A cybersecurity analyst monitors digital forensics data on multiple screens as a cyberfraud attack targets online banking and identity theft systems. Bengaluru: A 58-year-old para-athlete and shot-putter, awarded Padma Shri in 2021, allegedly lost Rs 90,000 from his account in an online fraud despite alerting the bank after receiving suspicious OTP messages late at night.Venkatesh…
Bengaluru: The department of school education and literacy has announced an intensive statewide inspection programme to monitor school preparedness, enrolment, infrastructure, and learning standards ahead of 2026-27 academic year.In a circular issued by the commissioner of school education Monday, the department directed officials to conduct surprise school visits, review teaching-learning readiness, and ensure institutions are…
Bengaluru: As global beer trends turn hyperlocal, the city’s craft breweries are heading back to their roots. Traditional Indian ingredients such as ragi, jowar, mahua, and red rice are beginning to froth their way into beer mugs across the city, as brewers experiment with flavours rooted in local culture and agriculture.Speaking at the Indian Chamber…
Bengaluru: A former driver used a duplicate key to enter his employer’s house and steal 146 grams of gold ornaments worth over Rs 8 lakh over a few weeks. The man, Yogesh, was finally caught in the Nagarabhavi house by the victim’s elder daughter Friday.The employer, Prakash A, told police Yogesh drove his personal car…
Based on an intelligence alert from the Delhi Police, RPF Bengaluru seized liquor worth more than Rs 60 lakh from a parcel van Bengaluru: Following the seizure of more than 1,000 litres of smuggled liquor from a Delhi parcel special train at Yeshwantpur station last week, Delhi police Monday said it busted an interstate liquor…
Bengaluru: Brace for bumper-to-bumper chaos in Bengaluru’s central business district as schools and colleges gear up to reopen in June. Major sewage pipeline replacement works on key roads such as Richmond Road and Lavelle Road are set to choke traffic at the worst possible time, triggering commuter nightmares across some of the city’s busiest stretches….
Bengaluru: Imagine shelling out Rs 500 for a chicken biryani, Rs 150 for a single masala dosa or more than Rs 100 for a plate of idli in Namma Bengaluru. Sounds far-fetched? But this could soon be inevitable. As the state govt weighs a hike in minimum wages of workers and fuel prices continue to…
Bengaluru: In a move that could end decades-old monopoly of Karnataka’s state-run electricity supply companies (Escoms), Tata Power has applied for a licence to distribute electricity in areas currently served by govt utilities. The move has already come under fire from the Federation of Karnataka Electricity Board Employees’ Union, which has warned the govt of…
Bengaluru: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah is set to meet the Congress high command in New Delhi Tuesday amid growing speculation over his continuation in office after the state govt completed three years in office last week.The meeting is expected to involve Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, general secretary (organisation) K…
Bengaluru: A tip-off from a private bank manager helped police expose one of the biggest digital arrest frauds in Karnataka and arrest six people on charges of fleecing around Rs 24 crore from a 74-year-old woman. During investigation, cops found the arrested persons were involved in multiple cybercrimes in Belagavi district and many other states.Laxmi…
