Bengaluru: A special NIA court in Bengaluru Saturday sentenced Vikram Kumar aka Chota Usman to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for his involvement in a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)-linked terror conspiracy. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on the 28-year-old convict, who was the ninth accused in the high-profile Bengaluru Central Prison radicalisation case….
NEW DELHI: A 40-year-old man allegedly smothered his two young sons before dying by suicide in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district, police said on Saturday.The incident took place in Alakere village under Kunigal police limits, where Shivanna and his sons, aged six and eleven, were found dead at their home.Police said Shivanna, who worked at a private…
Bengaluru woman charred body found in car (Representative image) The charred body of a middle-aged woman was recovered inside a burnt car near Doddaballapur Saturday evening. Residents saw the car parked near Jinkebachhahalli in flames and a man running away. Before fire tenders and police could douse the fire, the vehicle was gutted. Only during…
Bengaluru: Residents of Prestige Jindal City swapped screen time for face-to-face interaction Saturday evening as The Times of India hosted its first community edition of ‘Let’s D-Stress’ initiative in the city, after two earlier campus events.The session combined expert insights with engaging activities, featuring Dr Eesha Sharma, associate professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at…
Bengaluru: The city has witnessed a sharp rise in dust-related allergies and respiratory illnesses over the past few weeks, with doctors attributing the spike to increased construction activity, dry weather and worsening air quality.In many parts of the city, the Air Quality Index (AQI) has crossed 100, falling in the ‘moderate’ to ‘poor’ category. Doctors…
Bengaluru: What began as a failed robbery attempt at a high-security railway yard in Bengaluru eventually led to the arrest of two young men who unknowingly made off with critical train components after mistaking them for scrap.On Thursday, Railway Protection Force (RPF) from Bengaluru Division apprehended Santhosh A (21) and Sandeep (21) from Okalipuram, nearly…
Bengaluru: Several candidates appearing for the Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (Comed-K) 2026 entrance exam, scheduled for May 9, were allotted centres in neighbouring states despite opting for locations within Karnataka.The issue surfaced Saturday after hall tickets were released, with students reporting allocations in cities such as Chennai and Hyderabad instead…
Chikkamagaluru: Nearly three years after the 2023 Karnataka assembly elections, Congress MLA T D Rajegowda was officially declared the winner from Sringeri constituency Saturday, following a high court-ordered recount of postal ballots that ended a prolonged legal dispute with BJP candidate D N Jeevaraj. Rajegowda had originally won the election by a wafer-thin margin of…
Mysuru/Madikeri: Two weeks after a Kutta homestay owner was booked in connection with the alleged rape of a US tourist, who was a guest at the facility, the II Additional District and Sessions Court in Kodagu granted bail to P A Ponnappa aka Vishal on Saturday.Vishal, charged with attempting to suppress the incident, was arrested…
Bengaluru: The midweek downpour in the city has triggered an unexpected weekend crisis for commuters: a surge in demand for mechanics after hundreds of bikes and cars were crippled by waterlogged streets!“I’ve been calling up several garages and checking with local mechanics for the past two days to get my bike up and running, but…
