Bengaluru: In a swift late-night operation, Hoysala police recovered a mobile phone within minutes of it being snatched near Ambedkar Nagar Sunday.The incident occurred at 11.58pm when a delivery executive was allegedly targeted by a car driver, who snatched his phone and sped away following a road rage incident. The victim immediately dialled the emergency…
BENGALURU: A group of children standing at KSR Bengaluru railway station recently drew suspicion from the security personnel. Questioning revealed that the children were escaping from harassment, including forced labour, when they landed at the station Sunday.Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel stationed at Platform 5 were the first to notice the group of young boys…
A 20-year-old man, Mohammed Sameer, reportedly died of sunstroke in Bidar district while on his way to a market (Image used for representational purpose only) BIDAR: A 20-year-old man who went out to a neighbourhood market to bring vegetables suddenly collapsed to his death in Bidar district’s Kamalanagar taluk Sunday, reportedly due to sunstroke.Mohammed Sameer,…
BENGALURU: At least four people, including three women, have been arrested for allegedly running a prostitution racket in spas and a house in the city, police said on Tuesday.In the same operation carried out by the Women Protection Wing of the Bengaluru Police’s Central Crime Branch (CCB), six women who were allegedly forced into prostitution…
A cyclist’s claim of being asked to pay ₹25 at the Electronics City toll plaza has sparked an online debate BENGALURU: “I’ve travelled across India on my bicycle, but this is the first time I’ve seen anything like this,” said a young cyclist who alleged that toll staff tried to charge him Rs 25 at…
Bengaluru: Hotels and restaurants in the tech capital are increasingly exploring biogas as an alternative fuel, driven by rising LPG costs and growing expenses related to waste management. The move comes amid concerns over higher wet waste disposal charges, currently capped at Rs 12 per kg under the empanelled vendor system introduced by Bangalore Solid…
Play: Kattala NeraluGenre: Psychological dramaRating: 4 starsCast: Balaji Manohar, Siri RavikumarDirector: Venkatesh PrasadDuration: 1hr 15minsLanguage: KannadaOne simple set, two commanding performers — and a story that lingers long after the lights go out. The Kannada play Kattala Neralu, adapted from David Harrower’s Blackbird, confronts a disturbingly familiar reality that needs to be discussed rather than…
Karnataka is set to revolutionize liquor taxation by directly linking excise duty to alcohol content(Representative image) BENGALURU: Alcoholic beverages with higher alcohol content are set to become costlier in Karnataka, while lower-strength variants may turn relatively cheaper under a proposed overhaul of the state’s liquor taxation policy that links excise duty directly to alcohol content….
Bengaluru: India suffered a big jolt on Monday with Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), an independent body of World Athletics to manage integrity issues, placing the country under the highest-risk category. This could spell more trouble for Indian athletes at global events.Under World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules, AIU Board categorises member-federations as per doping risk to the…
Bharat Bhushan & Dr Sujatha BENGALURU: A year after the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed the life of her husband, Bharath Bhushan, Dr Sujatha still measures time in ‘before’ and ‘after’. What remains, she says, is a void. “I’ve lost my emotion… I’ve lost my smile,” she says quietly.Bharath Bhushan, an MBA graduate, complemented her…
