Jyotsna Basotia Potterheads, dust off your robes and polish those wands. Every July 31, Harry Potter and his creator, J K Rowling, celebrate birthdays together. This year, the occasion carries even more magic, as 2026 marks 25 years since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone first arrived on the big screen. Platform 9¾ may not…
Bengaluru’s streets are set to become a stage for original music with the launch of The Music Scene by UnboxingBLR. Launched at One Sobha on Church Street, the initiative offers local indie musicians a free, non-commercial platform to perform every Saturday from 5 pm to 8 pm. Each session will feature 5–10 artistes, with 20-minute…
Bengaluru: For days, it seemed as though Tumakuru had bumped into its own version of a Dhoom-style heist: jewellery disappearing from a showroom with no signs of a break-in, no suspicious employees or customers and no alarms going off. But when CCTV footage was finally reviewed, the elusive ‘mastermind’ was caught red-handed — a rodent.Around…
Bengaluru: Swiggy narrowed its June-quarter loss by 34% to Rs 791 crore, helped by stronger food delivery earnings and lower losses at its quick-commerce business, Instamart, from Rs 1,197 crore a year earlier. Total income rose 39% to Rs 7,023 crore from Rs 5,048 crore. Sequentially, the loss was largely unchanged from Rs 800 crore…
Udupi: An 11-year-old boy from West Bengal, who was found alone at Udupi railway station and had been staying at the Govt Boys’ Home in Kunjibettu since Jan this year, as his parents’ names and address were unknown, was reunited with his family on Thursday.Acting on the instructions of the Udupi SP, Sampa Shetty from…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday officially unveiled the 12 host venues for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027, confirming the cities across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia that will stage the 50-over showpiece when it returns to Africa for the first time in 24 years.The announcement was made during a grand ceremony…
Rajesh Kotian at his fishery in Moodubidire Rajesh Kotian from Moodubidire holds a fish reared by him Rajesh Kotian from Moodubidire holds a fish reared by him Rajesh Kotian at his fishery in Moodubidire Rajesh Kotian from Moodubidire holds a fish reared by him Rajesh Kotian from Moodubidire holds a fish reared by him Rajesh…
Bengaluru: All engineering colleges affiliated with Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) will conduct integrated health camps with special focus on HIV awareness, testing, and counselling under the Mobilisation for AIDS Suraksha (MAS) programme.Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society (KSAPS) has asked VTU to facilitate the camps across its affiliated institutions. VTU is the umbrella university for engineering…
Vivek Alva, managing trustee of Alva’s Education Trust, addresses the media in Mangaluru on Thursday Mangaluru: The 16th edition of Alva’s Pragati scheduled to be held on Aug 7 and 8 will see around 350 companies with around 24,000 jobs from across different sectors at the Alva’s Vidyagiri Campus in Moodubidire. The event is organised…
Prof PL Dharma, vice-chancellor of Mangalore University, addresses the media in Mangaluru on Thursday Mangaluru: Mangalore University is aiming to secure a higher accreditation grade in the upcoming National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) cycle, vice-chancellor Prof PL Dharma said on Thursday, even as the accreditation body transitions to a new evaluation framework.Addressing reporters, Dharma…
