Udupi: A 33-year-old hotel employee from Matadabettu died after he accidentally slipped and fell off a footbridge into the stream below.

The deceased has been identified as Satish, a resident of Bijur in Byndoor. He was married two years ago, and has a child.

Satish, who worked for a hotel in Udupi, was missing since Wednesday afternoon, and his body was found in the stream on Thursday afternoon.
Swimming expert Ishwar Malpe helped retrieve Satish's body, while social activist Nityananda Olakadu assisted in taking the body to the Udupi district hospital.

Udupi City Police officers have filed a case in this regard. SP Hakay Akshay Machindra and ASP Siddalingappa visited the spot as a part of the investigation.

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Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.

“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.

Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”

Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”

“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.

When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”

The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.