Spread the love (IANS photo) NEW DELHI: A woman doctor at the centre of the recent hijab row after Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar lifted her naqab during an event did not join duty on Saturday, officials confirmed to news agency PTI. They also reported no contact with her or the family members.Patna civil surgeon Avinash Kumar Singh confirmed that...
Unrest back home unsettles Bangladeshi visitors in Kolkata; businesses hit
Spread the love Bangladeshi tourists in Kolkata are experiencing tension and anxiety due to fresh violence in their home country, prompting some to consider cutting short their medical trips KOLKATA: Tension and anxiety gripped many Bangladeshi tourists staying in central Kolkata following a fresh outbreak of violence in Dhaka and other cities. This has prompted several visitors to closely monitor...
Epstein files drop: Spoiler alert – it’s mostly ████████
Spread the love TOI correspondent from Washington: The US justice department released an initial trove of documents related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday evening, marking a partial fulfillment of a congressional mandate but sparking immediate backlash over extensive redactions and incomplete disclosure. The files, comprising thousands of pages and hundreds of images, were...
Messi’s Kolkata event derailed after an ‘influential person’ reached stadium?
Spread the love Argentine footballer Lionel Messi with West Bengal (now resigned) sports minister Aroop Biswas, during an event as part of his ‘G.O.A.T. India Tour 2025’, at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK), in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Satadru Dutta, the main organiser of Lionel Messi’s event held on December 13 and now under arrest, has told investigators that...
Hijab row: SCBA issues ‘strongest condemnation’ over Nitish Kumar’s act
Spread the love Nitish Kumar (PTI image) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Saturday issued a letter expressing its “strongest condemnation” of the recent incident in Bihar in which CM Nitish Kumar pulled down the hijab of a woman doctor during a public ceremony.The incident, which occurred on December 15 at the chief minister’s secretariat in Patna...
‘No embargo’: Pak refutes visit restrictions on Imran’s sons; promises visa approval
Spread the love Former PM Imran Khan (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Pakistan government on Saturday clarified that there is “no embargo” on former prime minister Imran Khan‘s sons meeting their incarcerated father if they travel to the country. The government official also said the brothers would be granted Pakistani visas should they wish to come and visit him.The statement...
Indigenously built stroke device approved on domestic trial data, launch set for February 2026
Spread the love The indigenously developed Supernova stent retriever—approved in India using only domestic clinical trial data— is expected to be manufactured in the country and launched in February 2026. The device is used to treat severe strokes by removing clots and restoring blood flow to the brain within 24 hours. Developed by Gravity Medical Technology, its clinical trial was...
German couple detained for ‘illegal religious conversions’ near India-Pakistan border
Spread the love JAISALMER: Six people, including a German couple, were detained on Thursday night for alleged illegal religious conversions in Sriganganagar. The incident was reported from a rented house in the district’s Srikaranpur town, located close to the India-Pakistan border.Those detained were identified as German nationals Swan Baz Bat Jaler and his wife Sandra, Santosh Varghese from Karnataka, Mathew...
‘Recovery isn’t optional’: Why Chiefs Heiress Gracie hunt chose strength in 2025
Spread the love Chiefs heiress Gracie Hunt opens up about gaining 15 lbs in 2025 and why strength and recovery mattered more than looks. (Image via Getty) Chiefs heiress Gracie Hunt is not playing into the optics game. She is controlling the message herself.Chiefs heiress Gracie Hunt shared a candid breakdown of her 2025 fitness journey on social media this...
Google reverses AI talent drain: Engineers return in big numbers; ‘Big’ reason why
Spread the love As the Silicon Valley ‘AI talent war’ escalates into a multi-billion dollar bidding power struggle, Google has successfully deployed a ‘boomerang’ strategy to bring its top minds back to the company. While rivals like Meta and OpenAI are offering astronomical signing bonuses as mush as $100 million, Google is winning back its former staffers with a different...
