Bengaluru: A 30-year-old man from a village in Bihar’s Nalanda — an emerging Jamtara with nearly 200 youngsters actively involved in cybercrimes — was recently arrested on charges of hacking WhatsApp accounts of Kannada actor Upendra and actress-wife Priyanka and seeking money from their contacts in the guise of an emergency.A Bengaluru police team camped…
Bengaluru: Central Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths arrested a sub-registrar and a realtor-cum-middleman in connection with a land-grab case at Beratena Agrahara in Begur.The arrested are Kumari Roopa, currently working with Kacharakanahalli sub-registrar office, and Naveen Kumar.The August 2022 case was filed by a landowner at Parappana Agrahara police station and 139 suspects were named in…
Bengaluru: Even as diplomatic tensions with Pakistan and China persist, the Bengaluru Urban district administration has identified several high-value city properties belonging to nationals from the two countries. Classified as enemy properties under the Enemy Property Act, 1968, these assets — valued at several thousand crore rupees — are slated for auction soon.The Custodian of…
As the Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) marks 17 years of honouring Indian scientists and scholars, its president K Dinesh reflects on how the prize has evolved, the shift towards younger researchers, and the importance of building a culture of excellence that turns ideas into real-world solutions, in an interview to TOI.Excerpts: ■ What must India…
Bengaluru: Three persons were arrested, including two women who worked as secretarial assistants at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), for financial fraud amounting to over Rs 1.9 crore.The accused forged approval documents for advance funds intended for students’ foreign travel. They allegedly altered bank account details on the documents and diverted funds into the bank…
Bengaluru: An explosion in the boys’ toilet of a private school at Bingipura in Anekal, Bengaluru Rural, triggered panic among students and staff Tuesday morning, a day after Delhi’s Red Fort blast.The explosion occurred in the private school, with students from class 1 to class 12, at 10.30am. Teachers and staff evacuated the students from…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka high court Wednesday vacated the Oct 30 interim order staying proceedings on the mass burial case but continued its direction that the petitioners should not be harassed.Justice Mohammad Nawaz modified the earlier order after considering objections filed by additional state public prosecutor BN Jagadeesha on behalf of the special investigation team (SIT)…
Bagalkot: While sugarcane farmers in Belagavi district have called off their agitation after chief minister Siddaramaiah announced a fair and remunerative price (FRP) of Rs 3,300 per tonne, growers in Bagalkot have continued their protest, insisting on Rs 3,500 per tonne regardless of the recovery rate. After nine days of strike, the govt fixed a…
BENGALURU: A 28-year-old man was beaten black and blue by the public after he allegedly attempted to rape a disabled woman in Adugodi on November 10. The accused has been identified as Vignesh, also known as Dyadu.According to police, the victim’s family went to attend a wedding, leaving the young woman, who is speech and…
Bengaluru: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have uncovered how subtle variations in sugar molecules coating the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) influence its ability to evade immune defences, a finding that could refine global HIV vaccine design strategies.HIV, which attacks “CD4+ T” cells in the immune system, remains difficult to prevent or treat…
