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…
K’taka guv cuts short 43-pg House address to 3 lines BENGALURU: Karnataka governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot wrapped up what was to be a 43-page address to the state legislature on Thursday in three lines and walked out before the national anthem was played, making it the third instance in as many days of Raj Bhavan-govt…
BENGALURU: How long an Indian citizen has to wait for a passport depends heavily upon where the person lives. Data from the ministry of external affairs shows average passport issuance time under the normal category in 2025 ranged from as low as four-five working days in Goa and parts of Kerala, to as high as…
Bengaluru: In the third governor-govt confrontation in as many days across non-BJP-ruled southern states — after similar episodes in Kerala and Tamil Nadu — Karnataka governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot on Thursday reduced the 43-page address to the joint session of the state legislature to just two lines and walked out before the national anthem, triggering…
