Month: May 2026

India all-rounder Nitish Reddy trains with APL teams in Vizianagaram

May 30, 2026 admin

Team India all-rounder Nitish Reddy takes a picture with his Andhra Premier League team Bhimavaram Bulls during a practice session at Vizianagaram on Saturday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Team India all-rounder, Nitish Kumar Reddy participated in practice sessions with his Andhra Premier League (APL) team Bhimavaram Bulls, on Saturday. The fifth season of APL…

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Investor’s alleged self-immolation sparks off political row in Kozhikode

May 30, 2026 admin

The alleged self-immolation by a 71-year-old investor outside the house of a former office-bearer of a cooperative society in Vadakara, who is also a local Congress leader, reportedly over non-refunded deposits from the organisation controlled by United Democratic Front (UDF) leaders, has sparked off a war of words between the Communist Party of India (Marxist)…

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Kogilu demolition: Families to approach a retired judge to prove residency claims

May 30, 2026 admin

Houses in Kogilu Layout were razed in December by government authorities, who claimed that the families had encroached on government land. After multiple surveys proved futile and attempts by families to establish their identity yielded no progress, residents whose houses were demolished in parts of Fakir Colony and Waseem Layout in Kogilu Layout, Yelahanka, in December have decided to…

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Siddaramaiah again urged to step into national politics

May 30, 2026 admin

Chief Minister-designate D.K. Shivakumar and outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah leaving after attending the Congress Legislature Party meeting at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Saturday (May 30). | Photo Credit: SHAILENDRA BHOJAK The party high command that encouraged outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to enter national politics by asking him to step down to pave way for…

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Glittering Osaka edges Jovic to prolong French Open run

May 30, 2026 admin

Naomi Osaka of Japan celebrates winning the third round women’s singles tennis match against against Iva Jovic of the U.S. at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on May 30, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Naomi Osaka continued to shine in the City of Light as she beat American teenager Iva Jovic 7-6 (7/5),…

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IPL Final RCB vs GT | Patidar not dwelling on emulating Dhoni and Rohit

May 30, 2026 admin

Royal Challengers Bangaluru’s Captain Rajat Patidar during the press conference ahead of The IPL 2026 Final T20 Cricket Match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Saturday May 30, 2026. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI From coming into the Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad in 2022 as a replacement player for…

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Norway Chess: Tari backs Gukesh to turn things around

May 30, 2026 admin

Tari. | Photo Credit: Flickr/Norway Chess Norwegian Grandmaster Aryan Tari is in awe of the phenomenal rise of Indian chess in recent years, saying that the support the game has been receiving has led to new talent springing up frequently. Tari, a former World junior champion, backed D. Gukesh to turn things around. “The last…

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French Open: Sabalenka sees off Kasatkina to reach fourth round

May 30, 2026 admin

Aryna Sabalenka waves to the crowd as she celebrates her victory at the end of her women’s singles match against Australia’s Daria Kasatkina on day 7 of the French Open tennis tournament on Court Suzanne-Lenglen at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on May 30, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Aryna Sabalenka cut through the French…

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IPL 2026 Final RCB vs GT | We know the wicket and the ground: GT skipper Gill admits to home-ground advantage

May 30, 2026 admin

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli and Gujarat Titans’ captain Shubman Gill | Photo Credit: PTI The shift in the IPL title match venue from Bengaluru to Ahmedabad was announced well before the two finalists were known. But as it turned out, the two teams most invested in this decision have made it to the marquee…

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Chandrashekara Damle chosen for Yakshagana Kalaranga award

May 30, 2026 admin

Chandrashekara Damle, founder of Tenkuthittu Hitarakshana Vedike, Sullia. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Yakshagana Kalaranga of Udupi has chosen Chandrashekara Damle, founder of the Tenkuthittu Hitarakshana Vedike, Sullia, for the Yakshagana Kalaranga award, 2026. The award will be presented to him in memory of Talluru Kanaka Annayya Shetty at a function to be held…

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