NEW DELHI: Govt is reviewing tariff concessions on Scotch and some other products proposed in the trade agreement with the UK if its concerns over steel quotas and duties are not addressed before the treaty is ratified.“We have to rebalance the FTA… We haven’t made up our mind, but we can consider action on certain…
Bengaluru: Despite growing fitness culture, obesity continues to rise – more sharply among women – across Karnataka, according to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-6 report, released recently.The survey, conducted in 2023-24, found that 41.2% of women and 36.4% of men in Karnataka (out of a sample size of 30,260 persons) are either overweight or…
IShowSpeed has released a new football song called Champions ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and it is already getting a lot of attention online. While the song is not officially connected to FIFA, many fans believe it perfectly captures the excitement of the tournament. The music video quickly crossed half a million views…
SRINAGAR: Fresh differences surfaced Monday over negotiations on Ladakh’s political future after Leh Apex Body (LAB) accused Centre of omitting key provisions from a draft record of May 22 talks and warned of a renewed agitation, including hunger strikes.LAB member and environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk said representatives had agreed during talks with Union home ministry’s sub-committee…
US stocks traded near record levels on Monday despite a fresh rise in oil prices following renewed tensions around the fragile US-Iran ceasefire, as gains in technology heavyweights led by Nvidia helped keep investor sentiment resilient.The S&P 500 was little changed from the all-time high it set on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped…
A Florida man died after his Tesla left a road and crashed into an electrical box and plunged into a pond while operating in Autopilot mode.The fatal crash happened at about 8.10pm last month near Tampa. Florida Highway Patrol said an 87-year-old man was driving a Tesla Model Y when the vehicle veered off the…
KULGAM: The J&K administration is planning to establish rehabilitation centres across the state to help recovering addicts reintegrate into society, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said Monday as he led the “Drug-Free J&K Padyatra” in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district.Talking to the TOI on the sidelines of the event, Sinha said the campaign has significantly disrupted drug…
Market regulator Sebi on Monday proposed allowing Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) in the roads sector to add back certain major maintenance expenses funded through external debt while calculating Net Distributable Cash Flow (NDCF), a move aimed at addressing industry concerns over lower distributable cash.The proposal follows representations from the Bharat InvITs Association (BIA), which sought…
Borewell drilling at Karnataka Public School (KPS), Hosmar, in Karkala Udupi: In a gesture of commitment towards his students and school, a primary school teacher at Karnataka Public School (KPS), Hosmar, in Karkala has stepped forward to personally fund a borewell project to address the school’s long-standing water shortage.Raghu MG, graduate primary school teacher (social…
Bengaluru: Ramaiah Group is launching a new greenfield deemed-to-be university, offering industry-embedded engineering curriculum and translational research.Called Ramaiah Institute of Science and Management (RISM), the campus will offer engineering in computer science and artificial intelligence, aerospace engineering and electrical sciences to begin with. The transit campus will begin operations in Aug and the main campus…
