CPM holds protest rally condemning the tie-up of four govt hospitals with private colleges in Dakshina Kannada, in Mangaluru Thursday Mangaluru: Demanding the withdrawal of the health department’s order to hand over four govt hospitals in Dakshina Kannada to private medical colleges, the CPM Dakshina Kannada district committee held a protest meeting in front of…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday said he would advise his children against living or studying in the US at the moment, citing a rapidly changing social climate and limited opportunities even for the highly educated.The remarks highlight tensions between the US and its European allies under President Donald Trump, with disputes over trade, the…
Henry Nowak (18), who was in his first year studying accountancy and finance, was walking home from a night out with football mates when he was stabbed to death. (Photo credit: BBC) TOI correspondent from London: A British Indian Sikh man is facing trial for murdering a British white student at Southampton University with a…
NEW DELHI: Monsoon is likely to arrive in Kerala on May 26, IMD said Friday, forecasting an early start to the rainy season in India. Monsoon normally sets in over Kerala on June 1, give or take seven days.“This year, the southwest (summer) monsoon is likely to set in over Kerala on May 26 with…
Singer Keneeshaa Francis has announced that she is stepping away from social media and leaving Chennai amid the ongoing controversy surrounding her alleged relationship with actor Ravi Mohan after his separation from wife Aarti Ravi.In a lengthy and emotional note shared online, Keneeshaa said she was “giving up” after months of online trolling, public scrutiny…
Rupee slipped past the crucial 96-mark and hit a fresh all-time low of 96.14 against the US dollar in intraday trade on Friday, as soaring crude oil prices, escalating tensions in West Asia and persistent foreign capital outflows intensified pressure on the currency.At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.86 and weakened…
Mangaluru: BJP MLAs D Vedavyas Kamath and YD Bharath Shetty criticised the Congress-led state govt over its decision to withdraw the uniform policy introduced by the previous BJP govt in schools and colleges.Mangaluru City South MLA Kamath said the move would damage the academic atmosphere and weaken equality and unity among students. He argued that…
Anacondas rarely appear far from water. Their range follows flooded plains, swamp forests, slow rivers, and heavy tropical wetlands spread across northern and central South America. The snakes are difficult to track properly because they spend long periods hidden beneath muddy water or thick vegetation, so population estimates shift from one report to another. Even…
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire by 45 days after two days of talks in Washington, offering a temporary diplomatic breakthrough in a conflict that has continued to claim lives despite the truce. The extension, announced by the US State Department on Friday, will keep the cessation of hostilities in place beyond…
NEW DELHI: Noting that the Madhya Pradesh HC order declaring the disputed Bhojshala complex a temple only validated the fears and concerns they had raised since the 2019 Ayodhya verdict, the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH) on Friday released a report arguing that Supreme Court’s interpretation of Places of Worship Act revealed how “deeply majoritarian politics has…
