Mysuru, Aug 11 (IANS) The Mangaluru Dragons began their campaign at the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20, with a 33-run victory over the Gulbarga Mystics at the Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Cricket Stadium.Macneil Noronha’s fiery half-century of 53 runs, studded with three fours and four sixes, powered the Dragons to 180/8 before skipper Shreyas Gopal and Kranthi Kumar’s three-wicket hauls sealed the result.Earlier in the day, the Mystics’ bowling attack was led by Prithviraj, who returned …

Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) German GM Vincent Keymer maintained his grip on the top of the Chennai Grand Masters 2025 table despite being held to his second consecutive draw, this time by GM Vidit Gujrathi in Round 5 on Monday.The result kept Keymer a point clear of nearest rival Arjun Erigaisi, who was also held to a draw by compatriot Pranav V.Erigaisi and Keymer will play each other in a clash between the table toppers on day 6, with the latter starting with whites. Now in its third year, the Quan…

Madrid, Aug 11 (IANS) Atletico Madrid has officially announced the signing of Giacomo Raspadori following a completed transfer agreement with Napoli, as the club confirmed on Monday. The Italian striker passed his medical examination at the Vithas – Invictum High-Performance Sports Medicine Centre, located at the Madrid Arturo Soria University Hospital. He later visited the club’s offices at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, where he signed a five-year contract.He joins for a reported fee of up to…

Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) Director Cheran and actress Manju Warrier on Monday launched the much-awaited first look of director Amutha Sarathi’s ‘Sannidhanam (P.O)’, featuring actor Yogi Babu in the lead. Produced by Sarvata Cine Garage, a renowned Kannada production house known for films like ‘Tootu Madike’, and Shimoga Creations, a leading Malayalam banner behind hits like ‘Veerappan’, ‘Sooryavamsi’, ‘Vaanku’ (Production), ‘Nalla Samayam'(Distribution), and ‘Rudhiram’ (Creative Producer), Sannidha…

Los Angeles, Aug 11 (IANS) The upcoming biopic ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’, which is based on legendary musician Bruce Springsteen, has been added to the New York Film Festival lineup. The film stars Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen, and will be screened at the Spotlight Gala selection. It will be screened on September 28 at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, reports ‘Variety’.Springsteen will attend the premiere along with White’s co-stars Jeremy Strong and Odessa Young. ‘Del…

Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Parag Tyagi used social media to wish ‘happy birthday’ to his late wife Shefali Jariwala’s mother, Sunita Jariwala on Monday. Parag dropped a video compilation of some of their precious family moments with Shefali, and wrote: “Pari wishing you a very Happy Birthday mom @jariwalasunita . Love u so much mom, always with you – Pari #shefalijariwala & @shivanijariwala19.”Meanwhile, this Rakshabandhan, Parag tied rakhis to his househelp and pet dog Simba, keeping his late …

Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) One of Tamil cinema’s fastest rising stars actor Arjun Das was among the first to react to actor Shanthanu Baghyaraj’s striking first look in director Unni Sivalingam’s upcoming Malayalam sports action drama ‘Balti’, calling it “Killer”. The makers of director Unni Sivalingam’s upcoming Malayalam sports action drama ‘Balti’, featuring actor Shane Nigam in the lead, on Monday released the look of Tamil actor Shanthanu Baghyaraj, who plays a character called Kumar in the fil…

Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Actress Soni Razdan got the rare opportunity to meet the Dalai Lama. Showing her gratitude for this special experience, Razdan dropped a couple of pictures from her meeting with the Dalai Lama on social media.Claiming that some experiences are beyond words, Razdan shared: “I still can’t believe that I was fortunate enough to meet His Holiness The Dalai Lama on this journey. Some experiences don’t need words. They don’t need explanations. Pure feeling is enough. Gratit…

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The defence and security partnership has become the central pillar of India-Philippines strategic alignment, further strengthened during the visit of Philippines President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr, last week. The strong defence ties are clearly demonstrated in the agreement signed on the sale of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile systems to the Philippines.Philippines is the first nation to purchase missile from India. India’s BrahMos cruise missile system, delivered in two …

Washington, Aug 11 (IANS) Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir’s recent visit to the United States – his second to the country since June – is being seen less as a genuine effort to strengthen bilateral ties and more as a bid to secure financial aid, political shield, and fresh channels of influence, all of which will be harnessed for Pakistan’s “military-industrial-terrorism complex”, a report cited on Monday.The Pakistani military, the report mentioned, has pocketed American money, arms, and…