France is facing another major abuse scandal after the Gisèle Pelicot case, but this time involving children in educational institutions across Paris.More than 100 allegations of mistreatment, physical violence and sexual abuse involving children as young as three have surfaced from nurseries, primary schools and daycare centres.The allegations reportedly include cases of sexual assault and…
National School Mental Health Policy (Image source: ANI) Nandita Bhatla, country director India & vice president, WorldBeing, in an interview with TOI’s Manash Gohain, described education ministry’s upcoming National School Mental Health Policy as a “historic” opportunity to redefine education by making student wellbeing as central as academic learning. She emphasised that the policy could…
Sam Elliott, the acclaimed actor renowned for films like ‘Ghost Rider,’ ‘Road House,’ ‘We Were Soldiers,’ and many more, relates to his character more than he ever thought. The 81-year-old plays T.L.Norris in the western drama, ‘Landman,’ and the similarities between the two go deep into the bones. Sam Elliott talks about similarities with his…
Reacting to a Singapore court’s decision against him, Byju’s founder Byju Raveendran said, “I am disappointed that the recent Singapore court matter has been pursued and reported in a manner that creates a misleading impression about me.”Byju Raveendran, the founder of failed edtech firm Byju’s, has been handed a six-month jail sentence by a Singapore…
In what is said to be the biggest renewable energy plan ever proposed by any nation, China is making plans to develop the most extensive clean energy plant outside its shores. From reports about this plan, it appears that China aims to develop 1,000 wind turbines along with millions of solar panels, which will be…
Girish Sharma’s LinkedIn post landed in your feed and you probably scrolled past it first. But then you went back. You read it again. Because somewhere between the Zomato delivery bag and the Faculty of Management Studies acceptance letter, there’s actually something worth paying attention to, not because it’s inspirational in the way that word…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the Election Commission of India (ECI) “did not act outside its statutory powers” while conducting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), ruling that the exercise could not be termed “ultra vires merely because it differs from the ordinary revision process”.“SIR fulfils proportionality and are not manifestely execessive….
Even as the recreated version of ‘Chunnari Chunnari’ from ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ continues to divide opinion online, one voice from the original team is firmly in its corner. Veteran music composer Anu Malik, who composed the chartbuster for the 1999 blockbuster ‘Biwi No. 1’, has wholeheartedly backed the remake, calling the track…
Virat Kohli pulls off Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘SIUUU’ after GT collapse (Image: X/Screengrab) Virat Kohli, known for his passionate on-field celebrations and animated gestures, was once again in the spotlight during RCB’s Qualifier 1 clash against Gujarat Titans after pulling off Cristiano Ronaldo’s iconic “SIUUU” celebration.A self-confessed admirer of football legend Cristiano Ronaldo, Kohli has often…
NEW DELHI: A traveller with recent travel history to Uganda has been isolated at a government hospital in Bengaluru after reporting mild body ache, prompting heightened surveillance by the Centre amid ongoing Ebola outbreaks in parts of Africa. Authorities, however, stressed that no confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease has been detected in India so…
