Bengaluru, 6/9: The situation in several parts of rain-battered Bengaluru, by and large, continued to remain the same on Tuesday, with streets waterlogged, houses and vehicles partially inundated, as torrential downpour lashed the capital city on September 5 night. Using boats and tractors to cross the streets submerged in water by office goers and school…
Bengaluru, 16/6: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday defended the hike in petrol and diesel prices saying that it will ensure funding essential public services and development projects. With the opposition BJP and its ally JD(S) coming down heavily on the Congress government for increasing the petrol and diesel prices by Rs 3 and Rs…
New Delhi: Indian Railways (IR) has planned a massive investment of Rs 16.7 lakh crore by 2031 for various infrastructure projects, as per a report by ICICI Securities. According to the report, this investment will focus on station upgrades, freight corridors, high-speed rail (HSR) projects, and electrification of tracks to enhance railway operations. The report said,…
Spreading its tentacles far and wide, chickenpox virus has affected at least 30 people including 10 children at Khajuripada village under Mohana block in Gajapati district. Of the 30 infected persons, the condition of three women is said to be critical, sources said.An accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) worker recently visited the village and distributed…
New Delhi, 1/9: The Election Commission on Saturday announced the rescheduling of the Haryana Assembly polls from October 1 to 5 and the date for vote counting to October 8, following representations from the ruling BJP and a community organisation, among others, seeking dates over festival. There will be no change in the polling date…
Kalaburagi, Karnataka,15/9: Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday said Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism and Lingayatism were all born in India as a separate religion, because Hindu religion did not give the “space of dignity” for certain sections in the society. The minister was reacting to senior BJP leaders’–state president B Y Vijayendra and MLC C T…
Bengaluru, 11/1: : Bengaluru police have arrested an 18-year-old boy for murdering a 34-year-old software engineer after she rejected his sexual advances. Sharmila DK, the deceased woman, was initially believed to have died in a fire accident at her flat in eastern Bengaluru last weekend.
New Delhi, 2/6: In a significant ruling promoting gender equality, the Supreme Court on Tuesday held that a daughter’s marital status cannot be used as a ground to deny her the benefits of a welfare scheme if she is otherwise eligible.A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe observed that the assumption that…
New Delhi, 17/1: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Saturday imposed a fine of Rs 22.20 crore on IndiGo for massive flight disruption in December 2025. Following the large-scale delays and cancellations reported by M/s IndiGo during the period from 3rd to 5th December 2025—resulting in the cancellation of 2,507 flights and delays…
Washington DC, 7/6: Apple CEO Tim Cook recently shared his enthusiasm about ChatGPT, an OpenAI chatbot, during an appearance on Good Morning America. His reaction gains significance given Cook was circumspect in his remarks about generative AI and AI in general throughout the year. A Mint report states that Tim Cook acknowledged using the…
