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The Bengaluru police Saturday arrested a 43-year-old film producer and real estate developer at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) for allegedly stalking and harassing a 34-year-old Kannada actress.Story continues below this ad The accused, Aravind Venkatesh Reddy, was the owner of the Bellary Tuskers franchise in the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) cricket tournament, which was later dissolved due to allegations of match-fixing and spot-fixing. Reddy was arrested after a lookout notice was issued against him. Upon his arrival from Sri Lanka, he was taken into police custody.Story continues below this ad According to the complaint by the actress, who has acted…

The number of blackbuck deaths at the Kittur Rani Chennamma Zoo in Belagavi rose to 29 on Sunday, as one more antelope died during the day. Over the past four days, 28 blackbucks died, with officials suspecting bacterial infection as the cause.Story continues below this ad The mass deaths of blackbucks at the zoo have raised serious concerns, with the Karnataka Government seeking a report into the incident. Sources said that the deaths of the animals are attributed to hemorrhagic septicemia, a fatal disease that primarily affects cattle and buffaloes. On Sunday, Dr Sunil Panwar, a member secretary of the…

Physicist Michael Pravica of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, proposes that our awareness isn’t fully tethered to the three spatial dimensions we perceive. Instead, in rare moments of deep thought or creative insight, our minds could be brushing up against unseen dimensions that exist beyond the familiar structure of space and time. Though mainstream science has yet to pin down a definition of consciousness, theories have traditionally pointed to neural pathways and biochemical reactions. Yet none fully capture the subjective depth of experience. Pravica believes that to understand consciousness, science must consider hyperdimensionality—a concept rooted in advanced physics and…

Following a month-long controversy, the RSS Sunday held a route march at Chittapur in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi district. Though the march was initially scheduled to be held on October 19, the taluk administration denied it permission as it clashed with another march scheduled by Dalit organisations. Sunday’s march, marking the RSS centenary year, lasted around an hour and saw the participation of around 300 people. Story continues below this ad On Friday, following multiple meetings with RSS and Dalit groups, the Karnataka High Court permitted the Sangh to hold the march between 3 pm and 5.30 pm. Though the court restricted…

Archive Photos/Getty Images Genre cinema doesn’t always get the appreciation it deserves, but there are those rare movies that completely changed the course of film history. “2001: A Space Odyssey” debuted in 1968 and the world has not been the same since. It instantly became one of the best sci-fi movies of all time, with many considering it a singularly amazing cinematic experience.   The Stanley Kubrick directed movie chronicles how a piece of extraterrestrial technology that looks like a black monolith shaped the course of human history. Much of the film takes place in deep…

The discovery, first spotted by a local hiker, has drawn attention from historians and archaeologists alike. The site, believed to be from the sixth century, was preserved by cold temperatures and the slow accumulation of ice and snow, which eventually led to its abandonment. As temperatures rise due to global warming, however, these ancient artifacts are being revealed, offering a unique opportunity to study them in detail. A Unique Discovery in the Aurlandsfjellet Mountains Situated at an altitude of 1,400 meters in western Norway, the Aurlandsfjellet area has long been a place of interest for archaeologists, but the discovery of…

The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader in the outgoing Bihar Assembly, Shakeel Ahmad Khan, was among the many Mahagathbandhan candidates who lost the Bihar Assembly polls. In an interview, he reflects on, among other things, the Congress’s and the Opposition alliance’s poor showing, and Nitish Kumar’s “dashazari” scheme (as part of which Rs 10,000 was given to eligible women beneficiaries). Excerpts: The government machinery of Jeevika workers. There was no reason for them to be present in and around polling booths. In my own constituency (Kadwa), I saw Jeevika didis showing the message of Rs 10,000 being credited in their…

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom A dramatic confrontation erupted between Tejashwi Yadav and his sister Rohini Acharya following Rastriya Janata Dal’s (RJD) bitter defeat in the Bihar elections.  Yadav reportedly blamed Rohini for the poll loss during a heated argument and hurled a slipper at her, according to a report by NDTV. The argument unfolded at their Patna residence on Saturday evening, just hours before Rohini publicly broke ties with the party. Tejashwi, who was the chief ministerial face of the Opposition alliance, allegedly pinned the loss on his elder sister. ‘We are cursed…

New Delhi: Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj did not win a single seat in the recently concluded Bihar assembly elections, but it shaped the contest far more than its final tally indicates. It secured 3.3 percent of the votes, with 236 of its 238 candidates losing deposits.In up to 34 constituencies, the Jan Suraaj polled more votes than the winning margin, altering outcomes for both alliances. The Mahagathbandhan lost 18 such seats, and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) lost 15. Six seats slipped away from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and five from the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U). However, the…

The investigation into the Delhi Red Fort car blast has opened up a complex web of terror links, financial trails, and university connections. It began as a probe into the explosion near one of the capital’s historic landmarks and has now turned into a large-scale national security investigation spanning Delhi, Faridabad, Nuh, Lucknow, and even links traced abroad. It has also been established that the recovery of huge amount of explosives from doctors a week before the blast was link to the same nexus, with its epicentre at Al Falah University in Faridabad. The blast, which occurred on 10th November…