Isro chairman V Narayanan (Pic credit: PTI) From the Gaganyaan crewed flight to new launchpads rising on India’s coast, Isro is entering one of its busiest decades yet, its chairman V Narayanan told TOI in an exclusive interview. In this conversation, Narayanan outlines timelines and priorities for missions ranging from human spaceflight to lunar exploration,…
Accused Manoj Kumar and Aarati Sharma rammed into food delivery agent over scratched car mirror in Nataraja Layout on Oct 25, police sources said BENGALURU: A Kalaripayattu trainer and his wife were arrested on charges of killing a food delivery agent in a road rage incident on Oct 25.Manoj Kumar (32) from Kerala, and his…
Bengaluru: Eight alumni of IISc have been chosen for the institute’s 2025 Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna Awards and Young Alumnus/Alumna Medals, which recognise outstanding contributions to research, innovation, and service.As per IISc, the awards are among its highest honours for former students. This year, five alumni have been selected for the Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna Awards, and three for…
Bengaluru: Chief minister Siddaramaiah Wednesday directed officials to implement internal reservation among Scheduled Castes forthwith, and to ensure that no caste faces injustice in the roster system. At a review meeting, he told officials steps should be taken to “properly” implement the cabinet’s decisions on the issue, and that all grievances regarding roster implementation must…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka high court Wednesday extended until Nov 17 the interim protection granted to Ola Electric Technologies CEO and MD Bhavish Aggarwal, and its homologation engineering head Subrat Kumar Das in connection the alleged suicide of the firm’s engineer K Aravind on Sept 28.In his order, Justice Mohammad Nawaz, however, added that the petitioners…
Bengaluru: A 63-year-old man from Horamavu in East Bengaluru lost over Rs 32 lakh after falling victim to a dating and romance scam run by cyber fraudsters posing as middlemen. The scammers lured the victim with promises of arranging meetings with “high-society women.“According to the complaint filed with the East CEN Crime police on Oct…
Bengaluru: Three persons, including a woman, were arrested in connection with the theft of mobile phones from two stores recently in Varthur and Bellandur. Police recovered 39 mobile phones, a camera, a digital watch, and 8 grams of gold, altogether worth Rs 40.5 lakh.The arrested are Divas Kami, 22, Aron Thapa, 28, and Asmita, 26,…
Bengaluru: The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) Monday recovered a prime parcel of land worth about Rs 12.3 crore at BTM 1st Stage. According to officials, unauthorised compounds and sheds were illegally constructed on BDA property located in Survey No. 50 of Tavarekere village, Begur Hobli, Bengaluru South taluk. The encroachments were demolished by BDA task…
Bengaluru: In a classic case of biting the hand that feeds you, a 32-year-old housemaid betrayed the trust of her employer, systematically cleaned out nearly Rs 50 lakh worth of valuables and gambled it all away in blind pursuit of online gaming. Now, she is behind bars, and every penny — both earned and stolen…
Bengaluru: A top official at the Bangalore Turf Club on Wednesday refuted reports that the winter season at the Bangalore Turf Club (BTC) is in jeopardy and said the club is confident of getting the license from the government to start the season as per schedule on Nov 1.Speaking at a press conference to announce…
