Shivani Kava

In a non-descript bylane of the predominantly middle-class area of Vyalikaval in Bengaluru, an alarming situation was unfolding on the afternoon of September 21. Concerned about a persistent odour that was quickly turning into a stench assailing a three-storeyed residential building on the street, the owner of the building, Jayaram, zeroed in on the rented one-bedroom house on the first floor but found it locked from the outside. When the door was finally opened, what he found inside was horrifying—an overpowering stench of putrefaction, a large pool of congealed blood stains on the floor that had attracted maggots by the plenty.

At a time when social media influencers can shape public opinion with a single post, the Karnataka government's decision to rope them in to promote its policies has sparked a wave of concern. According to the Karnataka Digital Advertising Guidelines 2024, the aim is to harness the power of influencers to reach a wider audience. Activists and lawyers, however, fear this strategy could blur the line between public service and political propaganda. By enlisting influencers — who are often seen by social media users as trusted voices — the government risks turning them into subtle vehicles for political messaging.

Snehamayi Krishna, a Right to Information (RTI) activist in Karnataka, who recently played a key role in obtaining a court order for an FIR against Chief Minist

A multispeciality hospital in Bengaluru has filed a complaint with the city police after fake messages of a communal nature were circulated about the hospital m

The Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) has requested an additional 15 days to respond to the Karnataka State Commission for Women's demand for the establishment of an Internal Committee (IC) within the Kannada film industry in compliance with the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) Act.

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Friday, October 18 that there is a proposal under consideration to designate Tumakuru as ‘Greater Bengaluru.’ Spe

Seventy years after the Special Marriage Act (SMA) came into existence, Bengaluru’s marriage officials are demanding that couples who want to marry under SMA br

TNM visited nine of the city’s 40 sub-registrar offices to investigate. Read the story to find what we were told in each.

Kannadiga activists in Bengaluru and the rest of Karnataka have fought against other cultural dominances for decades.

“What happens in Kolhapur follows in the rest of Maharashtra,” is how historian Indrajeet Sawant sums up the cultural and political significance of the historic