Bengaluru: A gang of five auto-borne miscreants vandalised at least 17 vehicles parked on the roadside at Valmikinagar in Byadarahalli and at Muddinapalya in Annapoorneshwari Nagar Wednesday midnight.Police have registered multiple cases and are making efforts to nab the miscreants. While 16 cars and sedans were vandalised, the 17th was a mini-goods vehicle. According to…
Bengaluru: India’s gaming industry is poised for a shift toward non-real money gaming (non-RMG) following the government’s 2025 ban on real-money games, according to a report by venture capital firm Lightbox.The report said that India has nearly 420 million gamers—the world’s second-largest base after China—yet average revenue per user remains among the lowest globally at…
Bengaluru: The much-delayed Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) project, first proposed over two decades ago as part of a traffic decongestion plan for Bengaluru, remains in a deadlock with Thursday’s conciliatory meeting between Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) officials and landowners ending without a breakthrough.The Rs 27,000-crore project, a planned 73.5km, eight-lane corridor linking Tumakuru Road to…
Bengaluru: The cabinet Thursday said disciplinary action will be taken against officials and staff who fail to conduct tasks assigned to them under the social and educational survey, popularly known as the caste census.Following concerns over the slow pace of the survey, affected by technical glitches and server issues, law and parliamentary affairs minister K…
Bengaluru: Karnataka, India’s raisin heartland, has long relied on Maharashtra for storage, but that is set to change with a Rs 40 crore National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)-backed project aimed at strengthening the state’s infrastructure. A robust domestic market drives production of raisins — dried grapes with a golden sheen. They sweeten…
Bengaluru: According to a study commissioned in Aug 2025 by ASTram, Bengaluru traffic police and Arcadis, the new link road, supported by a signalised junction on Wipro campus, could reduce the average travel time by nearly 38% even if 30% of right-turning traffic from Sarjapur Road towards ORR goes through the campus road.“In practical terms,…
Bengaluru: The officials of the Protector of Emigrants (PoE) Wednesday conducted a raid on an illegal overseas recruitment firm in HSR Layout.The PoE officials, along with HSR Layout police, conducted a raid on Morganvij Immigration Services Pvt Ltd, which allegedly engaged in illegal overseas recruitment activities in violation of the Emigration Act. The operation was…
This festive season, Bengaluru is embracing a new way to celebrate with grazing tables. A centrepiece of gatherings with their abundant displays of cheese, fruits, sweets and savouries is turning celebrations into a curious ,mouth-watering experience. Curators in the city elevate these gatherings with a combination of visual flair and delicious flavours. What is a…
Bengaluru: SL Bhyrappa, who passed away Wednesday, was among the most debated Kannada novelists, not merely for his ideological positioning, but for the disruptive power of his storytelling. While often considered as conservative and right-leaning, Bhyrappa’s early novels, in particular, offer a sharp and unsparing critique of Brahmanical orthodoxy, laying bare its hypocrisies with remarkable…
Bengaluru: With deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) becoming common and govt agencies looking at refining their citizen-engagement strategies, the spotlight in future will be on AI-powered public services.Speaking to media after launching Agentforce (an AI agents platform) for public sector, Salesforce (South Asia) President and CEO Arundhati Bhattacharya said technology could help build unified citizen…
