NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday asked two Ghaziabad hospitals, accused of refusing to treat a semi-conscious minor rape survivor who died on way to a govt hospital, whether they would voluntarily compensate her parents or await the court determining the quantum of compensation.The SC-constituted special investigation team (SIT) found credence in the father’s charge…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Donald Trump for the first time in 16 months at the G7 in France, and also had formal bilateral meetings with Canadian PM Mark Carney, UK PM Keir Starmer and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.Modi and Trump participated in an outreach session sitting next to each…
Egyptian proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) Not every proverb delivers its lesson gently.Some use images so unusual that they stay in the mind long after the words have been read. This Egyptian proverb is a good example.“He who loves you will swallow pebbles for you; he who hates you will wish…
Buying cough syrup without a doctor’s prescription may no longer be possible after the Centre withdrew a decades-old exemption that allowed certain syrup formulations to be sold under relaxed regulatory conditions.The change comes months after contaminated cough syrups linked to child deaths in MP triggered a WHO alert. The health ministry has amended the Drugs…
An Indian techie is one of the 12 victims of a Missouri plane crash that took place on Sunday. An Indian techie was among the 12 victims of the horrific plane crash that took place on Sunday morning in Missouri. In the official list released by the Bates CountyCoroner’s Office on Tuesday afternoon, Sai Karthik…
NEW DELHI: El Nino – a climatic phenomenon associated with weak monsoon in India – may pose a risk for farming operations this year, but what provides hope is that the country could effectively manage its impact in 2023 when India reported ‘below normal’ rainfall due to strong El Nino. The year 2015, which saw…
NEW DELHI: Question papers of several subjects in Ignou’s ongoing June-July 2026 term-end exams were allegedly on sale on Telegram, prompting university headquarters to formally alert regional centres across the country about touts selling papers for Rs 199, though no paper has been cancelled so far, TOI has learned. The university said it found no…
An F-1 visa applicant said he was asked during the visa interview what he would do in Boston on Saturdays, and his visa was rejected. Amid a sharp uptick in the number of student visa rejections in India, former US diplomat Yvette Bansal said it is possible to get your visa denied for an unexpected,…
Deep in the jungles of central Vietnam, hidden behind dense forest and roaring underground rivers, lies a cave so enormous that a Boeing 747 could fly through its largest chamber without touching a wall. Son Doong, officially the world’s largest known cave passage, stretches 5.6 miles in length and rises as high as 65 stories…
New Delhi: A Delhi court Tuesday granted interim bail to NEET-UG 2026 paper leak accused Yash Yadav to enable him to appear for the re-examination scheduled on June 21 and attend his sister’s wedding.Special judge Vishal Gogne of Rouse Avenue Courts observed that Yadav’s “rights as a student could not be defeated by denial of…