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Bengaluru: Enforcement Directorate (ED) Monday filed a 3,500-page chargesheet against serial hacker Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki, cryptocurrency trader Robin Khandelwal and businessman Sunish Hegde in an intriguing case that involved money-laundering, darknet operations and hacking secure govt websites.The chargesheet also named a private company and two individuals for their alleged role in the offence.Special public…

Bengaluru: Why was the whistleblower in the daycare horror case arrested by city police at lighting speed — within days of the case coming to light — and sent to jail?This is the question doing the rounds following the arrest of Sujatha, the nanny who video-recorded and made public the alleged torture of toddlers inside…

Security checks were taken up after the email was seen Bengaluru: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) headquarters at Antariksha Bhavan on New BEL Road in north Bengaluru was placed on high alert Monday after receiving a fresh bomb threat email. This is barely a week after police cracked a similar hoax threat by tracing…

Bengaluru: A joint action committee of street vendors, comprising five street vendors’ associations, has called for a street vendors’ bandh and a mass protest in Bengaluru Wednesday, questioning the legality of the ongoing eviction drive against roadside vendors. The associations have accused the state govt of violating the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation…

A little chocolate can brighten your day, but this beloved treat has long been caught between indulgence and guilt. One day, you hear about its health benefits, and the next, you worry about it for its sugar high. Social media trends, scientific studies and age-old advice have labelled chocolate everything from a superfood to a…

Nyctibatrachus acanthodermis (wrinkled frog) from Nelliyampathy, just south of the Palghat Gap Bengaluru: Every stream in the Western Ghats tells the same story. Large frogs, medium-sized frogs, and tiny frogs live side by side, but they are rarely of the same size. According to a new study led by researchers at the Indian Institute of…

Bengaluru: A 61-year-old woman riding pillion on a scooter died after a speeding water tanker rammed the two-wheeler on Doddakannahalli-Carmelaram Road early Monday.The victim, Sudha Devi, 61, was a native of Bihar. Her husband, Kapil Dev Prasad, 65, escaped with minor injuries. The couple had been living with their son, a software engineer, in Halanayakanahalli,…

Police said that the vehicles seen in the video have been identified, and one of the alleged bikers has been detained. BENGALURU: A man has been detained after a video surfaced on social media purportedly showing a group of bikers performing wheelies and blocking the path of an ambulance in Bengaluru, police said on Monday.The…

Houses on the coast face the threat of soil erosion at Harwad village, Ankola Taluk in Uttara Kannada district Karwar: Rough seas and relentless rain are taking a toll on coastal life in Harwad village of Ankola taluk in Uttara Kannada district, where rising waves and shoreline erosion are threatening homes.Residents say the sea has…

Chintamani: A 30-year-old man allegedly hacked his estranged wife and her younger sister to death while they were asleep at their home at JJ Colony in Chintamani, 85km from Bengaluru, early Monday and surrendered before police.The accused, Ejaz, a resident of Gulpet in Kolar, allegedly travelled to Chintamani on his motorcycle in the early hours…