Mangaluru: Several state govt welfare schemes for the poor in Dakshina Kannada district have received little to no response, with only a handful of applications being filed in 2025-26. For instance, the farmer widow pension scheme, which provides Rs 2,000 per month to the wife of a farmer who died by suicide, currently has no…
Akasa Singh dismissed rumours of her secret wedding, clarifying she was attending friend Mehreen Pirzada’s wedding in Uttarakhand. She shared posts confirming, “My BFF is getting married, not me.” Meanwhile, her song ‘Jab Talak’ from Cocktail 2 is trending. The film, starring Kriti Sanon, releases on June 19. Singer Akasa Singh recently found herself at…
Athena Strand was only seven years old when she went missing from her home in Wise County, Texas, on November 30, 2022. Two days later, she was found dead. She had been staying with her dad and stepmom and was just playing near her house when the incident happened.According to the authorities, former FedEx driver…
NEW DELHI: The rapid rise in heat in the first half of March, leading to the spectre of an early and long summer in north India, appears to have halted for at least the next two weeks. While an ongoing weather system is bringing rain to north India, two more are expected to impact the…
Raghu Sharma (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: It was a night for survival for the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in IPL 2026 against the Lucknow Super Giants. And with a vintage Rohit Sharma show, and MI’s standout batter this season Ryan Rickelton in tow, MI brushed aside LSG to keep their IPL playoff…
BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar addresses a press conference. (ANI Photo) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) extended men’s senior selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar‘s contract by a year before the 2025 IPL got underway. Agarkar was rewarded for the Indian team’s triumphs in the 2024 T20 World Cup and the 2025…
NEW DELHI: BJP‘s super-majority win in a string of assembly polls, capped by its maiden victory in West Bengal with over two-thirds seats, and its rising number in Rajya Sabha will all but allow the party to dictate terms in next year’s presidential election, after its loss of majority in Lok Sabha polls had raised…
AAP leader Sanjeev Arora (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday arrested Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora in connection with an ongoing Rs 100 crore money laundering probe linked to alleged fraudulent Goods and Services Tax (GST) transactions, officials said.Also Read | ED raids Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora’s home in money laundering caseOfficials…
The 13th edition of the Sur Jyotsna National Music Awards was held in New Delhi on Friday, where veteran Hindustani vocalists Sumitra Guha and Pandit Laxman Krishnarao Pandit were honoured for their contribution to Indian classical music.The awards, instituted in memory of Jyotsna Darda, founder of Lokmat Sakhi Manch, recognise excellence in Indian music and…
Inclusive spaces: District in-charge minister Laxmi R Hebbalkar laying the foundation stone for ‘Samarthya Vana’ for differently-abled children at Bal Bhavan in Brahmagiri Saturday Udupi: At Bal Bhavan in Brahmagiri, Udupi, a new park is being planned with therapy swings, tactile pathways, musical instruments and sensory gardens — all designed to support the recreational and…
