Author: Rahul M

Salman Nizar delivered a power-hitting spectacle for Calicut Globstars against Adani Trivandrum Royals in the Kerala Cricket League, after hammering 11 sixes in the last 13 deliveries, leaving the opposition shellshocked and spectators thrilled on Saturday.    It was pure mayhem in the KCL as Nizar inflicted pure carnage at the Greenfield International Stadium after embarking on a six-hitting spree in the first innings. His relentless onslaught began in the penultimate over after he offered no clemency to Basil Thampi and thumped five sixes on the trot to garner 31 runs. Hitting six sixes is still a rare feat in…

Andriy Parubiy, former speaker of Ukraine’s parliament and a leader of the Maidan protests in 2013-14, was killed on Saturday in the western city of Lviv. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in a post on the X social media platform, called it a “horrendous murder.”Parubiy, 54, died from gunshot wounds before medics arrived, according to Lviv regional governor Maksym Kozytskyi. Law enforcement officers are establishing the circumstances of the killing, Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said.  The gunman was disguised as a food delivery worker, wearing a helmet that concealed his face, and carrying a yellow insulated bag. He approached Parubiy on foot, according to…

UP Yoddhas began their Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 campaign with a thrilling 40-35 win over home side Telugu Titans at the Vishwanadh Sports Club in Vizag on Saturday, August 30. Skipper Sumit’s eight points and Gagan Gowda’s superb 14-point haul proved decisive, despite Vijay Malik’s equally impressive 14 points for the Titans. Vijay Malik opened the proceedings with an early hand touch, but the Yoddhas immediately showed their resilience. Gagan Gowda struck early against Bharat Hooda, with both teams trading blows and forcing Do-or-Die raids. Bharat faltered in his first two such attempts, while Guman Singh’s double touch gave…

Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday inaugurated India’s first Tempered Glass Manufacturing Facility for Mobile Devices at Noida. The facility has been set up by Optiemus Electronics in collaboration with Corning Incorporated, USA, and will produce high-quality tempered glass under the globally recognised brand “Engineered by Corning”. The products will be supplied to both domestic and international markets. Corning has formed a joint venture with Optiemus worth ₹1000 crore for the project to make cover glass for smartphones. Optiemus Infra will import glass sheets into India for tempered glass and they will be processed as…

After a thorough inspection, along with JanaSena Party ministers and legislators, Kalyan expressed dismay over the use of public money for “pure lavishness” in the exteriors and interiors of the structure by the previous government for Jagan’s use, and the steep costs involved now for the upkeep of the vacant edifice.“The Haritha tourist resort earlier on the same spot was generating Rs 7 crore annually. While razing such a revenue avenue, the YSRCP government built a palace which has become a millstone around the government’s neck,” Kalyan told media persons.“The maintenance of these dormant buildings is costing Rs 1.5 crore…

More than a month after Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that the land acquisition bid for the proposed 1,777-acre high-tech defence and aerospace park would be dropped, the government recently said it will convene a Land Rate Fixation meeting for 439 acres and 32 guntas with farmers in Hadala and Gokarebachenahallu villages in Bengaluru Rural district. To determine the compensation rates, a meeting of the Land Price Advisory Committee, chaired by the special deputy commissioner, Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB), has been scheduled on September 6 at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan in Bengaluru. Siddaramaiah’s earlier decision was announced after protests…

The Ministry of Railways has set a two-year target to eliminate all level crossings within a 100-kilometer radius of Bengaluru by replacing them with Road Over Bridges (ROBs) and Road Under Bridges (RUBs). The initiative is expected to significantly reduce traffic bottlenecks and improve public safety in the city and its surrounding areas.Also read: Bengaluru earns global recognition for road safety efforts, receives $75,000 in rewardsFollowing a review meeting on infrastructure development, it was announced that 39 additional level crossings in and around Bengaluru will be replaced with ROBs and RUBs. Currently, the city has about 75 such structures already…

The shortage of air traffic controllers keeping watch over America’s skies prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to embark on a massive recruitment drive.Now, the FAA has another problem: There are not enough instructors to teach all those new recruits the ropes.Teachers at the FAA’s training academy in Oklahoma City, mostly retired former controllers in their 60s, are increasingly required to work from 7 a.m. to midnight, powering through with endless cups of coffee they pay for themselves. With a $60 housing allowance, many live in a down-market apartment complex located near an infamous strip club in a neighborhood where gunshots are not uncommon.Although a new labor contract has boosted instructors’ pay and benefits somewhat — many work…

Portugal has chosen to honour Diogo Jota by transferring his No. 21 national team jersey to his close friend and former teammate Ruben Neves, a tribute confirmed by head coach Roberto Martinez roughly a month after the forward died in a car accident.  Neves, who plays midfield for Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal, served as a pallbearer at Jota’s funeral, underscoring the depth of their relationship beyond the pitch. Jota, aged 28, died alongside his younger brother, Andre Silva, in northwestern Spain when their Lamborghini veered off the road and burst into flames, an event that has galvanised the national…

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has announced plans for a high-speed bullet train project that will connect four major southern cities—Hyderabad, Chennai, Amaravati, and Bengaluru. Speaking at the India Food Manufacturing Summit 2025 in Visakhapatnam, he confirmed that a survey is currently underway to assess the proposed corridor.The project aims to transform regional connectivity by linking a cluster of cities that collectively house over five crore people, making it one of the largest potential markets for high-speed rail in the world. The initiative is expected to boost trade, investment, and economic growth while reducing travel time between the…