Bengaluru: Karnataka has emerged as one of the best-performing states in Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, ranking second in both distribution and digitisation of enumeration forms among five states undertaking the exercise.SIR began on June 29 in Karnataka, Delhi, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Meghalaya, with all five states following a common schedule…
Mangaluru: In a case of theft involving the donation box at the Sri Ramanjaneya Temple in Kenjaru village, Bajpe police arrested an interstate suspect on Tuesday.Mangaluru City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy said that on March 3, 2026, a case was registered regarding the theft of approximately Rs 25,000 from three donation boxes after breaking…
Bengaluru: With pre-monsoon showers lashing parts of the city over the past two days, Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) issued an advisory urging citizens to follow electrical safety measures. The power utility cautioned people against going near damaged poles, snapped wires or tree branches that have fallen on electric lines due to strong winds and…
Mangaluru: Mulki police arrested a man on Thursday for allegedly transporting and attempting to sell 4 kg of ganja worth around Rs 2 lakh near Kilpady railway station road. The accused, who has previous criminal cases against him, was arrested during a joint operation by the Panambur ACP team and Mulki police.The accused is Abbas,50,…
Before Bobby Deol settled into married life with Tanya Deol and became one of Bollywood’s most loved family men, he was once in a relationship with Pooja Bhatt. Years later, Pooja has now spoken warmly about that chapter of her life, calling it one of her most memorable experiences. During a recent conversation, the actor-filmmaker…
British man Andrew Malkinson, who was wrongly imprisoned for more than 17 years for a rape he did not commit, has criticised the prison term handed to the man responsible for the attack, describing the sentence as an “insult” after spending years behind bars.Paul Quinn, 52, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court to 24 years…
Late choreographer Saroj Khan played a defining role in turning Madhuri Dixit into one of Bollywood’s biggest stars. From their first major success with ‘Ek Do Teen’ in Tezaab to their final collaboration ‘Tabaah Ho Gaye’ from Kalank, the duo consistently created memorable cinematic moments together.More than two decades after the release of the iconic…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The ever-present description of football as a “game of two halves” is set for a new narrative as FIFA, the governing body of the game, has included a three-minute hydration break midway through each half of every match in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, make it…
Asian markets traded mixed on Monday, with Japan’s benchmark index scaling fresh highs, as investors balanced strong cues from Wall Street against rising oil prices and geopolitical uncertainty.Japan’s Nikkei 225 surged 1.4% to 60,564.18, hitting a new intraday record, while South Korea’s Kospi jumped 2.1%.Taiwan’s Taiex also rallied 2.6%, supported by renewed buying in technology…
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….
