Virat Kohli and Ishan Kishan (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: The stage is set. IPL 2026 is here, and the tournament kicks off with a mouth-watering clash between defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and 2016 winners Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.SRH will be without their regular skipper Pat…
UAE Reaffirms Space Ambitions After NASA’s Lunar Pivot As the global space race enters a decisive new phase, a major shift by NASA has sent ripples across international partners, including the UAE. The decision to pause the Lunar Gateway project, once envisioned as a space station orbiting the Moon, has raised questions about the future…
PM Narendra Modi with Donald Trump (left), Elon Musk (right) (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his recent phone conversation with US President Donald Trump, after reports claimed that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was also present during the call.Raising questions over transparency…
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee is set to recommend to government that it should explore introducing age-restrictions for social media platforms, a suggestion that will lend a legislative fillip to the demand for limiting children’s exposure to them at a time when countries around the world are warming up to the idea. The committee’s nudge…
Kylie Jenner is parting ways with her extravagant California estate, now on the market for a staggering $20.2 million. Acquired back in 2016, this luxurious residence boasts eight spacious bedrooms and ten opulent bathrooms, making it the perfect setting for family life. Kylie Jenner has opened a new chapter on the real estate front. Reportedly,…
Ishan Kishan and Virat Kohli (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) BENGALURU: Until June 3, 2025, Royal Challengers Bengaluru carried the tag of underachievers — a team that spent 17 previous seasons chasing an elusive trophy. On a muggy night in Ahmedabad, that narrative finally shifted. Built less on individual stardom and more on collective performances, RCB shed…
MUMBAI/BENGALURU: The restaurant industry is struggling to run regular operations due to the meagre supplies of LPG cylinders . With the govt’s move to hike commercial LPG allocation to up to 70%, it will take some time before the measure actually translates into sustained supply, executives said. “Supply is still hugely limited and erratic. A…
Hyundai Motor India recently launched the new Hyundai Exter facelift micro SUV in the Indian market. This marks the first facelift for the micro SUV since its launch in 2023, bringing cosmetic updates, new features, enhanced safety and other improvements. The Exter continues to compete directly with the Tata Punch, Renault Kiger, Nissan Magnite, Maruti…
Udupi: DC Swaroopa TK Wednesday directed officials to ensure that industrial units are completed within the stipulated timeframe, warning that delays would result in cancellation of allotments and their reassignment to new entrepreneurs.She was chairing meetings of the district-level single window committee, industrial grievance (Spandana), district export promotion committee, PM Employment Generation Programme, and the…
Mysuru: Families of those who had died due to an oxygen shortage at Chamarajanagar district hospital on May 2, 2021, during the Covid-19 crisis, are set to get govt jobs after a five-year wait. Appointment letters will be handed over to 31 victims’ kin on April 21 during chief minister Siddaramaiah’s visit to Chamarajanagar. The…
