Karnataka

BENGALURU: Customs officials at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru have arrested three passengers arriving from Bangkok in two separate cases on November 9, seizing exotic wildlife species and drugs worth over Rs 1 crore.In the first case, two passengers were intercepted carrying exotic wildlife species including white-Cheeked Gibbon, Monkey, and Hornbill. The passengers were arrested…

Bengaluru: Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya and former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai completed the Ironman 70.3 endurance race in Goa Sunday, joining thousands of participants from over 50 countries.This marks Surya’s second consecutive Ironman finish. He completed the triathlon — comprising a 1.9km swim, 90km cycling, and 21.1km run — in 7 hours…

Pics: Karthikeyan SairamBengaluru’s Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) is spotlighting one of art’s most char ismatic muses — the cat. Its latest exhibition, The Many Lives of the Cat, curated by Khushi Bansal and inspired by B N Goswamy’s The Indian Cat, explores how the feline has appeared with varied meanings across Indian art….

Bengaluru: What an insurer duo dismissed as a congenital defect in a child turned out to be developmental — and that cost both firms dearly.Sandeep Pai, a resident of Kengeri hobli, filed a consumer complaint after IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance and Paramount Health Services denied his 15-year-old son Mukund’s corrective foot surgery claim, saying the problem…

Bengaluru: Former grocery store chain owner Ravi Prasad Reddy of Hebbagodi, arrested on charges of murdering two friends, had become a vegetable vendor after incurring a loss of around Rs 5 crore during the Covid-19 pandemic.Around 60 people to whom he lent money or with whom he had invested in chit funds, died or left…

Bengaluru: Legal experts have criticised the city’s latest waste management initiative, declaring that dumping garbage in front of the homes of offenders is unlawful and contrary to municipal norms.The Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) recently launched ‘Kasa Suriyuva Habba’, a campaign aimed at shaming residents who dispose of household waste in public places. As…

Bengaluru: After 18 years of marriage, a couple approached a psychiatrist — not due to conflict, but because they had never had sex. Their decision came when they suddenly wanted a child.Sharing the case at a panel discussion titled ‘Behind closed doors: Marriage, Intimacy and mental wellbeing’ on Sunday, Dr Sandeep Deshpande, chief medical officer…

Bengaluru: At Manotsava, a patient recounted her seven-year struggle to be correctly diagnosed with a rare genetic condition. “I went from one hospital to another without answers. Awareness could have saved me so much pain,” she said, as experts called for empathy and understanding to accompany advances in genetic science.Speaking at a panel discussion on…

Bengaluru: In a world where teenagers live as much online as offline, experts at a panel on ‘Resilient parenting in the digital age’ on Sunday said it is time parents stopped policing and started participating in their children’s digital lives. The discussion, part of Manotsava, brought together child psychologists, neuroscientists, and educators who agreed that…

Bengaluru: More than 39,000 suicide-related distress calls have been made to India’s national mental health helpline, Tele-Manas, since it began three years ago — highlighting the scale of the crisis as well as growing trust in accessible mental health services.Of the 25 lakh calls received since its launch on Oct 10, 2022, about 16.5 lakh…