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BENGALURU Opposition Leader R. Ashoka said that an appeal has been made to the Governor not to sign the Hate Speech Prohibition Bill and to take action against providing houses to encroachers in Kogilu Cross and Bangla citizens. He spoke to reporters after submitting the ap
BENGALURU The city saw 38,919 drunk driving cases in 2025, a 62 percent rise from 2024. East Bengaluru led with hotspots like Jeevan Bima Nagar and Bellandur. Police plan stricter licence suspensions in 2026, targeting repeat offenders with tougher penalties. Bengaluru log
BENGALURU The historic Republic Day flower show at Lalbagh will open on January 14 with a special theme honouring writer KP Poornachandra Tejaswi, featuring rare flowers, new designs and enhanced visitor facilities. The countdown has begun for the 219th Republic Day Flower
BENGALURU After years of unchecked waste dumping, the city is inching towards a long-term, organised system to manage Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste. The state govt has approved three new processing plants and is working on a policy framework to regulate the collectio
Protecting lakes BENGALURU Once choked by sewage and garbage, the Kalena Agrahara Lake off Bannerghatta Road has been restored into a thriving urban water body, following a revival project funded through Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s MPLADS support. The Ka
Move has been taken to prevent misuse, fake documents and incorrect information in property records. BENGALURU The Karnataka government has made e-khata compulsory for obtaining A-khata. Even B-khata apartment owners must first get e-khata online before applying for A-khat
Residents, who are crying that they lost their homes today despite having the proper documents related to their homes, are spending their time amidst the cold and dust, demanding a response from the government. BENGALURU Three days after the Bangalore Development Authority
BENGALURU Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot presided over the 53rd Annual General Meeting of the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) and lauded the institute’s significant contributions over the past five decades in the fields of social justice, economic development, in
BENGALURU On the occasion of Sankranti festival, the Basaveshwaraswamy Rathotsava and Ground parish will be held on January 15, under the leadership of the Sri Basavanna Devara Seva Samiti, said BJP State Farmers' Morcha Vice President M Rudresh. Speaking at a press confere
BENGALURU Energy Minister KJ George attributed Karnataka's top ranking in per capita income to the government's guarantee schemes. Speaking at the Founder's Day celebration at Dr BR Ambedkar Medical and Hospital, he said, our government has empowered women, who are known fo
BENGALURU Amid a global rise in Parkinson's disease cases, Nobel laureate Randy Schekman emphasised that addressing complex neurodegenerative disorders requires collective, team-based efforts rather than isolated individual work in academia. Speaking at the Infosys Prize 20
Mainline testing is a key pre-commissioning activity to validate train performance and system integration under actual field conditions for statutory approvals BENGALURU Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has begun testing the prototype trainset for the Pink L
In the absence of strict guidelines for disposal of garbage, the residents continue to depend on private collectors BENGALURU Despite the government notifying authorised processors for bulk waste, many large waste generators in the city continue to hand over garbage to una
Hyderabad Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Sunday dared AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi to make a burqa-clad woman the president of his party before dreaming of a woman in Hijab as the Prime Minister of India. The Central minister took to 'X' to
Agartala In a bizarre political development, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tripura cautioned its members against misrepresenting the party's views or positions. BJP sources on Sunday said that one Hrishikesh Dey has been projecting himself as a leader for the past severa
Sufi scholars met NSA Ajit Doval, pitching Sufi traditions as antidote to radicalism and tool for national unity. New DelhiA group of prominent Sufi scholars on Sunday met National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, seeking to promote the values of brotherhood, harmony, and national
Owaisi Slams Sarma NagpurAll India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday strongly criticised Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his assertion regarding the religious identity of India’s top leadership, saying such views reflected what he desc
Chirag Paswan criticised Tejashwi Yadav’s absence from Bihar after elections, calling it demoralising for party workers. PatnaUnion Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav,
