Mangaluru: The tourism department in Dakshina Kannada district has received 256 applications seeking permission to open homestays under the Karnataka Tourism Trade (Facilitation and Regulation) (KTTF) Act.The number of applications for homestay permissions has increased compared with previous years. In 2024-25, the district received fewer than 220 applications. Due to strict conditions, permission was granted…
ChudtheBuilder, a well-known streamer who has been getting into trouble on IRL, has recently gotten an indefinite ban on Kick for what he did in his last video stream. It is only a few days since he received a short 3-day ban for his actions in public which caused many people to complain about him.Earlier,…
Worker unload earthen pots on a hot day in Prayagraj Lucknow: As dry hot winds continued to lash UP mercilessly and skies remained clear, Banda recorded not only the highest maximum temperature in the country on Monday but was also the hottest place in the world, according to data released by the Indian Meteorological Department…
SRINAGAR: A court in J&K’s Bandipora on Monday acquitted a woman and her alleged partner of the charges of murdering her husband in 2016, citing the lack of irrefutable evidence against the accused.District and sessions judge Mir Wajahat faulted the prosecution for failing to produce a crucial forensic report that could have resolved the ambiguity…
Mangaluru: In line with NITK’s vision of building a swachh, swasth, surakshith and samruddh campus, the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Surathkal has taken a significant step towards eco-friendly infrastructure by adopting piped natural gas (PNG) for its residential quarters and hostel facilities, supplied by GAIL Gas Ltd.The NITK Surathkal campus houses approximately 20…
Bengaluru: “Do you have a radio?” A routine question that census enumerators ask has become emblematic of the daily challenges they face on the ground. The question, part of the official census questionnaire, was met with an angry outburst from the resident of an apartment in Koramangala, who questioned its relevance and accused enumerator Vanitha…
US President Donald Trump is at the centre of a new controversy after reports that his image could appear in a redesigned American passport. This move would break long-standing global practice.The US State Department is working on a limited edition passport that would include a picture of Trump on the inside cover, according to a…
Defence minister Rajnath Singh with his Chinese counterpart Admiral Dong Jun Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Admiral Dong Jun on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) defence ministers’ meeting in Bishkek.In a post on X, he said, “It was a pleasure to interact with the Defence…
An S-400 air defence system New Delhi: Russia has shipped the fourth batch of S-400 Triumf defence system that “will reach India by mid-May” soon after the May 7 anniversary of Operation Sindoor, a defence source told TOI. The fifth S-400 system is expected to arrive in India in November. The Russian S-400 system proved…
Actor Sara Arjun is getting a lot of love for her performance in ‘Dhurandhar’ opposite Ranveer Singh. Playing the role of Yalina, she struck a strong chord with audiences, while the film has become an all-time blockbuster, Amid the buzz around her breakout performance, an old childhood video of Sara has resurfaced on the internet….
