The mid-size SUV space in India is heating up with the return of two familiar nameplates: the Renault Duster and the Tata Sierra. While both SUVs target similar buyers, they take slightly different approaches when it comes to engine options and pricing. Here’s a closer look at how they compare on paper. Renault Duster vs…
India’s mutual fund industry assets under management (AUM) rose to Rs 82.03 lakh crore in February 2026, registering a 27.1 per cent increase from Rs 64.53 lakh crore a year earlier, according to data released by Franklin Templeton report.The growth was driven largely by sustained inflows into equity-oriented schemes and continued expansion in systematic investment…
Bengaluru: The govt Tuesday insisted no firm has left Karnataka due to poor infrastructure, even as the opposition flagged concerns over firms moving out. Replying on behalf of industries minister MB Patil, urban development minister Byrathi Suresh told the legislative council, that the state continued to be a prime investment destination. N Ravi Kumar of…
Mangaluru: Even as the West Asia crisis triggered panic among citizens about LPG bookings, experts cautioned against falling victim to cyber criminals exploiting concerns over LPG price hikes.Cyber expert Ananth Prabhu told TOI that during crises, people often search online for assistance, which cyber criminals misuse, by deploying black hat SEO and AEO techniques to…
Marinko Matosevic (Image Via Getty) Former Australian tennis player Marinko Matosevic has been banned from the sport for four years after a serious doping case. The decision was confirmed by the International Tennis Integrity Agency. The ruling means he cannot play, coach, or be part of any official tennis event until March 2030. He has…
OpenAI has signed a new agreement to sell access to its AI models to US defence and government agencies through Amazon Web Services (AWS), covering both classified and unclassified operations. The deal marks an escalation in the ChatGPT-maker’s ambitions in the government sector even as its rival Anthropic has been declared supply chain risk.Anthropic, whose…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday said the upcoming Census 2027 presents a “historic opportunity” to accurately capture data on all 21 recognised categories of disabilities and enable targeted policymaking for persons with disabilities.Speaking at the launch of a handbook titled ‘Beyond the Visible: A Handbook on Disability Inclusion for Parliamentarians’, Athawale said…
Koneru Humpy, Divya Deshmukh, and R Praggnanandhaa with sister R Vaishali (Photos by Andrei Anosov and Michal Walusza/FIDE) NEW DELHI: Even as Koneru Humpy’s potential withdrawal from the Candidates tournament in Cyprus over the Iran war raised concerns, India’s next-gen trio of Divya Deshmukh, R Vaishali and R Praggnanandhaa are set to compete in the…
Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty extended gains for the second straight session on Tuesday, ending higher by nearly 1 per cent amid buying in metal and automobile shares and firm global cues.The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 567.99 points, or 0.75 per cent, to close at 76,070.84. During the session, the index had climbed as…
Mangaluru: Ramakrishna Mission Swacch Mangaluru Abhiyan, in association with MRPL and the support of Swacch Mangaluru Prathishtana, launched ‘Visarjane’, a campaign for the collection and safe disposal of religious waste, at Ramakrishna Math here on Monday. The campaign will be held till March 26.Swami Jitakamananda, president, Ramakrishna Math, Mangaluru, said the initiative aims to provide…