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Backing Tamannah as Mysore Sandal face, minister adds Hollywood twist to Karnataka soap opera

Amid outcry over selection of non-Kannadiga actor as ambassador of Mysore Sandal soap manufactured by state-owned KSDL, MB Patil says it’s business prudence, not a matter of identity.

The ingredient to timelessness

Shree Vaishnavi Sweets carries a legacy of 75 years in delivering signature south Indian delicacies and has been the most loved sweets and savouries brand of Mysore. 

Temple demolition in BJP-ruled Karnataka sparks embarrassment, political frenzy, protests

Demolition of the Hindu temple in Mysuru district has prompted Hindu groups to slam the BJP government in Karnataka, and the Congress to accuse it of hurting Hindu sentiments.  

Mirza Ismail, the ‘serial Diwan’ who made industrial Bangalore beautiful, painted Jaipur

Mirza Ismail, who was born to Persian parents, wrought a civic revolution in four Indian cities during the 1940s.

Mysore’s chief engineer built a dam long before Nehru wanted a modern ‘temple’ in India

The Krishna Raja Sagara Dam project was politically & financially overwhelming. Visvesvaraya once threatened to quit if the Maharaja of Mysore didn't approve it.

Hindustani vocalist Abdul Karim Khan’s music has special relevance in these communal times

Listening to Abdul Karim Khan at the age of 11, Bhimsen Joshi is said to have made up his mind that this was how real music ought to be.

Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya, the visionary engineer who transformed India

Visvesvaraya was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1955; Engineers' Day is celebrated on 15 September to mark his birth anniversary.

On Camera

This is how Strait of Hormuz shock is forcing a global trade reset

The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.