Bengaluru: The govt has notified draft rules specifying quotas for Overseas Citizens of India in medical education.As per the rules, OCIs born on or before March 4, 2021, or OCI card holders before the date, are not entitled to any reservation applicable to a citizen of India. OCI candidates born on or after March 5,…
Between a packed rehearsal schedule, shoots for films and digital projects, her YouTube series, and life as a hands-on mother, actor Girija Oak Godbole moves through her days with surprising ease. Balance, she says, is not about choosing one role over another, but about letting everything coexist. Recently propelled into the social media spotlight by…
Bengaluru: The legislative council Friday witnessed uproarious scenes and was adjourned several times after opposition BJP stalled work by demanding the suspension of Congress member BK Hariprasad, a permanent invitee of Congress Working Committee (CWC), for allegedly insulting governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot. BJP members accused Hariprasad and his party colleague S Ravi of unruly behaviour…
Bengaluru: Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot’s truncated address to the joint session of the legislature has reshaped the political script, with opposition BJP aiming to use the row to stall the govt’s planned resolution against the Centre’s Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (G RAM G) Act. The week-long joint session, which began…
Bengaluru: The joint session of the legislature Thursday witnessed high drama and a physical scuffle after governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot concluded his customary address in just two lines and walked out of the House. Protests erupted as Gehlot began to make his exit without reading the speech prepared by the govt. Senior Congress MLC BK…
For a growing number of urban professionals in the city, week ends are becoming more about deliberate, slow living. Sound baths, slow yoga flows, ice plunges, breathwork circles and guided meditation sessions are steadily replacing bottomless mimo sas and binge-watching marathons. The shift signals a deeper cultur al change: rest is no longer accidental; it…
Bengaluru: Four days after Karnataka State Election Commission published the draft voter list for elections to the five city corporations under Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), citizens continued to struggle to access the rolls due to repeated website glitches. Residents said the official portal was inaccessible or slow for long periods, preventing them from checking whether…
Bengaluru: The city’s second Amrit Bharat Express, which will run between SMVT Bengaluru and Alipurduar Junction in West Bengal, will start its commercial service Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the special inaugural run of the service from Malda last week.The non air-conditioned train, running weekly, will consist of 22 coaches. Train number 16597…
Bengaluru is experiencing a bright and sunny Friday, January 23, 2026, with comfortable daytime warmth, as temperatures are expected to reach a high of 27.3°C and an early-morning low of 13.7°C.This pleasant weather follows Thursday, January 22, which registered a “Moderate” air quality index with an AQI (IN) of 65, primarily influenced by particulate matter,…
Image Used For Representative Image BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court on Friday permitted the plying of bike taxis in the state.A division bench comprising chief justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Joshi passed an order to this effect while setting aside the order of the single bench of April last year.The vehicle owners filed applications…
