Bengaluru: While sexual harassment cases against minors are often attended with great seriousness, allegations in certain cases turn out to be baseless due to a lack of a proper age determination process, Karnataka high court judge G Basavaraja, said Saturday.Addressing members of the Surgical Society of Bangalore, he said: “In many Pocso cases I have…
State Congress president BK Hariprasad called on CM DK Shivakumar at Kumara Krupa on Sunday Bengaluru: While brass of governing Congress continues to grapple with portfolio allocation among senior functionaries, it is also facing growing pressure to accommodate younger legislators in the council of ministers.Over 70 legislators, most of whom are camped at a resort…
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and state BJP functionaries participate in a Swaach Bharat programme organised to mark PM Narendra Modi completing 12 years in office, in Bengaluru on Sunday Bengaluru: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sunday said the ongoing West Asia crisis and India’s dependence on import of three major commodities — crude oil…
Bengaluru: A 22-year-old woman, S Bhavani, was found dead next to her boyfriend, Chandrashekhar alias Chandu, who was unconscious, at her Magadi Main Road residence in Byadarahalli.The woman’s father, Srinivas, a cook, lodged a complaint with Byadarahalli police, accusing his daughter’s boyfriend of murdering her.Srinivas told police that he decided to get Bhavani married to…
Anant Ambani offers prayers at Kollur Sri Mookambika temple during his visit Sunday Udupi: Anant Ambani, businessman and noted philanthropist, Sunday visited Kollur Sri Mookambika temple and offered prayers. He arrived at Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) in a special flight and travelled by road to the temple, dressed in a white South Indian panche and…
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s exports grew by 9.5% year-on-year in 2025-26, with Bengaluru continuing to power the state’s export economy through its strong services and technology base, while also contributing significantly to merchandise trade.According to an analysis by the Visvesvaraya Trade Promotion Centre (VTPC), the nodal agency under the state’s industries and commerce department for promoting international…
On a rainy evening in Bengaluru, 15-year-old Sai Akhil Anand, son of chess legend Viswanathan Anand and Aruna Anand, presented his art exhibition Bindu and Rekha at the Sandeep and Geetanjali Maini Foundation. The showcase featured works exploring dots, lines, textures and patterns drawn from nature, particularly the markings and forms found in animals.The exhibition…
Bengaluru: This placement season, mechanical and civil students are back in demand in engineering colleges, with many institutions reporting renewed interest in hiring students from core branches. Several colleges have witnessed an increase in the number of companies hiring from core branches for students graduating in 2025-26.Several colleges have been able to place almost 100%…
Bengaluru: With less than a week to go before enumeration forms are printed for Karnataka’s electorate of 5.5 crore, Election Commission is yet to map about 10%, or 52.4 lakh voters, on the 2025 electoral rolls.V Anbukumar, chief electoral officer, told TOI the tabletop exercise will continue until publication of draft electoral rolls.“Regardless of mapping…
Bengaluru: The Bidadi Township project, where a work-live-play space is set to come up, has set off a letter war among three major political parties amid attempts to claim cross-party support or appeals for course correction.While Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar has claimed PM Modi has appreciated his efforts, both BJP and JD(S) have written…
