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Malayalam actor Lenaa Kumar on her new book on menopause
The actor talks about writing her second book about menopause, dealing with perimenopause and her desire to help women going through it
National Film Awards: ‘Mithya’ adjudged Best Kannada Film, bags two more honours
Along with the Best Kannada Film award, ‘Mithya’, produced by Rakshit Shetty and directed by Sumanth Bhat, also won in Best Child Artist and Best Actor in a Supporting Role categories
SpaceX short sellers pocket $5 billion in paper profits as stock wipes out $1 trillion in value
SpaceX's IPO generated headlines, but short sellers have reaped $5 billion in paper profits amid a stock decline. The short interest surged from $4.5 billion to $25 billion, with analysts remaining optimistic overall des
Google is open-sourcing its 3D emoji
Now, if you want to, you can use Google's 3D emoji in your own creations. The company shared some details about how it went about designing the little pictograms and why, as part of World Emoji Day on Friday. Things you
72nd National Film Awards: Sanjay Mishra reacts to winning Best Supporting Actor honour
The actor won the award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Bhumi Pednekar’s ‘Bhakshak’
Sonam Wangchuk hospitalised: Who are three student activists continuing hunger strike at Jantar Mantar
While Sonam remained in hospital, three student activists, who had joined him un the agitation, continue to remain on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar. These students are Neha Bora, Manish and Aameen Amitoj.
Rohit Sharma's 'Humko Kya' Comment Goes Viral Amid Retirement Speculation
Rohit Sharma can be seen chatting with India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak, apparently telling him that the outside chatter does not concern them.
Waqf case: petitioner moves caveat in SC
Tirupati workshop prepares students for future in quantum technologies
Addressing the workshop at SVU, Advisor to Amaravati Quantum Valley urges students to study existing use cases in classical computing and develop quantum algorithms to solve them
GoPro’s discounted Max 2 bundle includes $100 worth of accessories
A 360-degree camera is a great way to ensure you capture every bit of the action, but prices tend to be on the high end for models worth your attention. That’s why it’s notable that the GoPro Max 2 accessory bundle is di
Demand grows for early rollout of Bengaluru – Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper as trainsets await clearance
Adding to the anticipation, two Vande Bharat Sleeper trainsets intended for the proposed service are currently stationed at the Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru City Railway Station
Kalaburagi artist invited to Rashtrapati Bhavan’s Artist-in-Residence Programme
He will also create a painting through a live demonstration. It will be added to the permanent collection of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
72nd National Film Awards: Article 370 bags best feature film, Mammootty gets best actor award
Announcing the awards, chairman of the central jury Jayaraj said Telugu movie Kalki 2898 AD bagged the trophy for the best popular film; Mammootty won his fourth National Film Award for best actor for his performance in
Parliament Monsoon Session: Speaker Birla approves merger of rebel Uddhav-led Sena MPs with Shinde Sena
Speaker Birla approves merger of rebel SS(UBT) with Shinde-led Shiv Sena; rebel TMC MPs to sit separately
Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda’s wife Chennamma passes away
She had been admitted to Manipal Hospital in Bengaluru with breathing complications, chest congestion and other age-related complications
APPSC Group I petitioners seek same High Court Bench to conclude recruitment case
Citing four years of litigation, an SIT probe and a verification panel’s findings, the petitioners say shifting the case now would duplicate judicial effort and delay its resolution
72nd National Film Awards | ‘Raayan,’ ‘Amaran’ bag top honours; ‘Meiyazhagan’ and ‘Maharaja’ miss marquee categories
‘Amaran’ got music composer GV Prakash Kumar his third National Award, while actor Dhanush’s performance in the period actioner ‘Captain Miller’ got him a Special Mention
Police revamp: inspectors to head four stations in Kochi city, rest to go to SIs
Sub-inspectors are likely to be reinstated as SHOs in the remaining 24 police stations in Kochi city and 34 stations in Ernakulam rural from August 15 under the proposed revamp
Karnataka Cabinet to meet on July 19 to discuss drought situation
There will be a video conference with deputy commissioners, zilla panchayat CEOs and officials on the emerging drought situation prior to Cabinet meeting
Voters’ lists in 38 local body wards to be updated ahead of bypolls
State Election Commission N. Seshadrinathan said on Saturday that the draft voters’ list will be published on July 21 and the final list, on August 19
Yuva Morcha to intensify protest against ‘irregularities’ in PSC
Randeep Hooda on National Award win for Swatantrya Veer Savarkar: ‘The film asked more of me than anything I’ve done’
Randeep Hooda won the award for Best Debut Director for the biographical drama
Tree Houses to Composting Lessons: This Unique Farmstay Teaches A-Z of Organic Farming
Originally reported and written in July 2022, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. In Karnataka’s Kepu village, 50 km southeast of Mangaluru, lies a 50-acre organic farm that is around 2