Bengaluru: Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to Janata Dal (S) MLA H D Revanna on an appeal filed by the Karnataka govt challenging his discharge in a sexual harassment case filed by a former domestic help.A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran sought Revanna’s response to the state’s plea…
Bengaluru: Social media platforms have emerged as an unlikely hunting ground for Karnataka’s forest department. As poachers, particularly those from Kalyana Karnataka and central Karnataka districts, flaunt their hunting exploits and pose with wildlife carcasses online, forest officials are increasingly combing through such posts, tracing digital footprints and turning social media boasts into evidence of…
Shivashankarappa S Sahukar Bengaluru: In an unprecedented move, governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot on Monday suspended Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) chairperson Shivashankarappa S Sahukar pending an inquiry into allegations of misconduct linked to the recruitment of his two daughters through the commission’s selection process.The governor has also recommended that the President refer the matter to…
Bidadi Township row turns violent as broom-wielding farmers attack surveyors Angry women farmers seen with brooms Angry women farmers seen with brooms Bengaluru:The controversy surrounding the proposed Bidadi Township project took a violent turn on Monday morning when scores of broom-wielding farmers beat up land surveyors at Mandalahalli village in Ramanagara-Bengaluru South district.The incident comes…
Bengaluru: Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has suspended a driver-cum-conductor who allegedly told transport minister Byrathi Suresh to get off a bus when the latter, who was travelling incognito, could not give the exact fare of Rs 6 to buy a ticket.The action follows the minister’s reality check Saturday night (July 11), during which he…
One question. A hundred opinions. Zero plans. If your weekend group chat is filled with café recommendations, polls and last-minute cancellations, this Rant & Roast will hit close to home. Every Friday, like clockwork, someone in the group sends the same text – ‘So, what plans this weekend?’ And it brings the group chat to…
Bengaluru: Avendus Future Leaders Fund (FLF) III is set to reach its final close at around Rs 1,800 crore by July-end, having invested Rs 140 crore to acquire about a 1% stake in Parag Parikh Financial Advisory Services (PPFAS).The transaction was entirely secondary, with the fund buying shares from PPFAS chairman and CEO Neil Parag…
Bengaluru: LTM expects business momentum to strengthen through the rest of FY27 as enterprises move beyond AI experimentation and begin deploying the technology at scale, its CEO Venu Lambu said on Monday.“The industry is entering the AI deployment era, and that is our sweet spot,” Lambu told TOI. “Our largest verticals have returned to healthy…
Bengaluru: A 31-year-old newlywed woman died after allegedly consuming poison in Nelamangala, with police suspecting she took the extreme step after a conversation with her husband, who said he won’t be coming home immediately.Tanuja, a native of Beerammanahalli village in Gauribidanur, died while undergoing treatment at Nelamangala govt hospital early Monday. Police said the incident…
Union Minister Of State, Railways V Somanna Flagged Off New MEMU train between B’luru and Arsikere Bengaluru: Boosting rail connectivity from Bengaluru to Arsikere, the railways Monday flagged off a Memu train. The inaugural special run of the train was flagged off by Union minister of state for railways V Somanna, from Tiptur railway station.South…
