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South India's first interstate metro project appears to be running into trouble over fears in Karnataka that the project would divert economic opportunities from Bengaluru to Hosur, an industrial hub in Tamil Nadu.

The Union government has said that the classification of marital rape as an offence is "excessively harsh" and criminalising it would affect the sanctity of the institution of marriage. These arguments were made in an affidavit filed by the government before the Supreme Court in response to petitions seeking the criminalisation of marital rape. Citing that there are existing legal remedies in place to protect married women from sexual violence, the affidavit, filed by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday, October 3, maintains that sexual violence in marriages should not be punished at par with sexual violence against women by strangers.

The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Protection Agency (HYDRAA) has roped in Bengaluru-based lake conservationist Anand Malligavad to help restore and rej

A pothole-ridden road in Bengaluru's Sarjapur claimed the life of 56-year-old Mallika. On Monday, October 21, Mallika and her husband Muniraju were returning fr

The recent collapse of an apartment building in Bengaluru’s Babusapalya, which killed nine construction workers, has become a harsh reminder of Bengaluru’s trou

In a disturbing incident late on October 30 night, a five-year-old boy was injured when two men attacked a family of four travelling by car in Kasavanahalli, Be

Violence erupted in Kadakol village in Karnataka’s Haveri district on Wednesday, October 30, after a group of residents pelted stones at the houses of a few Mus

Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of Alt News, has been booked under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which criminalizes acts endangering the soverei

A recent report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has accused private schools in Karnataka of collecting Rs 345.80 crore in excess from students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report tabled in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Thursday, December 12, has highlighted significant lapses in the enforcement of court-mandated fee regulations for private unaided schools in Karnataka during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report pointed out violations of the Karnataka Education Act, 1983, and revealed widespread non-compliance. It said that private unaided schools collected an additional Rs 345.80 crore from non-RTE students and claimed Rs 7.07 crore in excess reimbursements for RTE students from the government.

In October 2024, online food delivery platform Swiggy launched a 10-minute food delivery service called Bolt in select areas and cities, including Bengaluru. Th