JD(S) patriarchHD Deve Gowda speaks to reporters in Bengaluru Tuesday Bengaluru: Former Prime Minister and JD(S) patriarch HD Deve Gowda Tuesday urged chief minister DK Shivakumar not to “destroy the livelihood of farmers” by proceeding with the proposed Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township (GBIT) at Bidadi. He also demanded that the govt withdraw FIRs registered against…
The unusually weak monsoon has replaced cool July weather with blazing sunshine in Bengaluru Bengaluru: For the past few days, Bengaluru had been heating up under disappearing rain clouds and a faltering southwest monsoon. On Tuesday, the heat crossed a historic threshold, touching 33.6 degrees Celsius, beating a 112-year-old climate record and making it the…
Bengaluru: A special NIA court Tuesday convicted a key accused and sentenced him to seven years in jail after he pleaded guilty to his role in the 2020 ISIS-linked terror conspiracy case in Bengaluru.Investigators said Mohammed Haneef Khan, first accused in the case, was allegedly part of a reconnaissance team that visited Shivanasamudra and Gundlupet…
Richard Seroter, chief evangelist at Google Cloud, Bengaluru: Google is expanding its sovereign AI offerings in India, introducing in-country AI processing and fully air-gapped deployments for enterprises as demand grows for secure, locally hosted artificial intelligence.Speaking at Google I/O Connect India 2026 held in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Richard Seroter, chief evangelist at Google Cloud, said…
The rules now require waste to be segregated at source into four categories — wet (green bin), dry (blue bin), sanitary (red bin) and domestic hazardous (black bin) Bengaluru: “Now, make sure you have four bins in your house, the new addition being a black bin to collect hazardous waste.” This is the latest message…
Bengaluru: Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) has opposed the state govt’s proposal to utilise the university admission fees paid by govt medical colleges for the maintenance of those institutions, citing financial constraints.The govt, on April 24, 2026, proposed that undergraduate and postgraduate admission fees paid to the university can be used by the…
For years, women’s Test cricket has lingered in the shadows—played occasionally, admired briefly and forgotten quickly—as the sport’s focus often swung back to shorter formats. That’s why India’s 270-run win over England at Lord’s feels bigger than the scoreboard. It not only marks India’s first women’s Test victory at the Home of Cricket but feels…
यास्तिका भाटिया ने लॉड्स में जड़ा शतक For generations, every cricketer has dreamt of walking onto the hallowed turf at Lord’s. This week, the Indian women’s team did more than play there; they made history. With a commanding 270-run win over England, they became the first women’s team to win a Test at the iconic…
Bengaluru: B2B ecommerce platform Udaan on Tuesday announced a proposed $160 million financing transaction comprising fresh equity, new debt and the conversion of existing debt into shares.The transaction broadly includes about $50 million in fresh equity from Lightspeed Venture Partners and M&G Prudential, around $50 million in private credit from BlackRock and the conversion of…
GBA will launch a month-long ‘Freedom from Waste’ campaign in August to eliminate garbage blackspots and improve cleanliness in the city Bengaluru: Greater Bengaluru Authority will launch a month-long ‘Freedom from Waste’ campaign in August to eliminate garbage blackspots and improve cleanliness in the city.Chairing a meeting with GBA officials and commissioners of five city…
