Karnataka

Bengaluru: The faculty of Bangalore University have objected to the appointment of syndicate and academic council members as chairpersons and members of the local inspection committee.The committees are in charge of inspecting affiliated colleges for quality, infrastructure, faculty, and compliance with norms before granting or renewing affiliations. “The local inspection committee is an academic and…

BENGALURU: A 27-year-old woman, allegedly an illegal immigrant from Bangladesh, was arrested on charges of raising Jai Bangla slogans at Podu village, near Jigani, south Bengaluru.The arrested woman, Sharbanu Khatun, worked as a domestic help and lived in the city along with her husband for the last few years. She raised the slogans during a…

Bengaluru: The high court has upheld the Bangalore Development Authority’s (BDA) acquisition of land for the extension of Banashankari VI Stage by linking the existing VI Stage Layout through Kanakapura Road.A division bench, comprising Justice DK Singh and Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju, dismissed the appeals filed by K Gangamma and others against a single bench…

Bengaluru is set for a comfortable mid-January day on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, with partly cloudy skies and warm sunshine.Temperatures are expected to range from a low of 17.4°C to a high of 27.2°C, offering pleasant conditions for outdoor activities. However, air quality on Tuesday, January 13, was logged as “moderate” with an AQI-IN of…

Image Credit: DK ShivaKumar/X BENGALURU: Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar shared a cryptic post on Wednesday after his meeting with Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi.In the post on X, he said: “Even if the effort fails, the prayer does not fail.”The post follows a brief, exclusive interaction between Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and…

Bengaluru-based fusion ensemble MoonArra marks eight years of collaboration with US saxophonist Phil Scarff with a special concert titled Music – The Harvest Horn of Plenty on January 14 at Alliance Française de Bengaluru.The 90-minute performance features original compositions rooted in Indian classical ragas and rhythms, enriched with jazz harmonic nuances. Scarff performs on soprano…

GADAG: A 14-year-old boy’s honesty outshone a trove of gold and copper he and his mother Gangavva Ritti, a labourer, accidentally discovered while digging up the earth to build their house in Gadag taluk’s Lakkundi, which was once ruled by the Rashtrakutas and Chalukyas from 6th to 10th centuries, on Saturday.Prajwal Basavaraj Ritti, a Class…

Belagavi: Police have rescued three Belagavi youths who were held captive in Cambodia and forced into cybercrime. Three accused who allegedly ran a fake job racket from Belagavi, which had trapped the youths, have been arrested.The victims — Akash Kaganikar, Omkar Lokhande and Sanskar Lokhande — were brought back to their native place a couple…