Bengaluru: The overall pass percentage across the state rose by 13 percentage points, from 73.45% in 2025 (Exam 1) to 86.48% this year.Among districts, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada have secured the top positions with pass percentages of 96.39% and 96.35%, respectively. The deputy director of PU Education (DDPU) of Udupi district, Maruthi, told TOI that…
Dale Steyn believes the handwritten note celebration trend in the Indian Premier League (IPL) may have run its course after LSG’s Akash Singh pulled out another message during his team’s IPL 2026 game against CSK on Friday.The moment came during Lucknow Super Giants’ match against Chennai Super Kings at the Ekana Stadium.Playing his first match…
Tamil film ‘Mustafa Mustafa,’ starring Sathish and Suresh Ravi, has landed on Amazon Prime Video after its theatrical run. Directed by Praveen Saravanan, the comedy-drama centers on a TV anchor’s pre-wedding crisis involving a compromising video. Friends rally to manage the escalating chaos, promising a fun, albeit predictable, entertainer. Directed by debutant Praveen Saravanan, the…
Private investment announcements surged to Rs 56 lakh crore in FY26 from Rs 37 lakh crore in the previous year, signalling strengthening capital expenditure momentum in the economy, according to an SBI Research report, reported ANI.In its latest Ecowrap report, SBI Research said, “Private investment announcements in FY26 is Rs 56 lakh crore from Rs…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: APL Apollo Tubes, and HDFC Asset Management Company are Sudeep Shah, Head – Technical Research and Derivatives, SBI Securities’ top stock picks for this week. Below are his stock picks and also views on Nifty.Nifty ViewThe benchmark index Nifty continues to inch higher; however, this phase…
Udupi: A 9-year-old girl died and her father sustained serious injuries after a bus allegedly driven in a rash and negligent manner collided with their scooter near Uliyargoli village on National Highway-66 on Tuesday. The deceased is Swathi Nithyananda Shetty.Police said the accident occurred when Nithyananda Kutty Shetty was riding a white scooter from Mangaluru…
Mangaluru: Still battling the physical and financial scars of 2022 pressure cooker blast, autorickshaw driver Purushotham Poojary Ujjodi voiced disappointment over the 10-year sentence awarded to the prime accused, saying he had hoped for life imprisonment. Purushotham, who sustained severe burn injuries in the low-intensity blast inside his moving autorickshaw near Nagori on Nov 19…
Arsenal are the Premier League champion (John Walton/PA via AP) Arsenal F.C. end 22 years jinx and became the Premier League champions after two decades of heartbreak. After Manchester City F.C. were held to a 1-1 draw by AFC Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Wednesday, as confirmed by the Premier League website. The triumph…
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru branch of Southern India Chartered Accountants Students Association (SICASA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (CA) will host two-day national conference for CA students titled ‘Udgam-Origins of Excellence: Where Knowledge Finds Its Source,’ on Friday and Saturday.Daniel Marsh Pereira, conference coordinator and chairman of the Mangaluru branch of Southern India…
The United States is fighting Iran on the battlefield, and turning to its oil to keep the global economy afloat. As war in the Middle East chokes supplies through the Strait of Hormuz and sends prices soaring, the Donald Trump administration has begun easing restrictions on Iranian crude, allowing allies to buy the very resource…
