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TimesofIndia.com in Ahmedabad: Rajat Patidar stands on the brink of history. A victory over Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad will make the Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper only the third captain after MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma to win back-to-back Indian Premier League (IPL) titles.”I’ve never thought about what another captain has done before, and whether I want to compete with someone or not. I’ve never thought about that,” he told reporters here.”And as an individual, my journey has been a rollercoaster. I’ve never focused on that. Wherever I am, I focus on what I can do best.”I’ve never thought about moving…
BENGALURU: From the dusty streets of Dodda Alahalli village to the pinnacle of Karnataka politics, D K Shivakumar’s four-decade journey has been defined by challenges, victories and unwavering loyalty to the Congress.Popularly called ‘Kanakapura Bande’ — the granite rock of Kanakapura– the assembly segment he represents, Shivakumar has also earned the reputation of being the Congress party’s ‘troubleshooter’. His first major political break came in 1985 when he contested from the Sathanur Assembly segment on a Congress ticket, though unsuccessfully. Four years later, he won from the constituency and entered the Assembly in 1989. Since then, he has won eight…
Para archer Payal Nag (centre) being felicitated in Bhubaneswar on Friday Bhubaneswar: The Sports & Youth Services Department (DSYS) of govt of Odisha felicitated Odisha para archer Payal Nag for her outstanding performance at the World Para Archery Series 2026 in Bangkok, where she clinched two gold medals and secured qualification for the upcoming Para Asian Games.In recognition of her remarkable international achievement, Payal was awarded a special cash award of ₹5,46666 lakh for winning the golds, along with an additional ₹3,23100 lakh towards procurement of sports equipment to support her future training and competition preparations.The felicitation ceremony was graced…
COIMBATORE: A man has filed a complaint with the district chief educational officer (CEO) after a private International Baccalaureate (IB) school allegedly asked him to collect transfer certificates (TCs) of his two children after he questioned a penalty charged on him despite paying the term fee before the school reopened.Senthilraja CG,44, a resident near SITRA on Avinashi Road, said his 14-year-old son is in Class X and his 9-year-old daughter is in Class IV in school. He said the family paid around Rs 4 lakh per child annually.In his complaint, Senthilraja said he paid Rs 1,58,500 on May 19 towards…
Sivasagar police conduct patrolling operations along the Assam-Nagaland borderSivasagar police conduct patrolling operations along the Assam-Nagaland borderSivasagar police conduct patrolling operations along the Assam-Nagaland borderSivasagar police conduct patrolling operations along the Assam-Nagaland borderSivasagar police conduct patrolling operations along the Assam-Nagaland border Dibrugarh: Sivasagar police on Saturday launched intensified patrolling operations along the Assam-Nagaland border amid concerns over Ulfa-I activities mounting across upper Assam.It had deployed teams across the hill terrain, tea gardens and dense jungle areas to maintain peace, security and law and order at the sensitive inter-state boundary.The stepped-up vigil comes against the backdrop of a series of security…
Veteran driver Joseph D’ Souza at work Mangaluru: After 34 years of service with the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), veteran driver Joseph Machado retired on Saturday.Machado,60, joined KSRTC in 1992 after working in local transport services, and called his time with the state-run corporation as the most fulfilling phase of his professional life. Bus fans and well-wishers gathered on Friday afternoon to greet him on his final trip from Mumbai to Mangaluru.Recalling his career, Machado said he began at the Kundapura depot, operating the Kundapura-Bengaluru Sarige service, before moving to Rajahamsa buses. He later drove the Kollur-Chennai Rajahamsa…
Seminar delibrates about AI in higher education in India Mysuru: In a significant initiative aimed at exploring the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in academia, JSS Science and Technology University (JSS STU), Mysuru, in association with the Forum of Former Vice Chancellors of Karnataka (FVCK), Bengaluru, organised a one-day national seminar on ‘Reimagining Higher Education in India Through Artificial Intelligence’ at the Conference Hall of JSS CMS, JSS TI campus, on Saturday.The seminar brought together more than 40 former vice-chancellors from universities across Karnataka, along with eminent academicians, education leaders, industry experts, researchers and policymakers. The event served as…
Patna: The week-long study tour of Bihar by a delegation of 50 youths from Punjab under the Yuva Sangam Phase VI programme of the Govt of India’s Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat initiative concluded at IIT Patna on Saturday.The closing ceremony was attended by state panchayati raj minister Deepak Prakash, Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji Patna Sahib Prabandhak Committee vice-president Guruvindar Singh, and IIT Patna director T N Singh.Welcoming the guests and participants, Singh said initiatives like Yuva Sangam bring together people from different cities, states, cultures and backgrounds, enabling mutual learning and strengthening the spirit of national unity.Guruvindar Singh said Bihar…
Ranchi: Tobacco and alcohol consumption remain significantly higher among men in the state than the national average, emerging as a major public health concern even as Jharkhand made modest gains in other health indicators, according to NFHS-6 (2023–24) data, which was released on Friday. However, the state has better indicators compared to the previous NFHS-5 survey (2019-21).The survey revealed that around 45% of men in Jharkhand use tobacco, higher than the national average of about 36%, indicating widespread dependence across both rural and urban areas. Medical experts said that the behaviour underscores persistent behavioural risk factors that could drive future…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar on Saturday met Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and staked claim to form the government after being unanimously elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP).Shivakumar’s meeting at Raj Bhavan came shortly after the CLP elected him as its new leader at a meeting held at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, formally paving the way for him to become Karnataka’s next chief minister. Outgoing chief minister Siddaramaiah proposed Shivakumar’s name for the post, while senior leader G. Parameshwara seconded the proposal, which was unanimously endorsed by party legislators.Also read: Karnataka CLP elects DK Shivakumar as…