Keith Urban, following his split with Nicole Kidman, has been keeping away from the public eye for the most part. However, recently, the famed country singer made his first official appearance in a while. This appearance also comes only days after his eldest daughter’s social media update, which has led many people to believe the…
India is witnessing a major shift in household cooking fuel consumption, with piped natural gas (PNG) emerging as a rapidly expanding choice across the country. Energy sector officials say adoption has accelerated sharply in recent months, marking a clear transformation in consumer preference.Petroleum and natural gas regulatory board (PNGRB) chairperson Anil Kumar Jain and Indraprastha…
MUMBAI: The rupee gained paise to close at 95.23 against the dollar up 46 paise from its previous close of 95.69 following statements from the RBI governor in support of the currency combining with a softening of crude oil prices in the international market on hopes of an Iran-US truce.“The rupee has strengthened, and the…
Bengaluru: Barely a year after granting ‘Industrial Township’ status to the Peenya Industrial Area by declaring it a special investment region, the govt has withdrawn the decision, dealing a blow to plans for a separate governance model for the industrial hub.In a notification issued on Tuesday, the urban development department said the proposal announced earlier…
NEW DELHI: A united opposition on Friday spurned PM Narendra Modi’s last-minute appeal for a “conscience vote” and home minister Amit Shah‘s offer to write into the women’s reservation bill that Lok Sabha seats in all states will go up by 50% to inflict on govt its first legislative defeat in 12 years, with the…
Udupi: Police on Tuesday arrested a man from Doddanagudde under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act.The accused, identified as Abdul Rauf,26, is from Udupi Town police station limits. The order was issued on Monday by the inspector general of police, Western Range, Mangaluru, based on a report…
NEW DELHI: India’s regional navigation system NaVIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation system), costing upwards of over Rs 3,200 crore, is now hanging by a thread as the number of fully functional navigation satellites in space has dropped to three satellites. NavIC is designed to run effectively with a constellation of seven satellites, though a minimum…
Apple fans may need to brace for higher price tags on future iPhones. During the Apple Q2 2026 earnings call, CEO Tim Cook warned that the rising cost of computer memory is becoming a significant burden on the company’s bottom line, sparking speculation that these costs may soon be passed on to consumers.Cook provided a…
BENGALURU: An 18-year-old NEET aspirant allegedly died by suicide at her home in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi, police said on Sunday.The student, identified as Bhagyashree, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her home, she was academically bright and had scored 92 per cent in her PUC examinations.Speaking to reporters, her father Rajashekhar said the family…
NEW DELHI: Union education ministry will launch a nationwide drive to identify and enrol out-of-school and dropout children through the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), as part of efforts to achieve 100% gross enrolment ratio (GER) from pre-school to secondary level by 2030.Data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2023-24 shows nearly 2…
