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Dhaval Ajmera, director, of Ajmera Realty & Infra India Ltd, recently put that to the test when he attempted and completed the IRONMAN 70.3 in Barcelona, one of the toughest triathlons on the planet. He was one of only 14 Indians to participate last year. Ajmera, a passionate athlete who has been running for more than 15 years, says participating in the Ironman triathlon is something that has been on his mind for the last three years. “I was just unsure if I should go for it,” he shares. But after talking to friends who have successfully completed the challenge, Ajmera decided to take the plunge. “I strongly believe that the human body has the capacity to take up the toughest challenges, be it an endurance race, a professional pursuit or something else,” he says.

If you want to know what the boss really wants from you in 2024, Wayfair Chief Executive Niraj Shah’s staff memo might be a good place to start. Shah emailed Wayfair’s corporate employees in the thick of the holiday season. First he praised everyone’s effort in returning the online home-goods retailer to profit, then called on them to dig deeper.

ANI. The opening of the Ram Temple is scheduled to take place on January 22. The Congress leader spurred a war of words when he said that the idol to be installed inside the sanctum sanctorum in Ayodhya would be 'BJP's Ram'.

₹7 lakh. Earlier, the punishment in such cases was two years in the IPC. In the Winter Session of Parliament, the Union Government passed the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023.

Ram Mandir opening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to attend the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple on January 22. Preparations are underway in full swing for the event, which is expected to be attended by thousands of dignitaries and people from all sections of society.

Also Read- Top 7 investment trends to look out for 2024 Another reason for Jefferies expecting on market scaling new highs is that they expect improvement in foreign inflows during 2024. Key triggers for Foreign Portfolio Investor flow as per Jefferies will be peaking Dollar, May'2024 general elections and rising significance of India in global markets.

In the last week of 2023, India’s share in global market capitalization hit a record 3.8%, according to Bloomberg data, consolidating the country’s position as the fifth biggest equity market, just behind Hong Kong. In nominal terms, India’s GDP is also the world’s fifth largest (by purchasing power parity, or PPP, it is the third largest).

₹360.82 crore net at the Indian Box Office within eleven days of its release. On its eleventh day in theatres, the film raked in ₹15.55 crore net, as per early estimates by Sacnilk. On its day of release, Prashanth Neel directorial film collected ₹90.7 crore net at Indian Box Office.

Robert M. Solow, MIT Institute professor emeritus, a path-breaking economist whose work influenced generations of economists, died on 21 December, aged 99. Though popularly known for his characterization of technology and its role in economic growth, Solow’s profound influence on research in economics spanned numerous sets of issues both in macro and microeconomics.

In case your retirement is in the year 2024, it is essential that you become conscious about taxes as well as know the recent rules and regulations on the same.

Dayanidhi Maran Saturday used the proverb 'Jobless barbers catch hold of cats to shave its fur' against the BJP IT wing. This came weeks after an old video of the DMK MP surfaced where he made remarks about Hindi speakers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, ANI reported Monday. Earlier, a four-year-old video of Maren went viral in which he said that Hindi speakers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar who come to Tamil Nadu end up doing construction work or cleaning roads and toilets.

MGNREGA workers reportedly to be done only through an Aadhaar-based system, the Congress on Monday hit out at the Central government, saying that it should «stop weaponising technology», especially Aadhaar, to deny the most vulnerable Indians their social welfare benefits. Congress General Secretary (Communications) Jairam Ramesh said the Modi government is continuing with the 'destructive experiments with technology' as the Ministry of Rural Development did not extend the December 31 deadline for implementing Aadhaar-Based Payment System (ABPS), which requires Aadhaar details of workers to be seeded to job cards. In a statement, Ramesh said that there are 25.69 crore MGNREGA workers of which 14.33 crore are considered active workers and of this, 34.8 per cent (8.9 crore) and 12.7 per cent (1.8 crore) respectively are ineligible for ABPS. He said the government has gone ahead with it despite workers, practitioners and researchers having highlighted the problems. «The Prime Minister's well-known disdain for MGNREGA has translated into a slew of experiments designed to use technology as a weapon to exclude — such as the digital attendance (NMMS), ABPS, drone monitoring and the proposed integration of facial recognition to NMMS.

no one causes accidents intentionally and they are forced to flee the spot as the enraged mob threatens to kill them. The protestors said that the new provisions would discourage the drivers and put them in fear about their jobs. While explaining the conditions around an accident, the drivers added that a lot of factors are at play and some of them are beyond the driver's control.

Goldy Brar, presently residing in Brampton, Canada is associated with Babbar Khalsa International…And whereas, Babbar Khalsa International is listed as a terrorist organization," Praveen Vashista, Additional Secretary, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Additional Secretary, said in the gazetted notification. “Goldy backed by a cross-border agency was involved in multiple killings and professes radical ideology, figured in making threatening calls to pro-nationalist leaders, demanding ransom, and posting the claims of killings on different social media platforms.

Tesla Model X was recently spotted in Bengaluru's traffic, creating a buzz among social media users, who engaged in a guessing game as to whether the vehicle was privately owned or if the Elon Musk-led company was conducting test drives in Bengaluru. The ultra-red Tesla SUV was reportedly spotted in Bengaluru's Minsk Square area near the Cubbon Park metro station.

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The year 2023 has been marked by major global economic shocks such as the Russian-Ukraine war, NATO tension, stressed US-China relations, energy and food crisis, cyber-attacks, and climate risk. These shocks have led to significant geo-political reorientation. It has also resulted in an impending economic downturn in western economies, placing the global economy in a very vulnerable position. COVID-19 is another polarizing issue with many economic and social ramifications. India’s GDP and economic growth rate have also been adversely affected by these global tensions.

Income Tax Return Filing Last Date: The deadline for filing Income Tax Returns for the FY 2022-23 expires today. Taxpayers who missed the July 31 deadline to file their ITR for the financial year 2022-23 have been cautioned by the tax department to do so by December 31, especially if they need to update or rectify errors in their returns.

Gautam Adani's joint venture with Mumbai's slum rehabilitation authority has hired a global team to redevelop Dharavi, a key step in rebuilding one of Asia's biggest slums amid growing opposition to the project. Dharavi, about three quarters the size of New York's Central Park, is a crowded area that houses thousands of poor families in cramped quarters in the centre of India's financial capital. Many residents have no access to running water or clean toilets.

Happy New Year 2024: An old video featuring comedian Zakir Khan's unconventional excuse to avoid hitting the gym has become the latest sensation on social media. In a clip from a well-known TV show, Khan humorously declares that he contemplates making a fitness resolution only when it coincides with the first day of the month, the New Year, and, interestingly, Monday.

Toyota's iconic Land Cruiser LC300. The Land Cruiser, known for its premium status and starting price of Rs 2.10 crore ex-showroom in India, has been replicated by a Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker.