A Sanskrit classic finds new life through pop, couture and visual spectacle as Odyssey of Love prepares for its India premiere in Bengaluru. Directed by Kevin Oliver, it is a reimagination of Abhijnanasakuntalam for a contemporary audience, blending theatre, music and design into a format that feels both rooted and refreshingly new. Mounted as a…
By Trisha MajumderFor many pet parents in Bengaluru, weekends are less about sleeping in and more about stepping out with a leash in one hand and a water bottle in the other. From early morning walks at Cubbon Park to brunches at pet-friendly cafés and even day-long adventures at pet resorts, the city is steadily…
A 40-year-old homemaker, M Sharada, died by suicide in her Yeshwantpur residence eight months after her marriage. Her parents have filed a complaint against her husband, Mahesh Kumar, alleging abetment to suicide due to frequent fights over trivial issues. The incident came to light when her husband broke down the door. A 40-year-old newlywed homemaker…
BENGALURU: A woman narrowly escaped a knife attack after her ex-husband allegedly attempted to assault her in the middle of a road in Bengaluru.Alert youngsters at the spot intervened in time, overpowered the accused and rescued the woman.The incident reportedly took place under the limits of the Madanayakanahalli Police. The accused has been identified as…
Bengaluru: Once envisioned as a vibrant green lung space in north Bengaluru, Hennur Lake Biodiversity Park was grappling with poor maintenance, broken infrastructure and visible neglect for a long time. Now, much to relief of regular walkers, the revamp work worth Rs 1.6 crore hit the ground finally.Inaugurated in 2016 on a reclaimed lakebed, the…
Bengaluru: Motorists using the busy Murugeshpalya junction on Old Airport Road are likely to face severe traffic congestion over the next six months as work on the long-pending Wind Tunnel Road underpass has finally commenced. The project, aimed at easing one of east Bengaluru’s most notorious bottlenecks, is expected to eventually make the stretch signal-free…
Bengaluru: A routine hit-and-run investigation has laid bare a cold-blooded murder conspiracy involving a “rowdy sheeter,” a potato-chip-loving assassin and a Rs 30-lakh bounty.North division police have cracked the case of 55-year-old Vijayalakshmi’s death, revealing a meticulously planned heist that masqueraded as an accident.The plot was hatched in the second week of April after Vijayalakshmi’s…
Bengaluru: The final edition of Happy Streets by The Times of India in Nandini Layout is set to take place this Sunday, marking the close of a spirited run that has brought residents together over the past weeks. The stretch near Oxford Secondary School will once again transform into a lively, vehicle-free zone, inviting the…
Bengaluru: Miffed by the practice of various departments sending seat matrices late, Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has written to them to upload the matrices for Common Entrance Test (CET) counselling by the second week of May.KEA holds CET counselling for multiple courses, spanning engineering, agriculture, allied health sciences, nursing and pharma. Moreover, KEA also holds…
Bengaluru: Imagine a huge area where residential, office, retail and entertainment spaces happily co-exist around major transit corridors. Bengaluru, which is never short on infrastructure woes, is set to welcome its first transit-oriented development (TOD) near Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Devanahalli. This is part of the Bengaluru-Hyderabad high-speed rail corridor.The TOD model promises to…
