NEW DELHI: A political row erupted in Karnataka after chief minister Siddaramaiah promised to rename Shivaji Nagar metro station in Bengaluru after St Mary. The announcement was made on Monday during the annual feast at St Mary’s Basilica, where Siddaramaiah promised Archbishop Peter Machado that the government would “positively consider” the request. Deputy chief minister…
The data referenced in this report comes from AQI.in, providing reliable measurements for both weather and air quality parameters.Bengaluru’s weather forecast for September 11, 2025, indicates a day of mixed clouds and potential patchy rain with temperatures between 19.7°C and 28.4°C. The city’s air quality from yesterday registered an AQI of 61, falling in the…
Bengaluru: The high court emphasised the urgent need to strengthen Cyber Command Centre (CCC) set up by the govt on Sept 2 to deal with the sharp rise in cybercrime cases in the state.Justice M Nagaprasanna, in his May judgment, had directed setting up of the centre to effectively combat cybercrime cases. “This is what…
Bengaluru: As AI companies push to make their models relevant across cultures and geographies, linguistic expertise has emerged as a critical skill in the AI economy. AI is fuelling the rise of linguists who design prompts to test models on cultural nuance, bias, and taboos; benchmark responses for tone, accuracy, and cultural appropriateness; and review…
Bengaluru: The hostel warden of a private residential international academy school near Electronics City was arrested on charges of abetting the sexual assault of a class 10 student by his seniors and classmates.Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act were invoked against the warden 48, who…
Bengaluru: The govt is poised to approve a set of ordinances at Thursday’s cabinet meeting that will make the use of ballot paper mandatory for local body elections. These ordinances propose amendments to several laws, including Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act, 1993, the newly enacted Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024, Karnataka Municipal Administration…
Bengaluru: Youth in the age group of 25-39 years account for almost half of the cases of self-harm in the state, according to the Urban Self Harm Study (USHAS) registry data.Of the total 20,861 cases of self-harm included in the registry since it started in Oct 2022, people in the 18-24-year age group account for…
Bengaluru: A traffic police constable chased a molester, aged around 25, for over 200 metres on the busy Brigade Road Tuesday night before catching him. The incident unfolded when a young professional raised an alarm after the suspect allegedly touched her inappropriately near Cauvery Emporium junction at 8.20pm.The woman, who exited MG Metro station, was…
Bengaluru: In a significant victory for citizens, the govt Wednesday declared 8.6 acres of green cover at Cantonment Railway Colony as a biodiversity heritage site — the second in Bengaluru after Gandhi Krishi Vigyan Kendra (GKVK).The Rail Land Development Authority proposed to convert the area into a commercial space in collaboration with a real estate…
ಧಾರವಾಡ: ಯೋಗೀಶಗೌಡ ಕೊಲೆ ಪ್ರಕರಣದ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ ನಾಶ ಮಾಡಿದ ಆರೋಪದ ಮೇಲೆ ಸಿಬಿಐನಿಂದ ಬಂಧಿತರಾಗಿರುವ ಶಾಸಕ ವಿನಯ್ ಕುಲಕರ್ಣಿ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಜನಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಗಳ ವಿಶೇಷ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯವು ಎರಡು ದಿನಗಳ ಮಧ್ಯಂತರ ಜಾಮೀನು ಮಂಜೂರು ಮಾಡಿದೆ.ತಮ್ಮ ಮಗ ಹೇಮಂತ್ ಅಪಘಾತಕ್ಕೀಡಾಗಿ ಕಾಲಿನ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆಗೆ ಒಳಗಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವುದರಿಂದ ತಮಗೆ ಜಾಮೀನು ನೀಡುವಂತೆ ವಿನಯ್ ಕುಲಕರ್ಣಿ ಅವರು ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯಕ್ಕೆ ಮನವಿ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದ್ದರು. ಅರ್ಜಿಯನ್ನು ಪುರಸ್ಕರಿಸಿದ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯವು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಕೇವಲ ಎರಡು ದಿನಗಳ ಮಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಜಾಮೀನು ನೀಡಿದ್ದು, ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ 11ರ ಸಂಜೆ 5 ಗಂಟೆಯೊಳಗೆ…
