the juvenile accused during his detention. A 17-and-a-half-year-old boy, son of a prominent city developer, mowed down a couple after his speeding Porsche car rammed into their motorcycle in the Yerwada area of Pune in the early hours of Sunday. The incident sparked outrage criticising the Pune police for handling the incident with ‘kid gloves’ after the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) granted bail in a record 15 hours and asked the accused to write a «300-word essay» on the topic of road accidents. The case has also snowballed into a political slugfest, with the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) accusing police authorities and an MLA of the ruling Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) faction of allegedly shielding the accused minor.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is creating two Indias, where even justice is dependent on wealth. «If bus, truck drivers, Uber, auto drivers accidentally kill someone, they are punished with 10 years of imprisonment. But if a 16-17 year old son of a rich family drives a Porsche and kills two people, he is asked to write an essay. Why don't you ask truck or a bus driver to write essay?» said Rahul Gandhi in a video on social media platform X.

In his final speech as deputy governor at a Bank of England event yesterday (20 May), he argued the large inflationary shocks brought by the pandemic and the war in Ukraine are now over, with economic data stabilising over the last year or so. Bank of England mirrors Federal Reserve and holds interest rates As such, he argued if data follow the current forecasts, the BoE is likely to begin cutting rates at some point over the summer. «Whatever the priors of its individual members, the MPC will continue to learn from the incoming data and, if things continue to evolve with its forec...

Sanju Samson's Rajasthan Royals will face a stern test of character as they look to arrest a shocking slide in a do-or-die IPL Eliminator against an in-form Royal Challengers Bengaluru, here on Wednesday. The Royals, at one stage, had looked set for a top-place finish in the league stage before a string of four defeats and a washout in the last game against KKR resulted in Sanju Samson's side finishing third behind Sunrisers Hyderabad. On the other hand, RCB have sensationally fought their way back from the brink of elimination. After losing seven of their first eight games this season, the team led by Faf du Plessis hit a dream run and finally knocked out defending champions Chennai Super Kings a few nights ago to seal a playoffs berth. If Rajasthan Royals are coming off four losses and a rained-off game, RCB have notched up six consecutive wins to sound a warning to their rivals that they mean business in the playoffs.