Participants at Mission Admission 2026 in Bengaluru Saturday Bengaluru: Hundreds of students at the threshold of higher education participated in The Times of India’s Mission Admission 2026, held at Jnana Jyoti Auditorium in central Bengaluru Saturday, to gain valuable insights before making one of the most important and career-shaping choices of their lives. Educationists, academicians…
The duo, Santhosh Devarajappa (40) and Chinmayee Thrishulamurthy (45), reached the summit of Everest at 12.10pm IST on May 21 Bengaluru: Battling freezing winds, treacherous slopes and thinning oxygen levels, two mountaineeers from Bengaluru scripted history atop Mount Everest by unfurling the Karnataka Emblem at the world’s highest peak.The duo — Santhosh Devarajappa, 40 and…
An artist’s impression of the upcoming International Cricket Stadium at Anekal in Bengaluru by the Karnatka Housing Board. This will be the second largest cricket ground after Gujarat with a seating capacity of 80,000 spectators. Bengaluru: Amid growing concerns over crowd management and infrastructure constraints at the city’s iconic M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru is set…
Bengaluru: With BJP national president Nitin Nabin undertaking his maiden trip to Karnataka after assuming office, the party has decided against holding a grand public reception or roadshow during the visit.The BJP leadership has instructed the state unit to keep the programme simple in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s repeated appeals for fuel conservation…
Honeybee Honeybees at one of the many flowering trees at Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens. Bengaluru: Ending a six-year wait since experts first recommended the move, Karnataka govt Friday announced it will soon officially declare the honeybee species Tudave Jenu (Apis cerana) as the state insect and the Malabar tree toad (Pedostibes tuberculosus) as the state…
Bengaluru: A 30-year-old woman, who was evading court hearings for eight years after allegedly stealing luxury items at Kempegowda International Airport, has been arrested.Mun Mun Husen, a resident of Indiranagar, was apprehended following a routine patrol operation.In 2018, Mun Mun was allegedly caught stealing a Fossil wristwatch, worth over Rs 21,000, and a portable power…
For someone who has lived in Bengaluru all their life, the city’s rains never meant what they do today. There was a time when an evening shower was romanticised — long walks under cloudy skies, piping hot chaat by the roadside, the unmistakable smell of masala puri and roasted corn filling the air. Rain was…
Kosuke Kiryu’s children Kanato and Rina go to the Canadian International School where they are immersed in a global curriculum. On Saturdays, they attend JSS, which serves around 130 Japanese students. JSS helps Japanese parents and their children stay connected to their roots. Kosuke’s wife Ayake has made a lot of friends at JSS. Many…
Jayanagar bus shelter removed earlier in 2026 Bengaluru: For decades, commuters at Pump House bus stop near Jayanagar 9th Block relied on a familiar bus shelter to escape the scorching sun and sudden rains. But over the past three months, residents say the shelter has mysteriously vanished, leaving daily bus users, including senior citizens and…
Members of Karnataka Gruha Karmika Vedike and Karnataka Domestic Workers protest, demanding comprehensive legislation for domestic workers at Freedom Park in Bengaluru Bengaluru: The revised Karnataka Domestic Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2026, has removed criminal provisions that were part of the earlier draft legislation.The updated bill, which was placed before the cabinet Thursday,…
