Mangaluru (PTI): A 48-year old man was seriously injured in an attack by a leopard near Nittur check post early Thursday, police sources said.

The victim has been identified as Ganesh, who was attacked at around 2.30 am when he woke up and opened the door of his house, hearing his dog barking.

When he opened the door, the leopard suddenly pounced on him. His neighbours ran to his rescue after hearing the screams of his family members. The animal ran away after people gathered near the house.

Ganesh, who was seriously injured, was shifted to the government hospital at Kundapur in Udupi district. He was taken to hospital in an ambulance in which first aid was provided to him, sources said.

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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.