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DK Shivakumar (L) with Sunil Kanugolu (R) BENGALURU: Considered one of the key architects of the Congress’ victories in Telangana, Karnataka and Kerala, political strategist Sunil Kanugolu has been appointed chief advisor to Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar.The appointment comes after the Congress’ success in the recently-concluded Kerala assembly elections, where the UDF returned to…

Play: Silvatein: The Wrinkles In TimeGenre: Drama, Mystery, NoirCast: Ujani Ghosh, Sagnik SinhaDirector: Shatarupa BhattacharyyaDuration: 1 hr 20 minsLanguage: HindiRating: 3/5Silvatein: The Wrinkles in Time follows a couple, Arijit Mallik and Rupali, as their memories and unresolved questions blur the boundaries between the past and the present. The strength of the play lies in its…

Amidst fear of water-borne diseases looming large during the monsoon season Karnataka has issued a stringent warning to safeguard drinking water, View of Cascade Aerator of water treatment plant during the trail run of the much awaited Cauvery 4th stage phase II project at Torekadanahalli (T K Halli) outskirts of Bangalore on Friday 14h September…

Bengaluru: A fight between owners of a chicken shop and garage over waste-dumping ended in miscreants poisoning two stray dogs, including a four-month-old puppy, to death in Vijaya Bank Layout, Mico Layout recently.Resident Varsha Anjanappa filed a police complaint, accusing chicken shop owner Tyagaraj of poisoning the two dogs to death. Accordingly, a criminal case…

Bengaluru: Rajajinagar MLA and former minister S Suresh Kumar has criticised the high court’s decision to stay the applicability of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (Rera) to BDA residential layouts.Kumar said the spirit of the Act was to protect consumers and should not be diluted through technical interpretations. He criticised BDA’s move to…

Bengaluru: Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has launched an app to connect students participating in this year’s counselling with seniors who secured seats last year.Called KEA Connect, the app has been developed to help students navigate the counselling process. “Currently, many middlemen are taking advantage of vulnerable students and charging them for helping them with counselling…

Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has ruled that Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) can legally lay and maintain sewerage through private property without acquiring ownership of the land, provided it requires only a limited right of use.However, Justice Suraj Govindaraj made it clear that the board must strictly follow the safeguards laid down in…

Bengaluru: A fire broke out at a car service centre in Kasturinagar near Ramamurthy Nagar in east Bengaluru early Monday. There were no casualties but four cars were damaged.Fire and emergency services personnel received an alert about the fire at MM Cars service centre at 3.50am. A water tanker from Banaswadi fire station rushed to…

A study found that one in three adolescents in Bengaluru city are at risk of developing health issues due to alcohol or tobacco use Bengaluru: In a move aimed at curbing rising concerns over underage drinking in the city, state govt Monday launched a stringent crackdown on liquor-serving establishments and directed police to issue notice…

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) recorded 1.5 million cybersecurity incidents in 2023, up from 394,000 in 2019. Incident volumes are estimated to have nearly doubled again to around 3 million in 2025 Bengaluru: Nearly one in five cybersecurity professionals in India changed jobs over the past year, underscoring an intensifying war for talent…