Play: Kattala NeraluGenre: Psychological dramaRating: 4 starsCast: Balaji Manohar, Siri RavikumarDirector: Venkatesh PrasadDuration: 1hr 15minsLanguage: KannadaOne simple set, two commanding performers — and a story that lingers long after the lights go out. The Kannada play Kattala Neralu, adapted from David Harrower’s Blackbird, confronts a disturbingly familiar reality that needs to be discussed rather than…
NEW DELHI: With the Centre seeking the support of Congress for possible amendments to the women’s reservation law, it called on the Modi govt to chair an all-party meeting by PM Narendra Modi to discuss the subject.Govt sources said they have already taken the initiative by reaching out to different opposition parties, including Congress. “It…
Mammootty and Mohanlal’s action thriller ‘Patriot’ has entered the low-earning phase of its theatrical run. The film is now collecting less than Rs 10 lakh per day in India. Even without major competition from other Malayalam releases, the movie is adding only modest numbers to its overall total. According to Sacnilk, the film earned Rs…
AMSTERDAM: Health experts raced to contain a potential spread of hantavirus as two suspected cases emerged on Friday far from the luxury cruise liner where the outbreak started.The latest reports involved a man who fell ill after leaving the ship and a woman who became sick after sitting near an infected cruise passenger on a…
NEW DELHI: CJI Surya Kant on Friday recused from hearing a bunch of PILs challenging a 2023 law that altered the Supreme Court-framed composition of the panel for selection of chief election commissioner (CEC) and ECs by excluding the CJI from it.CJI Kant cited “conflict of interest” to recuse from hearing the petitions which challenge…
BENGALURU: A routine day at the Bescom office in Rajarajeshwarinagar turned tense when an electrical contractor discovered a loaded revolver inside the men’s toilet, triggering panic.Officials quickly alerted police, who seized the weapon. Minutes later, a man arrived claiming ownership and produced a digital copy of its licence, saying he accidentally left the revolver behind….
Most robots are built to look like something. Engineers designing machines to navigate the real world have, for decades, reached for the same reference points: the human skeleton, the dog’s four-legged trot, the insect’s crawl. These biological templates have produced impressive machines, but they carry an embedded assumption that a robot needs a front, a…
NEW DELHI: Dismissing reports of any shortage, govt on Thursday asserted that there was no rationing of petrol and diesel anywhere in the country and attributed long queues at fuel pumps in some parts to bulk diesel consumers, such as industries, shifting to retail outlets due to a price gap of nearly Rs 42 a…
File Pic: Gautam Gambhir and Hardik Pandya. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India head coach Gautam Gambhir has made it clear that Hardik Pandya will have to build his way back into international cricket through game time, with the all-rounder currently not part of India’s squads after not playing enough cricket since the IPL.Following India’s 127-run…
NASA’s top leadership has sparked fresh debate about Pluto’s status in the solar system. Jared Isaacman, the current NASA administrator, has openly said he supports the idea of restoring Pluto as a full planet. His comments were made during recent US congressional hearings on NASA’s future budget. The discussion quickly shifted from funding and missions…
