Bengaluru: The high court Monday quashed the Sept 18 externment order issued against activist Mahesh Shetty Thimarody. Partly allowing his petition, Justice Suraj Govindaraj ruled that while the order cannot stand in its current form, authorities are free to conduct a fresh inquiry and issue a new externment order, provided it is supported by fresh…
Just weeks away from 2026, many in the city have embraced the viral social media trend ‘Great Lock-In’ and are staying hyper-focused on goals they set for 2025, aiming for a perfect wrap of the year!As the neon lights of breweries and dessert bars flicker to life across Indiranagar, 22-year-old Ritika sits cross-legged on the…
Chikkamagaluru: With climate change increasingly disrupting Karnataka’s plantation belts, coffee and tea planters are urging the state and central agencies to intensify research to develop drought-resistant varieties. The Karnataka Planters’ Association (KPA) called on institutions such as the Coffee Board of India to accelerate efforts to create resilient strains that can withstand erratic weather patterns…
The size of the entire children’s literature market in India in 2022, according to reports, is Rs 720 crore (around $86.7 million). This is despite India having a population of 43 crore people under the age of 18. For context, the market size was $2.6 billion for the United States for the same year while…
Every celebration — from weddings to community feasts — leaves behind mountains of plastic waste. Discarded cups, plates, and spoons are clogging drains and polluting open spaces, posing a persistent challenge for civic authorities. Despite growing awareness about environmental protection, the convenience of single-use plastics continues to dominate social functions across the country.To tackle this…
The data for this weather forecast has been sourced from AQI.in, providing residents with comprehensive information to plan their daily activities and weekly schedules accordingly.Bengaluru commenced Monday, November 17, 2025, with mild and pleasant conditions, anticipating patchy rain later in the day. The city is set to experience a comfortable high of 25.5°C and a…
BENGALURU: The education department has identified more than 9,000 ‘magnet’ schools across Karnataka which it hopes will act as a pull factor for neighbourhoods. The move comes amid ongoing debates over the merger and closure of sparsely populated, smaller govt schools.“These 9,000 schools have been identified as per RTE norms,” said Vikas Kishor Suralkar, commissioner,…
Amid growing discussions about air quality across the country, Bengaluru residents have expressed shock as the city’s AQI levels crossed 100. “Bengaluru’s AQI is concerning. I saw the fog and checked the AQI, and was shocked at what it was,” wrote one Reddit user, sharing a picture of an AQI metre reading 169, a level…
BENGALURU: A senior executive, 57, at an MNC lost Rs 31.8 crore to a digital arrest scam after months of relentless coercion by a cybercrime syndicate. The gang monitored her over video calls — even during hospitalisation — and threatened that any misstep would lead to her arrest and put her family at risk.Her ordeal…
Slug: Fake CBI probe Bengaluru: A senior executive at an MNC lost Rs 31.8 crore to a digital arrest scam after months of relentless coercion by a cybercrime syndicate. The gang monitored her over video calls — even during hospitalisation — and threatened that any misstep would lead to her arrest and put her family…
