Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said countries around the world are increasingly protecting their domestic industries, including in sectors such as steel, but India continues to navigate global trade challenges through dialogue, cooperation and trade partnerships.Speaking at the India Global Innovation Connect, he said such measures are part of global trade realities…
Mangaluru: The Sustainable Construction and Building Materials (SCBM) Laboratory, department of civil engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Surathkal, hosted a two-day collaborative workshop and capacity building programme on ‘Durability and Sustainability of Concrete’ from Thursday. The event brings together 11 resource persons from eight leading engineering institutions in India to strengthen research and…
A Pakistani asylum seeker who raped a “particularly vulnerable” 18-year-old woman in a Nottinghamshire park, UK, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, reports BBC. 28-year-old Sheraz Malik attacked the teenager in Sutton Lawn park, located in Sutton-in-Ashfield, on June 29 last year. Malik assaulted the woman after she had already been raped by…
Mangaluru: The state govt’s free coaching programme for CET, NEET, JEE and other competitive examinations has failed to yeild significant improvement for the second consecutive year, with govt PU college students registering limited success in the latest KCET results.Data from the department of pre-university education (DPUE), Bengaluru, shows that only 22 students from govt PU…
Women pose during the launch of the Gruha Lakshmi scheme in Bengaluru Bengaluru/Delhi: Beneficiaries of the govt’s Gruha Jyothi scheme residing in rented houses may soon have to submit an affidavit to prove they are not claiming the subsidy illegally or for more than one household.Announcing the move in Delhi Wednesday, chief minister DK Shivakumar…
FIFA World Cup 2026 Opening Ceremony Live Updates: Welcome to our live coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 opening ceremony and tournament opener between Mexico and South Africa. Football’s biggest event returns with a historic edition that will redefine the World Cup. For the first time, 48 teams will compete for the trophy, while…
Indian-origin Vijay Kumar pleads not guilty to the murders of his wife and three other relatives in Georgia earlier this year. Indian man Vijay Kumar, who was accused of killing his wife Meenu Dogra and three other relatives following a heated argument in Georgia earlier this year, pleaded not guilty to the murders and his…
Dakshina Kannada District Street Vendors Association (affiliated with CITU) protest in front of the Mangaluru City Corporation office on Thursday, condemning action against the Sunday Bazaar street vendors Mangaluru: Condemning action against the Sunday Bazaar street vendors, a protest was held under the aegis of Dakshina Kannada District Street Vendors Association (affiliated with CITU) on Thursday, in front…
The TOI correspondent from Washington: The White House Situation Room, forged during the Kennedy years of the Cold War, has hosted some of the most consequential discussions in modern American history: nuclear crises, the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, responses to terrorist attacks, and wars overseas.According to a forthcoming book by New York Times…
US stock markets traded higher on Thursday, with technology and artificial intelligence (AI)-linked stocks rebounding after a volatile week, while investors continued to monitor rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, inflation concerns and global interest rate expectations.The benchmark S&P 500 rose 0.5% in morning trade, recovering some of the losses recorded over the previous…
