Bengaluru may be branded as India’s Silicon Valley, but it is equally a garment hub. Behind the IT towers, close to 5 lakh workers — nearly 90% of them women — keep the city’s garment factories running. A two-day exhibition, “Stitching Lives: Garment Workers and Activism in Bengaluru”, organised by the Garment and Textile Workers…
Bengaluru: The Dharwad bench of the Karnataka high court ruled that the legal right to claim compensation remains until it is decided on merits.In a recent judgment delivered by Justice Hanchate Sanjeevkumar, the court dismissed appeals filed by United India Insurance Company, which challenged a 2012 order issued by the labour officer and commissioner for…
Bengaluru: The govt will likely issue the final notification for the formation of five new municipal corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) on Tuesday, marking a major restructuring of the city’s civic administration while also posing significant challenges for political parties. The period for the public to object to GBA proposals ended Saturday, and…
Bengaluru: India has emerged as a global powerhouse for pharmaceutical and life sciences global capability centres (GCCs), with 23 of the world’s top 50 life sciences companies setting up operations in the country—most within the past five years. Backed by a talent pool of over 2.7 million professionals, India evolved from a support hub to…
Bengaluru: A UK citizen of Indian origin, who missed his flight from Mumbai to London in 2019 after being wrongfully detained at the airport, will now receive Rs 2 lakh in compensation, following an order by the State Human Rights Commission. The amount is to be recovered from a Bengaluru police officer whose negligence led…
Bengaluru: Befriending a person on a dating app proved costly for a 31-year-old software engineer, who lost Rs 31.5 lakh to cyber fraud.The police have launched a hunt for the accused, who pretended to be a commando in the Indian Air Force. In her complaint, a resident of Electronics City said she the accused identified…
Bengaluru: A 41-year-old private firm employee allegedly died after being bitten by a snake in his house at Ranganatha Layout, Bannerghatta, in Bengaluru Rural Friday night. The deceased is Manju Prakash. Preliminary probe suggested that the snake was hiding in one of his shoes that had been left outside the house. Unaware of the reptile,…
Bengaluru: A 21-year-old woman staying at a paying guest (PG) accommodation in BTM Layout first stage has alleged sexual harassment and theft by a stranger in the early hours of Aug 29. The intruder, who managed to escape, also took Rs 2,500 from her room.The incident occurred around 3am at Laxmana Durga Ladies PG near…
Bengaluru: A gang of four to five miscreants brutally stabbed a 27-year-old man, who claims to work as an assistant director in the Kannada film industry, in T Dasarahalli, north Bengaluru, around 12.30am on Aug 27.The victim has been identified as Pavan JK. In his statement to police from his hospital bed, Pavan said the…
BENGALURU: Banks are conducting a nationwide campaign at gram panchayat level from July 1 to September 30, 2025, to achieve saturation under Financial Inclusion (FI) schemes, with a focus on re-KYC of bank accounts, awareness on unclaimed deposits, grievance redressal, and cyber fraud prevention. The campaign is being closely monitored by the govt of India…
