Mangaluru: The state cabinet has approved an estimated Rs 13-crore development project for the Guruvayanakere–Uppinangady state highway, a key road passing through challenging terrain in Dakshina Kannada district.The clearance was accorded at the cabinet meeting held Thursday at Vidhana Soudha, district in-charge minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said.The highway, marked by steep slopes, hills and sharp…
US President Donald Trump has told Congress that hostilities with Iran have “terminated”, even as American forces remain deployed in the region and tensions persist.The assertion came in a letter sent on Friday ahead of a May 1 deadline under the War Powers Resolution of 1973 requiring congressional approval for continued military action.“The hostilities that…
Navy gets delivery of stealth frigate Mahendragiri from Mazagaon Shipyard NEW DELHI: Adding teeth to the country’s stealth warship fleet, the Indian Navy has received the delivery of advanced stealth frigate ‘INS Mahendragiri’ under the Project 17A (Nilgiri-class) from the Mumbai-based Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL). The delivery of Mahendragiri, the fourth such warship manufactured…
Mangaluru: An audiences’ murmur replaced linguistic distance as Yakshagana spoke in English at a cultural event in Belgium, expanding the reach of the centuries-old art form.In a first of its kind in Europe, Yakshadhruva Patla Foundation Europe presented a full Yakshagana story in English at a cultural evening organised by the Embassy of India in…
Superdry co-founder James Holder has been convicted of rape by a jury at Gloucester Crown Court. The incident occurred after a night out in Cheltenham, with prosecutors arguing the woman’s intoxication impaired her ability to resist. Holder’s defence claimed the encounter was consensual, but the jury found him guilty of rape. A jury at Gloucester…
Jen Vrabel’s idea of dealing with alleged cheating spouse Mike Vrabel is poles apart from Cardi B’s style of tackling alleged unfaithful partner Offset (Image via Getty: Mike Vrabel and Jen Vrabel, Offset and Cardi B) Every woman has her own mindset behind dealing with a cheating spouse or an unfaithful partner.Woman A may want…
Mangaluru: BJP Dakshina Kannada district president Sathish Kumpala said 5,000 people from the district would participate in the ‘Abhimanotsava’ event for former chief minister BS Yediyurappa, scheduled to be held in Chitradurga on May 9.He said meetings had already been held in various constituencies to ensure a large turnout at the festival. In Dakshina Kannada…
Indian-American financier who recently gained attention over a disputed sexual harassment lawsuit against a senior JPMorgan Chase executive has quietly left his new job, according to company sources cited by the New York Post.Chirayu Rana, a 35-year-old principal at investment firm Bregal Sagemount, exited the firm on April 2, just weeks before he filed a…
Stefanos Tsitsipas faces fresh drama as father Apostolos shuts down mother Julia during Madrid Open practice (Image via Getty) Stefanos Tsitsipas was already under pressure because of his form. Now, a practice video from the Madrid Open has added more noise around him. In that clip, his father Apostolos Tsitsipas and mother Julia Salnikova were…
Veteran actor Annu Kapoor weighed in on the ongoing debate around political narratives in films, as he responded to claims that facts and timelines in Dhurandhar have been distorted to suit a particular ideology.Speaking to Siddharth Kannan, the veteran actor made it clear that propaganda in cinema is nothing new and has existed for decades.“From…
