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The bowstring girder assembled on the coffer bund built on the Phalguni. | Photo Credit: H.S. MANJUNATH With the Sulthan Bathery-Tannirbavi bridge project, which will bring Tannirbavi beach closer to the city, under progress, Mangaluru Smart City Ltd. (MSCL), which is implementing the project, will launch the critical operation of jacking up of bowstring girder,…
Actor Darshan T. is accused of abducting and torturing Renukaswamy in 2024. The Supreme Court on Monday sought a report from the Karnataka government on a plea by Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, in custody in the 2024 Renukaswamy murder case, alleging denial of basic amenities available to undertrial prisoners. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan…
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Minister for Electronics, IT/BT, and Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Priyank Kharge has said that the focus is not just on advancing research, but on creating an ecosystem where innovation can translate into real-world applications, economic growth, and high-quality jobs. | Photo Credit: file photo Karnataka has launched the country’s first State-led Centre of Excellence…
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Kaveri Tandon, campus director of Rashtriya Raksha University in Shivamogga, addressing a press conference here recently. | Photo Credit: S.K. Dinesh The Shivamogga campus of Rashtriya Raksha University has announced admissions to academic programmes for the year 2026–27. The eligible students can apply for undergraduate and postgraduate courses offered by the university, which is an…
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah addressing the 40th State conference of the Karnataka Working Journalists’ Association in Bidar on Saturday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday cautioned against “speculative journalism”, saying it was dangerous for society and urged media professionals to reflect on whether their work was aligned with the ideals of the…
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In 2025, eight Indian satellites were launched and four rocket bodies placed in orbit. | Photo Credit: -file photo In 2025 there were 315 successful space launches with about 4,651 objects placed in orbit. According to the Indian Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR) for 2025 released on Wednesday, a maximum number of payloads were deployed…
In 2025, eight Indian satellites were launched and four rocket bodies placed in orbit. | Photo Credit: -file photo In 2025 there were 315 successful space launches with about 4,651 objects placed in orbit. According to the Indian Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR) for 2025 released on Wednesday, a maximum number of payloads were deployed…
A senior police officer explains that fraudsters are highly likely to sell the same tickets to multiple people and make a bounty, but the trail of digital tickets will ensure that the actual ticket buyer can also be tracked down. | Photo Credit: PTI Beware if you are planning to buy tickets for Royal Challengers…
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Christy Raj, a Bengaluru-based trans rights activist, says he was glued to the screen on the March 24 and 25. “I barely moved, as if an IPL match was on. Except that this time, it was the Parliament debates on the Trans Bill 2026 on the screen,” he says. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, which limits the definition of “transgender person” to socio-cultural identities and intersex variations at birth and deprives gender minorities of…
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ISRO says that this event highlights the strength of the long-term cooperation in place since 1978 and subsequent renewal in 2002 between two globally significant space research organisations. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have jointly signed an agreement on ‘ESA-ISRO Arrangement concerning Joint…
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