Angel Falls, the world’s tallest waterfall, Image credit: Wikimedia There’s a place on our planet where time appears to have stood still. Long before the first backpacker ever stamped a passport or Instagram algorithms started dictating our travel bucket lists, nature was busy sculpting an impossible landscape deep in the south-eastern stretches of Venezuela. The…
Bengaluru: The department of school education and literacy has announced an intensive statewide inspection programme to monitor school preparedness, enrolment, infrastructure, and learning standards ahead of 2026-27 academic year.In a circular issued by the commissioner of school education Monday, the department directed officials to conduct surprise school visits, review teaching-learning readiness, and ensure institutions are…
A political row has erupted in the UK after Conservative MP Nick Timothy criticised a public iftar gathering in London’s Trafalgar Square, calling it an “act of domination” in a post on X. Timothy shared a video of people offering prayers during the “Open Iftar” event and wrote that “mass ritual prayer in public places…
Siddaramaiah met BK Hariprasad on Thursday and congratulated him on his appointment as KPCC president Bengaluru: For much of the past decade, new Karnataka Congress president BK Hariprasad was seen as being politically closer to DK Shivakumar than to Siddaramaiah. Both frequently found themselves on the same side of organisational battles when Siddaramaiah dominated the…
Audi has announced a recall of select electric cars in India due to a potential issue with the braking system. The recall covers the Audi e-tron, Audi e-tron Sportback, Audi Q8 e-tron and Audi Q8 e-tron Sportback. These vehicles were manufactured between 2 February 2018 and 11 June 2024.As per the official information, a total…
Lungi Ngidi did not feature for Delhi Capitals in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Monday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.Ngidi has been ruled out of action for DC’s next game also against Rajasthan Royals on May 1, Cricbuzz reported. The report also stated that…
‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ has emerged as the biggest blockbuster of 2026. The Aditya Dhar directorial has crossed over Rs 1700 crore at the box office and is slowly inching towards the Rs 1800 crore mark. The Ranveer Singh-led film is now the third highest-grossing film in Indian cinema after Aamir Khan’s ‘Dangal’ and SS Rajamouli’s…
JAMMU: A tribal nomad from Murrah Hill Kaka, who joined anti-insurgency operations in the then terrorism-infested Poonch district in J&K after quitting a job in Saudi Arabia to avenge his brother’s killing and earned respect in his area as “Hero of Hill Kaka”, has died of a heart attack at the age of 62.Tahir Fazal…
Sanjay Dutt, who has been maintaining a packed work schedule across multiple film industries, recently travelled to the United States for what is believed to be his routine annual medical examination. The actor’s health continues to remain a matter of public interest ever since he battled stage 4 lung cancer in 2020.The 66-year-old actor had…
Bhubaneswar: Defence minister Rajnath Singh said Tuesday, politics had suffered a crisis of trust in the past and stressed that modesty and credibility should always remain the cornerstone of public life.“Till some time ago, there was a perception that politicians don’t speak the truth or practise what they preach. If someone felt misled, they would…
