Traffic in the Central Business District will see extensive diversions and parking bans from noon until 8 PM. BENGALURU: The city is set to witness heightened security and significant traffic restrictions on Wednesday, June 3, as the swearing-in ceremony of the Chief Minister takes place at the Glass House in Lok Bhavan at 4pm.With several…
Bengaluru: For most students, the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced is a gruelling, high-pressure test. For Bengaluru’s Aryan Ragupathy, who secured All India Rank (AIR) 12 in JEE Advanced 2026 and emerged as the Karnataka topper, it felt more like a sport.“In some aspects, it almost felt like a sport. It was very competitive and…
Bengaluru: In a city increasingly grappling with rising temperatures and urban heat stress, an initiative aimed at making govt healthcare spaces cooler and more comfortable has shown promising results. Two primary health centres (PHCs) in north Bengaluru — Agrahara and Amruthahalli — recorded a drop of more than 3°C in indoor temperatures after reflective “cool…
Bengaluru: The jurisdiction of a family court cannot extend to resolve a civil suit, the high court has observed.Extending the family court’s jurisdiction to every title suit involving a challenge to a pedigree would potentially dilute the specialised focus of that forum and overlap with the settled functions of the civil court under the Specific…
Bengaluru: A viral video showing a frustrated motorist sitting on a busy road and confronting traffic police over an alleged prolonged halt for the governor’s convoy has reignited the debate over VIP movement and public inconvenience in Bengaluru.The incident, which occurred on Old Airport Road amid ongoing underpass construction work, triggered outrage on social media…
Air India Express Boeing 737-8 Max Aircraft taking off Bengaluru: After IndiGo and Akasa Air, Air India Express Monday launched a direct flight to Phuket in Thailand from Bengaluru.The Phuket connection will be weekend centric – a Boeing 737-8 Max aircraft will fly out of Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) at 10:35am Mondays and Saturdays, reaching…
Bengaluru: Lokayukta police trapped and arrested a public prosecutor (PP) after she accepted a bribe of Rs 5,000 from a man in her office at the City Civil and Sessions Court Monday afternoon.The accused PP is Savitha Naveen Patil, 55, serving in CCH-54 court.According to Lokayukta officials, a 40-year-old Banashankari resident approached them alleging the…
Bengaluru: India’s space regulator has taken a step toward commercialising the country’s satellite infrastructure, inviting private firms to build and operate ground stations inside one of the Indian Space Research Organisation‘s (Isro) important facilities, the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC).The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) has issued an expression of interest (EoI)…
BENGALURU: Karnataka high court refused bail to a 23-year-old engineering student accused of rape and triggered a debate over judicial rhetoric and criminal justice in a constitutional democracy after a judge said “law has lost its teeth” and suggested harsher punishments could deter crime.“Law has lost its teeth because we don’t deal with offenders firmly….
Bengaluru: South Korean space AI company TelePIX has signed an MoU with Bengaluru-based space propulsion firm Bellatrix Aerospace to jointly develop a next-generation Earth observation (EO) satellite designed to operate in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO), with a technology demonstration mission targeted for launch in 2028.The partnership will combine TelePIX’s high-resolution optical payload, Chouette, with…
