Representative image (ANI) NEW DELHI: For many Indian consumers, owning an iPhone remains a status symbol. So, it would be easy to assume that Apple dominates smartphone purchases made through easy monthly instalments. The reality, however, is quite different.Samsung is the country’s leading smartphone brand in terms of devices sold through financing, followed by Vivo…
Mangaluru: City police have arrested three persons in connection with a gold trader dacoity on NH-66 near Baikampady in the early hours of June 29. Police have secured 10-day custody of the accused and intensified efforts to trace the remaining 13 suspects.City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH said complainant Vikas Subbarao Dhanawade, 44, was…
Udupi: A private company employee has been accused of defrauding the firm of Rs 13.4 lakh by altering documents.The complainant, an area manager at a private company that operates retail stores selling stationery and toys across India, stated that the accused, Nazeer Ahmed Kasimkhan, had worked as an assistant store manager at the company’s Kalsanka…
Street vendors, who were evicted by the Mangaluru City Corporation, meet DC Darshan HV in Mangaluru Friday Mangaluru: Street vendors evicted by the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) during a recent drive, including those from Sunday Bazaar, met deputy commissioner Darshan HV Friday seeking rehabilitation.They urged the DC to protect their livelihood and provide alternative arrangements….
Fewer than 10 vendors remained along Jayamahal Main Road in JC Nagar Friday, operating only from pushcarts Bengaluru: As the footpath encroachment clearance drive gathers momentum across the city, street vendors in several areas have begun vacating pavements on their own to avoid enforcement action.The pattern was clearly visible Friday along Jayamahal Main Road in…
The cover page of ‘Jana Marl,’ the first Tulu play to be printed, written by freedom fighter and social reformer Madhava Thingalaya, translated to English by Sylvia Rego Mangaluru: ‘Jana Marl’, the first printed Tulu play, has been translated into English and will be released by month-end.Written by freedom fighter and social reformer Madhava Thingalaya,…
Though the Boloor area has a large number of houses, the city corporation has been unable to lay UGD pipelines citing technical reasons Mangaluru: Residents of Boloor under Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) have been demanding an underground drainage (UGD) network for decades, but the project remains incomplete despite repeated memorandums to authorities.Though the area has…
Bengaluru: Amid controversy over the collection of caste details during the ongoing verification of beneficiaries under the Gruha Jyothi free electricity scheme, Bescom Friday clarified that furnishing the information is purely optional.The clarification comes a day after widespread criticism on social media and concerns raised by beneficiaries over the inclusion of a “category” column in…
England all-rounder Sam Curran has described Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s rise to the Indian team as an “incredible story”, saying the 15-year-old has earned the attention coming his way, while hoping England can keep him quiet if he makes his international debut in the ongoing T20I series.The cricket world has been waiting for Sooryavanshi’s India debut ever…
Novak Djokovic (AP Photo) LONDON: Late in the opening set of his Wimbledon third-round match, Novak Djokovic, slightly off balance, flung himself to his right to meet a volley, placing it perfectly for a winner. Seconds later, the supple 39-year-old was back on his feet, taking a bow on Centre Court before turning to the…
