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…
Surat Metro had a trial run 6.5 KM stretch of East-west corridor on Bhesan- Ugat- Pal route default After its first trial run on March 29 on the North–South corridor, the Surat Metro conducted another trial run on the East–West corridor on Thursday. As construction work for seven stations on a 6.5km stretch of the…
Lucknow: A special POCSO court in Lucknow sentenced two men to rigorous life imprisonment for kidnapping and gang-raping an 11-year-old girl, in a conviction officials said was secured under the Operation Conviction campaign.The convicts, Rameshwar Rawat, 28, and Anuj Rawat, 21, residents of Khandedev village in Banthra, were found guilty under IPC Sections 363, 366A…
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is expected to release the Class 12th results 2026 soon on the official website, cbse.gov.in. According to previous reports, the result was expected to be released in the third week of May. But the recent DigiLocker notice says that the results are expected to be released soon. The…
Mohali: Police claimed to have cracked the Rs 23 lakh armed robbery case reported near Tangori village with the arrest of two suspects. The accused will be produced in court and taken on police remand.The robbery took place on June 10 near Tangori village. Complainant Mohit Goyal, a resident of Prem Basti in Sangrur, alleged…
Mumbai: Five years after Father Stan Swamy died at a Mumbai hospital while in judicial custody, a memorial for him at a church in Bandra on Sunday saw civil rights activists trace his activism and recall his days in custody.The 84-year-old Jesuit priest and Adivasi rights activist died on July 5, 2021, nine months after…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused first PM Jawaharlal Nehru of “prioritising appeasement over national self-respect”, claiming that he “opposed” the restoration of the Somnath Temple. Speaking at Somnath Amrit Mahotsav, the prime minister credited Congress stalwarts Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Dr Rajendra Prasad for devoting themselves for restoring the temple in…
An ancient Spanish coin, minted 2,000 years ago, was mistakenly used as bus fare in Leeds in 1950. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Imagine opening your wallet after an exhausting commute, only to pull out a couple of normal pennies, only to find a piece of currency once used to circulate through the old Mediterranean. This…
NEW DELHI: Government has ordered Google and Apple to remove seven Chinese battery management apps, including BAT-BMS, Lossigy and Epoch-i-ion, from their app stores after reports surfaced online that these were being misused to remotely disable battery-operated vehicles, including e-rickshaws.The order – against the backdrop of bans and takedowns since the Galwan confrontation in 2020…
Noida: The city recorded a sharp improvement in road safety in the first quarter of 2026, even as Ghaziabad moved in the opposite direction — with more accidents, deaths and injuries than the same period last year, according to district-wise data released by the UP transport department on Thursday.In Noida, road accident deaths decreased by…
