Mysuru: A Mysuru-based entrepreneur shot dead his wife and child in the United States before taking his own life. The couple’s younger son, aged seven, survived by sheer luck, as he had stepped out of the house at the time of the incident. Harsha Kikkeri, also known as Harshavardhan (57), CEO of ‘HoloWorld’ located in…
When people tell me that I became President on January 20th, 1981, I feel I have to correct them. You don’t become President of the United States. You are given temporary custody of an institution called the Presidency, which belongs to our people. Having temporary custody of this Office has been for me a sacred…
Mysore/Mysuru: Renowned Mysuru sculptor Arun Yogiraj, who carved the Balak Ram idol installed at the newly built Ram Temple in Ayodhya in January this year, was denied a visa by United States (US) authorities. Yogiraj confirmed that his visa application was rejected on Aug. 10. He had been invited as the chief guest for the…
The United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945. The bombings killed between 1,50,000 and 2,46,000 people, most of whom were civilians. To mark the 79th anniversary of atomic bombing on Hiroshima today, here we publish an article by Sujata Rajpal, who recently…
Washington: A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to 100 years of hard labour for killing a 5-year-old Indian-origin girl in the US State of Louisiana in 2021. Following his conviction in January, Joseph Lee Smith from Shreveport was sentenced for killing Mya Patel, a 5-year-old girl. The incident took place when Mya Patel was playing…
By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist It has been 20 years since the World Trade Centre’s (WTC) iconic twin towers were destroyed by terrorists in New York, US, on September 11, 2001 killing almost 3,000 people and causing injuries to more than 6,000 others. Those on board of the two aircraft which crashed into the two…
Afghanistan was waiting to be taken over by the Taliban ever since the former US President Donald Trump decided to withdraw its troops. Trump’s successor Joe Biden simply endorsed the decision and implemented the pull-out of US forces. The only safeguard against the Taliban for the Afghan Government headed by Ashraf Ghani was gone. President…
By Dr. C.D. Sreenivasa Murthy Fourth of July is celebrated with great pomp, gaiety and fanfare with bands, picnics, meetings, concerts and fireworks throughout the United States of America. It was on this day in 1767 the Founding-Fathers at the meeting of the continental Congress in Philadelphia proclaimed the “Declaration of Independence”. But it took…
Develops ‘brain glue’ to help people recover from traumatic brain injuries Mysore/Mysuru: Kodagu-born scientist now based in the US Ballachanda Dr. Lohitash Karumbaiah and his team have developed a ‘brain glue’ to help people with traumatic brain injuries. The team found that their brain glue — an experimental hydrogel technology — helped prevent long-term damage…
Bengaluru: Air India set to commence Non stop flights from Bengaluru to San Francisco and Hyderabad to Chicago Air India is set to spread its wings further in the United States with the commencement of its first-ever non-stop service between Bengaluru and San Francisco and between Hyderabad and Chicago from Jan. 9 and Jan. 13…
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