13 dead in 15 days as ‘toxic drain’ sparks health crisis in UP village MEERUT: Thirteen people have died in the past 15 days in Budhpur village, Baghpat, with locals blaming toxic waste discharged into a nearby drain for contaminating the groundwater and triggering a health crisis. The deaths, mostly from heart attacks, kidney failure…
Azaan, or the Islamic call to prayers, lasts for a few minutes. However, the use of loudspeakers for azaan by mosques has been in the crosshairs of some members of other faiths for a long time. The controversy keeps hitting the headlines, with courts, the Supreme Court, and different high courts laying down guidelines for…
Rajasthan boy overcomes self-doubt to script NEET success story JAIPUR: Rajasthan boy Mahesh Kumar, who secured the top rank in NEET-UG 2025 with 99.9 percentile score, has scripted a success story that challenges conventional perceptions – that English medium students have a natural advantage in competitive examinations.Hailing from the small town of Nohar in Hanumangarh…
Try to notice what causes your teen’s tantrums. It could be feeling unheard, being denied something they want, or stress from school or friends. Once you identify these triggers, you can help your teen prepare better for these situations. Talk to them when they are calm about what to do next time they feel overwhelmed….
LG Manoj Sinha gave a job letter to Gulnaz Akhter, wife of the pony wallah killed in Pahalgam SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha announced Saturday reopening of 16 of 48 tourist destinations that had been shut since the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, taking a significant step towards restoring normalcy.Eight of…
Bengaluru: Karnataka is witnessing a sharp rise in dangerous bike stunts, particularly wheelies, posing a growing threat to public safety. Official data reveals a troubling surge in cases, with numbers more than doubling from 2023 to 2024 and projected to climb further in 2025. There have also been fatal accidents involving youngsters performing stunts.As per…
Pope Leo XIV urged Israel and Iran to show responsibility. The American pontiff asked both countries to act reasonably, following an exchange of intense airstrikes. Pope made one of his strongest appeals for peace since his election in early May. While addressing an audience in St. Peter’s Basilica, he urged both parties to pursue dialogue….
Indore’s Utkarsh Awadhiya secures AIR 2 in NEET-UG ’25 NEW DELHI: Not a single candidate scored a perfect 720 in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) (NEET-UG 2025), a stark departure from last year when 17 students had achieved the maximum possible marks. The highest score this year was 686, secured by Mahesh Kumar…
The new generation, Gen Z’s, are skipping alcohol. Unlike previous generations, for whom drinking alcohol was a rite of passage, Gen Z is opting out and embracing sobriety as a personal lifestyle choice. They are doing this not due to external pressure but because they don’t feel like drinking. They’re proving that they can have…
Together since Class 6, six boys become Army officers DEHRADUN: Their paths – unusually running parallel for years – had been intertwined since 2013, when they first met in Class 6 at Sainik School in Imphal. On a hot, humid Saturday morning, inside the sandstone confines of Indian Military Academy’s Khetrapal Auditorium, six young men…
