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Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil, who recently complained to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah that only 7.6 per cent of illegal mining cases were investigated, will head a subcommittee formed to look into cases of illegal mining that took place between 2007 and 2011. The subcommittee was formed on Wednesday at a special meeting of Karnataka’s cabinet held at Nandi Hills, Chikkaballapur district. Addressing a news conference following the meeting, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar noted that Patil was the chairman of a subcommittee during the previous Congress government that looked into these cases. “He had found…

Major layoffs are rolling across Microsoft today, impacting game developers within Xbox across several studios and the projects they’re working on, even as an executive at the company told staff more gamers are playing Xbox than ever before.According to The Seattle Times, 9,000 employees, or 4 percent of Microsoft’s workforce, are affected by the cuts, which started Wednesday morning. The full scope of layoffs within Microsoft’s gaming divisions are still unknown.“We continue to implement organizational and workforce changes that are necessary to position the company and teams for success in a dynamic marketplace,” Microsoft spokesperson Jeff Jones told WIRED. The…

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday allowed an investigation by the CBI into certain aspects of the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation scam, directing the agency to be provided with certain documents and other materials. The petition for a CBI investigation was filed by BJP leaders Basangouda Yatnal, Ramesh Jarikholi, Arvind Limbavalli, and Kumar Bangarappa. The BJP has since expelled Yatnal. A single-judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said in its order, “Since the prayer is for completion of investigation or taking the investigation to its logical conclusion by filing a final report before the concerned Court, I…

The Electronics City police said on Wednesday that they arrested a 30-year-old Infosys employee who allegedly secretly recorded videos of his female colleagues in the office washroom. Swapnil Nagesh from Sangli, Maharashtra, who worked as a technical analyst at the company’s Electronics City campus in southeastern Bengaluru, has been charged under section 77 (voyeurism) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and section 66E (violation of privacy) of the Information Technology Act. The incident occurred on Monday, when he was allegedly caught red-handed after recording videos of two women. Story continues below this ad According to the police, the primary victim discovered…

Written by Bhoomika Roy Banerjee Within the walls of Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath in Bengaluru, something quietly powerful and creative is taking place – The Friendly Brush Strokes, an art exhibition that was not born in the studios of professional curators or commercial galleries but in a moment of kinship between five strangers-turned-friends. At first glance, it appears like any other modest art exhibition. But as you step inside, you can hear the brushstrokes whisper stories of self-taught journeys and passion nurtured through years of working other jobs. Story continues below this ad “None of us knew each other before last…

Over a month after renaming Ramanagara district as Bengaluru South district, Karnataka’s cabinet on Wednesday cleared a proposal to rename Bengaluru Rural district as Bengaluru North district. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced the decision while addressing a news conference following a special cabinet meeting at Nandi Hills in Chikkaballapura district. This was among the two name change proposals approved by the cabinet; the other was to rename Bagepalli in Chikkaballapura district as Chikkaballapur. Story continues below this ad In May, the state government renamed Ramanagara district, located southwest of Bengaluru district, “to benefit from the international reputation enjoyed by Bengaluru”. This…

The Bengaluru police have arrested five men from Rajasthan for allegedly robbing a jewellery shop in the city and fleeing with gold ornaments worth Rs 50 lakh. Investigators have so far recovered 478 grams of the 600 grams of gold that was stolen. Announcing the arrests on Tuesday, Seemanth Kumar Singh, Police Commissioner, Bengaluru, identified them as Narayan Lal, 43, Keeraram, 35, Pushpendra Singh, 35, Mahendra Gehlot, 27, and Dilip Kumar, 36. All the accused have been presented before court and remanded in judicial custody. The commissioner said the accused used knives to intimidate a staff member at the store.…

Ride cancellations by drivers of app-based taxi services, such as Ola, Uber, and Rapido, continue to be a major pain point for commuters across India. A survey revealed that a staggering 82 per cent of users experienced cancellations in 2025, up from 75 per cent in 2023. The data, from a comprehensive survey by LocalCircles, a community social media platform, involving over 75,000 responses from 325 districts, paints a bleak picture of service reliability despite growing government intervention. According to the findings, one in every two users faced cancellations at least once in the past year, often after the driver…

To enhance passenger convenience, the East Coast Railway has announced the temporary addition of AC-3 Tier coaches to the Rajdhani and Rajyarani Express trains. This initiative aims to provide a more comfortable and seamless travel experience during this peak demand period. The Bhubaneswar–New Delhi–Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express will have one additional AC-3 Tier coach added on the following dates: from Bhubaneswar on the 8th and 11th of July 2025, and from New Delhi on the 9th and 12th of July 2025. Additionally, the Rourkela–Gunupur–Rourkela Rajyarani Express will be augmented daily with one extra AC-3 Tier coach from Rourkela from the 3rd…

Karnataka’s cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to rename Bengaluru City University after former prime minister Manmohan Singh as a tribute to the Congress leader, marking his contributions to the state capital. In June 2006, Singh laid the foundation for Bengaluru’s critical infrastructure projects ranging from elevated corridors to Bengaluru Metro. On June 24, 2006, the former prime minister laid the foundation for Bangalore-Electronic City elevated Highway, a key link to the IT and manufacturing hub. Besides, under his administration, Singh also undertook key road infrastructure projects including the six-laning of the Bengaluru-Nelamangala stretch of NH4, including a 4-km-long elevated…