Members of run clubs are looking for new ways to socialise beyond the workplace, friend circles and dating apps As dawn breaks over Bengaluru on weekends, running routes across the city become more than workout tracks. From the tree-lined stretches of Cubbon Park to the loops of Sankey Road and Kaikondrahalli Lake, runners gather not…
For some families in Bengaluru, a weekend outing meant less mall-hopping and more bhajan jamming. At Atta Galatta, parents and children gathered for a morning of devotional music, singing and dancing with storyteller Priya Subramanian and musician Anagha Karvir, creating a fun space for children to dance, participate and enjoy.‘Kids also deserve a party’Priya Subramanian…
We have never had more stories at our fingertips. They arrive through podcasts, social media reels and audiobooks, available whenever and wherever we want them. Yet people are choosing to pay for a ticket, enter a room and spend an hour or two listening to someone tell a story live on stage.Across India, storytelling is…
Bengaluru: Carnatic singer Sivasri Skandaprasad Thursday turned the spotlight on “respecting every individual’s personal space in public places” by recounting a traumatic train ride where a group of fellow passengers engaged in high-decibel conversation for five hours, seemingly unmindful of the disturbance they were causing.“It is very sad to see how people do not respect…
Karnataka Congress president BK Hariprasad Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress president BK Hariprasad Thursday alleged BJP MLA Abhay Patil wrote to the Election Commission (EC) seeking deletion of 2,500 names from Belagavi’s electoral rolls, all belonging to the minority community and described by the MLA as “Pakistanis and Bangladeshis”.Displaying a copy of the purported letter, Hariprasad said,…
Bengaluru: Karnataka govt reportedly sought Rs 250 crore from Visvesvaraya Technological University, after the institution got back Rs 700 crore from income tax department.VTU recently recovered more than Rs 700 crore of its corpus fund that had been seized over “tax dues”. The university’s accounts were frozen in 2012-13 after I-T department raised a demand…
Bengaluru: Depression may not always announce itself as depression. It can show up as fatigue, a troubled stomach or simply a feeling that something is amiss. Now, an AI model being developed by researchers could help doctors detect those less obvious signs by analysing doctor-patient conversations — including the words, emotions and subtle cues that…
Bengaluru: Mahan Mj, professor at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research’s School of Mathematics in Mumbai, has been selected for the inaugural KRS Sastry Prize instituted by Indian Institute of Science’s department of mathematics.The six-member jury of international mathematicians recognised Mahan for his contributions to geometry, groups, dynamics and probability. The prize carries Rs 5 lakh…
Dhakalu Bhimarav Lakkebailkar Veeranna Basavanneppa Nichchanni Dhakalu Bhimarav Lakkebailkar Veeranna Basavanneppa Nichchanni Dhakalu Bhimarav Lakkebailkar Bengaluru: A tip-off from military intelligence (MI) led Bilagi police in Bagalkot to two men posing as ex-servicemen, who allegedly collected copies of educational documents and demanded money from students after promising jobs in the army.According to the FIR dated…
Accused Basavaraj Kannale Bengaluru: A court rejected the bail petition of Basavaraj Kannale, self-styled political activist and prime suspect in the alleged Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) recruitment scam, despite his plea that he needed to be with his wife, who is nine months pregnant.Kannale, who is in judicial custody at Bengaluru Central Prison, had…
