Author: Rahul M

The Bengaluru police said Monday they have arrested a 24-year-old gym trainer and five of his associates for allegedly robbing two women software engineers by posing as policemen during a birthday party at their house earlier this month. According to the police, the arrested men have been identified as Mohammed Najash, 24, the prime accused who works as a gym trainer; K T Vinu, 23; M Sarun, 38; Diwakar, 34; Madhu Kumar, 32; and Kiran, 29. The police said the victim, who belongs to West Bengal and works as a software engineer, met Najash on a dating platform and later…

The skin is the largest organ in the human body and the very first line of protection against environmental stressors, such as air pollutants. Our skin is continuously attacked by various pollutants. The most common irritants include volatile organic compounds (VOCs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), oxides, ozone (O3), particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), and cigarette smoke. Smog particles can also stay on the skin and trap the bacteria inside the pores, making it a perfect environment for the development of acne.  Dr Ashini Bhatt, Dermatologist and Cosmetologist, Mayflower Women’s Hospital, Ahmedabad, reveals, “Protecting skin physically from the exposure and aftercare…

Landmark proposal aims to reshape inclusion in private sector employment and higher education across Karnataka.The Karnataka government has issued the draft of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Employment and Education Bill, 2025, proposing one of the most extensive frameworks for inclusion in the State’s private sector and higher education system. The draft mandates 5% reservation for persons with disabilities in all private establishments with 20 or more employees and introduces 10% reservation in every course offered by educational institutions.As per reports, the 5% job quota will be introduced in phases across the private sector. Companies will be required…

The Bengaluru police said Monday they have arrested two more people in connection with their investigation into the ATM cash van robbery during which Rs 7.11 crore was looted earlier this month, bringing the number of those held to nine. The police said the arrested men have been identified as Dinesh and Jinesh. Among those who were arrested is Annappa Naik, a police constable attached to Govindapura police station, who has been suspended. Lokesh B Jagalasar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South), said that Dinesh was arrested in Bengaluru and Jinesh was arrested in Chennai. The robbery took place near the…

Sugata Srinivasaraju has long been a fixture in Karnataka journalism, but for those less familiar with his reportage, they are more likely to know him from his three most recent books – Furrows in a Field: The Unexplored Life of H D Deve Gowda; Strange Burdens: The Politics and Predicaments of Rahul Gandhi; and his most recent work touching on the Emergency, The Conscience Network: A Chronicle of Resistance to a Dictatorship. All of these reflect a striking insight into different aspects of India’s recent political history, but these are not his only works. Both Pickles from Home and Keeping…

Following multiple search operations carried out last week across Bengaluru, Gurgaon, and Delhi, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen assets worth over Rs 523 crore in a major crackdown on two online gaming platforms accused of fraud, algorithmic manipulation, and violations of India’s ban on real-money games.The ED’s Bengaluru Zonal Office conducted the searches during November 18-22, targeting the firms Pocket52, operated by Nirdesa Networks Pvt Ltd, and WinZO Games Pvt Ltd. The crackdown comes months after the Centre banned real-money games on August 22. The law was enacted to regulate the online gaming industry and protect consumers from exploitation.…

Former Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa has moved the Supreme Court against a November 13 Karnataka High Court order that allowed a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act case against him to proceed to the trial stage, by upholding the cognisance taken by a special court handling such matters.The special court had issued a summons to Yediyurappa and three others on November 18 to appear on December 2 to facilitate the start of the trial in the Pocso case, registered by the Bengaluru police in 2024. While the BJP leader moved the Supreme Court on Monday through…

Bihar’s new Panchayati Raj Minister Deepak Prakash could have added Kushwaha surname to his name before taking oath as one of the 26 ministers in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s new Cabinet at Gandhi Maidan in Patna last Thursday, but he opted against making any changes to it.When it came to choosing his clothes for his swearing-in that day, Prakash, 36, settled for his jeans and a shirt. Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) president Upendra Kushwaha, an NDA ally and OBC leader, had to do a lot of explaining as to why he picked his son Deepak Prakash over his party’s four…

BEIRUT (AP) — Mireille Khoury lit a candle next to a portrait of her late son, Elias, surrounded by images of Jesus and the Virgin Mary, just as she does every evening when she returns to her Beirut apartment after work.Elias was only 15 when he died in the August 2020 explosion at the Beirut port that blasted through surrounding neighborhoods in the Lebanese capital. Since then Khoury has been among the families who have convened monthly protests calling for justice for the 218 people killed when hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate detonated.Their numbers have dwindled as…

The Karnataka Police said Tuesday the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested the prime accused, the owner of the property management firm Catena Homes India Private Limited, for allegedly duping several people of over Rs 50 crore by offering rented houses on lease. A police officer said Keshavan, who had been in Dubai for some time, was arrested in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, last week. “Presently, he is in police custody, and we have asked the victims to submit their complaints. We will be doing a forensic audit to find the money trail as Keshavan now claims that he doesn’t have any money,”…