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mother of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar, in a confrontation where she allegedly wielded a gun while confronting local men amidst a land dispute in Pune's Mulshi taluka. Puja Khedkar herself has been embroiled in controversy, accused of misrepresenting her credentials during her UPSC candidacy and facing allegations of misusing official privileges. The video is doing the rounds since the IAS officer was shunted from Pune to Washim after she came under the spotlight when she was transferred from Pune to Washim district before the completion of her training after kicking up controversy with demands such as a separate cabin and staff. The controversy revolves around Puja's father, Dilip Khedkar, a retired IAS officer known for his substantial property holdings, including a 25-acre plot in Mulshi taluka of Pune district. Allegations from local farmers suggest that the Khedkar family may have encroached upon neighboring lands, leading to confrontations captured in the viral video.

Christina Applegate doesn’t intend to let multiple sclerosis hold her back from doing what she still wants to do.On Wednesday, the 52-year-old Bad Moms star told her followers on X, “There are things I want to do with the days I have left in life.”Among them, Applegate said she wants to work with Shirley MacLaine, the Oscar-winning Terms of Endearment actor, and take shots with Cher.For those who would fret Applegate’s post was a message that her days are numbered, the actor cleared the air.“And yes my days are so big,” she wrote. “Just saying.”There are things I want to do with the days I have left in life.

Toyota has come out with an all-new 2024 Land Cruiser

Rohit Sharma's announcement to retire from T20Is after winning the ICC T20 World Cup, all-rounder Hardik Pandya is likely to lead the Men in Blue in the shortest format of the game. Meanwhile, wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul will lead the team in ODIs, as per the sources. «Hardik Pandya is all set to lead the Indian team in the T20, Rohit Sharma's announced his retirement. Hardik is also unlikely to be rested for the upcoming series vs Sri Lanka,» BCCI Sources told ANI. In the T20 WC, Pandya scored 144 runs in six innings at an average of 48.00 and a strike rate of 151.57, with a half-century and best score of 50*. He also took 11 wickets in eight games at an average of 17.36 and an economy rate of 7.64, with the best figures of 3/20.

electric vehicle (EV) policy to incentivise automakers that have already made investments in the country, people in the know told ET. This comes as US electric carmaker Tesla Inc is still to make any firm commitment on building a factory in India. The policy, which aims to accelerate the local manufacturing of high-end electric cars, currently supports only fresh investments. Consultations are also on with stakeholders on another key issue troubling carmakers. Govt Preparing SOPs The government may potentially consider investments in plants producing both internal combustion engine and electric vehicles as eligible for incentives to add scale and make large investments viable for automakers, the people said. About half a dozen carmakers such as Volkswagen-Skoda, Hyundai-Kia and VinFast have expressed interest in the new policy, the Scheme for Manufacturing of Electric Cars (SMEC), the people said.

Shiba Inu (SHIB) has recently become the best-performing meme coin in the market with its price surge. This remarkable turnaround comes after a significant surge in its burn rate and market value.

If you watched President Joe Biden's news conference, two weeks after a poor debate performance, you may have been reassured by his ability to talk about complex issues

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Reuters on Wednesday reported that India plans to increase state subsidies on rural housing in the upcoming federal budget by as much as 50% from the previous year to more than $6.5 billion. “The rural development ministry has proposed to aid construction of another 20 million houses under Awas Yojana (rural) in the next five years.

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Congress is a «parasite» that feeds off its allies and mocked Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi for his «juvenile behaviour». Replying to motion of thanks on the President's address in Lok Sabha, Modi said, «After 2024 elections, Congress will be termed a parasite. It won 99 seats by living off the vote share of its allies. A parasite feeds on the body it inhabits and, similarly, Congress consumes the votes of its allies. It flourishes at the expense of its partners.» He said 2024 was the third consecutive defeat of Congress when it failed to breach the 100 mark. «But they are busy doing 'Sheershasana' (headstand) and trying to establish in the minds of people that they have defeated us… This is like trying to pacify a child.»

Amazon Prime Day 2024, the retail giant has said that there would be hundreds of thousands of items that can be purchased. But it has also come out with many items to sell on discount before that date and it has been called Early Prime Day Deal. Amazon has offered electrical appliances, laptops, phones, tablets and more from brands such as Samsung, Fitbit, Bose, Sony, GHD, Oral-B and Ninja. The retail giant has also said that many of these products will be available at record-low prices for Amazon Prime members, and anyone can avail of the discount by signing up to Amazon Prime.

The counter has had a total traded volume of 112335 shares so far with a value of Rs 11.68 crore on the NSE. It traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 75.2 and a price-to-book ratio of 23.03.

Mumbai-based Kartik Sharma, who has been working in the advertising industry since the 90s, is well on track to achieve his retirement goals. His investments already account for 95% of his retirement corpus target.

Republican contender Donald Trump has said that he would announce the name of his running mate in two weeks. He did not confirm who he would choose, but Senators JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, and Governor Doug Burgum are among the options. In a television interview, the former president said that he has not made up his mind, but these people are under consideration. He also said in the first interview after the first presidential debate that he may wait until it is clear whether Joe Biden will be the Democrat nominee or not.

Lexus Granito(India)Ltd.(up 10.16%), Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd.(up 5.24%), Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(up 5.09%), KIOCL Ltd.(up 3.46%), Oriental Trimex Ltd.(up 2.90%), MOIL Ltd.(up 2.64%), Ashapura Minechem Ltd.(up 1.29%), Aro Granite Industries Ltd.(up 1.08%), Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(up 0.53%) and Coal India Ltd.(up 0.37%) stood among the top gainers.

Mint. To capture the growing opportunities in pre-IPO and late-stage companies, Sharma is also evaluating a secondaries fund. “While it’s too early to comment on this, we are definitely looking at these options as there is a lot of demand for secondaries now," he said.

economic data continued to point to slowing growth, although that gave little relief to the yen, which was pinned around a 38-year low that kept the market on alert for government intervention. The euro held not far off a three-week high against the greenback, and sterling firmed ahead of UK elections later in the day.

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heat wave to high humidity and now the monsoon, all within days. And as many retreated indoors, it was left to gig workers to brave the elements as they delivered food and myriad essentials on their two-wheelers. Heat, humidity, hail, or heavy rain, when the weather gets tough, theirs is the band that gets going, working harder and for longer hours than earlier. It's a job that has been getting increasingly tough with extreme weather events becoming more commonplace and frequent. Weaving in and out of lanes as they whiz through traffic, Vimlesh Kumar is amongst the thousands of gig workers in Delhi-NCR. Waiting outside a bakery in Ghaziabad for the rain to stop one day last week, the 27-year-old said he has mixed emotions on such days — worried that he might get sick, glad it will pay him more.

Mint spoke with industry experts for their recommendations on what Sitharaman, in her second term as India's finance minister, could include in her full-year budget for FY25 next month.The Union government in its interim budget allocated ₹90,171 crore to the health sector for the financial year 2024-25, up from ₹79,221 crore in FY24. But the industry still feels this is low.“The National Health Policy has proposed an increase in public expenditure on healthcare to 2.5% of GDP by 2025.