Bengaluru: Bengaluru hoteliers have pushed their planned Swiggy switch-off from Aug 15 to Sept 1, giving the food delivery platform time till Aug 31 to address concerns over promotional campaigns, payout deductions and multiple platform charges.The decision followed a nearly four-hour meeting on Thursday between restaurant associations and Swiggy executives. The discussions were led by…
Bengaluru: A provocative video uploaded on social media, in which a man challenged Karnataka police to trace “25 Bangladeshis” he claimed to have sent to Bengaluru, triggered concern. He also claimed that the Bangladeshis’ targets were police officers and politicians, claiming they would barge into their houses and harm the officials’ wives and children.By Thursday…
For the second time in three days, Basavaraj Horatti met CM DK Shivakumar at his residence in Bengaluru on Friday. Sources say he pushed for more time to resign Bengaluru: In a sudden turn of events, Basavaraj Horatti resigned as legislative council chairman Friday after the govt prepared to move a no-confidence motion against him.The…
Bengaluru/Mangaluru: The next time you sit down for a meal at a star hotel in Bengaluru, you may want to spare a thought for what happens behind the kitchen doors. A mass inspection by the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) uncovered expired milk, rotten vegetables, and other food safety violations at several three-star and…
Bengaluru: The high court has set aside a family court order that required a father to pay Rs 5,000 every time he met his four-and-a-half-year-old son.Justice P Sree Sudha, while disposing of the father’s petition on July 24, ruled that the payment was unjustified, especially after the child’s mother had requested a change in the…
Bangalore University convened a meeting with traffic police after death of a student on campus Bengaluru: Bangalore University (BU) convened a coordination meeting Friday on road safety and campus security following the death of a first-year student in a road accident inside the campus.The meeting, chaired by vice-chancellor C Shivaraju, was attended by DCP (Southwest…
Bengaluru: Gone are the days when chewing gum was simply about fresh breath or blowing bubbles. A new generation of functional chewing gums now promises benefits ranging from better oral health and caffeine boosts to vitamin supplementation, smoking cessation, and even relief from heartburn.Aditi Datta (name changed), a marketing professional in her early 30s from…
Bengaluru: In a push to become the highest corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds recipient in the country, Karnataka has targeted a significant climb up to Rs 9,700 crore by financial year 2028-29. Currently, the state ranks third in the country below Maharashtra and Gujarat with a total CSR spend of Rs 3,395 crore spent during…
Bengaluru: A second-year BTech student at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) was found hanging in his hostel room early Friday morning. The 20-year-old left behind a note saying he was a loser and apologised to his parents for the suicide.“I know what I am doing is not correct. But I am not control myself. To…
Gayathri Shantegowda, who was dropped at the last minute from the list of ministers sworn in on Monday, took oath as member of the legislative council in Bengaluru on Friday Bengaluru: Five days after 19 ministers were sworn into the cabinet, portfolio allocation remained pending Friday as chief minister DK Shivakumar balanced competing demands for…
