A graphic illustration shows a tipper truck being driven recklessly at high speed on a roadway, highlighting concerns about dangerous driving and road safety. Udupi/Mangaluru: A motorcyclist died on the spot after a tipper truck allegedly hit and ran over him while attempting to overtake on a road near Ganganadu in Byndoor on Wednesday. The…
Sydney man Ahmed al-Ahmed, who was widely hailed for disarming one of the attackers during last year’s deadly Bondi Beach shooting, has been charged with assault, according to local media reports.As per the Australian broadcaster ABC, he is accused of assaulting his father during an incident at a home in Bankstown, located in Sydney’s south-west,…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagenthran on Thursday sought to end speculation over K Annamalai’s political future, insisting that the former state chief has neither resigned from the party nor spoken to anyone about launching a new political outfit.According to news agency PTI, Nagenthran said reports claiming Annamalai had quit the BJP were…
The US stock market began trading on a mixed note on Thursday, as a pullback in several artificial-intelligence-linked stocks offset broader gains across the market, while easing oil prices provided support to investor sentiment.The S&P 500 gained 0.02% to 7,555.08 after retreating from its record high a day earlier, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.58%…
Udupi: A 38-year-old man from Kundapur allegedly lost over Rs 5.7 lakh after falling victim to an online loan scam. The accused reportedly promised to arrange a Rs 40 lakh loan and collected money under various pretexts. The victim hailing from Kelakharvikeri, Kasaba village, Kundapur, stated that on March 10, while browsing Facebook on his…
‘Help me get released’: Fake doctor’s story costs Bengaluru man lakhs Bengaluru: A friendship on a dating app turned sour for a 26-year-old man, who lost nearly Rs 30 lakh to crooks posing as an American doctor and airport officials.The Bengaluru resident said he came in contact with a man who identified himself as Dr…
A 22-year-old UK man has been jailed for life for the murder of Saudi Arabian student Mohammed Algasim, who was fatally stabbed outside student accommodation in Cambridge.Chas Corrigan was sentenced at Cambridge Crown Court to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 22 years and six months. The sentence follows his conviction for the murder…
In the run-up to the West Bengal election, a video of Mamata Banerjee chastising Ritabrata Banerjee had gone viral, drawing widespread amusement. At a SIR protest meeting, Ritabrata had gone into an oratorical flourish before Mamata, in her own inimitable manner, cut him off publicly and asked him to focus on the burning issue of…
India’s KS Bharat (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) Indian wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat has announced his retirement from international cricket, bringing the curtain down on a career that saw him play seven Test matches for the country. The 32-year-old shared an emotional message on social media, reflecting on the sacrifices, support and determination that helped him achieve his…
Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) continue to face under-recoveries of nearly Rs 700 on every domestic LPG cylinder despite a range of measures taken by the government to strengthen supplies, ministry of petroleum and natural gas said on Thursday.Addressing an inter-ministerial briefing, Sujata Sharma, joint secretary in the ministry of petroleum and natural gas, said that…
