BENGALURU: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, who engaged with industry leaders, startups, deep-tech innovators and VCs at an interactive session here on Saturday, said, The countrys ease of doing business is being strengthened by regulatory simplification and expedited processes for patents and trademarks. Goyal underlined Indias improved global reputation for quality manufacturing, especially in sectors like electronics, pharmaceuticals, textiles, and defence, while highlightin

BENGALURU: Following raids on pubs in the Central and West divisions, the CCB has directed pub owners to submit CCTV footage to the jurisdictional police on a daily basis. This decision comes after the police found multiple violations in the watering holes, including obscene behaviour, during raids on over 25 pubs and restaurants. A senior officer of the CCB said all the owners were called for a meeting and told to strictly follow all rules and regulations, including excise laws, Cigarettes and

BENGALURU: Yellow Line operations will hopefully commence by August 15, with the frequency, number of stations to be operational and time interval to be finalised, BMRCL MD M Maheshwar Rao said here on Saturday. Rao visited the protest site at Lalbagh, where hundreds of citizens, led by Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya, had gathered to demand the immediate opening of the RV Road-Bommasandra Yellow Line. Surya handed over a written appeal, highlighting the prolonged delays in operationalising the

BENGALURU: Cheered on by fans and joined by top international athletes, the much-awaited Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 kicked off before ecstatic spectators at Sree Kanteerava Stadium. The atmosphere was electric. Colourful parades, energetic drumbeats and towering puppets hovered above the crowd, as excited fans waved banners and posters to show their love for the players. The stadium buzzed with food stalls, VR zones, game booths and merchandise counters, adding to a festival-like vibe with fans

BENGALURU: Has BBMP spent a whopping Rs 1.48 crore on thesurvey of SC population in its limits so far? Yes, according to sources in the Palike. It has spent Rs 70 lakh on stickers alone and Rs 28 lakh on raising awareness on the survey through social media platforms. According to Suralkar Vikas Kishore, nodal officer, the projected estimation for stickers, distribution of pamphlets and engaging workers is Rs 1.75 crore. The survey cost may touch Rs 3 crore by the time it is completed. BBMP has l

BENGALURU: In another instance of senseless road rage in the city, a 19-year-old engineering student, the son of a senior surgeon at the Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital, was kidnapped and assaulted by a group of men on Wednesday night. The victim had to undergo a surgery to his head after he was tortured for more than one-and-half hour. Shockingly, one of the key accused is a 16-year-old. His father and another person involved in the assault were arrested and a notice has been served on the juv

GADAG: Taking a peek into the past is more than a pastime. You may find nuggets of gold, or stumble upon stories soaked in the sweat of past generations. Definitely, there would be something to pause, ponder and savour. The state tourism department is planning to invite people to go down memory lane by throwing open the now defunct British-era gold mines at Kappatagudda. The idea is to attract the 21st century diversion seekers as part of its elaborate One District, One Destination environmental

BENGALURU: Tired of seeing the word organic on almost every label but rarely finding anything truly natural, an IT couple working in Bengaluru quit their corporate jobs and returned to their hometown Puttur in Dakshina Kannada, to start a chocolate brand. They wanted to put Puttur on the Made in India chocolate map, using cocoa grown on their family farmland. What started as small experiments with homegrown cocoa and natural sweeteners like dates and jaggery, has now grown into a full-fledged br

BENGALURU: The Headquarter Investigative Unit-II of Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in New Delhi has provisionally attached immovable properties of Rs 34.12 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), in a case related to the transnational gold smuggling and laundering of its proceeds by the popular Kannada actress Harshavardini Ranya alias Ranya Rao and her associates. The ED has provisionally attached four properties of equivalent value belonging to Rao. These include a resident

MYSURU: A 19-year-old law student from Bengaluru who allegedly attempted suicide by jumping into the Cauvery river on Thursday evening miraculously survived after getting trapped in a tree in the middle of the river near Hangarahalli in Srirangapatna taluk. She was rescued on Friday morning. The student, identified as Pavithra from Electronic City, Bengaluru, was swept nearly 5 km downstream by strong floodwaters before getting caught in a tree. She spent the entire night perched there. On Frida

BENGALURU: A 32-year-old woman who had bathed her civil engineer husband after killing him in an attempt to wash all evidence has been arrested by the Suddaguntepalya police based on the post-mortem report. The victim, Bhaskar, 41, had died on June 27 at his residence in SG Palya near Chandrodaya Kalyana Mantapa. His wife, Shruthi, had misled the police by fabricating a story stating that her overly drunk husband had fallen inside the washroom and she bathed him before making him sleep on the be

BENGALURU: An internal audit committee commissioned to assess the quality of clinical research at HCG Hospital found that a phlebotomistsomeone trained only to draw bloodwas assigned the role of an unblinded staff member responsible for managing and mixing investigational cancer drugs in a clinical trial. This serious breach of protocol, which requires a qualified pharmacist for any drug preparation, was among several alarming lapses flagged in the audit. The review, sources told the TNIE , came

BENGALURU: Former Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde here on Friday hoped that Emergency will not be imposed again in India. He was narrating the perils of the draconian law imposed by former prime minister Indira Gandhi in 1975, while participating in a dialogue on the book, The Conscience Network, authored by TNIE columnist Sugata Srinivasaraju. The book chronicles the efforts of three Indian origin youth who resisted Emergency from the US -- PhD students Ravi Chopra and Anand Kumar, and S R Hire

BENGALURU: Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra praised the Karnataka government, the Karnataka Olympic Association (KOA) and the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES) for their support in hosting the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic Indias first international marquee javelin competition. Scheduled at the Sri Kanteerava Stadium on Saturday, the event is co-organised by Chopra and JSW Sports, and sanctioned by World Athletics and the Athletics Federation of India (AFI). It has been gr

BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday met farmer leaders protesting the acquisition of land for the Defence and Aerospace Park in Devanahalli, and requested 10 days time to examine the legal options of cancelling the final acquisition notification. After eight days of protest, farmers fighting to save their ancestral lands issued an ultimatum to the government: Cancel land acquisition by July 15 or brace for an intensified, statewide protest. Siddaramaiah said, Since the final notific

BENGALURU: Bengaluru Ditched, the two-week-long campaign by TNIE in these columns has finally jolted Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) into reading the riot act to civic agencies such as Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM). The BBMP has now decided that the road restoration work will be carried out only by its team. The BBMP would also demand the agencies which want to carry out various civic/development works to deposit money

A lot of queer people dont get the chance to play sports in their childhood because of issues like bullying, stigma, or strict gender roles and grow up thinking they cant play sports, points out Sunil Kumar, one of the organisers at Game Point. Born from this experience of being othered in sports, this group of queer Bengalureans and allies get together each weekend to play badminton together in a safe and inclusive environment, redefining their relationship with sports. Queer Badminton League,

Once perceived as a game for the elderly in the dimly-lit tea houses of East Asia, Mahjong, a classic Chinese tile strategy game, is finding a strong foothold in namma ooru. From cafes and homes to premium clubs, Mahjong games are creating ties through tiles with its fresh, tactile approach appealing to Bengalureans. Rupali Reddy, an avid Mahjong enthusiast, discovered the game after watching Crazy Rich Asians a few years ago. It looked so fast and fun, especially the way the older Asian women p

I must admit that I am overwhelmed. Every day, I get some dreadful news of a large-scale disaster or a misfortune. The world is ready to implode with headstrong leaders taking unflinching stances on geo-political issues. Global war seems imminent, and the planet Mars seems to be doing a merry dance on us, The Les Misrables of the world! At least thats what the doomsday pundits are saying! Some friends just returned from Europe and were horrified at the state of affairs in the usual hot spots lik

BENGALURU: Six days after interacting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi , Group Captain and now astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla (call sign Shux) interacted with with an inquisitive bunch of students from Bengaluru aboard the International Space Station (ISS) While answering some concerning and some technical questions, Shux said, The most difficult task on the ISS is to sleep. While you can sleep anywhere, you do not want to sleep as it you are here for a very short time. He said there is so much of

BENGALURU: The recent arrest of a 30-year-old Infosys techie, who was secretly filming women in the office restroom in Bengaluru, highlights the need for proper background verification (BGV) checks before onboarding employees. Corporates usually engage with third-party companies that specialise in providing verification checks of new recruits, and background verification is comprehensive in case of IT companies as it also includes criminal record checks, among others. In high-trust industries li

BENGALURU : A house owner in Sarvabhoumanagar, Chikkalasandra, was assaulted after questioning the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) staff who were pasting stickers related to the scheduled castes survey without prior consultation with residents. Municipal staff are required to notify homeowners before conducting surveys or affixing such stickers. However, in this instance, BBMP personnel carried out the task without informing homeowner Nandish, who confronted them. This led to a alterca

BENGALURU: A government PU college student in Puttur, Dakshina Kannada, has developed a face-recognition-based attendance system that not only records student attendance within seconds but also sends an instant message on the Telegram app to parents every time their child arrives at school. Arun Kumar V, a PU II student at Government PU College, Kombettu in Puttur taluk, created the system using his knowledge from the IT stream under the National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF), which he

BENGALURU: The trapping of more than six BBMP engineers within a span of two weeks shows the range of corruption and its impact on society, said the Special Court for Lokayukta Cases while rejecting the bail application filed by HV Yarappareddy, Executive Engineer, Sir CV Raman Nagar Division, BBMP East Zone. Yarappareddy was arrested by the Lokayukta police on June 17 after he collected Rs 10 lakh as bribe from the contractor for the release of the bill for the work undertaken pertaining to the

BENGALURU : The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara has placed three revenue officials under suspension for dereliction of duty in connection with the ongoing comprehensive scheduled caste survey. Ramesh, revenue inspector and Peddaraju, revenue collector, attached to the HBR Layout ward, failed to notify SC households before pasting stickers on their houses as a formality to complete the survey. They have been suspended for this negligence. In the case of Ramesh, The Palike initiated an inquiry followi

BENGALURU : A 55-year-old woman who unknowingly inhaled a sharp metallic cloth pin while shopping was successfully treated, after the object remained lodged deep in her lung for over a month. Despite visiting multiple healthcare centres, the cause of her persistent dry cough went undiagnosed until advanced imaging at Aster CMI revealed the foreign body embedded in her right lungs bronchus intermedius. In a rare and complex intervention, doctors retrieved the pin using a minimally invasive bronch

BENGALURU: At 16, Sarah Gomez collapsed in her college lab after a severe headache, what many thought was a regular migraine turned out to be a brain stroke caused by a rare condition. Seven years later, the brain stroke survivor has returned to the same hospital that saved her life, this time as a medical intern training under the neurosurgeon who once operated on her. Sarah was diagnosed with a rare condition called arteriovenous malformation (AVM) and underwent emergency brain surgery at Bhag

BENGALURU: Will the bike taxi ban be revoked in Karnataka, has become a million dollar question now, especially after the Union governments guidelines permitting aggregation of non-transport motorcycles for passenger journey. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on July 1 released its Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines (MVAG) 2025 which permits the aggregation of non-transport (personal) motorcycles for passenger journey. Bike taxi aggregators are pinning their hopes on the recent gu

BENGALURU : With some residents raising concern about caste census enumerators of BBMP pasting stickers without interacting with them, and some alleging they have been left out, BBMP has clarified that the purpose of the survey is to ensure no SC population in the city is missed out. Enumerators have been told to interact with house members and only then paste stickers. In areas like Attigupe and Chandra Layout, where the student population is high, some enumerators ask students irrelevant quest

BENGALURU: A woman commuter on Wednesday informed the Karnataka High Court that bike taxis are safer, more affordable and convenient for women, in comparison with other modes of public transport, including buses and cabs. This point, which is contrary to the state governments contention that bike taxis are unsafe for women, was made before the division bench of acting Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice CM Joshi during a hearing of appeals by the Bike Taxis Welfare Association, along with O

BENGALURU: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to remove eight political parties, which are not actively functioning in the Bengaluru Urban district, from the registration list. The inquiry in this regard will be held on July 18, at the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka, said Deputy Commissioner Jagadeesh G, who is also the Additional District Electoral Officer, Bengaluru Urban. According to a statement, the ECI issued a show-cause notice to Namma Congress, Praja Ra

BENGALURU: The Health and Family Welfare Department has written to the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), seeking an investigation into alleged unethical clinical trials at Bengaluru-based HCG Hospital, a well-known cancer care hospital chain. The department acted after Justice P Krishna Bhat, former chairperson of the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) at HCG, raised serious concerns and resigned earlier this year. His resignation followed complaints about how clinical trials were being

As photos from Italian luxury brand Pradas Spring/Summer 2026 show in Milan flooded the Internet, one particular shot of a model sporting slippers that looked practically identical to the GI-tagged Kolhapuri sandals caught the eye of netizens. Watching these culturally-ubiquitous chappals worn by Indians across class and regional lines being sold by a foreign brand for a whopping `1.2 lakh soon led to accusations of cultural appropriation Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge also took to social med

BENGALURU: The Electronic City police have arrested a 30-year-old Infosys employee for allegedly recording his female colleague in the washroom of the Infosys campus. Theincident came to light on Monday morning around 11.15 am when the 35-year-old complainant, working as a Technical Test Lead, reportedly saw him record her on his mobile phone from an adjacent washroom. The woman immediately raised the alarm and the accused was caught by the HR personnel. The police suspect that the accused must

BENGALURU: In a strong push towards balanced regional development, the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) hosted a session -- Beyond Bangalore - Unlocking the Digital Potential of Tier 2 & Tier 3 Cities -- in the city on Tuesday. The event spotlighted the urgent imperative to expand Karnatakas digital economy beyond the capital and catalyse growth in emerging cities. FKCCI President M G Balakrishna gave a clarion call to IT and digital enterprises to look beyond Be

BENGALURU: Those using NICE (Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises) road, Electronics City flyover and Attibele road have to pay more from July 1. However, there will be no change in the toll fee for motorcyclists using the Electronics City flyover. They will continue to pay Rs 25 for a single trip and Rs 40 for multiple trips. For cars, the fee has been increased by Rs 5. As per the revision, Rs 65 has been fixed for cars, jeeps and vans for a single trip on the Electronics City elevated fl

BENGALURU: For the past three years, residents and shop owners in Guddadahalli have been forced to live and work beside a festering mountain of garbage that shows no signs of disappearing. What was once a vacant plot has devolved into an unofficial dumping ground, thanks to daily waste being dumped indiscriminately. Its unbearable to even stand here for a minute. The smell is so strong I cant sit in my shop-it makes you nauseous, said Fayazullah Khan, who runs a carton box business near the dump

BENGALURU: As many property owners in Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) have misused the Palikes Self Assessment Scheme (SAS) and deliberately under-valued their additional floors to avoid paying actual taxes, the BBMP has decided to issue notice to owners of such properties. The Palike, through its verification systems, including drone surveys, visit by officials, and other means, has detected such violations in around 5 lakh properties. BBMP Special Commissioner (Revenue) Munish Moudgi

BENGALURU: This is a rags-to-riches story, but with a twist. Balaji alias Khadeema Prakash, 43, began his tryst with Bengaluru by scrounging for rags in streets. It, however, was not enough to meet his addiction for drugs, alcohol and betting. Starting 2001, Balaji began to steal gold, silver and other valuables from homes and selling them to a receiver. Finally the Madiwala police caught up with him and the receiver, Rajendra alias Rajiv Gandhi, a tailor. The police have charged Balaji for thef

BENGALURU: In a major cybercrime bust, the city Cyber Crime police have arrested four individuals who lured people with promises of money, opened fake companies and bank accounts in their names, and sold them to cybercriminal networks. Around 357 mule accounts were opened and used in cybercrime offences across India, involving transactions worth several crores of rupees. The accused have been identified as Lakshmisha N (33), a private bank loan recovery agent and resident of Nagadevanahalli, nat

UDUPI: When Ayush Shetty clinched a noteworthy victory at the US Open Super 300 event, there was quiet pride and deep satisfaction in his home in Sanoor, Karkala, in Udupi district. His father, Ramprakash Shetty, a businessman, marked his sons achievement with a temple visit in Kerala, while his mother Shalmili and younger sister Aadhya celebrated with heartfelt joy at home. They recalled the sacrifices and relentless discipline that shaped Ayushs journey. Ayush began playing badminton at the ag

Seeing celebrities and stars decorating the front pages of newspapers like this one and secretly wishing it was you on the front page is a typical daydream that most of us have. A photo booth that popped up on Church Street a few months ago has been gaining attention on social media among young Bengalureans for doing exactly this. Named Retro Express Photobooth, this small brick and cream-coloured machine prints out peoples pictures on the template of a newspaper on brown-tinged paper after a ph

By Vasudha Sharma Tea has always been popular in India, but lately, while scrolling on social media, you may have come across a Japanese green tea popularly known as matcha, which has caught on like wildfire among Bengalureans. We have definitely seen a surge in demand for matcha-based drinks, especially in the past six months. Gen Z customers, in particular, are driving the shift theyre looking for cafe rituals that are aesthetic, health-conscious, and different from what their parents ordered

BENGALURU: A fire broke out at the burns ward of the Victoria Hospital in the wee hours of Tuesday around 3 am. The fire was triggered by a short circuit at one of the switch boards behind a refrigerator in the seminar room of MBCC block. As a precautionary measure, all the 26 burns patients including five in the ICU ward were immediately shifted to the H Block of the hospital from the burns ward in view of the smoke. Of the 26, seven were children, five female and 14 male patients. All the pati

Cities are an extension of who we are and of the people who inhabit them. They mirror our anxieties and hold space for the selves we grow into. Delhi, for instance, is known for its sprawling markets, ancient monuments, endless stories and chaos but for every Delhiite, the city is a home and a memory. Its the same for author and philosopher Sundar Sarukkai of Bengaluru, whose new book Water Days (Westland) explores what his home city has meant to him through the unravelling of a mystery. Saruk

BENGALURU: After getting flooded with complaints of auto-rickshaw drivers fleecing commuters, the State Transport Department has begun its crackdown. On Monday, the department booked 299 cases against those autorickshaw drivers which were charging illegal fares. The department also seized 114 autos that were found fleecing customers. The sudden action by the Transport Department comes after the Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy wrote to his department directing them to crack down on autos and r

BENGALURU: A nearly completed road under bridge (RUB) in Babusapalya remains inoperational due to a 25-metre land dispute that has been pending since May 2024. The absence of a completed approach road has not only made the project inaccessible but also led to the site becoming an makeshift drinking spot raising serious safety concerns and reflecting deep civic apathy. This is despite the RUBs significance in easing traffic and reducing accidents at a busy railway level crossing. The RUB is locat

BENGALURU: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Maheshwar Rao instructed his officials to complete the stormwater drain work undertaken around Sindhoora Kalyana Mantapa in JP Nagar by the end of this year to prevent flooding in surrounding areas. During an inspection of various locations in the BBMP South Zone on Monday, he said a 1.3-km stormwater drain is being constructed to connect Sindhoora Kalyana Mantapa to K-210. Officials were directed to expedite the project wor

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to pay dues of Rs 4.53 crore to BGS Global Institute of Medical Sciences and Rs 5.88 crore to Vijayalakshmi Diagnostics Private Limited for services provided during the Covid-19 pandemic in terms of ICMR and state government directions and guidelines in 2020-22. The hospitals moved the HC as the state and BBMP did not release the dues, citing the Commission of Inquiry constituted to probe alleged irregular

BENGALURU: The Lokayukta police on Monday urged the Karnataka High Court to permit them to continue their investigation against IPS officer Srinath Joshi Mahadev and dismissed constable Ningappa, citing public concern over the credibility of the institution. Appearing before Justice SR Krishna Kumar during the hearing of two separate petitions, one by Joshi challenging the notice issued to him by the Lokayukta and another by Ningappa, challenging the FIR filed against him, senior advocate Ashok