Veteran Telugu actor and ex BJP MLA Kota Srinivasa Rao dies at 83
Veteran Telugu film actor and former BJP MLA Kota Srinivasa Rao died at the age of 83 due to prolonged illness at his residence in Filmnagar in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.
The actor died in the early hours of Sunday, two days after his 83rd birthday, NDTV reported.
Born in Kankipadu in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, Rao made his debut with 'Pranam Khareedhu' in 1978. Over a career spanning more than four decades, he acted in over 750 films across Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi languages, gaining fame for his versatile performances, particularly in villainous and character roles.
Some of his notable films include 'Aha Naa Pellanta!,' 'Pratigatana,' 'Khaidi Number 786,' 'Shiva,' and 'Yamaleela.'
PM Oli inaugurates Madandangi - Tarabari - Dipu Road Upgrading Project
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugurated the Madandangi - Tarabari - Dipu Road Upgrading Project in Damak Municipality, Jhapa today.
The road is one of 17 selected from across the country as a pride project of the municipality, supported by the World Bank.
Built at the cost of Rs 442 million, the 4.86 kilometers long road is considered a model project completed on time.
On the occasion, Prime Minister Oli said that this road is also a model of development work in the country, mentioning that the government is engaged in the campaign to complete projects from Mechi to Mahakali.
He also announced the construction of a stadium in Beldangi, Damak.
According to the Prime Minister's private secretariat, the PM mentioned that after conducting free 'online' classes on important subjects with the spirit of volunteerism as part of plans to bring about improvements in every sector, this year's SEE results improved by 13 percent.
He commented that it was unnecessary to respond to some opponents who falsely propagated that he returned from Spain leaving people behind, overshadowing the success of his visit.
Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Devendra Dahal, Chief Minister of Koshi Province, Hikmat Kumar Karki, former Chief Ministers Sherdhan Rai and Uddhav Thapa among others were present on the occasion.
Annapurna Post journalist Thapa honored with Youth Journalism Award
Four journalists including Annapurna Post, sister publication of The Annapurna Express, journalist Mamata Thapa has been honored with Youth Journalism Award-2081.
Minister Teju Lal Chaudhary honored Thapa with the award during a program held at the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
Along with Thapa, Sushil Darnal of the Rastriya Samachar Samiti, Prakriti Dahal and Gaganshila Khadka of Kantipur Publications were also honored with the award.
Presenting the award, Minister Chaudhary congratulated all the journalists and urged them to be active in the youth sector and continue to write with greater vigor.
SpaceX to invest $2 billion in Musk's xAI startup, WSJ reports
SpaceX has committed $2 billion to xAI as part of a $5 billion equity round, deepening the ties between tech billionaire Elon Musk's ventures as his artificial intelligence startup races to compete with rival OpenAI, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, Reuters reported.
The investment follows xAI's merger with X and values the combined company at $113 billion, with the Grok chatbot now powering Starlink support and eyed for future integration into Tesla's Optimus robots, the report added.
SpaceX and xAI did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.
Despite recent controversies involving Grok's responses, Musk has called it "the smartest AI in the world," and xAI continues to spend heavily on model training and infrastructure, according to Reuters.
