Bengaluru: Riding on the successful rollout of the e-khata campaign by Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) across all five city corporation limits, the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) has simplified the process of transferring electricity connections into property owners’ names by integrating its portal with the GBA database. This enables property owners to complete the transfer…
South Korean police have moved to arrest Hybe chairman Bang Si-hyuk as they widen an investigation into alleged investor fraud tied to the company behind BTS. The case centers on claims that Bang misled investors before Hybe’s stock market debut and then profited from a private deal worth more than 200 billion won, or about…
Bengaluru: Three years after it first rolled out, South India’s maiden Vande Bharat Express continues to race ahead in popularity. The Mysuru-Chennai service (train number 20607/20608), flagged off on Nov 11, 2022, remains Bengaluru’s most successful semi-high-speed train, clocking the highest revenue among all Vande Bharat services connected to the city, according to data released…
The wealthiest families in Asia keep on consolidating their power in 2026 by accumulating more money in the traditional fields and emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and energy infrastructure. As per the latest ranking by Bloomberg, most of the family empires that have been around for some time not only retain their status…
Veteran actor Rakesh Bedi is reaping the rewards of the blockbuster success of Aditya Dhar‘s Dhurandhar (2025) and Dhurandhar The Revenge (2026), starring Ranveer Singh. Known for his impeccable comic timing and vast body of work, the actor has witnessed a fresh surge in popularity with the franchise.It has now emerged that the makers went…
Pingla in Paschim Medinipur district is currently represented by Ajit Maity of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. In the 2021 election, he secured 1,12,435 votes, defeating BJP’s Antara Bhattacharya, who polled 1,05,779 votes, giving him a winning margin of 6,656. Key issues in this largely rural, agrarian constituency…
Keith Urban, following his split with Nicole Kidman, has been keeping away from the public eye for the most part. However, recently, the famed country singer made his first official appearance in a while. This appearance also comes only days after his eldest daughter’s social media update, which has led many people to believe the…
Ahead of the first International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) summit to be held in Delhi on June 1-2, Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav, in an interview, admitted that human-wildlife interactions are a challenge in “growing economies and densely populated landscapes”, even as he shared how India’s “coexistence-based management” approach is addressing the issue while protecting…
Mangaluru: A marine engineer from the city and a cadet from Udupi are among several Indian seafarers caught in a tense maritime standoff in the Persian Gulf, as escalating regional hostilities have brought movement through the vital Strait of Hormuz to a near standstill.Speaking from an LPG carrier anchored in uncertainty, the marine engineer said…
NEW DELHI: The eccentricity of the IPL never ceases to astonish the beholder. A venue that witnessed the wild swinging bats wreak carnage two days ago, with 265 being chased down comfortably, saw the swinging new white ball annihilate a batting lineup on Monday evening. In a matter of four overs, Royal Challengers Bengaluru seamers…
