An AIIMS doctor, an IIT Madras graduate and GATE AIR 1—all before turning 30, meet Nikhil Sadineni (Photo: LinkedIn) Most students spend years preparing for either medicine or engineering. Very few dare to pursue both. And fewer still manage to excel in each. But Nikhil Sadineni has done exactly that—turning what many would consider an…
MUMBAI: Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday reviewed the restoration work in the Mumbai–Pune ghat section and said all trains operating on the single line restored on Tuesday will continue to run with two locomotives. The arrangement will remain in place as the slip line required for attaching banker engines is still out of service…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday delivered a sharp rebuke to the seven Rajya Sabha MPs who recently defected from AAP to the BJP. In his trademark blend of satire and storytelling, Mann compared the political “betrayal” to a domestic farce, suggesting that the constant proximity between the defectors and the BJP at…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday directed officials to ensure that every eligible and needy person is provided an Ayushman card so that nobody faces difficulty in getting medical treatment due to financial constraints.During his second consecutive Janata Darshan at the Gorakhnath temple premises, the CM met around 200 people and heard their grievances.Several…
Class X girls celebrate in a Ludhiana school after PSEB declares result Ludhiana: All is not well for Class X students of the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) in Ludhiana, where the overall pass percentage stands at 89.20%.Official data indicates that Ludhiana is the only district in Punjab with a pass percentage below 90%, cementing…
US President Donald Trump (AP photo) TOI correspondent from Washington: In a move steeped in geopolitical tension and personal irony, US President Donald Trump, whose grandfather emigrated from Germany, giving him one of the closest generational ties to the country of any modern American leader, has ordered the withdrawal of roughly 5,000 American troops from…
Inside crowded Mexican wrestling arenas filled with roaring fans, flashing masks, and flying body slams, one masked fighter carried a secret far more unusual than his opponents realised. Known in the ring as Fray Tormenta, the man behind the red-and-yellow mask was actually a Catholic priest. During the day, he preached sermons and cared for…
When Virat Kohli said, “We don’t have seven home games; we probably have fourteen,” after Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2026 final in Ahmedabad on Sunday, his words reflected a reality that played out across the country.Celebrations erupted not just in Bengaluru, but across Karnataka, even though the final was…
UAE traffic rules every driver must know to avoid licence suspension or cancellation / Image: File The UAE’s Federal Decree-Law No. 14 of 2024 on Traffic Regulation, enforced by the Ministry of Interior and local traffic authorities, lays down clear legal rules for suspending, cancelling, or denying the renewal of a driving licence. The law…
Ho Chi Minh (Image: Wikipedia) There are some quotes that feel simple when they are first read and then slowly become larger the more time a person spends thinking about them. This quote, often associated with Ho Chi Minh, belongs in that category. At first glance, it appears to be talking about two things that…
