Mangaluru: SDPI has sought a minimum Rs 10,000-crore allocation for eco-friendly coastal tourism, including the development of beaches, heritage sites and nature-based tourism destinations, ahead of the special cabinet meeting scheduled in Mangaluru Friday.The party urged the state govt to use the meeting to announce a comprehensive development package for coastal Karnataka, focusing on infrastructure,…
MUMBAI: A team from the Nashik Crime Branch reached Mumbra on Friday in search of the absconding female employee, an accused in the TCS harassment and alleged religious conversion case registered in Nashik. According to police sources, her husband is currently being questioned by the Nashik police. An officer said that she has been living…
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia (AFP Photo) MUMBAI: On Tuesday, the BCCI announced that Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya have been selected for the series against Afghanistan, subject to fitness clearance by the BCCI. Ace fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah (workload management) and senior left-arm spinning allrounders Ravindra Jadeja (injured) and Axar Patel have been rested from…
Bengaluru: Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and the city’s five corporations have begun using new logos across their official websites and social media platforms.The logos were finalised at an executive committee meeting on March 20 chaired by deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar. While an official unveiling was expected, the designs have instead been introduced without a…
Mangaluru: An SSLC student from Dharmasthala has secured a perfect 625/625, emerging as one of the state toppers in the SSLC Exam 2 results announced Saturday.Madhurya G, a student of SDM English Medium School, had initially scored 620/625 in Exam 1. The shortfall included one mark in Hindi and four marks in Science, despite her…
NEW DELHI: Opposition parties on Friday submitted a fresh notice in Rajya Sabha seeking a motion to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, news agency PTI reported citing sources. The notice has been signed by 73 MPs. This comes after Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and spokesperson Derek O’Brien on Monday said that the opposition would…
Tata Motors commercial vehicles today announced the launch of the new Intra V40 pickup truck. The latest addition to the company’s small commercial vehicle range comes with a CNG-petrol bi-fuel powertrain. It is aimed at customers seeking higher payload capacity, improved operating efficiency and lower running costs. The Intra V40 offers a payload capacity of…
NEW DELHI: Amid energy supply chain disruptions due to the West Asia conflict, govt will soon issue a fresh notification laying down test requirements for vehicles compliant for E85 to E100 fuel, or Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFVs), a move that will allow OEMs — original equipment manufacturers — to produce automobiles that can run on…
Bengaluru: A govt PU college student has featured in the top 10 — Basavaraj Avati from Vijayapura secured rank 4 in veterinary sciences. All the other rank holders across the seven streams are from private colleges.As per data from Karnataka Examinations Authority, only 12 engineering students from govt PU colleges featured in the top 1,000….
India’s current account deficit (CAD) is likely to widen sharply to 2.3 per cent of GDP in FY27 from 0.9 per cent in FY26 amid elevated oil prices and external sector pressures, according to a report by foreign brokerage HSBC, PTI reported.The report also projected the balance of payments (BoP) deficit to widen to $65…
