BENGALURU: Actress Tamannaah Bhatia on Tuesday formally assumed charge as the brand ambassador of Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (KSDL), even as her appointment continued to draw objections from sections of the opposition and social media users over the choice of a non-Kannada-speaking actor to represent the iconic Mysore Sandal Soap.The state government defended the…
I have always thought sending memes counted as maintaining a friendship. Like, if we are exchanging reels at 2 am, we must be close, right? Well, in social media language yes, but in reality?Not quite. Social media has created what experts call a kind of “ambient closeness,” where you know everything and nothing at the…
The FBI announced a new $25,000 reward for information on Amy Bradley’s disappearance, 28 years later/ Image: FBI Nearly three decades after Amy Lynn Bradley vanished from a cruise ship in the Caribbean, US authorities are making a renewed push for answers. Last week, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced a $25,000 reward for information…
Election officials and security personnel transport ballot boxes and voting materials to polling centers ahead of Thursday’s national parliamentary election, in Dhaka. (AP photo) Bangladesh is set to hold parliamentary elections on Thursday, the first national vote since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in mass protests in August 2024. Authorities have rolled…
Justin Langer and Mukul Choudhary (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Mukul Choudhary announced his arrival on the IPL stage with a magnificent innings, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat in front of a jam-packed Eden Gardens crowd. The 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batter’s unbeaten 54 off 27 balls, studded with seven sixes and two fours against KKR,…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals produced a stunning batting display as young sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi powered them to a record-breaking start against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026. Chasing 202, RR raced to 97/1 in the Powerplay, their highest-ever total in the first six overs and one of the best in IPL…
Nepal: Rohit Paudel (c), Aarif Sheikh, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Dipendra Singh Airee, Basir Ahamad, Kushal Bhurtel, Sundeep Jora, Lokesh Bam, Gulsan Jha, Karan KC, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sher Malla, Lalit Rajbanshi, Nandan Yadav. Italy: Wayne Madsen (c), Marcus Campopiano, Gian-Piero Meade (wk), Anthony Mosca, Justin Mosca, Syed Naqvi, Harry Manenti, JJ Smuts, Grant Stewart,…
Something about today feels brighter, like winter sun finally warming your shoulders. Venus supports you strongly, and the Moon adds visibility, so people notice your effort without you having to shout for attention.This can be the most favourable day of the week for you. Social honour and recognition are likely, even in small ways, like…
New Delhi: It was a “sham and premeditated probe” and “a farce prosecution” which led to a son and his wife being wrongly convicted and spending eight years in jail for allegedly killing his old parents and now the Supreme Court acquitted them.Referring to various loopholes in the investigation and trial proceedings which left two…
Karnataka deputy CM and state Cong chief DK Shivakumar BENGALURU: Two dozen civic amenity sites across several urban local bodies in Karnataka were allotted to Congress Bhavan Trust to build party offices at the district and taluk levels, data from municipal administrations and urban development departments shows. Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, also state Congress chief,…