New York is the kind of city that rarely needs an introduction. It is where people go chasing bigger careers, fresh opportunities, and a faster way of life. Every year, thousands arrive believing hard work will be enough to make it there. But according to an Indian man who has spent around a decade in…
Certain days are like a bullock cart along rough terrain that is steady and heavy. That’s one of the days. It’s hard work and you’ll get a bit nervous. The Moon pushes your effort sector, while Saturn asks for patience before results. That’s why the mind gets restless. You’re not failing. You’re simply carrying more…
Masturbation myths and exams: Why fear, not semen loss, may affect student performance. (AI Image) Board exams, entrance tests and college admissions already put enormous pressure on students. But for many adolescent boys, another source of stress quietly adds to the burden—misinformation about their own bodies.Many students grow up believing that masturbation or nightfall causes…
The search operation lasted nearly three-and-a-half hours Mumbai: A 10-year-old boy drowned after entering an excavated pit filled with water in Andheri (West) on Monday afternoon. The boy was with two other children for a swim. His body was recovered by a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team after a nearly three-and-a-half-hour search operation.The incident…
New Delhi: Delhi govt Monday announced the eligibility criteria for its much-awaited monthly financial assistance scheme for women. Going by some of the strict criteria, the pool of beneficiaries eligible for Rs 2,500 assistance every month is likely to be smaller than estimated earlier.Women aged 21 to 60 who have lived in Delhi for at…
CPI state secretary M Veerapandian CHENNAI: CPI state secretary M Veerapandian on Monday said “horse-trading” of MLAs was taking place in Tamil Nadu and that it must be stopped for the welfare of the state.Veerapandian told TOI that the Left parties would contest the forthcoming rural local body elections on its own to test its…
Ahmedabad: An SRP constable was arrested by Ahmedabad railway police on Sunday evening after he was allegedly found drunk and causing a disturbance at Himatnagar railway station. According to an FIR lodged by a railway police constable, the incident occurred around 6pm during routine patrolling on Platform No. 1.Police noticed a man staggering near a…
All emergency response agencies have been mobilised to stabilise the situation Darjeeling: Heavy monsoon rain hit Darjeeling and Kalimpong on Sunday night and Monday, causing landslides, house damage, fallen trees and road closures.Kalimpong received 97 mm of rain, while Darjeeling received 70 mm in 24 hours. Authorities put police, disaster teams and other departments on…
Tree cover in Pune has been rapidly declining, even as key garden department posts have remained vacant Pune: At a time when the rapid decline of green cover in the city has sparked outrage among residents and activists, it has emerged that the PMC’s garden department is facing a whopping 90% vacancy rate in key…
Panaji: Govt told told the Bombay high court on Monday that the captain of ports is in the process of withdrawing a July 2023 notification that allows inland water sports during monsoon.Govt counsel told the high court in a PIL filed by fisherman Joao Fernandes that challenges the notification for allegedly failing to clearly demarcate…
