UDF candidate and Leader of the Opposition VD Satheesan during the final day of election campaigning in Paravur constituency in Kochi. NEW DELHI: Exit polls for the Kerala Assembly election projected a likely return of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), with most projections placing it ahead of the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF).Estimates vary,…
British social media influencer has gone missing during a work trip to Morocco A 31-year-old British traveller and social media influencer has gone missing during a work trip to Agadir, Morocco, leaving her family “extremely concerned” over her sudden disappearance.Rachel Kerr, originally from Dunblane in Scotland, was last seen at the Caribbean Village Agadir, where…
TOI correspondent from Washington: For nearly a million Indian professionals who spent years believing that hard work, due diligence, patience and an H-1B visa would eventually deliver the “American dream,” the Trump administration’s latest immigration memo has landed like a deportation notice wrapped in bureaucratic prose.In a sweeping new directive issued by the U.S. Citizenship…
Assam HS Class 12 result 2026 The Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB) has declared the Higher Secondary (HS) Class 12 result 2026 on its official websites — asseb.in and ahsec.assam.gov.in.Students who appeared for the examination can now check and download their results by visiting the official website. Students need to enter their login details…
“Log kya kahenge” sounds like concern, but for children it often translates into surveillance. It teaches them that the family image matters more than emotional honesty. That appearances matter more than distress. That a child’s job is not to be understood, but to be managed. The cost is high. Children may stop sharing problems with…
The Supreme Court urged the Centre to consider a law change to allow abortions beyond 20 weeks for rape survivors, saying no time limit should apply in such cases. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Navy carried out the first-ever salvo launch of indigenous NASM-SR anti-ship missiles from a helicopter. Defence minister Rajnath…
Dopamine burnout reflects a modern imbalance between constant stimulation and the brain’s natural reward system. Overexposure to quick rewards, stress, and digital habits can dull motivation and excitement. There was a time when small wins felt big. A message from a friend, a weekend plan, even a good meal could lift the mood. Now, for…
NEW DELHI: India and the US had never been closer, US President Donald Trump told Sergio Gor in the middle of the US Independence Day celebrations, ‘Freedom 250’, attended by secretary of state Marco Rubio and external affairs minister S Jaishankar, and told the ambassador to tell PM Narendra Modi he was “a big fan”….
MUMBAI: Discussions across medical forums in recent weeks have centred around “problems” with the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act after two court interventions put gynaecologists under scrutiny.“Why are doctors being made scapegoats?” asked senior Mumbai gynaecologist Dr Sudhir Naik, reflecting the anger in medical circles.In one case, an FIR was filed against a gynaecologist…
Sarinasadat Hosseiny, the 25-year-old relative of slain Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, has come under scrutiny following her arrest by US immigration authorities in Los Angeles.Hosseiny is the grandniece of Soleimani, the former commander of Iran’s Quds Force who was killed in a US drone strike in 2020.Hosseiny entered the United States in 2015 on a…