KOLKATA: Panihati in West Bengal has emerged as one of the most closely watched battlegrounds, with BJP candidate and RG Kar rape-and-murder victim’s mother leading in the early rounds of counting.The contest has drawn statewide attention, pitting BJP against TMC’s Tirthankar Ghosh, with the fallout of the RG Kar case shaping voter sentiment and campaign…
Ahmedabad: Faculty members across colleges have urged authorities to exempt teachers from Census 2027 duties, arguing that the assignment would add to their already heavy academic workload and disrupt important educational activities.In a representation submitted to the census directorate, members of the teaching community said faculty in colleges affiliated with govt universities are currently engaged…
Itanagar: In a display of medical expertise under challenging conditions, doctors at Zonal General Hospital, Bomdila, in West Kameng district performed a life-saving emergency surgery on a critically ill patient suffering from intestinal obstruction and gastric perforation.The patient was diagnosed with acute intestinal obstruction accompanied by perforation, an official report said.The surgery, a Graham’s patch…
AI ‘speech-o-meter’ ranks TN 2026 leaders on campaign effectiveness Amid the campaign noise, TOI used a large language model (LLM) with a fixed prompt to analyse speeches by three key leaders from April 14–20 in the TN 2026 election, processing a 50,000+ word corpus.The model broke the text into “tokens” (words) and detected repeated phrases.A…
Chennai: A police constable has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a woman who was with her boyfriend in a car near Besant Nagar beach on April 29. The constable has been charged also with threatening them and extorting money from them.Joseph, a constable attached to the Chennai High Court Complex police station, approached…
Today shines a light on equilibrium as income and expenses find their harmony, providing a much-needed break. While extravagant travel plans may take a backseat, remaining grounded and ticking off to-do lists yields surprising rewards. Positive shifts are observed in personal connections, while pragmatic strides in career and finances instill confidence. Balance is your theme…
Experienced shuttlers Mangrish Palekar, Manoj Nachanekar and Naheed Divecha bagged double crowns in the G D Birla Memorial Masters Inter-Club badminton tournament, promoted by Badminton Gurukul, which concluded at the host club, Bombay Gymkhana on Sunday.Nachanekar had a fight on his hands against Rahul Bhuvad before winning in three games, 21-12, 16-21, 21-18 to win…
Lucknow: Evenings at the Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Samajik Parivantan Sthal in Gomtinagar are set to take on a new dimension, with the start of a light and sound show that brings alive the life and legacy of Ambedkar on Tuesday.The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) developed the facility at a cost of about Rs18.40 crore. The…
Students shall be slow today. The mind wanders, and concentration comes in patches. Don’t fight your brain. Use short study bursts, then a break, then return Your name carries weight today. Seniors and superiors offer honour and support, and it comes because Mercury aligns well with Jupiter, making your words sharper and your timing better…
Clash of titans as leaders mix attacks, emotion and symbolism For more than a month, TN witnessed a multi-pronged campaign war. Here are the warriors. Now, you choose the winnersM K StalinKing and general rolled into one, CM M K Stalin looks more like an attacker than a defender. For the DMK chief, the battle…
