Skill development minister Sharan Prakash Patil at a lab after inaugurating the new building of KGTTI in Mangaluru on Saturday Mangaluru:The Karnataka govt is planning to establish 20 additional Government Tool Room and Training Centres (GTTCs) across the state to improve employment prospects for graduates, skill development minister Sharanprakash R Patil said on Saturday.He spoke…
The United States under President Donald Trump is intensifying pressure on Cuba in ways that analysts say increasingly resemble Washington’s approach towards Venezuela before the dramatic January operation that removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power. Yet despite comparisons between Caracas and Havana, experts believe Cuba presents a far more complex, risky and potentially costly…
Russian army soldiers (Image credit: AP) NEW DELHI: Union govt has told SC that as many as 217 Indians had joined Russian forces, of which 49 died and six are missing in action in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The govt said the Indian Embassy is making efforts to bring back the 139 persons who have…
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), the online satirical movement, claimed another setback on Saturday after founder Abhijeet Dipke said the outfit’s official website had been taken down by the Centre, days after its main X handle was withheld in India following a legal demand.However, till the filing of this report there had been no…
British singer and songwriter Peter Andre was one of the performers at Venezuela Fury and Noah Price’s wedding last week. The spectacle was heavily covered by media all around as Fury, who is 16, is legendary Tyson Fury’s daughter. Now, a week after the wedding, Andre weighed in on how he landed the opportunity and…
NEW DELHI: The increase in pump prices by around Rs 5 a litre is only a dent to under-recovery given that oil companies are still losing Rs 13 a litre on petrol and Rs 38 on diesel, without factoring in taxes, resulting in heightened pressure on the states to lower VAT, which is as high…
Dalit leader SP Anand makes a point during the SC/ST grievance meeting held at the city police commissioner’s office in Mangaluru on Saturday Mangaluru: Dalits raised concern over delays in admissions at the Wenlock District Hospital, during the SC/ST grievance meeting held at the city police commissioner’s office on Saturday.Referring to a recent case, Dalit…
Bengaluru: “Do not dump more flyovers on Bengaluru without public consultations and without putting the detailed project reports (DPRs) in the public domain,” Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya told state govt and Bengaluru Smart Infrastructure Limited (B-Smile).His statement comes against the backdrop of B-Smile’s move to float tenders for nine short and medium-length elevated corridors…
Jan 6 rioter Jacob Lang speaking against Hindus, Jains and Muslims — at the Frisco City Council meeting. The council meetings of Frisco, a city in Texas, have long become a platform to score social media brownie points by spouting hateful comments against Indians. The latest of them was a January 6 rioter, Edward Jacob…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Army on Friday debunked a video of a press conference at the Press Club of India being circulated on various media and social media platforms as “fake and misleading”, alleging that it was a malicious propaganda campaign designed to malign the force’s image and push fabricated narratives.The Army clarification was on…
