Mangaluru: A growing number of young women in their 20s in the city are coming forward for breast cancer screening and seeking guidance on self-breast examination. While fear and anxiety often surround breast cancer screening, medical experts stress that awareness and early detection remain the strongest tools in improving survival rates.The district reported 13,322 cancer…
Bengaluru: Hoodi railway halt, a key suburban station in east Bengaluru catering to short-distance Memu services, has been temporarily shut as part of the ongoing railway line quadrupling project between Whitefield and Cantonment.South Western Railway (SWR) discontinued all passenger services at the station from Monday, with both platforms set to be demolished to facilitate expansion…
What Steve Jobs understood about messy careers that most people miss? Image credit – Wikimedia Almost twenty years since Steve Jobs’ famous speech at Stanford University’s graduation ceremony, one section of that speech has remained memorable for people across the globe who are students, professionals, or entrepreneurs. “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you…
India’s big piped natural gas (PNG) push seems to be running into a few roadblocks along the way. City gas distribution (CGD) companies are currently managing to add only 8,000-10,000 new connections a day, far short of petroleum and natural gas ministry’s ambitious target of 100,000 daily connections.Executives in the sector said the rollout is…
NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit India to attend the upcoming Brics summit scheduled to be held in New Delhi on September 12 and 13, according to a statement by the Russian Embassy in South Africa. Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov confirmed that Putin will participate in the summit in the national…
The trailer of ‘The Maharashtra Files’, directed by Sanjivkumar Rathod, was launched on May 18. The Marathi film is a bold political drama revolving around corruption, land acquisition, and the misuse of power. Featuring Mangesh Desai, Usha Nadkarni, and Sayaji Shinde, the film is set to release on May 29, 2026. The ‘Files’ franchise is…
Punjab pacer Gurnoor Brar has received maiden India call-up. (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Growing up, Gurnoor Brar was one of the many Indian kids who used to mimic the bowling actions of Dale Steyn, Brett Lee and Shoaib Akhtar, even while crossing the road.Although Brar picked up the red cherry at the age of 16,…
Earthquake-resistant technology may soon become simpler, cheaper and far more reliable thanks to a newly patented steel sphere cylinder developed by researchers at the University of Sharjah. The passive seismic damping device, created by civil engineering professor Moussa Leblouba, uses friction generated by steel balls inside a hollow cylinder to absorb earthquake vibrations in buildings,…
JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has warned that the UK’s current political scenario is making the bank reconsider plans for a multibillion-dollar office tower in London. He noted that America’s biggest bank may think about its London office plans if political changes in the UK result in a government that is “hostile to the…
Shivaleeka Oberoi and Abhishek Pathak have named their newborn daughter Aarika Pathak, born on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya on April 19, 2026. The couple described her as “our greatest blessing” and said her name carries the essence of Goddess Lakshmi. They had announced their pregnancy in December 2025. Shivaleeka Oberoi and Abhishek Pathak…
