Bahamas, Oct 31: Legendary Scottish star Sean Connery, who became a global sensation as the first James Bond and featured in a string of cult hits in his five-decade-long career, has died. He was 90.

Abu Dhabi, Oct 31: Chris Gayle achieved a new milestone on Friday when he became the first batsman to hit 1,000 sixes in T20 cricket history. This came when he smashed the seventh of his eight sixes during his belligerent 99 against Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League match in Abu Dhabi.

Bengaluru, Oct 31: Well known Kannada film actor, producer and director Dinesh Gandhi died of a heart attack on Saturday.

Mangaluru, Oct 31: The Adani Group, which had won the concession to operate, manage and develop Mangaluru International Airport, took charge of the airport on the midnight of October 30 [Friday].

Bengaluru, Oct 31: The Karnataka Film Exhibitors Federation members have decided not to release new films till January due to seat restrictions by the State government due to Covid threat in the State.

Mysuru, Oct 31: The coldblooded murders of an NRI woman from and her two children have shocked a small suburb in South Dublin in the Republic of Ireland.  

New Delhi, Oct 31: The Hindutva movement is the "mirror image" of the Muslim communalism of 1947 and its triumph would mark the end of the Indian idea, says senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, asserting that Hindutva is a political doctrine, not a religious one.

Washington, Oct 31: The United States set a new all-time high for coronavirus cases confirmed in a single 24-hour period on Friday, reporting just over 100,000 new infections to surpass the record total of 91,000 posted a day earlier, according to a Reuters tally.

Hasanpur, Oct 31: He relinquished Mahua and shifted to "safe" seat of Hasanpur assembly segment, but the gamble seems tough for Lalu Prasad's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav who is pitted against a formidable JD(U) sitting legislator.