Bengaluru: A 25-year-old woman from the city has filed a rape complaint with Talaghattapura police against one of the revellers celebrating her birthday at her friend’s house.According to the survivor, she was raped after being given a soft drink mixed with sleeping pills. The alleged incident took place on the night of June 30.Based on…
Bengaluru: Two road-rage incidents in the city, captured on video and widely circulated on social media, have drawn sharp criticism from netizens over the attackers’ conduct.In the first incident, an occupant of a Mercedes-Benz was seen assaulting a motorist on 12th Main Road in Indiranagar, east Bengaluru, Thursday. The attack, which took place in the…
Bengaluru: The high court granted interim protection to app-based platforms challenging the constitutional validity of Karnataka Platform-based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2025, while directing them to deposit the disputed welfare fee for the second quarter with the court within three weeks.The petitions were filed by Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)…
Bengaluru: A routine bike-taxi ride to work on June 17 turned into a life-altering ordeal for city-based interior designer Sani Krishna, reigniting concerns over the safety of bike-taxi services and the accountability of aggregators. Travelling from Byrasandra to her office in Domlur, she met with a severe accident barely a kilometre into the ride.The 32-year-old…
Bengaluru: As the govt gets tough on drugs by introducing key anti-drug campaigns, Operation RISE (Refuse, Inform, Support, Empower)’ and Beda Bro (Let’s Refuse, Bro), conviction rates under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act paint a less encouraging picture.State police data shows a decline in convictions of cases booked under the NDPS Act…
Bengaluru: East Bengaluru’s recurring flooding, traffic bottlenecks, waste management challenges and illegal constructions are symptoms of a larger problem — explosive urban growth that has far outpaced infrastructure planning, Bengaluru East City Corporation commissioner said during a citizen interaction organised by Whitefield Rising Saturday.The commissioner said the region’s population has multiplied over the past two…
The incident took place on June 30 within the limits of Talaghattapura Police Station in Bengaluru (Representative Image) BENGALURU: A woman was allegedly raped after being lured to a party on the pretext of a belated birthday celebration, and five men have been arrested in connection with the incident, police said on Saturday. The incident…
Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar turmeric, in particular, is gaining recognition for its curcumin content of around 4-5%, good cultivation practices and pesticide residue levels that generally meet industry requirements Bengaluru: India’s turmeric industry is moving beyond conventional spice exports towards high-value products such as curcumin extracts, oleoresins, turmeric oil, health beverages and ready-to-use formulations, as global demand…
The accused was mainly arrested for recording the videos, which were against child rights, and for harassing the toddlers. BENGALURU: City police probing into the alleged day care horror reported on the premises of Capgemini in Brookefield on Saturday arrested the woman who had recorded the videos and shared them with others.According to a senior…
Bengaluru metro rail (Representative Image) BENGALURU: A woman jumped onto the track at Rajajinagar Metro station in Bengaluru on Saturday, briefly disrupting Metro services on the Green Line, officials said. The incident took place at around 12.25 pm, according to news agency PTI. According to officials, the woman was rescued safely without sustaining any injuries…
