06:26 PM ►Sought governor's node to form new government with the support of congress: H.D Kumaraswamy

05:42 PM ►H.D Kumaraswamy speaks in Raj Bhavan
 
05:23 PM ►BJP meets governor, seeks time
 
05:12 PM ►JDS-congress to form government in the state: Kumaraswamy writes to the governor
 
05:11 PM ►Dinesh Gundurao visits H.D Devegowda's house

04:52 PM ►Victory of EVMs: Raj Takhre jokes about BJP lead in Karnataka

04:19 PM ►I condemn congress for trying to get power through left hand path

04:00 PM ►BJP emerges as the largest party, does not comment on JDS-Congress alliance: Yeddyurappa

03:37 PM ►Shiggavi- Victory Basavaraja Bommayi

03:10 PM ►Babaleshvara-MB Patel Victory

03:09 PM ►Shirasi- Vishveshvera Hegde Kagery Victory

03:02 PM ►I have spoken with HD Devegouda and Kumara Swamy: Congress Senior leader Gulam Nabi Azad

03:01 PM ►Congress decision to support JDS: Siddaramaiah

02:41 PM ►Athani-Defeat to Laxman Savadi from BJP

02:29 PM ►Haliyaala-Victory for RV Deshpandey

02:28 PM ►Kadooru-Defeat for JDS YSV Datta

02:23 PM ► Sagara- Defeat Kogodu Thimmappa

01:46 PM ► Varuna-In Varuna great victory for Dr.Yathindra

01:37 PM ► Narasimharaja-Tanvir sait in Lead

01:36 PM ► Byatarayanapura-Victory for Krishne Baire Gowda

01:19 PM ► Chamundeshwari-GT Devegouda won, Siddaramaiah lost

01:14 PM ► Kollegaala-BSP candidate mahesh towards win

01:07 PM ► Baindoor-Bjp Sukumar shetty 20,848 votes lead in Baindoor-16th round

01:05 PM ► Kundapura-Haladi Shrinivas shetty 53673 votes lead in Kundapura-15th round

12:50 PM ► Udupi-Raghupati Bhat leads by 7163 votes in 11th round

12:48 PM ► Breaking News: DK district’s 7 Congress candidates complain against EVM

12:46 PM ► Channapatna- H.D.Kumaraswamy to win

12:28 PM► Karkala - Sunil Kumar's 35,605 votes lead in Karkala-13th round

12:27 PM ► Kapu - Lalaji R. Mendon leads 8976 votes

12:27 PM► Did Siddaramaiah win in Badami?

12:23 PM► Udupi- Raghupathi Bhat leads with 2694 vote in 9th round

12:06 PM ►Puttur: BJP candidate Sanjeeva Matanduru won by 18,946 votes

11:15 AM ► Moodbidri - BJP's Umanath Kotian wins with 29653 votes

11:13 AM ► Shivajinagar - Roshan Beg leading

10:56 AM ► Byndoor- BJP’s Sukumar Shetty leads with 4742 votes after 7th round

10:50 AM ► Karkala- Sunil Kumar leads with 14150 votes in 5th round

10:48 AM ► Kundapur-Halady Srinivas Shetty leads with 21219 votes

10:45 AM ► Kapu - Lalaji R. Mendon leading with 7285 votes

10:41 AM ►Kundapur -Halady Srinivas Shetty, leads with 17,954 votes in the 5th round

10:40 AM ►Mangalore - UT Khader is leading with 13252 votes

10:35 AM ► Badami- Now, Siddaramaiah leading

10:34 AM ► Karkala-Sunil Kumar leads with 11753 votes

10:33 AM ► Badami-Siddaramaiah Trailing

10:32 AM ► BJP candidates win 5 seats in Udupi constituency

10:31 AM ► Bantwal - Rajesh Naik leads 7520 votes

10:29 AM ► Dakshina Kannada: BJP inces close towards victory in 7 constituencies

10:28 AM ► Byndoor-BJP's Sukumar Shetty leads with 2258 vote

10:27 AM ► Sulya-S.Angara leads with 11750 votes

10:26 AM ► Mangaluru- UT Khader leads with 18500 votes

 10:25 AM ► Mangalore North - Bharat Shetty leads with 15220 votes

10:22 AM ►Byndoor- BJP's Sukumar Shetty leads in the 5th round with 345 votes

10:21 AM ► Kundapur-Halady Srinivas Shetty leads with 13165 votes

10:17 AM ► GT Deve Gowda lead in Chamundeshwari

10:12 AM ► Kundapur - Halady Srinivas Shetty leads with 10136 vote

10:10 AM ► Sullia- S. Angara 8100 votes lead

10:09 AM ► Belthangady- BJP Harish Poonja is leading with 4700 votes

10:07 AM ► Mangaluru North - Bharat Shetty leads with 8800 votes

10:05 AM ► Mangaluru-UT Khader leads with 15488 votes

10:03 AM ► Mangaluru South-Vedavyas Kamath 7200 votes lead

10:01 AM ► Udupi: Raghupathi Bhat leads with 940 votes, Pramod Madhwaraj Trailing

 10:00 AM Mangalore North - Bharat Shetty leads with 7200 votes

09:56 AM Karkala-BJP's Sunil Kumar leads with 5877 votes, Congress's Gopal Bhandari Trailing

09:53 AM Kapu- Vinay Kumar Sorake Trailing


09:53 AM
Lalaji R. Mendon leads with 4239 votes

 
09:51 AM Sullia-BJP candidate S Anagaras 6065 votes lead

09:51 AM Puttur-Sanjeeva Matandooruleads with 7242 vote

09:50 AM Moodbidri BJP candidate Umanath Kotian, Mangalore Congress candidate UT Khader gets massive lead

09:48 AM Byndoor - Gopal Poojari 1144 votes lead

09:48 AM Kundapur - Halady Srinivas Shetty leads with 6278 vote
 
09:41 AM  Byndoor- Gopal Poojari leads with 2469 votes, BJP's Sukumar Shetty Trailing
 
09:38 AM ►Bidar South- Ashok Kheni Trailing
 
09:38 AM ►Belthangady-Harish Poonja 1,721 votes leading 
 
09:36 AM ►Mangaluru North-Moideen Bava 1,478 votes leading
 
09:36 AM ►Bantwala-Rajesh Naik 2,028 votes leading
 
09:36 AM ►Sullia-S Angara 1,727 votes leading
 
09:27 AM ►Puttur-Sanjeeva Matandooru 1676 votes leading
 
09:35 AM ►Karkala-Sunil Kumar 2,777 votes leading,Gopal Bhandary Trailing
 
09:29 A.M ►Second Round Ragupathi bhat Leading
 
09:27 AM ►Padmanabha Nagar-R. Ashok leading 
 
09:19 AM ►Moodbidri - Abhayachandra Jain Trailing
 
09:18 AM ►Moodbidri - Umanath Kotian lead by 12,930 votes 
 
09:15 AM ►Udupi-Pramod Madhwaraj Trailing
 
09:07 AM ►Tarikere BJP's Suresh leading with 875 votes
 
09:07 AM ►Sringeri - Raje Gowda leading with 365 votes

09:04 AM ►Theradala-Umashri leading
 
 
09:02 AM ►Byndoor-Gopal Poojari leading with 5230 votes
 
09:01 AM ►Badami- Sriramulu Trailing
 
08:58 AM ►Mangaluru - UT Khader leading with 3848 vote lead 
 
08:54 AM ►Moodbidri - Umanath Kotian 6700 votes lead
 
08:44 AM ►Shikaripura - BS Yeddyurappa leading
 
08:33 AM ►Mudigere - Motamma leading
 
08:32 AM ►Badami- Siddaramaiah's lead 
 
08:31 AM ►Theerthahalli- Kimmane Ratnakar lead 
 
08:29 AM ► Karkala-V. Sunil Kumar leading

8:27 A.M. ►Chikkamagaluru - CT Ravi leading

8:25 A.M. ►Davangere South-Shamanoor Shivashankarappa leads

8:22 A.M. ►Chamundeshwari-GT Deve Gowda leads

8:22 A.M ►Chamundeshwari-GT Deve Gowda leads

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

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Mumbai (PTI): Neeraj Ghaywan's much acclaimed "Homebound" is among the 15 films shortlisted in the best international feature category at the Oscars, moving a step close to the final five nominations and maybe a win.

The movie, inspired by a true story that became the basis of a news article during the pandemic, has been creating a global buzz since its debut in the Un Certain Regard category at the Cannes Film Festival this May.

Hollywood legend Martin Scorsese is a fan and has come onboard as an executive producer ahead of the award season.

Produced by Karan Johar and Adar Poonawalla, and starring Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa and Janhvi Kapoor, "Homebound" is Ghaywan's second movie after "Masaan".

"Homebound" will compete for an Oscar nomination alongside Argentina's “Belén”, Brazil's “The Secret Agent”, French drama "It Was Just an Accident”, Germany's "Sound of Falling” and Iraq's "The President's Cake".

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The other movies in the shortlist include Japan's “Kokuho”, Jordan's “All That’s Left of You”, Norway's “Sentimental Value”, Palestine's “Palestine 36”, South Korean hit “No Other Choice”, Spain's “Sirat”, "Late Shift" from Switzerland, “Left-Handed Girl”from Taiwan and Tunisian drama “The Voice of Hind Rajab”, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced in a release on Tuesday.

The award for best foreign film, now re-categorised as best international feature, has so far eluded India.

Only three Indian films have received nominations in the category -- Mehmood Khan’s “Mother India”, Mira Nair’s “Salaam Bombay” and Ashutosh Gowarikar’s “Lagaan”. Deepa Mehta’s “Water”, starring John Abraham and Lisa Ray, also received a nomination but it was submitted from Canada.

Gujarati film "Chhello Show" in 2023 was the last film to get shortlisted.

Costume designer Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian to get an Oscar, bagging the coveted prize in 1983 for the film "Gandhi". Other than her, A R Rahman, Resul Pukootty and M M Keeravani have also won individual Oscars.

Team "Homebound" celebrated the shortlist news with posts on social media.

"We made the shortlist... Way to go team Homebound'!" Johar shared in Instagram Stories.

In a post, the producer said it was difficult for him to articulate how "proud and elated" he was with the news.

"All of us @dharmamovies are privileged to have this proud and important film in our filmography... thank you @neeraj.ghaywan for making so many dreams of ours come true... from Cannes to being on the Oscar shortlist this has been such an overwhelming journey! Love to the entire cast and crew and teams of this special special film! Upwards and onwards...."

Ghaywan also shared the news on X.

"#Homebound has been shortlisted for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards! We are deeply grateful for the extraordinary love and support we've received from around the world," he wrote on X with a special poster of the film.

Jethwa, who plays one of the two friends in the story opposite Ishaan Khatter, said the moment feels "surreal and incredibly humbling".

"To see 'Homebound' being shortlisted and progressing towards the Oscars is something I could have only dreamed of. I am deeply grateful for the love and support the film has received from audiences around the world," he said as he acknowledged Johar, Ghaywan and co-star Khatter and the rest of the team.

Khatter also shared the news on his Instagram stories and wrote, "Oscar ab dur nahi".

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"Homebound" is inspired by journalist Basharat Peer's The New York Times article “Taking Amrit Home”, also titled "A Friendship, a Pandemic and a Death Beside the Highway".

The film portrays the childhood friendship between a Muslim and Dalit who chase a police job that promises them the dignity they have long been denied due to their surnames.

The Academy on Tuesday also announced shortlists in 11 other categories, including the newly added casting Oscars, animated shorts, cinematography, documentary feature, documentary short, original score and song, sound and visual effects categories.

Nominations for the 98th Academy Awards will be announced on Thursday, January 22, 2026.

Twenty-four categories will be awarded at the 98th Oscars. Each category has five nominees, except for best picture, which has 10.

The 98th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.