Counselling From June 10, Option Entry Allowed For 4 Days This year’s Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) toppers are charting diverse career paths that extend well beyond the conventional rush towards computer science. From electrical engineering and medical research to pure sciences, the rank holders spoke to TOI about their ambitions, study routines, and the…
Chennai: Every year, thousands of Class X and XII state board students in Tamil Nadu receive their provisional marksheets only to find their names misprinted—and then spend weeks navigating a correction process that school officials say is entirely avoidable.The problem is transliteration. Sanskrit-derived name prefixes like “Shri” or “Sha” are routinely garbled into “Ri,” “Siri”…
Hyderabad: In a breakthrough that capped weeks of investigation, Malkajgiri police have arrested the key accused in the violent dacoity at an elderly couple’s bungalow in Kowkoor under Jawaharnagar police station limits. The arrest led to recovery of part of the stolen property.On May 12, Jawaharnagar police had received a complaint from Murali Mohan Narsipuram,…
The accused carried a knife, screwdrivers and pipe wrenches The accused turned the CCTV camera towards a wall and began cutting the iron grille. They spent nearly 40 minutes at it, police said The accused carried a knife, screwdrivers and pipe wrenches The accused turned the CCTV camera towards a wall and began cutting the…
Ninety-one Bangladeshi fishermen were repatriated on Saturday along with four fishing trawlers that had been detained for allegedly crossing into Indian territorial waters in the Bay of Bengal, reports Monotosh Chakraborty. The fishermen were apprehended between Dec and Feb and held in judicial custody. The group departed from Fraserganj fishing harbour in South 24 Parganas…
Noida: The Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS), Greater Noida, has launched a dedicated clinic to provide specialised treatment for children born with clubfoot, a common congenital deformity that can lead to lifelong disability if left untreated.The clinic was inaugurated this week to mark World Clubfoot Day.Medically known as congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV), clubfoot affects…
Margao: Tension gripped Rumdamol-Davorlim on Saturday after Gorakshak Goa chief, Ravindra Redkar, was allegedly assaulted at a fast food outlet in the village, triggering heavy police deployment and a protest march by Bajrang Dal activists demanding action against illegal stalls operating near two temples.The incident, which occurred on Wednesday night, began when two people visiting…
Varanasi: The two-day Brics Culture Working Group meeting concluded in Varanasi on Friday with 11 member nations reaffirming their commitment to deeper cultural cooperation, heritage protection and stronger people-to-people ties. Delegates from the Brics countries wrapped up the discussions with a visit to the sacred Kashi Vishwanath Temple, immersing themselves in the spiritual and cultural…
Ahmedabad: A 54-year-old businesswoman running a food product import-export firm from Shilaj has approached the Ahmedabad West women police station, alleging a relentless campaign of criminal intimidation and extortion-style harassment over the phone. Over the past year, the complainant was allegedly bombarded with “up to 40 calls and text messages a day” from constantly shifting…
Ludhiana: A local court has sentenced a 26-year-old man to five years’ rigorous imprisonment for snatching a mobile phone, and imposed a Rs 10,000 fine. In default, he will serve three months’ additional RI.Sessions Judge Harpreet Kaur Randhawa convicted Lovepreet Singh of Kular village, Jagraon, in a 2023 Sarabha Nagar case under IPC sections 379-B…
