Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar (ANI Photo) It has been four years since Bhuvneshwar Kumar last played for India in a T20I, a quiet outing against New Zealand in Napier that came soon after India’s semi-final exit in the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. Following that tournament, he was phased out during India’s transition…
Mangaluru: New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA) marked the culmination of the Merchant Navy Week with the 63rd National Maritime Day on Sunday, celebrating India’s rich maritime legacy and honouring the invaluable contributions of seafarers and maritime stakeholders.To mark the occasion, a wreath-laying ceremony was held at the Seafarers’ Memorial, NMPA, where S Shanthi, deputy chairperson,…
Mangaluru: The Dakshina Kannada district committee of CITU has called upon workers across the district to participate in the ‘DC Office Chalo’ protest to be held on May 30 in support of scientific minimum wages and protection of labour rights.The union stated that the protest is being organised as part of a statewide call given…
What happened after Joan Kroc left the Salvation Army one of the biggest donations in history? Image credit – Wikimedia The donation from Joan Kroc became known for its magnitude. Guinness World Records notes that it became the largest single charitable donation of such kind ever made. However, what makes the event relevant and interesting…
India’s electric vehicle push may have hit an unexpected roadblock, this time from within residential societies. Recently, a development from Gurugram has brought the spotlight back on one of the most critical aspects of EV ownership: charging.In a recent case, residents of an apartment society have been directed to remove private EV chargers installed in…
‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ is showing huge power at the box office even though several new releases have hit the big screens after that. ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ has emerged as one of the biggest earners of the year. Director Kunal Kohli recently shared insightful views on the making of the hit film ‘Dhurandhar’. The seasoned director…
Saba Azad has spoken out about the challenges women continue to face in society and the entertainment industry, months after reports surrounding Deepika Padukone’s alleged exit from Spirit and the sequel to Kalki 2898 AD sparked debate over work conditions for actresses in Bollywood.Deepika had reportedly asked for an 8-hour work shift after embracing motherhood,…
Punjab Government, led by chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, on Saturday organised simultaneous Mega Parent-Teacher Meetings (PTMs) in more than 19,000 government schools across the state to celebrate Punjab securing the top spot in the NITI Aayog’s School Education Quality Report 2026.Sharing details of the event, titled ‘Sikhiya Da Maha Jashan’, Punjab education minister S…
Elizabeth Fry (Image: Wikipedia) A prison cell is a strange place to find a social reformer.Yet that is exactly where Elizabeth Fry spent much of her time during the early nineteenth century. While many of her contemporaries viewed prisons as places where offenders simply received the consequences of their actions, Fry saw something else. She…
Mangaluru: Aryapu gram panchayat in Puttur has begun recycling broken liquor and wine bottles into sand-like material that can potentially be used for construction, offering a solution to a long-standing glass waste problem.The panchayat has installed a glass bottle crushing machine that converts waste glass into fine particles known as ‘glass sand’. The material is…
