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The Karnataka Government on Tuesday issued an order restricting government officials from travelling to foreign nations on official tours “until the end of 2025 and until further orders”.ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO A circular issued by the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had directed all officials of the state government who visited foreign nations in their official capacities between August 2024 and the end of July 2025 to submit study reports consisting of their findings from the trips and recommendations to the Government. However, the Government has found that many officials who travelled abroad failed…

Legendary umpire Harold ‘Dickie’ Bird of England passed away in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, on Tuesday, aged 92. His long-time club, Yorkshire, confirmed his death on Tuesday morning, stating that he died peacefully at home. “He leaves behind a legacy of sportsmanship, humility, and joy — and a legion of admirers across generations,” Yorkshire informed in a statement on Tuesday. “The thoughts of everyone at the Yorkshire County Cricket Club are with Dickie’s family and friends during this time. He will be truly missed by all at the Club, having spent an incredible amount of time in support of everyone here,…

A truck allegedly transporting around five tonnes of beef was set ablaze near Kudachi, around 100 km from Belagavi in Karnataka, late on Monday evening. The police have registered two cases in connection with the incident.ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO According to the police, locals intercepted the truck heading to Kalaburagi on suspicion of carrying beef. The vehicle was waylaid near the Sri Siddeshwara Temple, located on Ugar Road at Ainapur in Athani taluk of the district. While checking the contents of the vehicle, the locals allegedly found meat and the truck was set on fire. By the time the police…

Kolkata and neighbourhood Tuesday woke up to the third wettest September day since 1978, recording 251.4mm in 24 hours.ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO The most heavy spell was recorded between 2.30am – 5am, when West Bengal’s capital recorded close to 185mm. The city narrowly missed from being hit by a cloudburst (100mm in one hour) during the wee hours on Tuesday. Multiple favourable weather factors locally led to short but intense spell. The intense overnight rainfall killed atleast nine people, mostly due to electrocution. The heavy downpour left roads heavily inundated along localities like Lake Market, Rashbehari, Thanthania and Patuli. Story…

Even though it’s categorically insane for Belly to go to Paris with only a tenuous confirmation that she can even still participate in the study abroad program — and she does, in fact, find out that there’s no spot for her — she makes the best of a bad situation. After Belly’s backpack is stolen, she tracks it to an underground rave and impresses a group of French twenty-somethings who take her under their wing, helping her find a couple of jobs as well as a room in an apartment full of French people who low-key hate her (a very…

Bg048/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Images John Cena isn’t like many movie stars. He heeded the wisdom of a classic Oasis song and refuses to look back in anger at his career — unlike Ryan Reynolds who openly lists the role he regrets taking. Instead, Cena remains complimentary of early roles that he has every right to trash. Even so, can the positive-minded actor put in a good word for “Fred: The Movie,” a notoriously rotten film? Yeah, he can. “Fred: The Movie,” based on the character Fred Figglehorn from Lucas Cruikshank’s YouTube channel, isn’t…

New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) US President Donald Trump took on almost every country in the world making the headlines in current times, but it was the United Nations, which bore the brunt of his ire as he took the podium at the UN General Assembly debate in New York on Tuesday. “In just under seven months, I’ve ended seven ‘unendable’ wars,” he said, adding, “It’s bad that I’d to do these things instead of the United Nations doing them.” And, to make matters worse, the teleprompter did not work for the first few minutes of his more than one-hour…

Nepal’s EV imports slump as trade routes with China remain shut Kathmandu, Sep 23 (IANS) Nepal’s import of electric four-wheelers has slumped in the past two months, largely due to the disruption of two key trade routes with China caused by massive landslides and floods. According to the Department of Customs, Nepal imported just 486 electric four-wheelers in the first two months of the current fiscal year 2025-26, which began mid-July. This marks a sharp decline from the 1,602 units imported during the same period in the last fiscal. China, Nepal’s largest supplier of EVs, recorded a drastic fall in…

Depending on how you think about it, there’s half a dozen or more approaches to the hardware. And I became excited that within the hardware approach, the neutral atom approach was high potential. So we backed [Thompson’s] company called Logiqal.What happens if you’re right?I’m a venture investor, and we believe in convexity—taking risks on things that most likely won’t work, but if they do work could be 500x in value.It’s a real earth-moving innovation if there’s a chance that quantum computers find the path toward success. You unlock these thinking engines, these computational engines that can run the future of…

In a momentous celebration of Indian cinema, the 71st National Film Awards ceremony saw Bollywood icons Shah Rukh Khan, Vikrant Massey, and Rani Mukherjee take home top honors for their exceptional performances. Held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi, the awards were presented by President Droupadi Murmu.Also read:Pushpa 2 beats Jawan to become second biggest Hindi film with ₹591.1 croreShah Rukh Khan, Vikrant Massey, and Rani Mukherjee take home top honorsShah Rukh Khan shared the prestigious Best Actor award for his stellar performances in Jawan. This marks his first National Award, a remarkable achievement in his illustrious three-decade-long career. His film Jawan…