Nisar Ahmed

PSL 2026 kicks off March 26 with Lahore Qalandars facing Hyderabad Kingsmen, but without spectators due to regional issues and rising costs. The tournament will be broadcast-first, held in Lahore and Karachi. Despite the challenges, eight teams and international stars promise exciting cricket, with the opening match at 7:30 PM IST.

Renowned Kannada poet KS Nisar Ahmed died on Sunday in his residence in Bengaluru. He was 85. He was suffering from cancer and breathed his last in his house in Padmanabha Nagar. Chief minister BS Yediyurappa mourned Ahmed’s demise and said that he was an asset to Kannada literature.

A female Haj pilgrim died in Madina Munawaara. According to officials, Azeemunnisa Begum, 58, wife of Mohammed Nisar Ahmed from Kurnool district, breathed her last at a hospital in Madina.

BANGALORE: Former chief minister M. Veerappa Moily, litterateur K.S. Nisar Ahmed, singer Shyamala G. Bhave and Kannada actress Jayamala are among those who have been awarded the Sri Chhatrapati Shivaji State Awards for 2005.

A woman Haj pilgrim from Kurnool has died in Madina Munawaara. According to reports, Azeemunnisa Begum, 58, wife of Mohammed Nisar Ahmed from Kurnool district, breathed her last while undergoing treatment in MadinaMunawwara’s hospital.

Bangalore University is back in news for the wrong reasons. The varsity was to confer honorary doctrates to three persons -- Kannada poet and writer K S Nisar Ahmed, popular artist B K S Varma and Kannada litterateur Chidananda Murthy -- during its 46th annual convocation scheduled for February 15.

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Tuesday decided to provide Rs 20 lakh medical assistance to poet KS Nisar Ahmed, who is suffering from cancer. His son too has been diagnosed with cancer.

Nisar Ahmed Chaudhry failed to file a registration statement with the Attorney General, as required by law, providing notification of his activities on behalf of the Government of Pakistan, the Department of Justice said yesterday.

Filmmaker Rajendra Singh Babu remembers the renowned literary figure, who passed away on Sunday

Opposing the plea made by accused Lt Col Prasad Purohit for in-camera proceedings in the 2008 Malegaon blast trial, the father of one of the blast victims said it was nothing but an attempt to divert the court’s attention and fritter away precious time of the court and resources of the

After the initial shock over Nisar Ahmed Ansari 'walking out of the grave', officials of the Gomatipur police station exhumed the body which had been buried assuming it was Nisar Ahmed.

As India aims to become the youngest country in the world by 2020, Rajasthan is all set to play a key role in making this possible.

A teenaged girl was sexually harassed and forced to watch obscene videos by her foster father for close to eight years.

Crime Branch on Tuesday nabbed a person with 14 kgs of marijuana worth Rs 73,000 at Vishala Circle in Sarkhej. Acting on a tip-off, a team led by police inspector B M Desai and constable Nisar Ahmed intercepted 60-year-old Abdul Aziz Arab, a resident of Juhapura.

Victims of the 2008 Malegaon blast case, including Nisar Ahmed Bilal, have written to Bombay high court Chief Justice seeking extension of the tenure of the special trial judge P R Sitre till completion of the trial. Judge Sitre is expected to be transferred in the annual general transfers.

Stressing on protecting and developing Kannada, the 78-year-old writer said prominence should be given to Kannada at the school level, because one cannot go and learn it in England.

To discuss the ways and means to make south Asia a hundred percent literate region in the world, Pakistan's Sindh province's education minister Nisar Ahmed Khuhro arrived in India on Friday to participate in the South Asia Literacy Summit being held in Delhi from December 14 to 15.

BANGALORE: Checking crime would be more effective if instead of rushing to the police people themselves kept a check on activities in their area.

A group of progressive thinkers on Tuesday petitioned chief minister Siddaramaiah to legalize prostitution in the state.

The dearth of compressed natural gas (CNG) as fuel for vehicles being felt in Aurangabad is soon to become a thing of past with the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) announcing 100 CNG outlets in Aurangabad and Ahmednagar districts.