Mangaluru: MLC Ivan D’Souza met Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) commissioner Ravichandra Naik on Tuesday, and directed him not to disrupt birth and death registration services in the name of the SIR process.The MLC also ensured that notices displayed at the MCC office regarding disruption of services due to the SIR process were removed.Last week, Mangaluru…
BENGALURU: City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh on Tuesday announced that all bars, restaurants, pubs and hotels under the jurisdiction of the Bengaluru City Police Commissionerate will be allowed to remain open and serve food until 3.30 am on the intervening nights of July 14–15, July 15–16 and July 19–20 in view of the FIFA…
BENGALURU: More than 300 people—doctors, hospital staff, schoolchildren, philanthropists, friends and complete strangers—came together to raise nearly Rs 30 lakh for a newborn they had never met. Their collective effort helped make possible what doctors believe is India’s first successful limb-salvage treatment in a 28-day-old baby diagnosed with Infantile Fibrosarcoma (IFS), one of the rarest…
BENGALURU: Artificial intelligence, deepfakes and the evolving cyber threat landscape dominated discussions at the Security BSides Bangalore Annual Cybersecurity Conference 2026, bringing together cybersecurity professionals, researchers, govt officials and industry leaders at the Sheraton Grand Hotel, Whitefield, on July 9.The conference, themed “Deciphering Cybersecurity.AI.Resilience,” was inaugurated by Dr Purushottam Y, additional director, Defence Research and…
Football boom fuelled by metro cities, but Bengal, Kerala and Goa remain India’s football capitals (AI Image used for representational purpose) The FIFA World Cup has once again turned pubs, breweries and sports bars across India’s biggest cities into mini stadiums, with hospitality businesses betting big on football fans despite late-night kick-offs. In cities such…
Karnataka’s chief minister announced plans for a private employment exchange soon BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said the modalities for the proposed private employment exchange in the state would be finalised within a month.He also announced that 10,000 Bharat Jodo Yuva Sanghas would be formed across Karnataka with the aim of…
Karnataka’s midday meal program now regularly includes eggs for many students. Awareness campaigns and pilot programmes have seen more students opt for eggs in their midday meal, with the state govt doubling down on evidence linking it to stronger health and nutrition outcomes West Bengal’s move to exclude eggs from midday meals has revived a…
BENGALURU: Senior BJP leader and former Karnataka minister Ramachandra Gowda passed away at the age of 88 at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Tuesday. A veteran leader, Gowda was associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for several decades. Former Karnataka chief minister and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa expressed grief over the death of…
BENGALURU: A 65-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly performing black magic on the chair of a judge at the 1st Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC Court in Karnataka’s Chikkaballapur, police said.The accused identified as Manjula, allegedly entered the courtroom and sprinkled enchanted white mustard seeds on the judge’s chair as part of a…
Bengaluru: A joint operation between Uttar Pradesh police and Railway Protection Force (RPF) led to the rescue of a 15-year-old girl in Yeshwantpur station on July 10, about 2,000km away from her home.The girl, who went missing from her house in UP’s Bijnor district, was intercepted along with a youth in an unreserved train compartment…
