Mangaluru: The New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA) handled over 50 million tonnes (MMT) of cargo in its golden jubilee financial year, surpassing the 48.5 MMT target set by the ministry of ports, shipping and waterways, said S Shanthi, deputy chairperson of NMPA.She was presiding over a seminar on ‘Maritime adversities and role of stakeholders’ and…
Bengaluru: A 40-year-old murder convict, M Ramakrishna, who had jumped emergency parole and gone incommunicado, landed in police custody earlier this week.Ramakrishna had walked out of Bengaluru Central Prison on Dec 11, 2025, after the high court directed prison authorities to grant him 90-day parole. However, he failed to return to prison on the scheduled…
View from Manhattan towards Brooklyn, 2009/ Wikipedia Beneath the Brooklyn Bridge, a stretch of sealed-off rooms, long closed to the public, has unexpectedly become part of New York City’s latest budget fight. City Council members are now proposing to lease out these hidden vaults to raise revenue, pitching the idea as a way to plug…
Is Taylor Swift stepping in to replace Sabrina Carpenter at Coachella 2026 amid health issues ahead of her wedding to Travis Kelce?(Image via Getty Images) Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have stayed away from the spotlight after their joint appearance at a recent awards show.While this has convinced many that they are fully focused on…
NEW DELHI: A blast outside the Punjab unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in Chandigarh on Wednesday evening triggered panic in the area, with police confirming that a crude explosive device appears to have been hurled at the site. No casualties were reported.The explosion occurred around 5 pm outside the party office in…
Those waiting for Zendaya to confirm those marriage rumours, may just have to wait a tad longer. The actress, who has spent weeks dodging buzz about her alleged marriage to her longtime love and ‘Spider-Man’ co-star, Tom Holland, revealed why she has chosen not to confirm or deny the buzz of a secret marriage.Zendaya on…
Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions touched a record high in March, with both value and volume hitting new peaks, driven by festive spending and financial year-end activity, according to PTI.Data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) showed that UPI transactions totalled Rs 29.53 lakh crore in value during March, up 19 per…
Mangaluru: A life-changing accident became the turning point for a woman from Perabe in Kadaba of Dakshina Kannada district, and she transformed her struggle into a successful story through Crochet on Wheels.Following a major accident involving a car and a truck at Nelamangala while travelling from Mangaluru to Bengaluru in 2016, Poornima K suffered a…
Bengaluru/New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed Paramvah Studios and its founder, Kannada actor-director Rakshit Shetty, to pay an additional Rs 5 lakh as penal costs for the unauthorised use of two songs in the film Bachelor Party.This is in addition to the Rs 20 lakh cost imposed on Aug 12, 2024, which has…
The line-up for the FIFA World Cup 2026 is now complete, with all 48 teams confirmed following the final round of qualifiers and playoffs across continents.The last six spots were sealed in March, with Sweden, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Czech Republic advancing through UEFA playoffs. Iraq and DR Congo grabbed the final two berths…
