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ABVP seeks cancellation of Umar Khalid documentary screening at NLSIU

Academic campuses must remain dedicated to national integrity and learning, rather than serving as platforms for political propaganda or glorifying civil unrest, says ABVP

13 Sep 2026 3:36 pm
SIR: While VIP voters are protected from hassle, common man in Bengaluru has to run from pillar to post

For lakhs in Bengaluru, it is a struggle to even understand what they are expected to prove at the hearing centres, and what to do if they have no documents or have documents but are currently in another State

13 Sep 2026 12:42 am
KITU flags deletion of womens night-shift safeguards; Labour Dept. says OSH Code covers them

The Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union has condemned the omission of several clauses of the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments Act through an amendment, which the union said would remove several safety and security measures for women working night shifts

12 Sep 2026 7:34 pm
Complainant in ED case has relations with Congress, but is a BJP voter: Jarkiholi

The Minister says the ED had only expressed suspicions and made allegations, which he will contest and fight legally with facts and documents

12 Sep 2026 7:34 pm
CJP flags poor teacher deployment due to SIR duty, sanitation concerns after Karnataka school visits

The delegation raised their findings in a meeting with Karnataka Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa

11 Sep 2026 7:25 pm
SIR in Karnataka: Adult family members allowed to attend hearings for senior citizens, PwD, sick, overseas electors

So far, only the person against whom a notice was issued was required to attend the hearing

11 Sep 2026 2:08 pm
When foreign universities come home

Foreign universities have taken steps to establish their off-shore campuses with the permission of the University Grants Commission. While one section feels that this is a good development, there are others who argue that Indian students will be better off studying at the parent campus of foreign universities, interacting with foreign students and having multicultural exchange

11 Sep 2026 6:37 am
Amid opposition, Karnataka govt. to take up 120-km elevated corridor network

The agenda for the city highlights that the government is currently in the process of inviting tenders for 11 of the proposed corridors, covering 75.60 km, at an estimated cost of 13,262.70 crore

10 Sep 2026 11:44 pm
In Search of the Perfect Image by G Ravinder Reddy pays homage to womens kinship with Nature

In Search of the Perfect Image, a solo show by G Ravinder Reddy, in underway at Gallery Sumukha

10 Sep 2026 10:54 pm
Tech for pets takes centrestage at IFA 2026

One of the biggest expos showcasing technology, IFA 2026, was overrunby tech for our furry friends

10 Sep 2026 10:38 pm
indieMagic to bring a bit of music magic to Mysuru with Easy Wanderlings

indieMagic, a new concert series, debuts with Pune-origin band Easy Wanderlings this weekend

10 Sep 2026 3:38 pm
Karnataka Police mulling over a shift to leasing model for vehicles instead of outright purchase

Home Minister Priyank Kharge said a rental or lease model could enable the department to use its available resources more efficiently while responding quickly to changing operational requirements

10 Sep 2026 12:56 pm
NLSIU-Bengaluru schedules convocation on October 17 after row over invite to CJI, Bar Council of India chief

The university has not stated whether the CJI will be part of the October 17 convocation

10 Sep 2026 11:23 am
A Karnataka powered by many economic engines

The States next chapter cannot depend on one city; it must be powered by many economic engines beyond Bengaluru

10 Sep 2026 10:38 am
Get a glimpse of Pt. Ravi Shankar beyond the sitar as Enchantment returns to Bengaluru

Written and directed by Gowri Ramnarayan, the play traces four stages of the legendary musicians life, exploring his doubts, struggles, vulnerabilities and his determination to take Indian classical music to the world

10 Sep 2026 9:40 am
SIR: Bharat Ratna Prof. C.N.R. Rao served notice over name mismatch

Prof. Rao has been issued a notice with the reason listed as self-namemismatch,with theolderrolls mentioning him as Prof. C.N.R. Rao, while the current rolls record an extra f, mentioning him as Proff. C.N.R.Rao

9 Sep 2026 7:56 am
Two-wheeler ban on Airport Road, Electronics City flyovers temporarily put on hold

Last week, the BTP announced restrictions on different categories of vehicles on five major elevated corridors in the city to improve road safety and traffic movement

8 Sep 2026 8:34 pm
Bengaluru South Corporation deploys AI cameras to track potholes, garbage dumping, and encroachments

The AI system is also intended to detect the misuse of building basements

8 Sep 2026 7:33 pm
Expired, mislabelled food products worth 1.38 crore and medicines worth 4.02 lakh seized in Bengaluru

Among other places, a Swiggy Instamart unit at HosakoteinBengaluru Rural was closed after expired items worth 42 lakh were seized from the unit

8 Sep 2026 4:38 pm
Over 3,300 breakdowns on three flyovers in 19 months: Why Bengaluru is putting restrictions on goods vehicles

The Peenya flyover witnessed a total of 1,126 breakdown incidents, while the airport road flyover reported 1,100, and the B.G.S. flyover on Mysuru Road witnessed 1,090 incidents

7 Sep 2026 12:45 pm
London-bound plane makes emergency landing at Bengaluru airport after technical snag

The flight took off from KIAB at around 8.20 a.m. but reportedly developed a technical issue soon after departure, prompting the crew to circle the aircraft near Tumakuru for more than half an hour before returning to Bengaluru

6 Sep 2026 3:00 pm
VTU asks principals of engineering colleges to dedicate time slots for student interaction and grievance redressal

The colleges have been asked to maintain a grievance log book. In the log book, the principal must record the date, brief nature of the grievance/query, and the action taken or resolution provided, wherever applicable.

6 Sep 2026 3:05 am
I fell victim to pothole, alleges 29-year-old woman who underwent plastic surgery

The incident left her hospitalised for five days and with a bill of nearly 2 lakh

6 Sep 2026 12:29 am
Efforts on to capture a second tiger in Gudalur Forest Division

Forest Department confirms that this tiger is different to the one that killed two people in OValley in August

5 Sep 2026 11:33 pm
79 monoliths and a mountain of challenges: reconstructing a Nayak-era wonder

The initiative to restore the Veera Vasantharayar Mandapam at the Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai, which burned in a fire, ran into many hurdles. After an uphill struggle, a team of around 150 sculptors, led by sthapathi V.P. Velmurugan of Tiruppur, managed to complete the project, with the renewed hall being formally inaugurated on August 30

5 Sep 2026 11:29 pm
Supreme Court wants affidavit on IPS postings in CAPFs, continues oversight of 2025 judgment

In an affidavit, the Union Home Secretary had informed the court that 46 IPS officers have been brought on deputation to the CAPFs up to the SAG level after the courts 2025 judgment

5 Sep 2026 11:22 pm
Deadlock over release and extradition of antique dealer Subash Kapoor

He was extradited from Germany to India in 2012 to face trial in an idol theft case booked by the Udayarpalayam police in Ariyalur district; he was convicted in the case and sentenced to 10 years in jail; the Centre says India should honour its extradition treaties with Germany and the U.S.

5 Sep 2026 11:19 pm
AI university consultation panel holds first meeting, discusses phased establishment

The committee is chaired by Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-founder of Infosys and chairman of Axilor Ventures, and co-chaired by N. Manjula, secretary, Department of Electronics, IT, Biotechnology and Science & Technology.

5 Sep 2026 11:06 pm
Nearly 2,000 fall ill in suspected food poisoning linked to Indonesias free school meals program

Nearly 2,000 people, most of them students, have fallen ill in suspected food poisoning outbreaks linked to Indonesias Free Nutritious Meals program between Sept. 1 and Sept. 3

5 Sep 2026 11:03 pm
Democratic Sangha launches Young Leaders for Social Change programme in Vijayawada

Young Leaders for Social Change (YLSC)programme is a four-month civic and social leadership programme designed for students fromclasses VIII to XII

5 Sep 2026 10:59 pm
Bangladesh Opposition launches protest march over energy crisis

This movement is aimed at ensuring cooking gas and lighting up every household with electricity, Opposition leader Shafiqur Rahman told supporters

5 Sep 2026 10:55 pm
Authorities probing counterfeit rabies vaccine, says drug regulator

The manufacturer of the vaccine has denied producing the misbranded vials bearing batch number KE25012 which failed a potency test by the Central Drugs Laboratory

5 Sep 2026 10:54 pm
SIR hearings descend into confusion and chaos on Day 1 in Bengaluru

While some voters had come to collect their notices, many did not know what a logical discrepancy meant, why their name had been marked as not mapped or what they were expected to prove.

5 Sep 2026 10:51 pm