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The alarm shrills at 4am. Clothes, ironed the night before, lie ready. The admit card — printed, laminated, triple-checked — waits by the door. Across India, the same ritual unfolds in tens of thousands of homes: hopeful youth rise before dawn, sling bags over shoulders, catch the first bus or train to an exam centre...

Afghanistan’s Mohammad Saleem, left, looks heavenwards, after taking five wickets. (AP Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Mullanpur: Three years ago, when Rana Naved-ul-Hasan arrived at Afghanistan’s high-performance centre in Kabul as bowling coach, one young fast bowler immediately grabbed his attention. Mohammad Saleem Safi, a lanky pacer from Baghlan province, was bowling with genuine pace and troubling...

A 28-year-old man died after falling ill at an overnight music concert in Mumbai’s Worli. MUMBAI: A 28-year-old man died after allegedly falling ill during an overnight music concert at the NSCI Dome in Mumbai’s Worli area, triggering a police probe into the circumstances surrounding the incident. The deceased has been identified as Vrishabh Mahendra...

Jeff Bezos recently appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box where he said that if Amazon were to run the way New York City runs its school system, packages would take weeks to arrive. During the same interview, the Amazon founder pushed back against claims that Airbnb is responsible for high rents in New York City. Jeff...

Kadugodi police have launched a murder investigation into the death of six-year-old Vennela, with her mother, advocate P Priyanka (L), and her friend Mohan G (R) Mahalingappa booked for murder. Bengaluru: Two months after six-year-old Vennela was found dead under suspicious circumstances, Kadugodi police have launched a murder investigation into the case. The child’s mother,...

Thousands of CBSE Class 12 students are demanding grace marks and fee waivers for verification and re-evaluation. PUNE: Several CBSE Std XII students across the country have launched a coordinated demand for grace marks and a complete waiver of verification and re-evaluation fees, claiming that technical problems linked to the board’s new On-Screen Marking (OSM)...

Patrick Mahomes and Brittany Mahomes combined net worth in 2026: Career earnings, endorsements, investments, lifestyle, and real estate (Image via Getty: Patrick Mahomes and Brittany Mahomes) Patrick Mahomes is making the most of his offseason by watching softball with his wife, Brittany Mahomes.The Kansas City Chiefs’ star quarterback was recently spotted supporting his alma mater,...

Trinamool councillor Shankar Das was severely beaten and stripped by a mob at his Kolkata home, allegedly over land-grabbing accusations. KOLKATA: A mob on Friday stormed the house of North Dum Dum Trinamool Congress councillor Shankar Das and severely assaulted him, leaving him seriously injured. A video that quickly went viral purportedly shows a ‘kangaroo...

TOI Correspondent from Washington: Sriram Krishnan, the Indian-born technology investor who helped shape the Trump administration’s artificial intelligence strategy and became one of the most influential Silicon Valley voices inside the White House, announced Saturday that he will leave his post at the end of the month.Krishnan’s departure marks the end of an unusual chapter...

Allahabad High Court observed that Uttar Pradesh police officers exhibit loyalty to the ruling party over the Constitution PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad high court remarked that police officers in Uttar Pradesh appear to be more loyal to the ruling dispensation than to the Constitution. Stressing that constitutional governance cannot be held hostage to individual convenience or...