F. Raja of Congress secures a narrow victory in Devikulam with a margin of just over 5,000 votes, defeating CPI(M)’s A. Raja in a tightly contested electoral battle.Devikulam Assembly constituency, numbered 88, is in Idukki district of Kerala and falls under the Idukki parliamentary constituency. Reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) since 2011, it was established…
Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell picked the loudest possible day to write a very large cheque. On July 4, as America marked its 250th birthday, the Dell Technologies founder and his wife Susan announced they were giving $250 each to the first 25 million qualifying American children who sign up for a “Trump Account”—the…
When Manish Singh Shakya found out his mother had oral cancer, he didn’t just try to get her through surgery. He sat with her through eight and a half hours of an operation that removed her lower jaw. He stayed awake for weeks, watching a breathing tube in her neck that blocked three times, each…
Quote of the day by Marie Curie (AI-generated image) Today’s quote of the day comes from Marie Curie, the physicist and chemist who remains the only person ever to win a Nobel Prize in two different sciences. She wrote, “One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.”…
TOI correspondent from Washington: Donald Trump, the oldest man to be sworn in as the US President, turned 80 on Sunday in the only way the MAGA boss plausibly could: by staging a cage fight on the White House lawn while trying to broker peace in the Middle East.One gift arrived. The other did not.Towering…
Optical illusion personality tests don’t just mess with your eyes. They’re a quick window into how you process the world around you—like expectations, letdowns, and how much “emotional space” you give other people.In this specific image, your brain is forced to make a choice: do you see the graceful swans gliding on the water, or…
The UAE Cabinet has approved a resolution setting 15 as the minimum age for children to access and use social media platforms, becoming the first Arab country to introduce such a measure, news agency Reuters reported.Under the new regulations, children below 15 years of age will not be allowed to create or operate personal social…
A common mistake investors make is replacing mutual funds solely because they underperformed over a short period. (AI image) The author is CEO of PaisabazaarFor many salaried individuals, a new financial year begins with bigger paychecks and bonuses. With higher income, the immediate instinct may be to invest in a new mutual fund scheme, increase…
‘Raaka’ star Allu Arjun made a virtual appearance before the Nampally Criminal Court on Monday, July 6, 2026, in connection with the tragic Sandhya Theatre stampede case. The legal proceedings stem from a chaotic crowd surge during a premiere screening of his blockbuster film Pushpa: The Rule in Hyderabad, which tragically resulted in the death…
Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said he was “still proud of the boys” despite CSK suffering a five-wicket defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai on Monday.The defeat saw SRH chase down 181 in 19 overs through Ishan Kishan’s 70 off 47 balls and Heinrich Klaasen’s 47. The result also confirmed SRH’s qualification for the…