Former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes doesn’t speak about India like a visitor would. He speaks like someone who belongs. Having travelled to the country many times over decades — first as a player, later as a coach, and now as a resident for part of the year — his relationship with India has evolved…
The govt has decided to set up a special enquiry team (SET) to look into the episode involving unverified sleaze videos allegedly linked to suspended DGP K Ramachandra Rao. According to home dept sources, SET will be headed by an IPS officer of the rank of ADGP and is mandated to verify the authenticity of…
Bengaluru: A city court has sentenced five men to life imprisonment for publicly hacking a man to death and injuring two others in Channakeshavanagar, Parappana Agrahara, in March 2011. They were each fined Rs 1.15 lakh.Basavaraju was hacked to death on the night of March 21, 2011, after a trivial fight at a local bar….
Bengaluru is set for a classic dry winter day on Thursday, January 22, 2026, featuring bright sun, clear skies, and comfortable temperatures, with an afternoon high of 26.9°C and an early-morning low around 14.1°C, alongside virtually no chance of rain; however, air quality remains a concern as yesterday’s AQI (India) was 106, a poor category…
Bengaluru: Electronics City-based firm Hical Technologies Wednesday announced the launch of Corporate Commute — an integrated solution that encourages employees to use public transport through effortless onboarding, automated eligibility and seamless commuting incentives.The deployment is part of STAMP: Nudging Commuter Behaviour, led by WRI India and Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF), in collaboration with BMRCL and…
Bengaluru: Calls to the national cybercrime helpline (1930) have risen sharply in the state over the last four years, reflecting growing awareness on how to report online frauds promptly. Data from Karnataka police shows calls jumped from 1.3 lakh in 2022 to 24 lakh in 2025. According to official records, 1,30,330 victims of cybercrimes across…
BENGALURU: Calls to the national cybercrime helpline (1930) have risen sharply in the state over the last four years, reflecting growing awareness on how to report online frauds promptly. Data from Karnataka police shows calls jumped from 1.3 lakh in 2022 to 24 lakh in 2025.According to official records, 1,30,330 victims of cybercrimes across the…
Karnataka Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot BENGALURU: After Tamil Nadu and Kerala, it’s the turn of Karnataka to see a faceoff between the state govt and Raj Bhavan over the governor’s customary address to the joint sitting of the legislature.Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot, who is scheduled to deliver the address Thursday, has reportedly declined to read…
Bengaluru: No surprises here: Bengaluru has emerged as the second most congested city, after Mexico City, in the world in 2025.Data from the latest TomTom Traffic Index (the annual analysis of global traffic trends and commuting behaviour), which strikes a chord with traffic-weary Bengalureans, comes at a time when the state govt is promoting the…
Mysuru: A pilgrim (30) travelling on foot from Mandya to Male Mahadeshwara Hills, a shrine in the border district of Chamarajanagar, was killed in a leopard attack 5km from the temple on Wednesday.Chamarajanagar superintendent of police M Muththuraj said Praveen, who was travelling along with 100 others, went missing around 6am. Since it was still…
