At Bengaluru’s Freedom Park, a generation found its voice — and celebrated what it called the power of collective action Saturday Bengaluru: A student and activist during the celebrations following the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Photo: IANS) At Bengaluru’s Freedom Park, a…
A month-long student-led protest at Bengaluru’s Freedom Park remained largely peaceful, with organisers and police working together to sustain the movement without major violence. Bengaluru: While thousands of students and youngsters poured into Bengaluru’s streets, a small group of activists virtually made Freedom Park their second home, sustaining a month-long protest that remained remarkably peaceful…
Bengaluru: A doctor was arrested on charges of assaulting a Bangladeshi couple living in Whitefield.Nasreena Bilal, 23, filed a complaint against Dr Nagendra of Sai Clinic-Bettadasapura-Bellandur for reportedly beating her and her husband, Mohammed Bilal, a driver, saying they were Bangladeshi residents.Based on the complaint, Bellandur police arrested Dr Nagendra Thursday and produced him before…
Actor and teacher Mallika Prasad has been attending the protests in Bengaluru against the alleged NEET-UG paper leak, where students have been demanding accountability and justice. While the protests in the city have been relatively peaceful, Mallika believes the turnout needs to be much larger. Speaking about why she has been showing up, the need…
Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar, DCM G Parameshwar and RDPR minister Eshwar Khandre inspected crop loss caused by rain scarcity in Hiriyir, Chitradurga district, Saturday Bengaluru: Chief minister DK Shivakumar has said his deputy G Parameshwara is preparing a delegation to go meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi to apprise him of the worsening drought…
Bengaluru: South Western Railway (SWR) has warned of strict action against those dumping garbage and construction debris on railway land even as it launched a major drive, in coordination with Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and the city’s five civic corporations, to clear waste accumulated along tracks in Bengaluru within the next two months.On Saturday, minister…
Karnataka high court High Court of Karnataka in Bangalore on Saturday. Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has refused to quash proceedings against a 20-year-old accused in a murder case, citing corroborating evidence and dying declaration of the deceased.According to case details, the youth was accused of setting his brother-in-law Naveen on fire in Sidihosakote of Anekal…
Public consultation held for revamp of 17km stretch of ORR from Silk Board to KR Pura Bengaluru: Should Bengaluru’s most congested corridor be rebuilt with stone mastic asphalt (SMA) or concrete? That question dominated a public consultation on the proposed Rs 450-crore redevelopment of the 17.1km Outer Ring Road (ORR) stretch between Silk Board and…
Bengaluru: As students across the country protested the NEET paper leak, a city-based musician chose music over slogans to express his support.Techie-turned-singer Sunil Koshy, co-founder of amateur singing platform From Mug To Mike, composed, recorded, and shot a protest song in under 24 hours after watching the protests unfold in the news and on social…
Bengaluru: As the country pushes to transform cutting-edge research into globally competitive technologies, the city will host the 14th edition of Bengaluru India Nano from Aug 3 to 5, with renewed focus on convergence of nanotechnology and artificial intelligence and on accelerating commercialisation of research through collaborations among academia, industry, startups and investors.Ahead of the…
