Bengaluru: From raising funds to support the likes of Bangalore Kidney Foundation (BKF), Neonates Foundation of India (NFI) and Charlie Animal Rescue Centre (CARE), this year’s TCS World 10K has already raised over Rs 5 crore that will support close to 100 NGOs. The marathon will be held on April 26 this year.GoSports Foundation (Sports)…
Bengaluru: The interception of a consignment declared as a ‘grey stone stele of Padmapani’ by the Air Cargo Commissionerate at Bengaluru airport five months ago has now taken a dramatic turn, with investigations revealing that the idol is in fact a ninth-century antiquity stolen from Nepal.The case began last Nov when a 32-year-old traveller arriving…
A Bengaluru woman has been arrested for allegedly murdering her boyfriend during a BDSM role-play. BENGALURU: In a chilling twist to an alleged BDSM role play, a 27-year-old woman has been arrested for murdering her boyfriend after tying him up, blindfolding him and setting him ablaze at her residence in northwest Bengaluru on Tuesday. Investigators…
Belagavi: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) plans to build a Sri Venkateshwara temple on a seven-acre site near Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi to cater to devotees from North Karnataka, Goa and south Maharashtra. Construction is set to begin within a month and is expected to be completed in two years.Addressing a press conference, TTD governing…
Bengaluru: A special NIA court Tuesday sentenced seven accused, including prime accused T Nazeer, to seven years in prison in a 2023 Bengaluru grenade and ammunition recovery case. The court imposed a fine of Rs 48,000 on each of the convicted accused.In 2023, Bengaluru City police had recovered four live grenades, a pistol and ammunition…
BENGALURU: In a fatal and gory turn to a BDSM session, a woman allegedly tied up her boyfriend, doused him in inflammable liquid and set him on fire at her residence in northwest Bengaluru Tuesday afternoon. She has since been arrested on murder charges.Prema and Kiran, both 27, were colleagues at a mobile service provider…
BENGALURU: A Bengaluru court has ordered registration of an FIR against home minister G Parameshwara over an alleged betting remark. At a recent state-level PU kabaddi tournament he-ld in Tumakuru, Dakshina Kannada defeated Vijayapura 36-26 in the boys’ final.After presenting the prize, Parameshwara jokingly said, “I lost Rs 500-I had placed a bet with the…
Bengaluru: Amid power mongering in Karnataka, CM Siddaramaiah Tuesday turned the Chamarajanagara-jinxed theory on its head, saying every visit to the border district has consolidated his position as chief minister.It’s long held — and also believed — that a CM visiting Chamarajanagara district loses power.Amid whispers of succession, power-sharing tensions and lobbying in Delhi, the…
Bengaluru: With infrastructure upgrade and last-minute connectivity still in the works, and bumper-to-bumper traffic remaining the order of the day, more and more Bengalureans are turning to two-wheelers — the silver bullet for all commuting ills. This segment is growing on a tear with 1,400 new bikes and scooters hitting the road every day. Bengaluru…
Bengaluru: In a big setback for state govt, Karnataka high court Tuesday declined to review its April 15 order wherein a direction was issued for conducting the valuation of the recently conducted SSLC exams as per the existing rules, i.e., the revised circular dated Oct 28, 2025.Justice ES Indiresh, who heard the arguments of advocate…
