Mysuru: It was her first visit to India after taking over as Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Gita Gopinath’s family in Mysuru couldn't have been prouder. “My house was full of flowers and bouquets. My wife Vijayalakshmi and

Two years after the transgender community in Bengaluru demanded housing facilities, the city’s civic body – the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is planning to open shelter homes for members of the community. According to Nagendra Naik, the Assistant Commissioner of BBMP’s Welfare Depart

On Tuesday morning, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy cancelled his visit to the national capital -- New Delhi, unceremoniously. He was supposed to join the top brass of 21 Opposition parties who are rallying for a non-BJP government at the Centre. Kumaraswamy was also to be a part of the dele

BENGALURU: In one of the biggest crackdowns on the sandalwood smugglers, the Bengaluru police busted a well-organised inter-state gang and seized 4,000 kg of sandalwood, worth Rs 3.5 crore in the international market, from them. The gang was involved in stealing sandalwood trees for over a decade

First he threw tantrums multiple times and said he would boycott the media. But now Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has gone a step ahead and on Sunday claimed that he is planning to bring in restrictions for the electronic media in the state. He made the claim while speaking at a programme

A 45-year-old man died in an explosion that took place in Vyalikaval in central Bengaluru on Sunday morning. The cause of the blast is yet to be established. The accident spot was just a stone’s throw away from Congress MLA from Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Munitrathna Naidu’s residence. The deceased ha

Bengaluru police on Saturday arrested three men for allegedly raping two trans women from Manipur at knife point. Although the incident took place on May 12, the survivors, a 23-year-old student and a 24-year-old professional, were reluctant to go the police fearing the usual apathy sexual minoritie

The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday alleged that Bengaluru’s garbage contractors are looting Rs 89.5 crore from the BBMP in the name of deploying more auto tippers. According to BBMP, the city needs 4,466 auto tippers in order to collect waste from every household. However, there are 2,580 registered a

The body of Congress leader Reshma Padekanura was found near Krishna River in Karnataka’a Vijayapura in the early hours of Friday. According to the Kolhar Police, Reshma’s body was found near the Kolhar Bridge located near Krishna River at around 6 am on Friday. The Kolhar Police Station have regist

The controversy surrounding senior Karnataka-cadre IAS officer Mohammed Mohsin, who was suspended by the Election Commission of India for conducting a search on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s helicopter in Odisha on April 16, refuses to die. The Election Commission (EC) has approached the Karnataka

Bengaluru: Amid the 'Siddaramaiah for CM' clamour in Karnataka, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has said Congress veteran M Mallikarjun Kharge should have been given the position a long time ago and "injustice" was done to the leader. His remarks come amid a bitter spat between the leaders of the

Police in Bengaluru on Wednesday arrested an ATM mechanic and his associate for stealing Rs 1 crore cash from ATMs. The prime accused has been identified as 28-year-old Kishore Kumar who ran away after allegedly stealing the money. Police have also arrested 30-year-old Rakesh Samuel who allegedly he

If things go as planned, Bengalureans can soon travel cashless on metro trains and buses across the city. The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) and Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation will soon introduce an interoperable smart card that would work for both modes of public tra

A grandmother and her two grandchildren died in north Karnataka’s Dharwad district on Tuesday after a building collapsed on them in the early hours of Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Yallavva Gadad (53), Jyoti Meti (9), and Shravani Radhai (4). Speaking to TNM, a policeman attached to Ku

Depleting reservoir levels, dried up lakes, wells and borewells has resulted in a drinking water scarcity looming over Karnataka. The state government has declared 3,122 regions to be severely affected by drinking water scarcity. According to data obtained from the Department of Rural Development

Police in Bengaluru arrested one person for accepting bets for the IPL final match held in Hyderabad on Sunday. Sleuths of the Central Crime Branch arrested 25-year-old Chand Pasha, a resident of Tannery Road from a Koramangala 3rd block house and recovered Rs 70 lakh in cash. Two mobile phones have

Only 110 candidates have registered for the National Eligibility Cum-Entrance Test (NEET) re-exam scheduled for May 20 for the students who missed it earlier due to a seven-hour train delay. Earlier reports had suggested that 365 students had missed the exam due to the delay in the arrival of the

The Criminal Investigation Department probing the death of the 23-year-old engineering student from Raichur has stated that the woman was not raped. According to CID sources, the autopsy performed by Dr Karadi in the Raichur District Hospital states the cause of death to be due to asphyxiation by ha