NT Correspondent Bengaluru: A 24-year-old young man died from internal injuries after his friend allegedly inserted a compressor air hose into his rectum at a car serv...
NT Correspondent Mysuru: J D(S) state president and newly announced National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate from Mandya HD Kumaraswamy hinted that sitting MP from the constituency Sumalatha Ambareesh would back his campaign. He made the comments to mediapersons in Mysuru on Thursday. Sumalatha, an independent MP, had won from Mandya in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections with BJP backing and has been close to the ruling party at the Centre e...
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka and Delhi had a higher burden of breast cancer than eastern and northeastern states, according to an ICMR study that also projected a "substantial rise" in the disease burden in India by 2025. The study, published earlier this month, focused on India's breast cancer burden at the state. The burden of breast cancer among Indian women in 2016 was estimated to be at 515.4 DALYs per 1,00...
NT Correspondent New Delhi: Acourt here Thursday extended the Enforcement Directorate custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal till April 1 in the excise policy case. The agency sought sevenday custody of the AAP chief, but the court said he has to be produced before it on April 1 at 11 am. The ED had produced him before Rouse Avenue court Special Judge Kaveri Baweja as his current sixday custody was ending on Thursday. The ED said i...
Nairobi: The world wasted an estimated 19 per cent of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to a new United Nations report. The UN Environment Programme's Food Waste Index Report, published Wednesday, tracks the progress of countries to halve food waste by 2030. The UN said the number of countries reporting for the index nearly doubled from the first report in 202. The report comes at a time...
NT Bureau, Agencies New Delhi: Prices of smart TVs are likely to increase in the first half of the ongoing calendar year as prices of panels have gone up in the international market, according to a report on Thursday. The brands are likely to pass on the increase in rates, resulting in a hike in smart TV prices, according to the latest research from Counterpoint's IoT Service. However, the report also expects "smart TV shipments...
Mumbai: Renowned ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas, whose velvet smooth voice gave expression to the many colours of love, longing and heartache in songs such as "Chitthi Ayee Hai" and "Aur Ahista Kijiye Baatein", died here on Monday after prolonged illness. He was 72. Udhas, who also made a mark as a playback singer in many Hindi films, including "Dayavan", "Naam", "Saajan" and "Mohra", die...
Hyderabad: Records tumbled as Sunrisers Hyderabad went on a rampage to post the highest ever IPL total of 277 for 3 against Mumbai Indians before sealing a 31-run victory in a powerhitting contest that left bowlers on both sides befuddled. SRH opener Travis Head (62 off 24) and number three Abhishek Sharma (63 off 23) came up with a sensational display of power-hitting that saw the latter snatching the franchise record for the fastest fifty fr...
In his second stint with the Mumbai Indians (MI), Hardik Pandya finds himself grappling with unexpected challenges, particularly in assuming leadership responsibilities, a facet of his role that has yet to fully materialise. The recent IPL match between the Gujarat Titans and the Mumbai Indians witnessed a rare occurrence in Indian cricket—booing directed at Pandya. This departure from the usual spirit of sportsmanship is alarming, es...
Ranjani Govind When popular playback singer Ankita Kundu walked into the arts revival boutique Madhurya to see some of the handloom specials showcased for Shivaratri, she was magnetically pulled towards Karnataka’s Kasuti embroidery on Illkal sari, owing to its “spread of native folk embellishment.” Karnataka’s well-known needle-andthread-play, Kasuti, seemed special to the young Kannada playback and Hindustani vocal...