Bengaluru: Cybercrooks targeted the archdiocese of Bengaluru, impersonating archbishop Most Rev Dr Peter Machado through fake email accounts in an apparent bid to cheat religious institutions by seeking financial and other benefits.According to the complaint filed by public relations officer and spokesperson JA Kanthraj, fraudsters created fake email accounts and sent fraudulent messages seeking money…
Bengaluru: A minor dispute over the price of clothes turned violent after a tailor and his associate allegedly assaulted a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) sub-inspector with a pair of scissors.Gaurav Kumar, CISF sub-inspector deployed at Kempegowda International Airport Terminal-2 for the past four years, said the incident occurred at 11.15am on July 10 when…
Bengaluru: A 27-year-old native of Tripura was found dead in his room in Ejipura Sunday after reportedly falling into depression following injuries sustained in his private parts during a fight with friends three to four months ago.The deceased, identified as Tapan Nath, was working in the beer manufacturing unit at a craft beer and international…
Bengaluru: Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to Janata Dal (S) MLA H D Revanna on an appeal filed by the Karnataka govt challenging his discharge in a sexual harassment case filed by a former domestic help.A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran sought Revanna’s response to the state’s plea…
Bengaluru: Social media platforms have emerged as an unlikely hunting ground for Karnataka’s forest department. As poachers, particularly those from Kalyana Karnataka and central Karnataka districts, flaunt their hunting exploits and pose with wildlife carcasses online, forest officials are increasingly combing through such posts, tracing digital footprints and turning social media boasts into evidence of…
Shivashankarappa S Sahukar Bengaluru: In an unprecedented move, governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot on Monday suspended Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) chairperson Shivashankarappa S Sahukar pending an inquiry into allegations of misconduct linked to the recruitment of his two daughters through the commission’s selection process.The governor has also recommended that the President refer the matter to…
Bidadi Township row turns violent as broom-wielding farmers attack surveyors Angry women farmers seen with brooms Angry women farmers seen with brooms Bengaluru:The controversy surrounding the proposed Bidadi Township project took a violent turn on Monday morning when scores of broom-wielding farmers beat up land surveyors at Mandalahalli village in Ramanagara-Bengaluru South district.The incident comes…
Bengaluru: Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has suspended a driver-cum-conductor who allegedly told transport minister Byrathi Suresh to get off a bus when the latter, who was travelling incognito, could not give the exact fare of Rs 6 to buy a ticket.The action follows the minister’s reality check Saturday night (July 11), during which he…
One question. A hundred opinions. Zero plans. If your weekend group chat is filled with café recommendations, polls and last-minute cancellations, this Rant & Roast will hit close to home. Every Friday, like clockwork, someone in the group sends the same text – ‘So, what plans this weekend?’ And it brings the group chat to…
Bengaluru: Avendus Future Leaders Fund (FLF) III is set to reach its final close at around Rs 1,800 crore by July-end, having invested Rs 140 crore to acquire about a 1% stake in Parag Parikh Financial Advisory Services (PPFAS).The transaction was entirely secondary, with the fund buying shares from PPFAS chairman and CEO Neil Parag…
