Author: Rahul M

Amid growing demand to open the Yellow Line of the Bengaluru Metro connecting RV Road and Bommasandra via Electronic City, Maheshwar Rao, the managing director of the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has assured that the agency is targeting to commission the stretch by August 15. This comes after Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya along with Bangalore Central MP P C Mohan and other BJP MLAs held a citizens’ protest rally under the slogan “Yellow Line na open maadi (Open Yellow Line)” at Lalbagh Main Gate on Saturday, urging BMRCL to commission the much-awaited stretch. Additionally, Surya also demanded…

After a 28-km ride on an open tractor-trolley, about 30 women get down near the under-construction Kedareshwar Mahadev Temple in Etawah city in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah district — the home turf of Samajwadi Party (SP) president and ex-chief minister Akhilesh Yadav. The temple is already attracting more than a thousand devotees each day.The temple is spread across about 11 acres of land in the heart of the Yadav belt, where many devotees of Shiva are looking to offer prayers before the upcoming Sawan month. It is being built by a trust headed by Akhilesh Yadav. The temple’s foundation was laid…

That Karnataka has had 13 Chief Ministers since 2000, some for multiple terms, is reflective of the instability ingrained in the state’s politics.Completing a full term has been an anomaly, happening only once in these 25 years, between 2013 to 2018, when Siddaramaiah was at the helm. But that was a different time and Siddaramaiah was the unchallenged leader in the Congress. In his second term, the threat to his chair has been present from the start, with Deputy CM and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D K Shivakumar the other aspirant for the top job. Since May 2023,…

More than a week after five tigers, including a tigress and her four cubs, were found dead in Karnataka’s Male Mahadeshwara Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Minister of Forest, Ecology and Environment Eshwar B Khandre has suspended two forest officers for dereliction of duty and recommended the suspension of an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer. While Gajanana Hegde, Assistant Conservator of Forests of M M Hills Wildlife Division, and Madesh, Range Forest Officer-cum-Surveyor, have been suspended, Deputy Conservator of Forests Chakrapani Y is facing suspension. All three were placed on compulsory leave on June 30 pending further investigation. Khandre’s recommendation on Friday…

Among the seven Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) supporters booked by police in Mira Bhayandar, Thane district, on the charges of assaulting a shopkeeper after demanding that he speak in Marathi, three are office-bearers or active members of the party.Identified via video footage of the incident, which is part of the investigation, the three are members of the MNS Mira Bhayandar unit, led by its ‘City Chief’ Sandeep Rane. In addition to registering an FIR, the police Friday also initiated proceedings against the seven, requiring them to sign bonds promising not to engage in any criminal activity. Senior Inspector Rajendra Kambale…

AHEAD of Friday prayers, Mohd Farukh and his nephew Mohd Dil Nawaz, 20, decide to make a quick dash to a nearby government school in a village on the outskirts of Darbhanga town. They have heard that Bihar’s electoral rolls are being revised, and want to find out from “Madam” what is to be done.However, they return disappointed; the school is locked and there are no teachers around. Back home, a greying Farukh says none of his family members has received the new enrolment forms, nor do they know what to do next. “This is the latest way to hassle…

New DelhiJul 5, 2025 07:00 IST First published on: Jul 5, 2025 at 06:59 IST Share For the first time in 20 years, estranged cousins Uddhav and Raj Thackeray will share the stage on Saturday at a joint “victory” rally organised by the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) to celebrate the BJP-led Mahayuti government’s rollback of two contentious government resolutions (GRs) on the three-language policy in Maharashtra. Calling it “Marathi Vijay Diwas”, the parties had initially planned separate protest marches against the state government’s three-language policy in schools, which the Opposition termed as an “imposition of Hindi”.…

New DelhiJul 5, 2025 12:19 IST First published on: Jul 5, 2025 at 05:00 IST Share AT the heart of the Election Commission’s special revision of rolls in Bihar is its instruction on June 24 that any person whose name is not recorded in the 2003 Electoral Rolls — an estimated 2.93 crore — needs to submit at least one of 11 documents establishing eligibility to vote. Two EC statements, issued on June 24 and June 30, cite the reasons behind the revision: “inclusion of the names of foreign illegal immigrants,” “frequent migration,” young citizens becoming eligible to vote and…

“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” is set to premiere its third season on July 17, 2025, and if the trailer is any indication, the show appears poised to ramp up from an already action-packed Season 2. If you’ve forgotten what came before, you can catch up on everything by watching our recap video, which will answer any questions you have about the first two seasons. It’s also a great way to prepare for Season 3 without setting aside 16 hours to binge what came before. Season 1 saw many of the characters…

Assets worth over Rs 34 crore of Kannada actor Ranya Rao were attached by the ED in connection with a gold smuggling-linked money laundering case while the central agency said Friday that false customs declarations were filed in Dubai, declaring the destination of gold shipments as Switzerland or the US, but in fact it was for India. The ED said it has provisionally attached immovable properties located in Bengaluru and Tumakuru districts valued at Rs 34.12 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED said, “The attachments have been made in terms of Section 5(1) of PMLA…