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DK Shivakumar cabinet meeting in Mangaluru NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Friday announced that Tulu, spoken in the state’s Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, would be recognised as an additional administrative language in the region, fulfilling a long-standing demand.“Today, we have decided to make Tulu applicable to Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts...

The story of India’s premium passenger trains is a story of Indian Railways repeatedly pushing the limits of speed, comfort and technology. In March 1969, Indian Railways flagged off its first Rajdhani Express train. In many ways the launch of Rajdhani Express trains heralded a new era for the national transporter – a fully air-conditioned...

Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh are now parents to a second child. The couple has welcomed their second daughter on the occasion of Radha-ashtami. They made a joint post which read, “Welcome baby girl, 19/9/2026”, with Dua, Deepika and Ranveer’s names written at the end. They captioned the post with an evil-eye emoji.The announcement comes...

A Kalyan man assaulted his two-year-old son amid marital dispute (Representative image generated using AI) THANE: A Kalyan man allegedly assaulted his two-year-old son after becoming enraged when the toddler avoided him at home, slamming the child to the floor and pressing his hand against a hot plate, leaving three fingers scalded, police said on...

Neha Thakur (Instagram) It’s not easy to switch careers! But a young girl from Himachal Pradesh left her air hostess training to become a truck driver. Meet 25-year-old Neha Thakur who chose a career path few would have expected. After graduating, she worked briefly in the aviation sector and today, she spends her days behind...

Rishabh Pant (Getty Images) Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra believes the Indian selectors have made up their mind about Rishabh Pant’s immediate future in white-ball cricket.Pant was left out of India’s ODI squad for the upcoming West Indies series. However, he has been named captain of the Rest of India side for the Irani Cup.The...

Rishabh Pant (Getty Images) Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra believes the Indian selectors have made up their mind about Rishabh Pant’s immediate future in white-ball cricket.Pant was left out of India’s ODI squad for the upcoming West Indies series. However, he has been named captain of the Rest of India side for the Irani Cup.The...

Glimpses from Asian Games 2026 opening ceremony. (Reuters Photos) The Asian Games are officially underway in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Saturday and the numbers alone tell part of the story: this is a sporting event that is bigger than the Paris Olympics in athlete participation, while also offering a programme that looks markedly different from the...

Air India flight to Kathmandu returns to Delhi after technical problem NEW DELHI: An Air India flight from New Delhi to Kathmandu was diverted back to Delhi after reporting a “technical issue”, an official at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport told news agency ANI.The flight had approached Nepali airspace when it was turned back to Delhi...

Mamata’s TMC rollercoaster: 3 days, 3 setbacks, then a breather NEW DELHI: Once the dominant political force in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress is facing an unusual stretch of turbulence. Questions over the party’s identity, leadership and organisational cohesion have all surfaced in the space of just 72 hours.For years, Mamata and the TMC...