Ahmedabad : Australia won a record-extending sixth men’s Cricket World Cup on Sunday, defying the odds and a partisan home crowd in Ahmedabad, to defeat host nation India by six wickets. India fell just short of fulfilling its country’s expectations after it had dominated much of this tournament, cruising to 10 consecutive wins and ratcheting […]
Bengaluru : When Rohit Sharma walked back clutching his shoulder after landing awkwardly while fielding on the boundary line during the second ODI in Rajkot, his availability for the decider at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru looked in doubt. On Sunday, he nullified all such apprehensions and announced his fitness by flexing his arms for […]
Sydney : Firefighters raced to quell massive bush fires in southeastern Australia Tuesday, taking advantage of a brief drop in temperatures and some much-needed rainfall before another heatwave strikes later this week. Exhausted volunteers fixed containment lines, cleared ground vegetation and carried out controlled burns before temperatures and winds were expected to pick up again […]
Puttur: Two certified and experienced life-saving trainers, Niroop G R and Srikrishna Vasanth, are in Coogee, Sydney, Australia to understand and get themselves trained in various aspects of surf lifesaving training. They have been selected to attend the Bronze Medallion, silver in beach management, IRB train, helicopter rescue and other surf rescue training. Niroop G […]
Manipal: iDiDe 2018, an international design workshop with a transcultural themed agenda, will be held at Faculty of Architecture (FOA) here from January 10 to February 2, 2018. iDiDe, pronounced “i-dee-dee”, is an experience that offers immersive cultural (in-country) activities and cross-national collaboration. It was initiated by Deakin University Australia in 2010. Since then, seven […]
New Delhi : India and Australia today announced completion of all the formalities for their bilateral civil nuclear agreement, paving way for the pact to come into force. The announcement was made after a meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull here on the sidelines of the G20 Summit. “Another […]
Melbourne: An Australian man has set up a website to allow people to vote for his daughter’s first and middle names. Stephen McLaughlin, a web developer, created the website called namemydaughter.com, where netizens can vote for their favourite name for the baby which is due on April 2. “My name is Stephen and much to […]
Bangalore: A contingent of 11 Karnataka MLAs arrived here on Thursday after completing a nearly fortnight-long foreign tour unfazed by criticism and controversy at home. The MLAs flew in here in the early hours via Hong Kong after covering Australia, New Zealand and Fiji for their “study” tour, with Chairman of the Backward Classes Committee […]
Mangalore: City MLA J.R. Lobo and a host of sports officials welcomed the silver medal winners Dyanan and Tajman – and their coach Narayan who returned from Newcastle, Australia after taking part in special Para Olympic Games in Cricket, held for disabled persons there recently. These sportsmen from Abroad were received at the KSRTC bus […]
Mangalore : A joint operation by CCB police in Mangalore, Belthangady police, District Crime Investigation Bureau and Coastal Security Police on April 25, Thursday led to the busting of a major human trafficking racket in Belthangady. As many as 93 persons who were found in a lodge at Belthangady were rescued, while five persons were […]
