Mangaluru: The proposed Rs 135 crore IT Park in Mangaluru has suffered another setback after failing to attract bidders, forcing the govt to extend the tender deadline from May 29 to June 19. Sources in Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (Keonics) said the dates may be extended again as there are still no probable…
Bengaluru: South Western Railway (SWR) has dismissed as “false and factually incorrect” a social media claim that a passenger died of suffocation due to overcrowding in a train at Tumakuru railway station.The clarification came after a video showing an unconscious man being carried on a stretcher at a station went viral on social media. The…
NEW DELHI: The government has formally opened the door for exchange-based coal trading in India by notifying the Coal Exchange Rules 2026, laying down a regulatory framework for setting up and operating coal exchanges aimed at bringing greater transparency, competition and market-based price discovery to the coal sector.The rules provide for the establishment of regulated…
Booker prize winner, Deepa Bhasthi interacts with the crowd at the talk on ‘Thinking as Dissent: Some Thoughts on Language and the World’ in Mangaluru on Tuesday. Mangaluru: Loving a country and loving a govt are two entirely different things, said Booker Prize-winning translator and writer Deepa Bhasthi, asserting that democracy survives only when citizens…
Who are Alex Zabel and DAA Juice? True crime YouTubers at center of Nancy Guthrie case controversy (Image via Getty) The arrests of two YouTubers who had been closely following the Nancy Guthrie abduction case have sparked strong reactions online. Alexander Zabel, better known as Alex, and Troy Bradshaw, known online as DAA Juice, were…
Mangaluru: The Dakshina Kannada PUE department has added three new PU colleges for the academic year 2026-27, including two govt and one private college.The new govt PU colleges have been established in Kallarakodi in Ullal taluk limits and Vittal, while the private institution has started near Benjanpadavu. With the addition of these two govt colleges,…
FIFA World Cup 2026: What Needs to Go Right for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to Meet A record-breaking sixth FIFA World Cup for both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo could finally produce the one meeting football has never had: a World Cup clash between the sport’s defining rivals. Both Argentina and Portugal arrive in…
IShowSpeed (Image Via Getty) IShowSpeed is taking his connection with FIFA to a new level ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. FIFA recently shared a 63-second trailer showing the popular streamer at its headquarters alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino. The video officially introduced Speed’s upcoming “World Cup 26 Tour,” a project that will follow…
Mangaluru: Expert PU College, Valachil, in collaboration with Spices N Chefs, a unit of Spade Integrated Services, began its fourth consecutive Food Safety Week on June 7, in observance of World Food Safety Day.The week-long programme was inaugurated by principal Subramanya Udupa HC with the unveiling of a ceremonial banner. The principal said food safety…
Jahnavi@timesofindia.comBengaluru: Most expatriates leave India with a few keepsakes and plenty of memories. Dutch aerospace engineer Rob Bosgraaf took home something far more unusual from Bengaluru — the Indian sports utility vehicle (SUV) that had carried him and his wife on many road trips across the country.Now, it sports a Dutch number plate instead of…
