NEW DELHI: The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that a single meeting between a married woman and her former partner cannot by itself be treated as proof of adultery, while upholding a divorce granted on the separate ground of cruelty.A bench comprising Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill and Justice Ramesh Kumari made the observation…
The Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board (PSSSB) released the PSSSB Excise Inspector Admit Card 2026 on Wednesday. Candidates who have registered for the recruitment examination can now download their hall tickets from the official website.The PSSSB Excise Inspector Recruitment Examination 2026 is being conducted for recruitment to Group C Excise and Taxation Inspector posts in…
TOI correspondent from Washington: In the summer of 1976, a Kanpur-born teenage engineering student from BITS Pilani stood in the lobby of the US embassy in New Delhi after being denied a student visa for the third time. His father, who had accompanied him, refused to leave. He had seen the photo of the consular…
Hello and welcome to the 93rd edition of the Weekly Vine. This week we run the rule over the three Cs in the news: clubs, cockroaches, and CBSE answer-sheet mismatches. We also explain why the Pope is worried about Artificial Intelligence, why Tulsi Gabbard had to leave the Trump administration, and make an impassioned defence of…
Burnout is often treated as an emotional problem. In reality, it is deeply physical too. The body usually sends warnings long before a serious health issue appears. Frequent headaches, digestive discomfort, unexplained fatigue, irritability, chest tightness, brain fog, or constant exhaustion are not personality traits. They are signals. Preventive health monitoring can help identify whether…
AriesYou will probably feel considerably healthier and more energetic today. Money-wise, you’ll have enough to splurge. Some of you may want to insist on having a party or get-together at home. An upcoming holiday will probably keep you in a state of excitement. Indicates taking a step closer to achieving something. This is a good…
Reconstruction of Sinosauropteryx in the predicted open habitats in which it lived around the Jehol lakes, preying on the lizard Dalinghosaurus. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons For decades, the standard pictures of dinosaurs in books, documentaries and movies were largely based on educated guesswork. Palaeontologists could painstakingly reconstruct the skeleton of a creature and estimate its…
Tensions flared outside Delhi University’s examination branch as students protested exams scheduled on Eid-ul-Azha. AISA alleged students were manhandled by security, a claim the DU Proctor denied, stating they were prevented from entering the building. While the university offered a later exam date for law students, AISA highlighted that thousands from other departments still face…
Some quotes survive because they sound wise. Others survive because they create a small moment of discomfort. They stay in people’s minds because they touch something that still feels real long after the world around them changes. This line linked to Plato belongs in that second category. It does not sound gentle or reassuring. It…
Another digitised exam process brings grief. Why is change rolled out without stress-testing systems? Onscreen marking, offscreen trauma. Several Class 12 students, teenagers all, have exposed more than just the botch-up of mismatched answer sheets. This year, CBSE adopted an onscreen marking system. This entailed that paper-pen answer sheets were scanned; examiners marked digitised answer…