New Delhi: Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy may do far more than affect a mother’s health. A new study by researchers at AIIMS Delhi has found that fine particulate matter in polluted air can damage the placenta, restrict fetal growth, increase the risk of low birth weight and pregnancy complications, and may even affect…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal Police Monday arrested former Trinamool Congress MLA Jahangir Khan, who became the centre of controversy during the assembly elections after repolling was ordered in his constituency, Falta, after the reports of irregularities.The arrest comes weeks after Calcutta high court’s vacation bench refused to extend the interim protection in five FIRs granted…
The tableau on display at Brampton parade A float depicting the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was featured in a parade held in Canada’s Brampton during the “Nagar Kirtan” – an annual Sikh religious procession. The city of Brampton, Ontario, is home to a large Sikh community estimated at around 25%.On October 31,…
Uttar Pradesh Police apprehended two individuals in Shamli for a forced religious conversion plot involving emotional entrapment and blackmail for financial gain. SHAMLI: Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district have arrested a woman and her father and booked nine people in connection with the alleged religious conversion of a 30-year-old man, officials said on Sunday.The…
JAIPUR: The city administration has ordered the temporary suspension of mobile internet services in Jaipur North and Jaipur East police districts for 24 hours starting Sunday midnight, ahead of a JDA anti-encroachment drive scheduled for Monday morning.The order, issued by Jaipur divisional commissioner V Saravana Kumar, says 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G mobile internet services,…
New Delhi: Govt is looking at extending the validity period of driving license (DL) from the current 20 years till the time DL holder turns 50, and making the process of transfer of vehicle ownership and renewal of permits completely online, moves which are aimed at eliminating hassles faced by people.TOI has learnt that road…
Palantir CEO Alex Karp has a blunt take on the AI industry’s hottest buzzword. Speaking on the TBPN podcast on the sidelines of Palantir’s AIPCon 10 conference, Karp compared “tokenmaxxing”—the compulsive overuse of AI tokens—to a porn addiction. His point was simple: a lot of companies are burning through tokens that look like productivity but…
Rupee began the week on a negative note, with market sentiment weighed down by a stronger dollar, rising crude oil prices and escalating geopolitical tensions. On Monday, the domestic currency opened at 95.35 against the US dollar in the interbank foreign exchange market, slipping 17 paise from its previous close of 95.18.The decline comes after…
Starting July 1, federal stundent loan borrowers will have to face sweeping new rules as US President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) begins its rollout. According to a report by CNBC, financial planners warn that the legislation could sharply limit repyamnet and forgiveness pathways for those looking to take new loans, amking…
A police sub-inspector and four associates allegedly stormed a Dehradun polytechnic college, vandalizing property and threatening staff after his son was caught cheating. DEHRADUN: Teachers at a polytechnic college in Pitthuwala in Dehradun have alleged that a police sub-inspector (SI), accompanied by four others, forcibly entered the examination control office on June 5, vandalised property…