Electric passenger vehicle sales may cross 3 lakhs in 2026 CHENNAI: India’s electric passenger vehicle (EPV) market is expected to maintain strong growth momentum in 2026, with annual sales likely to exceed 3 lakh units for the first time, compared with just under 2 lakh last year. So far in 2026, registrations are closing in…
Fire in factory at Bengaluru Bengaluru: A massive fire broke out at a chemical manufacturing factory in Bommasandra Industrial Area near Hebbagodi Sunday evening, triggering panic and sending thick plumes of smoke into the sky. No casualties were reported, though the blaze remained uncontrolled till 9.30pm.Fire and emergency services personnel received information around 5.10pm about…
Bengaluru: More than 10 days after a worker went missing inside the Balagere sewage treatment plant (STP), rescue teams recovered what are believed to be parts of his body late Thursday. However, the search operation will continue.Fire department sources said rescuers recovered a thigh and an arm during operations Thursday night. The remains are believed…
Kolar/Bengaluru: Three separate road accidents in Kolar and Bengaluru have claimed the lives of five people, including three members of a family, since Saturday evening.A couple and their daughter were killed on the spot when the two-wheeler they were riding rammed the trailer of a tractor near V Gittahalli village in Mulbagal on the Bengaluru-Chennai…
Toxic flow: Sewage water from residential areas flows into the Nethravati River near Uppinangady Mangaluru: Mangaluru: The Nethravati river, the lifeline of Dakshina Kannada district, is allegedly being polluted by contaminated water, including sewage discharged from residential complexes in Uppinangady.Social activist Kailar Rajagopal Bhat said contaminated water from a residential apartment complex flows into the…
George Russell capitalises on Verstappen’s crash to clinch pole (Image: AI) It was Red Bull ring in Austria GP but who would have thought the Red Bull’s Max Verstappen will crash out in the Qualifying round. Race begins today at 6: 30 PM with Mercedes’s George Russell again starting with pole position and sharing the…
Lauren Jackson (Special Arrangements) TimesofIndia.com in Singapore: Women’s sport for years fought one battle above all else: Visibility.It demanded television coverage, sponsorship, bigger crowds and, most importantly, the right to be taken seriously. And across much of the sporting world, that battle has shifted.The Women’s Premier League has transformed the commercial landscape of women’s cricket…
India crash out of Women’s T20 World Cup Australia ended India’s Women’s T20 World Cup campaign with a convincing six-wicket victory on Sunday, raising fresh questions over Harmanpreet Kaur’s future as India’s T20 captain. Chasing 171, the six-time champions completed the target in 19 overs thanks to a match-winning 100-run partnership between Ellyse Perry and…
Mangaluru: Students from backward communities and distant districts, who rely on hostels run by the Backward Classes welfare department and SC/ST welfare hostels, are left stranded at the start of the academic year as allotments are yet to be finalised. Many are being forced to arrange costly private accommodation or return home.Vanita Devadiga, principal, govt…
Bengaluru: Calling for a united fight against narcotic substance abuse in the country, vice-president C.P Radhakrishnan urged Karnataka to lead the way in driving change.“Awareness should spread to our city and across all districts of Karnataka. Our city and our state should lead the nation in becoming drug-free, and we must take this message to…
