Bengaluru: Bengaluru’s tech startups raised $4.4 billion in the first nine months of 2026, almost matching the $4.8 billion raised collectively by the next five cities, underlining the Karnataka capital’s continued dominance of India’s startup funding landscape.According to Tracxn’s ‘India Tech — 9M 2026 Report’, Bengaluru accounted for 43% of India’s tech funding during the…
Bengaluru: In a major reform aimed at protecting classroom instructions and interest of students, the state govt has drafted a new legislation to regulate deployment of teachers from govt and aided schools for non-academic duties such as SIR of electoral rolls, census and election-related work.The draft has been sent to other govt departments for concurrence.One…
On a dazzling night in Bengaluru, the city’s drag community gathered to honour Dolly Parton, the legendary country music icon who passed away on August 25 at the age of 80. Three drag performers and a handful of live musicians came together, each carrying a small piece of her spirit into their performances.Rather than recreating…
Bengaluru: Supreme Court Tuesday said the Premium floor area ratio (FAR) scheme should not be used for regularising unauthorised constructions in Karnataka.The scheme, introduced in April 2025 under Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, permits developers to purchase additional floor space after paying premium charges to the civic authorities.Ordering notice to Karnataka govt on a…
Commotion after a section of participants object to the presence of students at the venue of public hearing conducted by the forest department on Tuesday, to facilitate the felling of more than 80 trees for the proposed Kudmul Ranga Rao memorial project in Mangaluru Commotion after a section of participants objected to the presence of students…
Bengaluru/New Delhi: Supreme Court Mondayordered Karnataka police to thoroughly probe the 2012 rape and murder of a 17-year-old college girl in Dharmasthala, about 70km from Mangaluru, reopening one of the state’s most disturbing unsolved crimes.A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva sought a compliance report in three months.This is the third probe into…
By: Chetan.KrishnaOften, streets are named after personalities who have left their imprint in sports and cultural avenues, and defence or public service. It’s very rare for geometry to become a factor when it comes to naming a stretch. But Bengaluru being an outlier, it’d be a bummer if the city didn’t have a road named…
Bengaluru: A cybercrime network using mule bank accounts to divert fraud proceeds has been busted by the north division cyber crime police, with investigators identifying 507 accounts linked to the accused.The arrested are Amit Mishra, from Singhbhum district in Jharkhand, Tausif Ahmed and Parashuram Sadanand Kannavar alias Pavan Kumar, both from Bengaluru. Police alleged that…
(Representative image) New housing supply in Bengaluru is increasing, but it is tilting towards higher-priced homes New supply is growing, but the city’s housing market is steadily tilting towards higher-ticket homes as land & construction costs continue to rise.Bengaluru is building plenty of homes. What it is building more of are homes at the price…
Bengaluru: Lokayukta has ordered a preliminary investigation into allegations that poor-quality shoes supplied to govt schoolchildren in 16 districts were getting damaged within days, with stitching reportedly coming apart within minutes of use.Upalokayukta Justice B Veerappa took suo motu cognisance of media reports about the alleged poor quality of the footwear. Complaints have been registered…
