Bengaluru: Divisions have emerged within BJP over a proposal to move a no-confidence motion against the Siddaramaiah govt, although proponents believe the ongoing factional tussle in governing Congress presents a political opening. The idea, advocated by V Sunil Kumar, Karkala MLA, has attracted support from some OBC and Dalit legislators. Kumar argues the time was…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka high court Tuesday quashed the proceedings pending against energy minister KJ George, deceased IAS officer Mahantesh Bilagi, and others, pending before a special Lokayukta court in Bengaluru in connection with the private complaint filed by three BJP MLAs — Dr CN Ashwath Narayan, SR Vishwanath, and D Muniraj — alleging irregularities in…
Bengaluru: Jnanabharathi police have arrested a self-proclaimed Ayurvedic healer for allegedly cheating a software engineer of Rs 48 lakh on the pretext of treating his sexual health problems. The accused, Vijay Guruji from Maharashtra, sold costly and harmful products to the victim, who suffered from kidney-related issues after taking these “medicines”.A senior police officer confirmed…
Bengaluru: In a rare instance, a kidney harvested from a donor at Manipal Hospital in Yeshwantpur went to waste after it sustained a minor laceration during retrieval Tuesday. The kidney was to go to a recipient at the state-run Institute of Nephro Urology (INU).Currently, there are over 4,700 patients in Karnataka waiting for a kidney.“The…
Bengaluru: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to be a powerful equaliser for women, but this can only happen if they actively participate in shaping and adopting it, say experts.At the three-day Grace Hopper Celebration 2025, held at KTPO Whitefield under the theme of ‘Unbound: Challenging you to break barriers and imagine the impossible,’ entrepreneurs,…
Bengaluru: The Bengaluru City round of IndianOil Science Quiz 3.0 saw an enthusiastic turnout Tuesday as 142 school teams converged at Good Shepherd Auditorium for the city edition of the national contest. Now in its third year, the quiz is organised by The Times of India and continues to grow in scale and participation.Following a…
Bengaluru: Air Marshal Samir Jayasinha Pendse Monday took over as Senior Air Staff Officer (Saso) of the Indian Air Force’s Training Command in Bengaluru. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, he was commissioned into the flying branch on Dec 16, 1989, and has logged more than 5,100 hours of accident-free helicopter flying.Across his 36-year…
Bengaluru: Loco running staff under South Western Railway (SWR) are set to join a 48-hour nationwide hunger strike from Tuesday to protest the railway ministry’s neglect of their core demands concerning safety and welfare.Around 200 of them will be protesting at KR Pura railway station and 400 at Hubballi railway regional divisional office. The strike,…
Bengaluru: For the first time in Karnataka, two HIV-positive cases were documented among male students staying in the hostel of an educational institution.Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society (KSAPS) officials confirmed that the students aged 21–22 years were studying in the same institution. The detection of the cases comes amid an observation that HIV-positive cases among…
Bengaluru: With the issue of internal reservation for Scheduled Castes remaining unresolved, organisations representing Other Backward Classes (OBCs) have renewed their demand for reclassification of categories in local bodies. Community groups are preparing a statewide outreach, while OBC legislators across parties plan to raise the issue during the winter session of the legislature beginning next…
