How do you measure a trillion dollars? Start with the zeroes. A trillion is written as $1,000,000,000,000 — a one followed by 12 zeroes. Yet even that barely captures its scale. As SpaceX’s market debut pushes Elon Musk towards what could become the world’s first trillion-dollar personal fortune, the number is so large that it…
Mangaluru: In a major relief for students from neighbouring Kasaragod district of Kerala, Karnataka’s free bus pass scheme will now also be extended to them.A KSRTC official said on Friday that the scheme has been extended to include students from Kasaragod as well, and that the existing process for obtaining passes will continue unchanged.The official…
In a city shaken by violence and fear, an Indian-origin woman in Belfast stepped forward with home-cooked meals to support families too afraid to leave their homes.Ruchira Rangaprasad moved to Northern Ireland from India three years ago and began a social media appeal offering freshly prepared food to people affected by recent unrest. Her initiative…
Not very long ago, a railway journey in India often began with a queue.Passengers would visit reservation counters, wait for printed tickets, check paper charts pasted outside coaches and rely on station inquiry windows for information about delays or platform changes.Today, much of that experience fits inside a smartphone. A passenger can book a ticket,…
Mangaluru: With not enough candidates registered for the PG-CET, the test centre for students from undivided Dakshina Kannada has been shifted to Bengaluru. The test is scheduled on June 14.According to officials from the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), only about 400 students from coastal districts registered, whereas it requires a minimum of 1,000 candidates to…
Jaspal Rana (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Former Indian shooter and coach Jaspal Rana passed away in New Delhi on Friday. He was one of India’s most successful shooters and later became a respected coach, helping develop many young shooting talents in the country.His uncle, Rajendra Singh Rana, expressed shock and sadness over his death,…
The bodies of three Telangana workers who died in a road accident on Dubai’s Emirates Road are expected to be repatriated to India within the next two days after the completion of legal and documentation formalities, Khaleej Times reported.The workers were among seven people killed in the June 8 crash involving a minibus carrying labourers…
US stocks drifted on Friday as falling oil prices supported sentiment, while investors turned their attention to the highly anticipated stock market debut of SpaceX, a closely watched test of appetite for artificial intelligence-related investments, according to AP.The S&P 500 rose 0.1%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 270 points, or 0.5%, as of…
Mangaluru: Autorickshaw drivers and owners in Dakshina Kannada have demanded the district administration consider a fare hike.The Karnataka Pragathipara Auto Drivers’ Association affiliated with the All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU) submitted a memorandum to the Dakshina Kannada district administration seeking hike in fares of autorickshaws in the district. According to its members,…
Times News NetworkBengaluru: “Why should only girls have all the free rides?” Disappointment writ large on their faces, boys are asking this question. They are yet to come to terms with Karnataka govt’s announcement — made more than a week ago — that male students, too, enjoy free bus rides to schools and colleges. From…
