Bengaluru: The high court Tuesday dismissed a petition by Kamakshipalya police seeking permission to cross-examine Ratnaprabha, mother of deceased Renukaswamy and a prosecution witness in the murder case in which actor Darshan is the prime accused.Police had challenged a Jan 17, 2026, trial court order rejecting their request to invoke Section 154 of the Indian…
Karnataka’s high ASDDO figures have raised concerns that genuine voters may have been excluded from the electoral rolls. Bengaluru accounts for a disproportionately large share, with high migration, a large rental population and frequent changes of residence increasing the risk of eligible voters being left out. Manu Aiyappa Kanthanda analyses the factors that could have…
For a generation that grew up swiping right and left, meeting someone across a table might sound old-fashioned. Yet speed-dating events are finding a new audience in Bengaluru, where young professionals are looking beyond dating apps to meet people face-to-face and see where the evening takes them.For 28-year-old banking professional and storyteller Sudhanshu, who has…
NGO volunteers and students take part in the BDA’s Guinness World Record plantation drive at Nada Prabhu Kempegowda Layout in June 2026. Bengaluru: Bangalore Development Authority’s ambitious bid to set a Guinness World Record by planting 15 lakh saplings in June came with a hefty price tag of Rs 12.5 crore.Responding to a question from…
Bengaluru: US startup accelerator Y Combinator has sold another 1.19% stake in Groww parent Billionbrains Garage Ventures for Rs 1,435 crore, continuing to monetise its holding in the listed investment platform.YC Holdings II LLC sold 7.47 crore shares at an average price of Rs 192.16 apiece on Tuesday, according to Bombay Stock Exchange bulk-deal data….
Pillar crashed on 10-year-old-boy-Dhanush In a tragic turn of events stemming from superstition, a 10-year-old boy lost his life Tuesday morning after a hastily constructed concrete pillar collapsed on him while he was playing on a makeshift swing outside a Nandini Dairy outlet in Tumakuru district.The victim, A Dhanush, a class IV student at a…
Bengaluru: Political parties and sitting MLAs, especially in Bengaluru, are worried that genuine voters could be left out of Karnataka’s electoral rolls after the special intensive revision (SIR), with nearly 47 lakh voters in Bengaluru placed under categories requiring verification.As of Aug 18, more than 46.8 lakh voters in Bengaluru were listed under Absent, Shifted,…
Mangaluru: Following directions from the commissioner of food, civil supplies and consumer affairs, the department’s Dakshina Kannada unit has directed beneficiaries receiving rations under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) to complete Aadhaar seeding and e-KYC by Sept 30.In Dakshina Kannada, fresh e-KYC is pending for 6,62,195 beneficiaries linked to 2,16,436 ration cards that have…
Sriharsha Majety, Co-Founder & CEO, Swiggy, at the ET Startup Awards 2019 Jury Meeting, in Bengaluru Bengaluru: Swiggy shareholders have approved a proposal to cap foreign ownership at 49.5%, strengthening the food delivery and quick commerce firm’s bid to qualify as an Indian-owned and controlled company.The proposal was cleared at the company’s annual general meeting…
Krishna Byre Gowda (R) gets parliamentary affairs, while CM Shivakumar (L) retains finance and agriculture marketing (Photo credit: X) BENGALURU: Realising the heavy burden of briefing the media on his government’s achievements, chief minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday separated the law and parliamentary affairs portfolios.The move will also ease his responsibility of coordinating legislative affairs…
