Bengaluru: A father who has voluntarily given up responsibility for his child cannot later seek visitation rights, Karnataka high court held recently, observing that parental rights cannot be separated from parental responsibilities.“When a father is not ready to take up responsibility for the child financially and emotionally, he cannot interfere in the child’s life for…
Fewer than 10 vendors remained along Jayamahal Main Road in JC Nagar Friday, operating only from pushcarts Bengaluru: As the footpath encroachment clearance drive gathers momentum across the city, street vendors in several areas have begun vacating pavements on their own to avoid enforcement action.The pattern was clearly visible Friday along Jayamahal Main Road in…
Bengaluru: HCLTech shares rose nearly 6% on the BSE on Friday after the IT firm announced a $1.1 billion mega deal with a Europe-based Fortune Global 50 enterprise, which sources told TOI is Mercedes-Benz. The agreement is among the largest AI-led deals announced by an Indian IT firm this year and underscores the growing scale…
Bengaluru: Amid controversy over the collection of caste details during the ongoing verification of beneficiaries under the Gruha Jyothi free electricity scheme, Bescom Friday clarified that furnishing the information is purely optional.The clarification comes a day after widespread criticism on social media and concerns raised by beneficiaries over the inclusion of a “category” column in…
Bengaluru: A bomb threat email sent to the department of space and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) headquarters triggered a high-alert security response before police investigations revealed it to be a hoax. Investigation led officers to Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, where the accused behind the email was traced.The accused, Nishant Tyagi, 36, is an SSLC…
Bengaluru: The decomposed body of a former bar council clerk, identified as Bhaskar Devadiga, was found at his house in RBI Colony, RT Nagar, Friday. Bhaskar was a native of Saligrama in Kundapura and used to work as a clerk with the bar council until two years back.According to police, Bhaskar lived alone. His wife…
The electoral rolls were frozen in June 2026, and enumeration forms are being issued only to those whose names already appear on the rolls Bengaluru: With parents worried about enrolling first-time voters during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, election officials clarified that eligible young voters can be added even if they do…
BengaluruRDPR minister Eshwar Khandre on Friday at the all India conference of RDPR ministers urged the centre to release funds earmarked for gram panchayats by the finance commissions, without delay.Apprising the states of Karnataka’s progress, Khandre said that the centre is yet to release Rs 2,186 crore of the previous five year fiscal between 2021-22…
Authorities apprehended a Ghaziabad man for sending a bomb threat email to ISRO headquarters in Bengaluru BENGALURU: Police have traced and secured a man from Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad for allegedly sending a hoax bomb threat email to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) headquarters in Bengaluru. Preliminary investigation found that the man has a history…
Mangaluru: MLC for the Udupi-Dakshina Kannada local bodies constituency, Kishore Kumar Puttur, met deputy chief minister G Parameshwara, seeking intervention to resolve technical and administrative hurdles faced by farmers in obtaining electricity connections for poultry farm buildings.In the state, many farmers and rural youth have taken up poultry farming — an allied agricultural activity —…
