Bengaluru erupted in joyous anticipation as RCB neared their IPL 2026 victory BENGALURU: By the time the 15th over of Gujarat Titans’ innings ended, Bengaluru had effectively made up its mind. With six wickets down and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) tightening their grip on the IPL 2026 final, chants of “Ee Sala-nu Cup Namde” (the…
BENGALURU: A traffic jam occurred on Old Airport Road after traffic was allegedly halted for nearly 30 minutes to facilitate the governor’s convoy, according to a post on X. The disruption, compounded by ongoing underpass construction, left hundreds of commuters stranded.Public anger intensified after a man travelling with his pregnant wife was caught in the…
DK Shivakumar on IPL venue change BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister-designate DK Shivakumar on Sunday questioned the shifting of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 final from Bengaluru to Ahmedabad.“RCB match should have been held in Bengaluru, injustice has been done to us,” he said.Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) beat Gujarat Titans (GT) by five wickets in…
Representative image created using AI CHIKKABALLAPURA: Five people – an autorickshaw driver, and four women labourers, were killed and five others sustained serious injuries in a road accident on the Bengaluru-Hyderabad National Highway near Sunkalamma Temple in Bagepalli taluk Sunday.The accident occurred around 3pm when a Mahindra Thar travelling towards Hyderabad allegedly rammed an autorickshaw…
DKS and Siddaramaiah will meet the party high command on Monday BENGALURU/KALABURAGI: Ahead of DK Shivakumar‘s swearing-in as Karnataka CM on Wednesday, Congress has shifted gears to put together a team of ministers, appoint a new chief for the party’s state unit and pick members for boards and corporations.The CM-elect and outgoing CM Siddaramaiah are…
DKS and Siddaramaiah will meet the party high command on Monday No Talks Yet On Creation Of Deputy CM’s Post, Says Kharge DKS and Siddaramaiah will meet the party high command on Monday No Talks Yet On Creation Of Deputy CM’s Post, Says Kharge DKS and Siddaramaiah will meet the party high command on Monday…
Congress is preparing a ‘Janashirvada’ programme, a statewide yatra from June 10, which will occur across three phases Bengaluru: Given that he would have a relatively short two-year tenure, CM-elect DK Shivakumar is looking to establish himself as a pan-Karnataka mass leader over the first month after he takes oath.As part of the plan, Congress…
Bengaluru: When DK Shivakumar takes oath as chief minister on Wednesday, it will place Karnataka in an exclusive and politically significant category occupied by only two other Indian states—Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Bihar.Karnataka is set to record its 34th chief ministerial tenure since Independence. That milestone reveals a political history defined by intense competition, shifting…
RCB’s title defence turned theatres, pubs and apartments into mini-stadia as Bengaluru celebrated long before the winning runs, with fans packing watch parties across the city Later in the night, when RCB completed the chase to retain the title, the celebrations merely caught up with what the city had begun believing long before the winning…
Rain has disrupted operations at the Kempegowda International Airport (BLR), which is now India’s second busiest airport. According to April 2026 data, Bengaluru Airport handled 3.17 million domestic passengers, while Mumbai Airport recorded 2.89 million during the same period.But over the weekend, heavy rains and thunderstorms threw flight schedules into chaos at Bengaluru airport, with…
