For too long, motherhood in women’s sport has been framed as a pause, a sacrifice or a difficult detour. But amid the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in England, the biggest conversation in the sport is not about title contenders or match-winning knocks. Instead, it centres on something far more personal and significant – whether…
By Evelyn Ann AbrahamAs Pride Month draws to a close, Bengaluru’s drag culture shows that ‘queer joy’ for the LGBTQ+ community is not limited to a month. Once a niche art form, drag has grown into a vibrant movement across clubs, cafés, festivals and community events all year. In Bengaluru, drag is not just entertainment;…
Times News NetworkBengaluru: The govt has directed all gram panchayats to set up special voter assistance centres to help residents with enrolment, corrections and transfers in electoral rolls during the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR).The initiative aims to ensure that no eligible voter is struck off the rolls before elections to zilla, taluk and gram…
Bengaluru: The Central Zoo Authority Wednesday informed the Karnataka high court that a committee of experts has been constituted to formulate standard operating procedure (SOP) for ensuring safety of zoo staff and others.As the authority’s counsel submitted a copy of the office memorandum constituting the committee, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and…
Bengaluru: Madiwala police Wednesday arrested three more persons in the Rs 20-lakh dacoity case allegedly involving inspector Mahesh Kanakagiri. The arrested are the inspector’s aides, Shafi and Haris, both from Madikeri, and Rashid from Kerala.Earlier, Kanakagiri and his aides, Kupendra Reddy and Vasanth Kumar, were taken into custody. The gang had robbed Rs 20 lakh…
Bengaluru: A routine cab ride home allegedly turned into a frightening ordeal for a 30-year-old woman after the driver reportedly mistook her kombucha, a fermented beverage, for beer and got into an argument with her, leading to a dramatic escape from the moving vehicle.According to a complaint filed by Sangeetha (name changed), a resident of…
Bengaluru: At the start of the 2025 season, Yashaswini Ghorpade set a clear target: to represent India at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. Last week, the Karnataka paddler turned that ambition into reality when she was included in the national squad. With the table tennis events beginning on Sept 20 at Sky Hall Toyota,…
Bengaluru: In a significant administrative reshuffle Wednesday, IPS officer MN Anucheth has been entrusted with two postings.Anucheth, who was deputy inspector general of police (DIGP-recruitment), has been posted as DIGP and commissioner, department of information and public relations (DIPR), replacing Hemanth M Nimbalkar.In addition, govt entrusted Anucheth with the concurrent charge of commissioner, youth empowerment…
Bengaluru: Customer engagement platform MoEngage has acquired US-based AI startup Aampe, bringing agentic decision-making capabilities into its platform to deliver one-to-one personalised marketing at scale. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. MoEngage has raised $280 million in funding so far.Aampe builds autonomous AI agents that make decisions for individual consumers, determining what message…
Bengaluru: Citing Supreme Court’s observation that walking on footpaths is a fundamental right of citizens, Bengaluru development minister Krishna Byre Gowda Wednesday announced a citywide “Safe footpath drive” from July 1 to remove encroachments and improve pedestrian safety.Speaking after a review meeting on footpath encroachments and repairs, the minister said shop owners have been given…
