Author: Rahul M

A judicial commission set up to probe the June 4 stampede at the M Chinnaswamy cricket stadium in Bengaluru that led to the death of 11 people has pinned the blame for the incident on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), and the Bengaluru police, and has recommended that no major public events should be held at the venue till safety measures are installed.The Karnataka government had set up a one-man judicial commission of retired high court judge Justice Michael D’Cunha on June 5. The commission has recommended the introduction of several measures at the stadium,…

Carlos Brathwaite, the man who gifted the West Indies one of their most iconic T20 victories, celebrates his 37th birthday today. On this special occasion, cricket fans around the globe are revisiting the unforgettable moment when he single-handedly scripted a miraculous win in the 2016 ICC T20 World Cup final. The scene was Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The West Indies were chasing 156 against England in the final. With 19 runs needed off the last over, all eyes were on Brathwaite and Marlon Samuels at the crease. Ben Stokes had the ball in hand. What followed next became a part of…

Seoul, July 18 (IANS) A Seoul court held a hearing Friday on former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s request to challenge his arrest amid a special counsel probe into his botched attempt to impose martial law. The closed-door hearing at the Seoul Central District Court began at 10:15 am to determine whether his arrest was legal and should remain in place. Yoon arrived at the court at around 9 am where he was escorted straight into the holding cell in a transport vehicle, avoiding contact with the press, Yonhap news agency reported. The ousted president filed for the court…

Apple TV+ Contains spoilers for “Foundation” Season 3, Episode 2, “Shadows in the Math” Isaac Asimov fans rejoice! Apple TV+’s imperial sci-fi drama “Foundation” is back on the air. Season 3 has started, not with a collapsing Empire-like whimper, but with a bang worthy of the upstart Foundation. After a premiere that dove deep into the shared philosophy of Asimov’s Robot and Empire universes (Zeroth Law, anyone?), Episode 2 dug deeper into the “Foundation” mythology by exploring the fledgling Second Foundation and its leader, the First Speaker. The leader of…

The 22-year-old college student died of burn injuries at AIIMS on 15 July, plunging the Majhi government into a political storm. A student at Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore, she had repeatedly sought action against the head of the Bachelor of Education department, accusing him of sexual and mental harassment and demanding sexual favours. After the college’s internal complaints committee failed to act on her 1 July complaint, she went on to approach the principal, BJP MP Pratap Sarangi, MoS Suryabanshi Suraj, Balasore BJP MLA Manas Kumar Dutta, the CM’s office, and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan—but received no…

One of the most popular spice blends in India is called garam masala. It’s a potent mix that can make even the blandest of meals interesting. Garam masala, a fragrant blend of warming spices like cinnamon, cardamom, cumin, coriander, cloves, nutmeg and black pepper, has been an integral part of Indian cuisine for centuries. Beyond its rich, savoury flavour, this spice mix offers a range of suprising health advantages when used regularly in your cooking. Here are 8 compelling benefits of garam masala: 1. Aids Digestion Garam masala promotes healthy digestion due to its key spices such as cumin, one…

At least 40 private schools across Bengaluru received bomb threats via email on Friday morning, worrying parents, students and school authorities, and prompting an immediate police response. The threatening messages claimed that explosive devices had been planted in classrooms.The threats in Bengaluru come close on the heels of similar incidents in Delhi, where schools like Modern International in Dwarka and The Sovereign in Rohini received bomb threat emails for the fourth time this week on Friday. Schools in areas including Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Kengeri and parts of Central and East Bengaluru were among those targeted. Police teams, along with the bomb…

An incident of rape of a Dalit girl by a Muslim man has come to light from the Malhipur police station area in the Shravasti district of Uttar Pradesh. As per reports, the accused, Abdul Rehman, a resident of Laxmanpur Kothi, got in touch with the victim, a native of the Betalghat police station area in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand, through social media. In the first week of March 2025, the victim boarded a bus and reached Nanpara town in the Bahraich district to meet Abdul Rehman, who took the victim to his house. Rehman later kept the victim at…

After Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah flagged the problem of flawed Kannada-to-English translations on Meta platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, the social media giant on Thursday issued an apology, saying that it had “fixed an issue that briefly caused this…”. In a post on X on Thursday, Siddaramaiah had said that such faulty translations were “misleading” and “dangerous,” especially when they involved official government communication. Responding to the concerns, a Meta spokesperson said, “We fixed an issue that briefly caused this inaccurate Kannada translation. We apologize that this happened.” Story continues below this ad Machine translation models on Meta’s platforms are…

An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Imphal in Manipur was forced to return to the national capital shortly after take-off Thursday due to a minor technical issue, the airline said in a statement. Flight 6E 5118, which departed Delhi at 10.34 am against its scheduled departure time of 10.25 am, was diverted, and landed safely at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. “A minor technical snag was detected soon after take-off on flight 6E 5118 operating from Delhi to Imphal on 17 July 2025. As a precautionary step, the pilots decided to turn back and landed safely at Indira Gandhi International…