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Cooch Behar Trophy: Aman Mokhade has already worn an India A shirt, but he believes the upcoming red-ball games against Australia A, starting in Puducherry on September 22, will be the biggest matches of his career so far. The Nagpur-based Mokhade doesn't think he will need anyone to fire him up for putting his best foot forward. These games will probably be the biggest matches of my life in terms of level. For that, I don't think there is a need for motivation. It comes from within. The tricolour and the logo of BCCI is on your chest. So I don't think you need any motivation to get up and do well. No matter how much you work on it, it comes from within because growing up is the feeling we need as a cricketer and do good for India, right? Mokhade told IANS in an exclusive chat. The opener will not be short of familiar company, as his state team-mates Yash Rathod, Praful Hinge and Nachiketa Bhute will be there. We have played together since childhood and they will also be in the India 'A 'team. So the atmosphere of the team is similar to what it is in Vidarbha. Its because when we went to Sri Lanka, I was with Yash (Thakur) and Harsh (Dubey) and I didn't feel anything new. It didn't take long to get along with the other players, he added. The Australia A series comes after Mokhade got his first taste of India A cricket via a tour of Sri Lanka that they A won 1-0 and made scores of 38 and 11 not out in Galle. But the tour began for Mokhade, in Bengaluru, where the squad received their match shirts before flying out to Sri Lanka. Overcome by emotions, Mokhade wore his India A jersey to bed that night. It was a very good feeling. While growing up, every cricketer dreams about earning it. So, it is always a good experience for that dream to become a reality. When I got the India shirt, I went to sleep wearing it. The material was also soft. So, it was a very special feeling. I mean, I actually got the same feeling which MS Dhoni's character got on getting his first India jersey with his surname and number behind in that movie in 2016. Mokhade said the tour to Sri Lanka was as much about the conversations as the cricket. That was a very great experience. enjoyed it a lot and I got to interact with a lot of players. I got to learn a lot. It was fun. The overall experience was really good. I spoke to Ruturaj (Gaikwad) for a long time. We both are from Maharashtra and we had a connection. Ruturaj bhaiya is very helpful. If I have to ask him about batting, he would tell me a lot. I used to bat alongside Sai Sudarshan. Hes also an opener, just like me. While batting in nets, we talked a lot about cricket and batting. So, it was fun talking to both of them. Adjusting took little effort, he said, with no time difference and weather much like what he had played while in Chennai and Goa, and enjoyed the local crowds that turned up for the A games. Puducherry, though, will not be Mokhade's first encounter with an Australian side. His earliest brush with international cricket came while being on ball boy duties in Nagpur, a role reserved for the best performers from the Under-14 camps, at a time when Nagpur hosted only one or two international games every few years. A couple of years later, he talked his way into the nets. Being a net bowler happened after 2-3 years. Net bowlers are people who are U19 or U23 players. As a batter, I knew I won't get the chance to be there and convinced one of the coaches that I will bowl leg-spin. At that time, the Australian team and Indian team wanted some leg-spinners to be as a net bowler. After convincing my coach that I would love to go and have a bowl, I just wanted to see how they the likes of Virat Kohli and KL Rahul - prepare before a game. I just wanted to be as close to that and there was the time I went in there to have a bowl to them. It was in 2017, where Rohit Sharma scored a century and MSD was also there in that game. Mokhades cricketing journey began on the playground outside his home, where the older boys of the neighbourhood saw some potential in him and suggested to his mother Manisha that he join a club. In India, at every playground, there are hundreds of people playing cricket. So, that is how I started my cricketing journey. I used to play there and all the boys from the colony used to come and play cricket there. That is how I started and I used to play with senior people the bade bhaiya log. When I used to play, they told my mom that you can try him in professional cricket because there was a cricket club near our house. My dad took me there one day in the cricket club and then that is how I started into professional cricket. It was a club called PHCA, from where I started. At the club, under coach Nitin Kanade, Mokhade spent his first week only fielding. With the nets full of batters and few willing to bowl in the Nagpur heat, he volunteered to bowl fast, and batting time came gradually. He still enjoys bowling and has sent down overs in senior cricket. Nobody in Mokhade's family had played sport seriously, though his father Ravindra harboured an ambition for being a professional cricketer. Most of his family members are engineers, doctors or teachers, and studies came first. Lean patches were usually met with suggestions that he return to his books. The turning point came in his Under-16 season, when he finished as the second-highest run-getter behind Tilak Varma and later captained Vidarbha in Cooch Behar Trophy. That convinced his family that cricket could be a viable career for him, and the pressure around academics eased. Until then, homework went with him to matches and exams waited until his games were over. He still has one or two papers left to complete his postgraduate degree after completing his B.Com course. Mokhade credits Mumbai-based coach Umesh Patwal, who was in VCA academy at that time, with first telling him, as an Under-16 player, that he could play for India. Jwala (Singh) sir had a good impact. But before that, I worked a lot with Umesh Patwal sir in Mumbai as well. When I was under 16 that time, he saw some potential in me and that time only, he said that you can play for India and can do good there. Before that, I had never heard someone say that to me. If someone is saying you at that point of time, it feels like it is a very good feeling and you actually start believing in yourself ki, you can also do good at that level. He has worked with Patwal on and off since 2016, and also leans on Jwala, who has nurtured India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal. Jwala sir has an amazing set-up and if you go there, whatever a top level cricketer needs, he has all the facilities there. He knows what exactly is important to play at that level. It actually helps whenever I feel like talking cricket to anyone. I do give him a call and these two have had a very good impact. Even coaches and good people around you, who know you in and out and who are there for you whenever you need them, are actually a blessing. Mokhade's breakthrough domestic season last year featured making 760 runs in 11 Ranji Trophy innings at an average of 76 and scoring 814 runs in a victorious 2025/26 Vijay Hazare Trophy run for Vidarbha, including hitting five centuries to be the tournament's leading run-scorer. But Mokhade, who had to wait for his chance to break into Vidarbha playing eleven after debuting in 2022/23, rejected the idea that anything had suddenly clicked for him and pointed to his steady returns in age-group cricket. The shift, he said, was in going bigger when it mattered the most. If you want to be a top-run getter, you have to score in the knockouts. Consistently, you have to. But if you score in the knockout games, you will get one more chance to play. That's how you get to the top and my coaches told me the same. I was working on it for a while. I was lucky enough that when the phase came, I was able to learn everything from my age group. When the phase came, I was able to play in my senior cricket. So, I'm grateful for that. He considers himself an all-format batter, and in red-ball cricket, he said, going after the bowlers from the outset rarely works, and a batter has to respect good spells before cashing in. It is a mixture of both. That is the beauty of red ball cricket. If you see T20s and one day, if you get the momentum, you just bat into that momentum. But in red ball cricket, you have to grind and then you can dominate as well. But there is a thing that it has sessions. So, your momentum will break, your focus will go down and you have to start again. So, thats it - you have to be a mixture of everything. In the Vidarbha dressing room, two senior players shaped him India pacer Umesh Yadav and batter Karun Nair. Umesh bhai was with us for a long time when I was in the senior team. So, he was there and you know the kind of a guy he is. He will be always willing to play for his team. He doesn't see if it is a state match or any match. If he is there, he will come to the game and he will guide everyone. He is not someone like, I have played such and such level or I will not talk to these guys or not say anything. When I was young in the team, he guided me a lot and told me that I can play and belong here. So, that is always a good influence to have. Mokhade recalled Nair was solid but not dominant in his first season after moving from Karnataka, as he adjusted from black-soil pitches to Vidarbha's bouncier red-soil surfaces. By the next pre-season camp, the work was showing. When Karun Nair came, I thought that he had so many options for scoring runs. We knew he was going to do wonders in that season because he had adapted to our conditions. I saw him practicing a lot of shots which are required on the red soil wickets. So, his way of approaching batting gave me a lot of options into my batting as well because he has so many options of scoring runs. Mokhade recalled Nair was solid but not dominant in his first season after moving from Karnataka, as he adjusted from black-soil pitches to Vidarbha's bouncier red-soil surfaces. By the next pre-season camp, the work was showing. Also Read: Special Cricket Stories Mokhades competitive streak carries over to anything he plays, including PUBG and now Call of Duty on his phone, though he keeps screen time in check during matches. With a journey built on quiet grit and self-belief, whenever Mokhade gets a chance to play in Puducherry, trust him to be ready to write the most crucial chapter of his career yet - one ball and one session at a time. Article Source: IANS
FSDA cancels 16 pharmacy licences, suspends 8, including Pfizer depot
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Ex-BJP MP booked over provocative speech in Ganesh procession
Mysuru: Karnataka police have registered a first information report (FIR) against former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pratap Simha over alleged provocative speech during a Ganesh procession in T Narasipura. The case was registered following allegations that Simha and his associates raised provocative slogans and made remarks in a public place that could disturb public Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
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Massive GenAI Hiring Spike: Top Roles at Microsoft, Amazon, and Startups to Apply for Now
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North Korea launches 2 missiles within hours of each other as tensions rise
SEOUL, Sept 20 (Reuters) - North Korea launched two missiles off its eastern coast on Sunday, its second set of tests in roughly a week and days after Pyongyang accused the USof driving tensions on the Korean Peninsula through a series of military drills. Just three hours after launching a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) toward the East Sea on Sunday afternoon, North Korea fired another short-range ballistic missile, according to South Korea's defence ministry. If the subsequent launch is confirmed to be a ballistic missile, it will mark two consecutive ballistic missile tests by North Korea within a three-hour window. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the first test firing from the Wonsan area around 3 p.m. (0600 GMT), identifying the weapon as a ballistic missile. Japan's defence ministry also said it appeared to be a ballistic missile. Japanese public broadcaster NHK said the projectile had come down outside Japan's exclusive economic zone. The first projectileflew approximately 450 km (280 miles)and is presumed to belong to the Hwasong-11 series, according to South Korea's military. The second short-range missile, which was also fired from Wonsan at about 5:50 p.m. (0850 GMT), flew more than 600 km (373 miles), it said. South Korean and US intelligence authorities have been tracking and sharing related developments from the initial stage of the launch, and have also shared information regarding the 'North Korean ballistic missile' with Japan, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said. South Korea's National Security Council condemned the short-range missile launch, which follows a test on September 12. The council urged Pyongyang to immediately cease missile activity, warning the test directly violated UN Security Council resolutions. Japan also lodged a protest through embassy channels in Beijing, according to a Nikkei report. This series of North Korean actions threatens the peace and security of Japan, the region, and the international community, Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi was quoted as saying by Nikkei. On Saturday, North Korea dismissed a resolution by the UN nuclear watchdog against Pyongyang's nuclear programme. Pyongyang last week also condemned a US-led naval drill which included South Korea and Japan and which ran from August 29 to September 10 near Guam. North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of leader Kim Jong Un, on Friday blamed US-led military drills for ever-worsening tensions on the Korean Peninsula and vowed no change in the country's course to strengthen its nuclear arsenal. (Reporting by Cynthia Kim and Heejin Kim in Seoul and Junko Fujita in Tokyo, additional reporting by Sumedha Mukherjee in Bengaluru; Editing by William Mallard and Michael Perry) This article originally appeared on Reuters at https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/north-korea-fires-missile-off-061756384.html
Defence, AAI appoint nodal officers for joint user airport at Adilabad
Digital Desk | Hyderabad, Sep 20 (IANS) The Defence Ministry and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) have appointed nodal officers for the development of the joint-user airport at Adilabad in Telangana. The Defence Ministry has appointed Air Force Station Begumpet commandant, Air Commodore Rahul Shukla, and Headquarters Training Command (Bengaluru) CATCO (Command Air Traffic Control Officer) Group Captain Jyoti Prakash Sabharwal as the nodal officers, while the AAI has appointed its Executive Director, Arch, Sujoy Dey as the nodal officer for liaison with the Telangana government. The Ministry of Defence and AAI conveyed this to Telangana Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju through separate communications. Union Minister for Coal and Mines, G. Kishan Reddy, on Sunday posted on X that after pursuing the matter with the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Civil Aviation, they now have nodal officers appointed from both the ministry and the authority for close coordination with the state government regarding the construction of an air force training centre and a joint user Airfield (JUA) for civil and defence purposes at Adilabad. The infrastructure that will be built by the Ministry of Defence includes trainer aircraft, visiting aircraft parking dispersals, weather shelters, aircraft hangars, operational complex, training facilities, and maintenance infrastructure facilities. On the civilian side, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) would set up a Civil Terminal and a Maintenance and Repair Operations (MRO) facility, he said. Apart from the required infrastructure, a corresponding domestic setup will also be required for the defence personnel that would include single living quarters, married personnel quarters, sports and recreational facilities and essential amenities. Dedicated engineering utilities such as water supply and sanitation will have to be developed, he added. The Central minister urged the Telangana government to also appoint a nodal officer, as this will ensure smooth coordination with all stakeholders and expedite the project. Kishan Reddy said on Saturday that said a joint-use airport would come up on 1,500 acres at Adilabad for both defence and civilian purposes. He said that he, other Union ministers and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy had held talks on the establishment of the airport. --IANS
Japanese Lawmakers Strengthen India-Japan Ties with Bengaluru Visit
A delegation of Japanese lawmakers visited Bengaluru to enhance India-Japan cooperation in technology, space, and defense sectors. Japanese Lawmakers Strengthen India-Japan Ties with Bengaluru Visit
Hospital pharmacies, drug distributors come under FDA scanner
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Bengaluru-based A-One Steels India to raise 405 crore in an IPO
Promoters say, the companys manufacturing plants in South of India, mostly in Karnataka, willcater to the demand from the entire country
You Graduate From IIMB You Don't Really Leave
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Six companies line up IPOs worth Rs 3,825-cr
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One killed, five injured after vehicle overturns in Bengaluru
Witnesses claim the driver swerved to avoid bikers before crashing, while locals voice concerns over emergency response times and rising late-night street racing incidents
Indian firms moving AI from pilots towards deployment: Salesforce
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Overnight rain bring temperatures down in Bengaluru, KIA records 94.2 mm
The rainfall brought down the temperature by a few degrees Celsius which had been hovering above 30C for the last couple of weeks.
Overnight rain bring temperatures down in Bengaluru, KIA records 94.2 mm
The rainfall brought down the temperature by a few degrees Celsius which had been hovering above 30C for the last couple of weeks.
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6 companies line up IPOs worth 3,825 cr amid brisk primary market activity
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Two_week high_altitude field ecology course concludes at SKUAST_K
Srinagar,: A two-week specialised High-Altitude Field Ecology Course for young Ph.D. researchers working on high-altitude Himalayan ecology concluded yesterday at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-Kashmir), Shalimar. The programme was jointly organised by the Division of Wildlife Sciences, SKUAST-Kashmir, and the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS-TIFR), Bengaluru, under the aegis []
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High-altitude field ecology course concludes at SKUAST-K
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Digital Desk | Bengaluru, Sep 19 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy said on Saturday that former Minister and Congress MLA K.N. Rajanna's statement that the Vokkaliga community would continue to support former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda was not an exaggeration, asserting that the community had supported his father for the last 30 years and would continue to do so. It can be noted that Kumaraswamy is the son of Deve Gowda. Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy both hail from the Vokkaliga community which plays a significant role in terms of numbers in South Karnataka region. In the 2023 Assembly polls, Shivakumar was successful in attracting Vokkaliga votes towards the Congress and helped the party to get a thumping majority in Karnataka. Responding to Rajanna's statement while speaking to media in Bengaluru, Kumaraswamy said that the Vokkaliga community would not support Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar but would back Deve Gowda, Kumaraswamy said the Congress MLA had expressed his feelings and there was nothing exaggerated in his remarks. This community has been supporting us in our region for the last 30 years against the backdrop of Deve Gowda's struggle. There is no exaggeration in Rajanna's statement, he added. He said that several people from the Vokkaliga community had approached him and asked him to allow Shivakumar, who belongs to the community, to function freely as the Karnataka Chief Minister. I tell them that I will forget everything from the past and will not discuss it for any reason. If good administration is delivered in the coming days, for which he has got an opportunity, we will extend our complete support, he added. Kumaraswamy, however, said that support to a Chief Minister should not be based on caste and that anyone occupying the post had a responsibility to work for all sections of society. Whoever becomes the Chief Minister cannot function confined to one community. It is the duty and responsibility of the state government and the Chief Minister to protect the interests of 6.5 crore people of the state, he added. He questioned whether all members of a community would automatically lead prosperous lives merely because a person from that community became the Chief Minister, and said politics should not be conducted on such lines. People's love and affection will come when we work for them. We have to win people over through our work. There is no use in doing politics in the name of caste, Kumaraswamy said. Responding to allegations that he was adopting a hit-and-run tactic by levelling charges against the Congress government, Union Minister Kumaraswamy challenged the Minister for Home, IT and Biotechnology Priyank Kharge to first answer questions regarding the appointment of 24 Assistant Executive Engineers (AEE) through the Karnataka Public Service Commission. Let Priyank Kharge answer first regarding the appointment of 24 AEE engineers through KPSC. How and why was it done? How could it be done illegally? Let him answer these questions first. Till date, no answer has come from his side, he added. Kumaraswamy said that he would demonstrate what hit-and-run meant at an appropriate time. I will show what hit-and-run is. The time will also decide. Let anyone talk and ridicule, he added. On the NICE project, Kumaraswamy questioned whether the state government was implementing the directions of the Supreme Court and High Court and sought answers on the alleged irregularities surrounding the project. What has happened in the NICE project? Are they implementing the Supreme Court and High Court guidelines? How can they distribute sites? Whose land is it? he asked.
Karnataka eyes Rs 15k crore chip investment, 2k jobs
Karnataka Lokayukta orders probe into poor-quality school shoes
Bengaluru firm ropes in Israels P-Cure to launch network of compact proton therapy centres in India
The first centre, a 660-bed quaternary campus built around integrated artificial intelligence and augmented care solutions, will come up at Sentient Health City,in Jakkur. The partners will invest 1,900 crore to builddedicated proton therapy infrastructure across India
Bengaluru passengers welcome government move against advance tipping, drivers seek fairer fares
The government has directed cab aggregators to stop offering advance tipping options before a ride is booked, describing the practice as misleading and unfair.
Bengaluru passengers welcome government move against advance tipping, drivers seek fairer fares
The government has directed cab aggregators to stop offering advance tipping options before a ride is booked, describing the practice as misleading and unfair.
Karnataka BJP MLA raises Vande Mataram issue, triggers commotion
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CCBI Appoints Four Priests to Key National Responsibilities
CCBI Appoints Four Priests to Key National Responsibilities New Delhi, September 19, 2026 (CCBI): The Executive Committee of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CCBI), at its meeting held in Bengaluru from September 15 to 16, 2026, appointed four priests to key responsibilities within the conference. The appointments are as follows: Fr Darsi Don Bosco [] The post CCBI Appoints Four Priests to Key National Responsibilities appeared first on Mangalorean.com .
Karnataka: Tractor runs over them at Ganesh immersion, 2 dead
Raichur: Two boys were killed and another person was critically injured after they fell from a tractor carrying a Ganesh idol and came under its wheels during an immersion procession in Raichur city on Friday, September 18. The deceased have been identified as Sujith Kumar, 16, and Charan, 14. Vijay Kumar, 32, who also fell Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
Software charge row: Greater Bengaluru Authority slammed for adding IT fee to property tax bills
The Karnataka High Court has ordered stricter, continuous inspections of PGs to protect residents safety, health and dignity.
Colleges told to curb risky activities during educational tours
Bengaluru: Educational tours organised by Karnatakas government first-grade colleges will come under stricter supervision, with the Department of Collegiate Education introducing a series of measures aimed at preventing accidents and ensuring the safety of students. Among the 12 instructions issued by the department is a ban on students taking selfies, creating reels and recording videos Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
Bengaluru Techie With 15 Years Experience Says AI Made Them Feel 'Substandard'
A Bengaluru techie with 15 years of experience in the industry feels obsolete as AI tools automate workflows.
Organs of 50-year-old brain dead man harvested at Wenlock hospital
Rs 15,000 cr investment inflow into Karnataka to create over 2,000 jobs: Minister M B Patil
Karnataka Minister M B Patil announced an investment potential of over Rs 15,000 crore, with Lam Research investing Rs 9,298 crore and Applied Materials Rs 3,600 crore. These investments are expected to strengthen Karnataka's semiconductor supply chain capabilities. Land has been allotted for Lam Research's silicon-component manufacturing facility, while Applied Materials will expand its long-term operations at Bengaluru Signature Business Park.
Mangaluru cabinet meeting to become benchmark for future: Cong
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CM orders probe after fishing halted during Mluru harbour visit
NCB secures conviction of three in interstate Charas trafficking case
Digital Desk | Chandigarh, Sep 19 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has secured the conviction of three persons in an interstate Charas trafficking case involving the seizure of 16.5 kg of the contraband near the Himachal Pradesh-Chandigarh border, officials said on Saturday. The case dates back to December 18, 2018, when a team of the NCB's Chandigarh Zonal Unit intercepted a Hyundai Verna near Khuda Lahora Bridge in Chandigarh and recovered 16.5 kg of Charas in connection with NCB Crime No. 49/2018. Two accused, Joginder Singh, a resident of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh, and Anil Kumar, a resident of Mandi district, were arrested from the spot. During the investigation, the role of a third accused, Raj Kumar alias Raju, also from Kullu district, came to light. According to the NCB, investigations revealed that Raj Kumar, acting in concert with the other accused, was part of a network supplying Charas to major cities including Mumbai, Goa, Bengaluru and Chennai. The seized consignment was allegedly destined for Mumbai for further distribution to other locations. Raj Kumar was arrested on December 20, 2018. During searches at his residence in Bhuntar, Himachal Pradesh, NCB officials recovered an additional 80 grams of Charas. The NCB filed a complaint under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, before the Special Judge, NDPS Court, Chandigarh, on June 12, 2019. Upon conclusion of the trial, the court, in its judgment dated September 15, convicted all three accused. Joginder Singh and Anil Kumar were sentenced to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 1 lakh each, while Raj Kumar alias Raju was awarded one year's rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 10,000. The NCB said the conviction reflects its continued efforts to combat drug trafficking through sustained investigation and prosecution. The agency reiterated its commitment to curbing narcotics smuggling and advancing the government's vision of a drug-free India. The Bureau also appealed to the public to report narcotics-related activities through the MANAS National Helpline (1933), assuring strict confidentiality of informants' identities.
Roastery Coffee Houses Coffee Comes Home to Bengaluru
Born in Hyderabad, built on coffee from Karnataka, Roastery opens its 17th House and first in Bengaluru bringing its coffee closer to where it began.
Bengaluru: 5 held for alleged Rs 1 crore land deal scam
Bengaluru: The Hoskote police has arrested five people for allegedly cheating members of the public by offering properties claimed to be worth Rs 1 crore for an investment of Rs 10 lakh. Police suspect that the accused had been running the operation by exploiting the trust of locals and investors. The arrested persons are Shashikumar, Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
Namma BMTC 2.0 app now available for iPhone users
The Namma BMTC 2.0 app was unveiled by Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar during an event marking 100 days of the Congress government in Karnataka recently
IPL Breakout Star Praful Hinge Relies On 'one Ball At A Time' Approach For India 'A'
Vidarbha Pro T20 League: Praful Hinge's three-wicket opening over while turning out for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Rajasthan Royals made him an overnight sensation in this year's Indian Premier League (IPL). But with his first India A assignment looming, via a red-ball series against Australia A in Puducherry, the right-arm fast bowler said he will take the simplest of approaches into the game starting on September 22: stay in the present and think about nothing beyond the next delivery. I don't think too much in my brain about what will happen next or what may not happen. I just focus on the present like what I have to do with the ball in hand in a match. I just focus on bowling one ball at a time. As a bowler, there are a lot of challenges and I love those challenges. When the ball comes, I just have to do my bowling. I'll do my best. The rest, and whatever happens, will have to happen, Hinge told IANS in a chat ahead of the series to be played at the picturesque CAP-Siechem Stadium. Hinge learned of his India 'A' selection while away from his residence in Nagpur, and only believed it once he had checked for himself. I got a message from a friend who works in media, and said that I got India 'A' call-up. I was out of station at that time and then got a message from the friend, who said, 'Congratulations on getting India 'A' team call-up'. To see that for real, I saw on the BCCI website and it began to sink in that I was in India 'A' team. This is what is going on right now - if you work hard, you'll definitely get something. I've been playing red-ball cricket since Ranji Trophy and red-ball cricket has been my favourite format since childhood, he added. Since the IPL ended, Hinge has kept bowling. He took eight wickets in the Vidarbha Pro T20 League and played Under-25 emerging matches at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru - all with an eye on keeping himself in good bowling rhythm. I mean, now that I've got a chance, I should do well. So, in all the matches, everything was good for me and I performed well. Whatever the match was either bowling my overs, fielding, batting, it was the same. The experiences were the same - I just have to keep myself ready so that I can get a chance someday. My body is doing well. I mean, my fitness is great and everything is going well. Yes, I briefly attended a SRH off-season camp. We had a good volume of bowling there as well and our fitness was good, he added. Hinge was largely unknown outside domestic cricket circles before his breakout time in IPL 2026 for SRH. He acknowledges that the attention has changed his life off the field, even if he tries not to dwell on it and keeps social media at arm's length. A lot of people do recognize me. Now, everyone knows me wherever I go. So, it feels really good. Sometimes, I do think about it in my mind - like, I've done this too. Nothing much as such. I don't use it (social media) much. I don't pay much attention to it. I just use it for a bit of fun, humour and work things. His family in Nagpur has also felt the difference. Yes, the parents and family members get more recognised now. Like if they needed something before, it would come late. Now whenever they need something, it comes a little earlier than expected since my good showing in the IPL. Hinge also credited former India fast bowler Varun Aaron, SRHs fast bowling coach, for keeping a close watch on his development since the IPL ended. After the IPL, he's always been following me. Like, what are you doing? How's the training and bowling going? Once or twice, I went for bowling with him. I even bowled with the red-ball in a camp. So, he keeps asking me how I'm doing and takes constant updates about my progress. Aaron, whose own playing career was repeatedly interrupted by injuries, has also helped Hinge fine-tune his action. He faced a lot of things and saw a lot of ups and downs. So, it feels like he's of immense help to me. When I met him at MRF, I told him that I was injured. So, since then, he's been in touch with me. Like, how's it going? What's going on? Like, the bowling action, whatever needs to be done up and down, he adjusted it. Whatever I have seen of him, I've learnt a lot from him as well. Hinge has also leaned on the experience of CoE fast-bowling coaches, former India fast bowler Lakshmipathy Balaji and P Krishnakumar. I asked them a lot about the little things I can do better in a bowling situation, and what we can't do. I always used to ask them about whatever I could think of in terms of questions about fast bowling and related topics. Hinge made his Ranji Trophy debut in 2024 and has 27 wickets from 10 first-class matches. He has already played Ranji Trophy cricket in Puducherry via his debut game and expects the afternoon heat to be a test for the pacers. I've played matches in Pondicherry before as well in the Ranji Trophy. So, I have a bit of an idea about the conditions there. But the temperature is going to be a bit high. The sooner I can adapt to the conditions, the better it is as bowling in the afternoon is a bit tough. But doing tough things is a habit now for me. So, it will be good when the matches happen. Hinge made his Ranji Trophy debut in 2024 and has 27 wickets from 10 first-class matches. He has already played Ranji Trophy cricket in Puducherry via his debut game and expects the afternoon heat to be a test for the pacers. Also Read: Special Cricket Stories With the series just a few days away, Hinge's focus is on the task in front of him, including wearing India A whites for the first time while playing. It's just a few days away. I'm more excited for it, as this is what everyone practices for, he concluded. Article Source: IANS
NDTV Impact: Urgent Repairs Ordered On Key Bengaluru Stretch Facing Congestion
The directions came after NDTV visited Varthur to report on traffic congestion and the poor condition of the roads.
Abetment of suicide case over death of a juvenile: HC upholds acquittal of city couple
