Children going back home in their school transport in Bengaluru. file photo | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K On October 10, a drunk man, who was driving a school bus, rammed into a bike and mowed down two pedestrians near Dodda Banaswadi. One of the three victims died on October 13 following injuries. Before the … Read more
Passengers seen at Challaghatta metro station in Bengaluru on October 9, 2023. The long-awaited Whitefield-Challaghatta Namma Metro Purple Line corridor quietly commenced operations on October 9 at 5 a.m., seamlessly connecting the eastern and western parts of Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: Sudhakara Jain Without any formal inauguration and celebration, the long-awaited Whitefield-Challaghatta Namma Metro corridor … Read more
Carl Malamud, founder Public.Resource.Org, with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil, during Gandhi Jayanti celebrations at Gandhi Bhavan, in Bengaluru on October 02, 2023. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K Along the lines of sedition law, the Karnataka government has said it will consider legal measures to take action against … Read more
Civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad delivering a talk on “Communal Harmony and Justice”, organised by Break the Silence, a collective of IISc students in Bengaluru on August 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru campus witnessed animated drama after security personnel of the premier institute blocked civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad at two … Read more
At precisely 1 o’clock on any given Wednesday, Nimish Gupta, 49, a techie, can be found at a restaurant, joined by his longstanding lunch companions — the Koramangala Lunch Group. While their name suggests Koramangala as their meeting place, the group has shifted to an Andhra restaurant in HSR Layout due to some members’ relocation. … Read more
Abinaya Kalyanasundaram, a freelance journalist, recently moved to Bengaluru. She had a limited budget to set up her 2BHK apartment. Fridge, furniture, bed, kitchen appliances… there were quite a few things she needed to buy. And getting everything brand new, she realised, would burn a hole in her wallet. So, as per her friend’s advice, … Read more
Former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and JD(S) state unit President C M Ibrahim at an event in Mysuru. | Photo Credit: M A Sriram 1. JD(S) tries to woo back Muslims, appeals for smart voting by community The Janata Dal (Secular), which has been banking heavily on the Vokkaliga votes in Old Mysuru region, … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to visit Kudala Sangama on the occasion of Basava Jayanthi today. | Photo Credit: The Hindu 1. Kannada Sahitya Parishat is organising a seminar on “Next government and rights of Kannadigas”. Dr. Baraguru Ramachandrappa, Dr. Padmaraja Dhandavathe, Belaguru Samiulla and Dr. Hemalatha Mahishi will participate. The event will be held at … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes the jungle safari at Bandipur Tiger Reserve, in Chamarajnagar district on April 9, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI 1. The BJP Parliamentary Board is meeting in New Delhi this evening to deliberate on the selection of party candidates for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections. 2. Sri Ramotsava music programmes continue … Read more
Veteran actor Arundhati Nag after inaugurating the Pride Cafe at WeWork Galaxy on Residency Road in Bengaluru on January 9, 2023. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement This week food became a love language and a means of empowerment in Bengaluru with the launch of Pride Cafe, a food truck, at WeWork Galaxy in Residency Road … Read more