Bengaluru: Breaking societal barriers, two queer athletes from Bengaluru returned from Spain with eight medals between them after representing India at the recently concluded International Gay Games in Valencia.Gowthami Kandhasami, 26, and Sumit Pawar, 35, competed in various athletic events at the games, organised by the Federation of Gay Games to celebrate sports and culture,…
The report states more than 9,000 acres is fertile land with more than four lakh coconut trees and more than 10 lakh other trees Bengaluru: Farmers opposing the proposed Bidadi Township on Friday released a report by a panel headed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice V Gopala Gowda that alleged the acquisition of nearly…
Bengaluru: A 25-year-old woman from Nepal, working as a housekeeping staffer in an apartment in Kalyan Nagar, east Bengaluru, accused a delivery agent of repeatedly following her for nearly a month and sexually harassing and assaulting her inside the premises.Bhavana (name changed) told police the accused is Manjunath, a courier boy. She alleged that he…
Crackdown continues against illegal bike taxis in Bengaluru Bengaluru: As transport dept intensifies its crackdown on illegal bike-taxi operations, commuters are questioning why the same urgency is not being shown against autorickshaw drivers who allegedly overcharge passengers, refuse trips, and exploit the shortage of alternative transport.Over the past three days, transport officials have seized nearly…
Bengaluru: A local court Friday remanded 37-year-old designer Anurag Tiwari, arrested on charges of firing from his airgun, to 14-day judicial custody in the central prison.Tiwari, from Lucknow, who works as a senior designer at Bridgestone Global Capability Centre in Whitefield, lived on the third floor of the Sipani Bliss apartment complex, Anekal. Standing on…
Bengaluru: Describing Bengaluru as India’s foremost technology gateway to United States, chief minister DK Shivakumar Friday urged the Donald Trump administration to establish a full-fledged consulate in the city, saying it will significantly strengthen collaboration in technology, innovation, research, defence, space and aviation.Speaking after inaugurating the Quantum exhibition, Shivakumar said the city is home to…
Deceased – Agrojith Mallik Bengaluru: An 18-year-old food-delivery boy was found murdered adjacent to Bellandur Lake Friday morning, with police suspecting he was fatally attacked with a stone. The victim is Agrojith Mallik from West Bengal.Hoysala staff received a call at 6.50am and found Mallik lying near the lake with head injuries. Preliminary probe suggests…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) has partnered with GoodWorks Group to attract over Rs 5,000 crore in investments and facilitate the setting up of 50 new global capability centres (GCCs) in the state over the next few years.The initiative will include sector-focused investor roundtables, business delegations, GCC research reports and promotion of Karnataka across…
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Biscuits pass along a conveyor belt after being baked at the Britannia factory in New Delhi June 3, 2011. The company manufactures and sells biscuits, bread, rusk, cakes and dairy products. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo/File Photo BengaluruBritannia Industries may implement another 1.5-2% price increase next quarter, largely through “shrinkflation” in its Rs…
Ravichandra’s brother Raja Naik (L), and his sister-in-law Savitri Bai who died of severe lung infection last month (R) TUMAKURU: A web of illicit passion, betrayal and a shallow grave beneath an unfinished house has culminated in a life sentence for a man convicted of murdering his younger brother, with DNA evidence and extra-judicial confessions…
