Author: Rahul M

India’s initial findings into the crash of an Air India aircraft last month raise more questions, according to the airline’s chief executive officer, who defended the fitness of the cockpit crew and the company’s track record of inspecting its fleet.A preliminary report filed by the country’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau last week showed that two fuel switches in the cockpit that were moved to a cutoff position caused the Boeing 787 to crash 32 seconds after takeoff from Ahmedabad on June 12.“Unsurprisingly, it provided both greater clarity and opened additional questions,” Air India CEO Campbell Wilson wrote to employees in…

The special poster of the multi-starrer Kannada film ‘45’ was unveiled on the occasion of Karunada Chakravarthy Shivarajkumar’s birthday. Shivarajkumar, Real Star Upendra, and Raj B. Shetty play lead roles in the film, which marks the directorial debut of music composer Arjun Janya. The film is being produced by M. Ramesh Reddy under the Suraj Production banner. There is considerable anticipation for the film among fans. The previously released song and teaser have received positive response from the audience. Shivarajkumar recently celebrated his 63rd birthday in a grand manner. On the same day, the team of…

Bengaluru: Allegations flew thick and fast as Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah accused the Centre of disregarding protocol by not inviting him for the inauguration of Sigandur bridge in Shivamogga, even as Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari maintained that an invite was extended to the chief minister. Earlier Monday, Gadkari inaugurated the 2.44-km cable-stayed bridge connecting Kalasavalli and Ambaragodlu. Built at an estimated cost of Rs 473 crore, it is the country’s second longest cable-stayed bridge. Siddaramaiah told reporters in Bengaluru later in the day that he wasn’t invited for the inauguration. “I called Nitin Gadkari and he…

Padma Bhushan Dr B Saroja Devi, one of Indian cinema’s most respected and enduring actresses, passed away on the morning of July 14 due to age-related complications. She was 87. Entering films at 17, she enjoyed a remarkable 70-year career, earning immense admiration for her talent, grace, and discipline both on and off-screen. Known for her timeless beauty and elegance, Dr Saroja Devi was a leading lady in over 200 films across languages. She acted alongside legends like Dr Rajkumar, Honnappa Bhagavathar, NTR, Rajendra Kumar, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Gemini Ganesan, Shammi Kapoor, Kalyan Kumar, Udaykumar, and Muthuraman. Her final rites…

Bengaluru: Chief minister Siddaramaiah took on the role of a city bus conductor Monday, issuing pink tickets to mark the Shakti scheme crossing the 500-crore ridership milestone. He was joined by his deputy DK Shivakumar, transport minister Ramalinga Reddy, other cabinet colleagues and chief secretary Shalini Rajneesh on the occasion.As part of the event, the chief minister felicitated a woman passenger, Latha P, a resident of Chamarajpet who works in a bag factory, and gifted Ilkal sarees to nearly 30 commuters, including elderly citizens and students. Members of Odala Dhwani, a self-help group that has benefited from the scheme, also…

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have appointed former India pacer Varun Aaron as their new bowling coach ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season. The 35-year-old will replace former New Zealand left-arm pacer James Franklin in the role.  The 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) champions SRH announced the news of Varun’s appointment on social media and welcomed the former India pacer to the coaching staff.  “A fiery addition to our coaching staff! Welcome Varun Aaron as our new bowling coach,” SRH wrote on X, formerly Twitter on Monday. Notably, this is the first time Varun will be working in a…

The inauguration of Karnataka’s longest–and India’s second largest–cable-stayed bridge by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday was marred by a war of words between him and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who skipped the event in Shivamogga.Constructed at a cost of Rs 423.15 crore, the extradosed cable stay-cum-balanced cantilever bridge is 177 m long and has approach roads from both sides. It connects several villages in Sagar and Hosanagara taluks of Shivamogga district and the popular Sigandur Chowdeshwari temple located in Sagar taluk. The row erupted a day ahead of the inauguration of the bridge, with Siddaramaiah…

KolkataJul 14, 2025 19:57 IST First published on: Jul 14, 2025 at 19:57 IST Share As part of the gubernatorial reshuffle undertaken by the Centre Monday, senior West Bengal BJP leader Ashim Kumar Ghosh, 81, has been appointed as the new Governor of Haryana. Ghosh is succeeding Bandaru Dattatreya, who has been serving as the Haryana Governor since July 2021. A former professor, Ghosh served as the Bengal BJP president from 1999 to 2002. He taught political science in Kolkata’s Maharaja Srischandra College for more than three decades. After being named the Haryana Governor, Ghosh said, “It’s a big responsibility.…

LONDON (AP) — All four people aboard a a small plane that crashed shortly after taking off from London Southend Airport are dead, police said Monday.Essex Police said that work is continuing to formally identify the victims of Sunday’s crash, none of whom are British.The Beechcraft B200 Super King Air operated by Dutch firm Zeusch Aviation had flown from Athens, Greece to Pula in Croatia on Sunday before heading to Southend. It was due to return to its home base of Lelystad, in the Netherlands, on Sunday evening. The 12-meter (39-foot) turboprop plane came down moments after takeoff and burst…

Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge Monday said he was being held responsible for someone else’s mistake, and everyone accused of wrongdoing in the state was considered his aide. He made this remark after photos of him, his father and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge with Lingaraj Kanni, a Congress worker from Kalaburagi who was arrested in Kalyan city, were shared on social media on Sunday. The Maharashtra Police arrested Kanni along with three others last month under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act for allegedly supplying 120 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup. Story continues below this ad…