VK News Today https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html IPO bonanza: From Dhoot Transmission to Shiprocket, 5 companies to raise over Rs 7,400 crore this week Tinian: In 1944, Japanese shore guns hit USS Colorado 22 times off Tinian, killing 43 and wounding 198; the battleship stayed in action and fired back Aug 09, 2026, 16:03 IST CISCE begins ICSE, ISC 2027 and 2028 registration: Check deadlines, late fee, and other details Liam Payne’s final hours revealed in new police documents and photos as fresh details from investigation into singer’s death at at Buenos Aires hotel continues August 12,2026 Solar Eclipse: The powerful 3-8-1 karmic combination is here—Find out which birth dates are set for a major life, money, and identity reset Researchers used a gene gun to make lettuce and tobacco produce cattle and pig myoglobin, the protein that gives meat its red colour and umami flavour ‘Jana Nayagan’ box office collection day 18 [Live]: Vijay starrer eyes Rs 320 crore worldwide as third-weekend pace slows after worldwide gross surpasses Rs 312 crore | Tamil Movie News Shoeshine boy outside schoolIn 1959, on his first day to school as a five-and-a-half-year-old in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, Kailash Satyarthi (he was Sharma then) spotted a shoeshine boy sitting quietly outside the gate. Curious and confused, he asked a teacher, “Why is a child sitting outside the school?” He was told that it is not uncommon for poor kids to work.Satyarthi was not satisfied. Every day, he would see the boy, roughly his own age, sit there with his father until one day he gathered courage and asked his father why his son was not at school. The man spoke with a deep hopelessness, recalls Satyarthi. He said, “Babu, school jaane ke liye aap log to hain. Hum to yehi kaam karne ke liye paida hote hain (There are people like you who go to school. We are born to do this kind of work).”As a child, Satyarthi felt there was something wrong in this, but he couldn’t understand what. “I was taught that God has made us all equal. Why this inequality, I wondered,” he recalls.This encounter gave him a different perspective on life at a very early age.Friend who dropped outSatyarthi was just 11 when he found that his best friend and some other students had stopped attending classes in the new session. He was told that such dropouts happened because the poor could not afford even nominal fees and textbooks.Satyarthi wanted to do something. He got an idea and shared it with a friend. “My father had given me some money to buy sweets after I had cleared the examination. We went to a vegetable vendor, gave him the money and rented his pushcart,” he says.They went around the neighbourhood, urging people to donate the used books of their children, so that the needy could use them. “Within a few hours, the cart was full and we had to take a second turn. We collected 2,300 books that day,” he remembers.Soon, another idea — a permanent book bank for needy kids — was born, in which even headmasters and bookstore owners joined in. About 10,000 books were collected.Decades later, when Satyarthi went to Vidisha after winning the Nobel in 2014, he heard someone call out his name during an open-jeep parade. “The gentleman said, ‘I am a retired headmaster. I had almost quit my studies due to lack of money. But your book bank initiative allowed me to continue’,” Satyarthi recalls.It was quite a moment for both.Wasal Khan and SaboAt 27, Satyarthi had started a journal, ‘Sangharsh Jaari Rahega’, which spoke up for the marginalised and oppressed. The office was near Mandi House in central Delhi. One day, a sickly person in a lungi knocked on his door and passed out after a few words. He was carrying a copy of the magazine.When he regained consciousness, the man started whimpering, “Babuji, please save my daughter.” His name was Wasal Khan. Over the next few minutes, he poured out his life story. His wife and he were lured away from a village in Aligarh district, taken to Punjab’s Sirhind, where they had been enslaved in a brick kiln for 17 years. They worked without pay, given just food and used clothes to wear. “He said the owners were planning to sell Sabo, his 15-year-old daughter, to brothel agents from Delhi,” says Satyarthi. Wasal had escaped on the back of a truck and reached Chandigarh, where a magazine subscriber had given him an old copy and asked to go to Delhi for help.Satyarthi was faced with a tough choice: write an article or take action. He opted for the latter. He organised a truck and, on reaching the spot, he and his friends from Punjab — one of them had a camera — boldly told the lone gun-wielding chowkidar that they were journalists from Delhi. The watchman ran away. “We were about to leave with 36 men, women, and children when a police jeep arrived with the owners. They started slapping us and forcing the labourers to get down from the truck,” Satyarthi recalls. The truck driver had run away. Satyarthi and his friends too had to flee. “Our slippers were lost, our clothes torn.”Somehow they reached Chandigarh and then Delhi. “They had taken away the camera. But two reels, which vividly captured the labourers on camera, were with us. We had good evidence,” he says. Satyarthi approached Swami Agnivesh and, through him, renowned lawyer Gobinda Mukhoty, who filed a habeas corpus petition in Delhi high court. Since nobody knew the name of the brick kiln owners, a notice was sent to Punjab Police and the state.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelines Eventually, Wasal Khan, Sabo and the rest were produced in court and freed.The children, who had grown up inside the brick kiln, had no idea of life outside. “As we walked from the high court towards our office, they were jumping like frogs released from a bucket, oblivious to the traffic. That day, I realised what true freedom really meant. I could feel God in their joy. We also knew this was the field where we have to work. Over the decades, our organisation, Bachpan Bachao Andolan, has rescued over 1,40,000 men, women and children,” he says.Compassion and AI ethicsThis is the age of AI and Satyarthi believes that technology should factor in compassion (karuna), which he defines as “a force born from feeling the suffering of others and drives us to take action.” Satyarthi feels that AI technology must be governed by a sense of responsibility during its designing, development and deployment. “AI should have a moral compass. It cannot just be profit-hungry,” he says.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorAvijit GhoshAvijit Ghosh is an associate editor with The Times of India. He is addicted to films, music, cricket and football—and not necessarily in that order. He is the author of Bandicoots in the Moonlight, Cinema Bhojpuri, 40 Retakes, and now, Up Campus, Down Campus, a novel set in 1980s JNU. 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The attack on the vehicle was so severe that if the windows had been open, my head would have been split open. We could have all been killed.”She claimed that the incident happened in front of the police and accused them of providing protection to the BJP.”This happened right in front of the police. I have never seen anything like this. What is going on? The police are providing protection to the BJP,” she said.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorTOI News DeskThe TOI News Desk comprises a dedicated and tireless team of journalists who operate around the clock to deliver the most current and comprehensive news and updates to the readers of The Times of India worldwide. With an unwavering commitment to excellence in journalism, our team is at the forefront of gathering, verifying, and presenting breaking news, in-depth analysis, and insightful reports on a wide range of topics. 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Years of preparation, sold the family land, parents’ debts, and still nothing to show for it. This defeat is not his. This is the defeat of that system which refused to reward his hard work,” Rahul Gandhi said.”Thirteen days have passed – not a word has come from home minister Amit Shah’s mouth. Instead of apologizing, Modi ji is doling out pardons. Amit Shah ji, don’t think for a moment that we will stop demanding accountability. Lathis and pellets rained down on children on the streets of the capital – and you didn’t say a word. Whether today or tomorrow, you will have to answer for this crime. Students are the light of the nation, and I stand with them with my full strength,” he added.Earlier on Saturday, Rahul Gandhi said the country’s youth were being trapped in a “chakravyuh”, with youngsters spending lakhs and crores on educational certificates that offered no guarantee of employment.“Today, education certificates have no meaning in India because they cannot give you a job,” the Congress leader said.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesAddressing the ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme at KP College Ground, Rahul cautioned youngsters against getting trapped in the “intoxication” of making Instagram reels, saying social media was being used to keep them occupied as jobs and opportunities shrink. “You make reels and work on Blinkit-like platforms because there is no job for you in this country,” he said, describing the trend as a “dreaded intoxication” and warning that youngsters were being turned into “bandhua mazdoor” (bonded labourers).The Congress leader said that avenues in manufacturing, entrepreneurship, public and private sector jobs, corporate, IT and banking were shrinking, with AI increasingly being used by influential corporate houses. He also alleged that people associated with RSS ideology had been appointed to head various institutions, affecting the entire system.Despite his criticism, Rahul said the country’s youth had “lighted the path” towards a promising future.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorTOI News DeskThe TOI News Desk comprises a dedicated and tireless team of journalists who operate around the clock to deliver the most current and comprehensive news and updates to the readers of The Times of India worldwide. With an unwavering commitment to excellence in journalism, our team is at the forefront of gathering, verifying, and presenting breaking news, in-depth analysis, and insightful reports on a wide range of topics. 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NEW DELHI: A trainer aircraft operated by a private company crashed near the Baramati airstrip in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Sunday, police said.Visuals from the crash site showed the aircraft’s wreckage, with local villagers and emergency responders gathering at the spot.The exact cause of the crash is yet to be ascertained. Further details on the aircraft and those on board are awaited.The incident comes months after a plane crash in Baramati claimed the lives of Maharashtra deputy chief minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar and four others in January.The aircraft, a Learjet 45 (registration VT-SSK) operated by VSR, crashed while attempting an emergency landing at around 8.45am, according to officials and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).This is a developing story. More details awaited.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorKanchan YadavKanchan Yadav is a writer at The Times of India, where she covers business, politics, international affairs and social issues. 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NEW DELHI: The Hindu Raksha Dal has announced plans to visit Darul Uloom in Deoband on Tuesday and offer Ganga water at the prominent Islamic seminary, alleging that a Shivling exists beneath its premises, as reported by PTI.In a video message released on Saturday, Lalit Sharma, Uttarakhand state president of the Hindu Raksha Dal, said members of the organisation, led by its national president Pinky Chaudhary, would travel from Haridwar to Deoband carrying Ganga water.Sharma claimed the organisation had earlier approached the Saharanpur administration seeking an inquiry into its allegation that a Shiv temple exists on the Darul Uloom premises.He alleged that no action was taken on the complaint.Following this, the organisation decided to visit the seminary and offer Ganga water, Sharma said.Police have warned that no attempt to disturb the law-and-order situation will be allowed. “Nobody will be permitted to disrupt law and order. Legal action will be taken against anyone who attempts to disturb the atmosphere,” Deoband Circle Officer Amit Kumar Singh said, according to PTI.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesWhat is Darul Uloom Deoband?Darul Uloom Deoband, founded in 1866 in present-day Uttar Pradesh, is one of South Asia’s most influential Islamic seminaries. The seminary was established by Islamic scholars including Maulana Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi and Maulana Rashid Muhammad Gangohi.It promotes the Deobandi tradition of Islamic scholarship, known for its orthodox interpretation of Islam and emphasis on religious education.Over the years, the Deobandi tradition spread through seminaries across India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and other parts of South Asia.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorKanchan YadavKanchan Yadav is a writer at The Times of India, where she covers business, politics, international affairs and social issues. 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The report says artificial intelligence (AI) can help bridge this widening gap by extending specialist expertise, improving diagnosis and expanding access to quality healthcare, particularly in smaller hospitals and underserved areas.Nadda released the knowledge paper, “AI in MedTech: Revolutionizing Healthcare Through Artificial Intelligence,” at the 9th edition of India Medical Device 2026, organised by the Department of Pharmaceuticals in association with FICCI.The report estimates India’s population at 1.47 billion in 2026 and says more than 65% of deaths are now due to non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer. It projects the population aged 60 years and above to cross 230 million by 2036, further increasing demand for long-term healthcare.Despite expansion in healthcare infrastructure and medical education, shortages persist. India has 9.6 doctors per 10,000 population, compared with the global average of 18.3. It has 27.2 nursing personnel per 10,000 against 40.5 globally, 15.9 hospital beds per 10,000 compared with 33, and only 4 MRI scanners per million people, against the global average of 19, the report says.According to the report, AI is not intended to replace doctors but to multiply specialist capacity by assisting in diagnosis, clinical decision-making and screening. AI-enabled diagnostics are expected to be the first large-scale application, helping extend specialist expertise to primary and secondary healthcare, improve productivity and reduce inequalities in access to care.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesThe report says India has already built the foundations for AI in healthcare through initiatives such as the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, IndiaAI Mission, SAHI, BODH and the National Medical Devices Policy, 2023. It says the next challenge is to move AI from successful pilot projects to routine clinical use by creating AI-ready health data, a predictable regulatory framework and reimbursement mechanisms for AI-enabled technologies.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorAnuja JaiswalAnuja Jaiswal is a Senior Assistant Editor at The Times of India, with an impressive 18-year career in narrative journalism. She specializes in health and heritage reporting, expertly simplifying complex health information to make it engaging and understandable for readers. Her deep dives into heritage topics are well-researched, resulting in captivating narratives that resonate with her audience. 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