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With the advent of advanced technology giving birth to social media platforms, the act of socialising assumed significance by leveraging the technology. Over a period of time, the use of social media is turning out to be a menace for innumerable families as its rampant misuse has been impacting relationships, especially the marriages. Today, social media and marital disputes go hand-in-hand for those who do not place boundaries on their social media usage. TIMES LINK EDITORIAL DESK reproduces experts’ tips to at least reduce the negative effects of social media on marriage: Avoid social media after a disagreement or fight…

According to McDaniel et al. (2012), excessive screen time anddigital engagement arecorrelated with decreased partner satisfaction and conflict resolutionquality. Their research demonstrates that couples who frequently use social media duringshared time report feeling emotionally disconnected and neglected, which contributes toescalating conflicts. Moreover, this digital distraction leads to missed non-verbal cues,interrupting the emotional synchronization essential for marital harmony. Cravens and Whiting (2015) highlighted a growing trend of”emotional infidelity” throughsocial media platforms, particularly Facebook and Instagram. Their study illustrated howcasual digital interactions with ex-partners or online acquaintances often cross emotionalboundaries. This erosion of emotional exclusivitycontributes to feelings of betrayal anddecreased marital trust,…

Is marriage being rejectedor redefined across low, middle and high-income societies? Dr. Fiaz Maqbool Fazili Across dinner tables, family WhatsApp groups, and late-night conversations between parents and their adult children, a familiar anxiety surfaces: Why aren’t young people getting married anymore? Why are they waiting so longor choosing not to marry at all? Has marriage lost its value, or has the world around it changed so profoundly that the institution itself is being renegotiated? For Generation Z and younger millennialsacross low, middle and high-income societies, marriage is no longer a given milestone neatly slotted into early adulthood. It is something…

Even as social media is a useful tool for connection, appreciation, and growth, its unchecked extensive use, precisely misuse, shakes the foundation of relationships. In other words, social media is not the enemy of marriages and relationships, it’s misuse is. Today, the social media platforms are less used to enhance connections, and more used to replace it. Various studies have shown that increased usage of social media has had a negative effect on marriages and relationships. Higher levels of social media usage have led to more marital problems, infidelity, conflicts, jealousy, and eventually divorce. Jazim Bazaz There is no denying…

Times Link will take you on a voyage through a time when radio was a living, breathing medium, when sound alone created worlds, and some of the most stunning programmes left audiences truly spellbound. Our Consulting Editor, Zahoor Zahid,is revisiting an era when creativity thrived and broadcasting was an art. Alongside this remembrance, We will also examine the present reality of programming in both radio and television, tracing how we arrived here and what has been lost along the way. (EDITOR) Zahoor Zahid Radio in India did not arrive with fanfare; it grew quietly, carried by curiosity, community effort, and…

It’s incredible. But true. India winning the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup final wearing a jersey was designed by a self-taught Kashmiri designer, Aaquib Wani, who has already got himself into the Forbes 30-under-30 list under the Design category. He has several significant milestones of his decade-long career as a professional designer. By virtue of his innovative design patterns, Aaquib Wani, a chatty, warm, and having almost child-like-attitude, is today considered a name in celebrity designers. His Instagram profile showcases the work the celebrity designer has done with the who’s who of the country – from Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma…

Prof Upendra Kaul The landscape of cardiac sciences in 2025 has moved beyond mere “management” toward precision, regeneration, and prevention. These developments are fundamentally changing patient outcomes by reducing hospital stays, minimizing surgical trauma, and tailoring treatments to individual genetic profiles. Metabolic Cardiology and focus on weight management improving the heart health has been one of the most significant shifts. Glucagon-Like Peptide -1 receptor agonists (GLP-1) with two molecules Semaglutide and Tirzepatide are now recognized as core cardiovascular treatments. The recent data shows they reduce the risk of major adverse events which includes death also by roughly 20-30% in patients with…

Dr Umer Iqbal The rhythmic thwack-thwack of rice bundles being threshed against wooden logs, a sound that has defined the Kashmiri autumn for centuries is fading into a haunting, metallic silence. In the village of Pulwama, South Kashmir, Mohd Amin Ganai stands at the edge of what used to be a shimmering emerald sea of Shali (paddy). Today, the ground is a patchwork of silver-roofed poly-houses and the rigid, wire-supported rows of high-density apple orchards. “The Jhelum has grown thin,” Amin says, his voice as dry as the cracked earth beneath his feet. “My grandfather used to say the river…

Every beginning carries a responsibility. With this inaugural issue of Times Link Magazine, we step into the public sphere of Jammu and Kashmir with humility, purpose, and an unshakeable belief in the power of meaningful journalism. This magazine is not merely a new publication; it is a commitmentto connect people with facts, ideas with action, and the present with a more informed future. The name Times Link reflects our core philosophy. Time represents change, continuity, and context. Link signifies connectionbetween regions and the rest of the nation, between policy and people, between challenges and solutions. In a region as historically…