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Time of India
3 hours ago
- Time of India
Work on new FOB from Ruby Hall Clinic Metro station to Wadia College hits traffic flow
1 2 Pune: Maha Metro has started construction of a foot overbridge (FOB) from the Ruby Hall Metro station to Wadia College to benefit students and other commuters in the area. However, the barricading to facilitate this work has eaten into the carriageway width of the busy Bund Garden Road. Now, several motorists have pointed out that traffic has slowed down significantly and the project should be completed at the earliest. The FOB is planned to begin from the concourse level of the station and land at Wadia College, providing direct access to students and eliminating the need to cross the road and the junction. You Can Also Check: Pune AQI | Weather in Pune | Bank Holidays in Pune | Public Holidays in Pune Sujit Das, a regular traveller, said, "The entire stretch from Pune railway station till Bund Garden Road is always very busy. The traffic has already been diverted in the area to assist work on the Sadhu Vaswani bridge. Now, this Metro work is adding to the chaos." Das added, "There is also no proper provision for pedestrians, and the PMPML bus stops have not been placed properly at this location." Ruby Hall Clinic Metro station is among the key stops on the Ramwadi-Vanaz route. Services were launched till this station in the second phase of the Pune Metro work. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like If You Find These Bugs in Baghdad, Do Something Immediately Undo Maha Metro decided to construct the FOB considering the significant footfall of students in the area. Choosing anonymity, one such official told TOI, "We have expedited this work. The entire carriageway has not been closed. Only some part of the road and footpath are being utilised to assist the work. We are ensuring that commuters face minimum hardships." Suraj Jadhav, an employee of a private firm in the Dhole Patil Road area, said the FOB will benefit students, commuters and those visiting hospitals and commercial establishments in the area. "But as of now, vehicles are taking a lot of time to cross this area due to many hurdles and traffic diversions. The PMC also needs to finish the Sadhu Vaswani bridge work to help remove the excessive traffic diversions."
News18
16 hours ago
- News18
Andaman man arrested by CBI for submitting fake certificate to get govt job
Agency: PTI Last Updated: Port Blair, July 29 (PTI) A person was arrested by the CBI for allegedly submitting a fake certificate to get a job in the Directorate of Health Services (DHS) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, officials said on Tuesday. The accused was identified as Dipak Kumar Das, a resident of ABC Colony in Port Blair's Shadipur area, they said. He got the job of lab assistant in DHS by using a false diploma in medical laboratory technique (DMLT) certificate, they added. 'Investigation revealed that he got the job on the basis of a DMLT certificate issued by the Institute of Medical & Technological Research (IMTR), Kolkata. Further enquiry revealed that the requirement was to submit a certificate in Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) course, but he submitted the DMLT certificate," an officer said. 'It was found that West Bengal State Council of Technical Education (WBSCTE) used to offer a 1-year course in MLT to IMTR Calcutta, but they never issued any MLT or DMLT certificate in favour of Das," he said. PTI SN SN SOM Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
NDTV
18 hours ago
- Business
- NDTV
Indian Woman Who Was Told She'll Never Make It To Google Now Works At The Tech Giant. See Viral Post
An Indian woman is making headlines after sharing about a past interview experience where she was mocked by a startup interviewer who claimed she would never make it to global tech giants like Google or Meta. Taking to X, the user who goes by Arpita Das on the microblogging platform, narrated her interview experience, revealing that she eventually did get into Google. "Was grilled by a mid-level startup interviewer in a system design round, he made me design infra, estimate CPU costs, basically everything except physically build the data centre," she wrote in her post. However, she said that the interview took a sharp turn when she struggled to answer a few questions. "When I stumbled, he smirked and said, 'This is why people like you won't make it to big companies like Google, Meta'". But proving the interviewer wrong, Ms Das revealed that she now works at Google. "Not bragging-just wondering why some folks gatekeep based on their own insecurities," she concluded. Take a look at the post below: Was grilled by a mid-level startup interviewer in a system design round - he made me design infra, estimate CPU costs, basically everything except physically build the data center. When I stumbled, he smirked and said, 'This is why people like you won't make it to big companies… — Arpita Das (@Arpitaaa01) July 27, 2025 The post quickly caught the internet's attention. While many praised her success story, others slammed the interviewer. Some users also shared similar experiences. "Great story. Success is the best revenge. Keep going," one user wrote. "I think in later stages you will get the chance to interview that interviewer in future, that's how the world works," joked another. "Today, most interviewers see attitude and eagerness to learn as you can not judge a person on the whole thing in those 10-15 minutes," said a third user. "The person who was reluctant to hire me during the interview was fired after 1.5 years. He thought that, as a woman, I won't be able to do onsite work. However, I ended up performing not only my own duties but also his, and I did so better than he did. He had become redundant," shared one user. "Hiring system is terribly messed up nowadays and I'm pretty sure the startup is in wrong you got exactly what you deserve," commented another. Notably, according to her X bio, Ms Das has previously worked at prominent companies such as Microsoft and Myntra.
India Today
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- India Today
Vir Das: Fool proof
(NOTE: This article was originally published in the India Today issue dated August 4, 2025)Being a Gemini might explain why Vir Das is involved in multiple projects at the same time. Since he was last seen on screen in the Ananya Panday-led series, Call Me Bae (2024), the comedian and actor has co-directed a film for Aamir Khan Productions, written a memoir and recorded a new stand-up special for Netflix called Fool Volume. All of this while also performing stand-up around the world. 'I have really worked hard for the last two years. They were creation years and the next two years are release years,' says the Volume, shot across a sold-out stadium in Mumbai, a church in London and New York's iconic Comedy Cellar, is an hour-long special and possibly his most experimental yet. 'If you compare it to Landing [his last special, for which Das won the International Emmy], you'll find it's less performative. There is no set and I am surrounded by the audience, who are lit while I am not. I am just completely myself on stage,' he explains.A large part of Fool Volume is about Das losing his voice six weeks before recording it. 'At that point, I had already written and fine-tuned the show around a completely different theme. Being forced to be silent made me rethink, and I found myself rewriting the show. It eventually became about silence.' He was also doing everything he could to get his voice back. The NYC section of the special chronicles the efforts—a pooja to remove nazar (evil eye), consulting India's vocal doctors and Grammy-winning singer Adele's speech therapist, homeopathy, chakra healing and Myofascial Energy Release. 'I don't know what got my voice back; maybe all six things worked.' Now that the special has dropped, next up for Das is the launch of his memoir The Outsider later this year. 'It's not so much about what I have achieved, but more about how I've stumbled, and all the stupid things I've said.' And then there is Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos, a film that Das has co-written and co-directed along with long-time friend and collaborator Kavi Shashtri. 'I fell in love with directing the way I fell for stand-up. It's the single most exhausting thing I've ever done in my life, and I loved every minute of it,' says Das, who is also the been a little over two decades since Das moved to Mumbai and kickstarted a career in comedy, music (he had a band called Alien Chutney) and movies. Though he still thinks of himself as an outsider, he believes he has now found his to India Today Magazine- Ends
Mint
2 days ago
- Business
- Mint
₹200 crore to retire? How social media is making us all deluded about money.
I recently conducted a leadership workshop where I asked a group of 30-something middle managers, 'What is your FIRE number?" FIRE stands for 'financial independence, retire early', and your FIRE number is how much money you would need to retire right now. What's interesting is that the median answer was ₹200 crore. That got me thinking about how many people have unrealistic goals, and where else this kind of collective delusion shows up. Let's look at the most common areas. Investment myths Another common myth is related to the state of real estate in India. The popular narrative is buying property is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and that there is huge demand and limited supply. But according to PropEquity, residential housing sales declined by 9% in 2024 compared to 2023. Only the super-premium segment seems to be growing and garnering all the media attention. According to Anarock, real estate inventory is still hovering around 12-16 months, which is considered a highly liquid market. If you can put aside the narrative and be patient, it's still a buyer's market. Similarly, many people believe the stock market is a magical place that gives you a 20% return every year. However, stock market returns are highly volatile and provide a return in line with India's nominal GDP, which is in the range of 9 - 12%. Futures & options is another space that many claim to have cracked. But according to a Sebi report, 93% of retail investors lost an average of ₹2 lakh each in FY22-24, for ca ollective loss of more than ₹1.8 trillion. Only 1% of individual traders managed to earn profit exceeding ₹1 lakh after adjusting for transaction costs. 'College is overrated' Another common delusion relates to education. There are stories of influencers who dropped out of college and now own a ₹40-crore business empire. The first thing to note is there is no way to verify such stories. Even if it were true, this would be an extreme outlier. A quality education from a tier-1 institute offers a good quality of life and a safety net to boot. True, social media is the main culprit behind these collective delusions. There are short videos in which unicorn founders speak eloquently about unit economics, scale and building a profitable business. Ironically, their unicorn businesses have never generated a rupee in profit or positive cash flow. There are also videos in which young people are asked how much they expect their future spouse to earn. Some proudly said, ' ₹100 crore a month." Somebody should ask them a follow-up question: 'How many zeros are there in 100 crore?" Such delusions are truly damaging to common sense. At the end of the day, we are all living in a bubble that represents 0.01% of India. It is important to step out and talk to regular people – your security guard, the person who sells you coconut water, or your auto driver – to realise basic common sense is worth much more than ₹200 Das is the author of 'How Business Storytelling Works' and 'Why your strategy sucks'.
