April 15, 2024 07:11 pm | Updated 07:11 pm IST - Belagavi Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar has denied speculation about the Congress changing its candidate in Dharwad against Union Minister and BJP leader Pralhad Joshi. He was speaking to reporters in Belagavi on Monday after accompanying …...Read More
Congress denies rumours that it’ll change its candidate in Dharwad
Sudden heavy rains in Oman kill at least 17 including schoolchildren whose bus was overtaken
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding in Oman on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, killing at least 17 people as rescuers searched for survivors, authorities said Monday. In one incident, a group of school children and a driver died when their vehicle was …...Read More
Geetha Shivarajkumar declares assets worth over ₹40 crore in her affidavit
April 15, 2024 07:10 pm | Updated 07:10 pm IST - Shivamogga Geetha Shivarajkumar, who filed her nomination papers as a Congress candidate for Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat, possesses properties and valuables worth ₹40.04 crore. Her husband M.S. Puttaswamy, alias Shivarajkumar, owns properties worth over ₹49 crore. The 59-year-old Ms. …...Read More
Vet whose wife sliced off his manhood loses toes due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune
John Wayne Bobbitt, the Virginia man whose wife Lorena Bobbitt infamously chopped off his penis with a kitchen knife in 1993, has lost all of his toes due to side effects from an illness he claims he sustained while based at Camp Lejeune in the 1980s. Lorena Bobbitt attacked her …...Read More
Blinken assures US support of Black Sea allies as Ukraine urges military aid during conference
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The U.S. Secretary of State assured allies bordering the Black Sea on Monday that they could depend on his country's support to make the region more secure, prosperous and integrated. Addressing the attendees of the Second Black Sea Security Conference in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, via …...Read More
Man bitten by snake on Guruvayur-Madurai train
April 15, 2024 07:07 pm | Updated 07:07 pm IST - KOTTAYAM In a bizarre incident, a passenger was bitten by a snake on a moving train near Ettumanur in Kottayam on Monday. The victim, identified as Karthick (21) from Tenkasi, was bitten by the snake while travelling on the …...Read More
Ethiopian national Sisay Lemma wins Boston Marathon
Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia set a blistering pace and held on to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, running alone through most of the course to finish in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 17 seconds — the 10th fastest time in the race's 128-year history. Hellen Obiri defended her title in …...Read More
Matrilineal Meghalaya bets on women frontrunners
April 15, 2024 07:04 pm | Updated 07:04 pm IST - GUWAHATI GUWAHATI If the candidates of the ruling National People’s Party (NPP) win, matrilineal Meghalaya would be India’s first State with more than one Lok Sabha seat to have all-women Members of Parliament. For that to happen, the NPP …...Read More
Power woes: Kerala expected to receive additional 180 MW from Tuesday
April 15, 2024 07:02 pm | Updated 07:02 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The State is expected to start receiving an additional 180 megawatts (MW) from central generating stations from Tuesday amid the scramble to tackle the soaring electricity demand in April and May. The 180 MW round-the-clock (RTC) power is …...Read More
Eshwarappa criticises CM for his comments on RSS
April 15, 2024 06:59 pm | Updated 06:59 pm IST - Shivamogga Former Minister and BJP leader K.S. Eshwarappa, contesting as an Independent candidate in Shivamogga, has criticized Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for his comments on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha (RSS). In a press conference in Shivamogga on Monday, Mr. …...Read More
