Bengaluru: Karnataka State Lottery Retailers’ Association Thursday alleged that the state is missing out on around Rs 5,000-6,000 crore annually in revenue because of its ban on lottery ticket sales.Based on seizures by police and through surveys, the association pointed out that lottery tickets from Kerala where their sale is legal have significantly penetrated the…
Bengaluru: A 22-year-old BSc graduate died after he got trapped in a cage lift at a hotel in Jayanagar Thursday morning. His head was crushed between the lift’s iron grills and the wall, leaving him with fatal injuries. Police registered a case of negligence against the hotel owner, building owner and lift maintenance staff.The deceased,…
Volunteers painted Judicial Layout railway underpass in various shades of green to reflect the character of the area Bengaluru: Around 150 employees of a multinational company, collaborating with the Bengaluru North City Corporation, spent Thursday afternoon cleaning and painting the walls of the Judicial Layout railway underpass in north Bengaluru as part of a special…
Bengaluru is bracing for a sleepless Sunday. As Spain and Argentina face off in the FIFA World Cup 2026 final on July 19, the city’s football lovers are lining up watch parties, lucky rituals and late-night plans. And this year, they have more room to do it in style. The Karnataka government has allowed pubs,…
Bengaluru’s young theatre lovers are in for a treat as the 16th edition of the AHA! International Theatre for Children Festival returns to Ranga Shankara from July 18 to 25. The week-long festival will present eight productions by theatre troupes from Argentina, South Korea, Austria, Switzerland, France, Germany and India, bringing stories from across the…
Residents allege that officials attempted to begin excavation inside the apartment premises without prior notice, escalating tensions Bengaluru: A proposed stormwater drain (SWD) alignment through a BDA apartment complex has sparked a fresh dispute between two civic bodies, leaving over 200 families caught in the middle. Residents allege that officials attempted to begin excavation inside…
HC tightens bail terms for Israeli national in cocaine case Bengaluru: Karnataka high court Thursday directed the state govt to inform contractors, to be picked in the coming months, about petitions challenging the proposed 16km Twin Tunnel Road project, and added that “no equity” should be created.“We specify that any such contract will be subject…
Bengaluru: HCLTech has signed a seven-year agreement with The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America to accelerate the insurer’s AI-led technology and operations modernisation as part of its long-term growth strategy.As part of the expanded partnership, HCLTech will acquire Guardian India, Guardian’s global capability centre (GCC), for $10.5 million. The transaction will see nearly 2,000…
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy inspects Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT) factory land in Bengaluru Bengaluru: Escalating his confrontation with the state govt, Union minister HD Kumaraswamy Thursday directed HMT officials to submit a detailed report on the alleged illegal transfer of 175 acres of HMT land in Bengaluru to private entities, saying further action would be…
New Bridge Rises, Mangaluru’s Sultan Battery Awaits Revival For almost two-and-a-half centuries, Sultan Battery has watched over ships entering Mangaluru through the Phalguni River. Today, as a ₹64-crore bridge rises beside it and promises to transform connectivity across the waterway, the 18th-century watchtower faces a different challenge: neglect, poor visitor infrastructure and uncertainty over how…
