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NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Friday urged students not to view success in exams as the sole purpose of their education and said an individual’s character and temperament, and not just grades, determine success in life. “Education is not only for exams but for life. Exams are meant to examine oneself,” Modi said at his annual ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ interaction, aimed at helping students cope with exam pressure, adding that the ultimate goal is not marks but the holistic development of life. Modi said he believes in focusing on future goals instead of obsessing about what has happened. “A…

United States President Donald J. Trump announced on Truth Social that a deal was finalised to restructure TikTok’s ownership, ensuring the platform remains active for its 200 million American users.”I am so happy to have helped in saving TikTok!” Trump stated, noting that the application “will now be owned by a group of Great American Patriots and Investors, the Biggest in the World, and will be an important Voice.” Trump credited the platform’s survival as a factor in his recent political success. “Along with other factors, it was responsible for my doing so well with the Youth Vote in the…

Guwahati: Asom Sonmilito Morcha (grand alliance) of opposition parties remains a non-starter, Communist Party of India (CPI), a constituent of the Morcha, declared that it would contest the polls on its own in seven Assembly constituencies. The CPI said it would field candidates independently in Sivasagar, Nazira, Titabar, Morigaon, Dhakuakhana, Demow and Gauripur. The proposed candidates include Bishwajit Saikia (Titabar), Dhiren Kachari (Dhakuakhana), Sheikh Mansoor Rahman (Gauripur), Sapan Deka (Morigaon), Krishna Gogoi (Demow) and Kanak Gogoi (Nazira).In Sivasagar there are four aspirants namely Subhasini Barua, Satyendra Gogoi, Adan Barua and Anup Gogoi.CPI state secretary Kanak Gogoi said the names were…

Thane: The Thane City Police Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) arrested two persons and seized 1 kg and 736 grams of heroin valued at approximately Rs 6.9 crore, officials said. The operation also brought back into focus a notorious gangster who allegedly remained underground for nearly 22 years after fleeing the country.Acting on a high-level directive to intensify the crackdown on narcotics, the Thane Crime Branch received a confidential tip-off about a planned drug exchange. Based on the intelligence, a special team laid a trap near Humanity Public School in Diva during the early hours of Feb 3, 2026. One accused, Wajahat…

New Delhi: An unguarded pit in west Delhi’s Janakpuri took a life on Friday morning. In central Delhi, another massive, unbarricaded excavation pit at Central Square-DCM Flatted Factory Complex may also pose danger, with residents warning that the site could “claim a life at any moment” if urgent action is not taken.The pit, estimated to spread over nearly seven acres at Bara Hindu Rao, was dug over a decade ago for the Plaza 4 commercial project. It still remains open and largely unsecured — long stretches along internal roads have no fencing, warning signage or lighting, despite daily movement of…

Bengaluru: What began as a late-night journey home turned into a nightmare for 30 passengers travelling from Bengaluru to Kalaburagi after the private semi-sleeper bus they were in lost control and crashed into an electricity pole near Kerekattiganuru Cross, close to Nelamangala, in the early hours of Friday. Although all the passengers escaped without physical injuries, many were left traumatised and financially devastated as the bus later caught fire and was completely gutted.For Shivananda Hiremath, a resident of Jewargi taluk in Kalaburagi district who works as a cab driver in Bengaluru, survival came at a crushing cost. He lost about…

Hyderabad: Escalating his attack ahead of the municipal elections, chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday alleged a ‘tacit alliance’ between the BRS and BJP, accusing the two parties of working in tandem to undermine the Congress govt in the state.Addressing a ‘Praja Palana-Pragati Bata’ meeting at Gumlapur village in Choppadandi mandal of Karimnagar district, the CM claimed the BRS had ‘donated’ seats and votes to the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, resulting in the saffron party winning eight MP seats from Telangana. He alleged that the understanding between the two parties would continue even in the ongoing…

Chennai: A full bench of the Madras high court has clarified that resignation from service by a Tamil Nadu state govt servant, even on medical grounds, would entail forfeiture of past service, making them ineligible for pension benefits.”The grounds on which resignation is sought are immaterial, and resignation shall only mean forfeiture of past service,” the three-judge bench comprising Justice S M Subramaniam, Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy and Justice C Kumarappan said on Thursday.In service jurisprudence, the expressions ‘superannuation, voluntary retirement, compulsory retirement and resignation’ convey different connotations. Voluntary retirement and resignation involve voluntary acts on the part of the…

Ahmedabad: A clerical entry made nearly three decades ago triggered a 13-year legal battle for a childless Ahmedabad couple after they found municipal records listing their nephew as their biological son.The husband and wife discovered the discrepancy during a visit to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s Birth and Death Department on Sep 21, 2012. The birth record showed them as the parents of the boy, now 30, even though the couple said they never had a child.The couple later established that the boy is the biological son of the the man’s elder brother and his wife. The couple maintained that their…

Prayagraj: A social media user Shailesh was booked for allegedly threatening Abhilasha Gupta, former mayor and wife of state cabinet minister, and uploading objectionable remarks on her social media account.A joint team of Kotwali police, SOG and Cyber Cell are tracking the location of the user. He was booked under section 351(4) of BNS and section 66 of the IT Act. The FIR was registered with Kotwali police on the complaint of the media adviser of the former mayor.A senior cop said that the joint team is investigating the case and action would be taken accordingly. He added, “A social…