Veteran Kannada actor Kashinath passed away on Thursday at Sri Shankara Hospital in Bengaluru. Hospital authorities confirmed the death, even as further details are awaited. The actor is said to have been admitted in the hospital two days ago. The senior actor had carved a niche for himself in the genre of comedy. He has not only acted but also […]
» Read moreIn phenomenal form across formats, Indian captain Virat Kohli was on Thursday named the world cricketer of the year. He also bagged the top honour for ODI players in the ICC annual awards announced here. In the qualification period from September 21, 2016 to the end of 2017, Kohli scored 2,203 Test runs at an average of 77.80, including eight […]
» Read moreThe State government is gearing up to set up a ₹100-crore innovation fund to encourage start-up companies. It is likely to be launched by mid- February. The government is finalising the guidelines, according to Panchayat Raj and IT Minister Nara Lokesh. Mr. Lokesh launched AP chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs, TiE Amaravati, here on Wednesday. Speaking at the event, he […]
» Read moreIndia went down by 135 runs in the second Test against South Africa and lost the three-match series 0-2 at Centurion in South Africa on Wednesday. Chasing 287, India were bundled out for 151 in 50.2 overs. Resuming the day at 35 for three, India failed to recover in their second innings and surrendered to a potent South Africa pace […]
» Read moreBenchmark Sensex soared over 310 points today to close above the 35,000-mark for the first time ever, while the broader Nifty too ended at a fresh life-time high on unabated buying by participants. The 30-share Sensex jumped 310.77 points, or 0.89%, to end at a new peak of 35,081.82, breaking its previous record of 34,843.51 reached on January 15. Intra-day, […]
» Read moreSamsung is set to launch its new Android smartphone, Galaxy On7 Prime, in India on Wednesday, as an Amazon exclusive. According to reports, the phone is expected to be priced at around ₹15,000. Two significant inbuilt features in this phone are Samsung Mall and Samsung Pay Mini. Samsung Mall has the unique Visual Search feature, where for instance if you […]
» Read more