CHENNAI: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss, while commenting on the brisk pace of polling, on Thursday claimed that a massive “tsunami-like wave” of anti-incumbency has swept across the state. In a post on X, Anbumani expressed confidence that the AIADMK-led alliance would head for a historic landslide victory. Expressing his gratitude to the voters, Anbumani said…
Hyderabad: For those navigating academic rigour alongside constant digital engagement, TOI is organising its second edition of ‘Let’s D-Stress: Campus Conversations’ series for a focused conversation on screen habits and mental well-being at Kaveri University on Friday.The session will feature Jawaharlal Nehru P, a senior psychologist at Tele-MANAS, who will share practical perspectives on managing…
Mothabari (Malda): “Apnara naam tulte esechen? Vote dite parbo? (Have you come to enlist our names? Can we cast our votes?)” — these were the cries that greeted TOI as hundreds of deleted voters mobbed this correspondent at Mothabari on polling day.Only in the first week of this month, this nondescript village made headlines after…
Ludhiana: A Sunet villager is under arrest on the charges of threatening to kill a 9-year-old boy as part of a ₹5 lakh extortion attempt against a family from his own locality.The suspect, Mani Kumar, allegedly targeted Zeenat Begum and her son while her husband, Iqbal Singh, was in Saudi Arabia for work. Police claim…
Amritsar: MLA Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, the Aam Aadmi Party‘s state chief spokesperson, on Thursday said the state govt had initiated steps to recover Rs 1.44 lakh crore from Rajasthan as compensation for water supplied since 1960.Addressing a gathering here on Thursday, Dhaliwal said that under an agreement in the 1920s between the Bikaner princely state,…
Shillong: In one of two separate cases of suspected death by suicide reported in the city on Thursday, the body of a 38-year-old man was found hanging from the flag pole within the Laban Police Station premises.East Khasi Hills district SP Vivek Syiem said the man, identified as Mithun Gurung of Lumparing, was first seen…
Jaipur: With the Meteorological Department issuing a heatwave alert, Kota district Thursday changed school timings for all students from Class 1-12. Schools will operate from 7.30 am to 12.30 pm, effective from Friday until further orders.Piyush Samaria, district collector of Kota, revised the operational hours for classes, which will apply to all govt and private…
Nandigram: People show their ink-marked fingers after casting votes during the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly election, in Nandigram, Purba Medinipur district. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu and West Bengal recorded bumper polling on Thursday, with the Election Commission (ECI) saying both states saw their highest-ever voter turnout since Independence…
New GOP bill seeks a 3-year halt on H-1B visa program and an end to the H-1B dependents coming to the US. A new bill is now added to list of bills like EXILE, PAUSE, seeking a major overhaul of the H-1B visa program which is at the center of the immigration controversy in Trump…
Famed singer Kehlani has been open about her struggles with mental health and how she has been navigating them. A while back, the singer revealed that she had been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD), which had significantly affected her daily life. Now, in a recent interview, she opened up about her condition and the…
