This seems to be a good year for India in terms of men entering in international pageants. After Rohit Khandelwal won the Mr World 2016 in July, another Indian has brought home a laurel in a prestigious international fitness competition. G Balakrishna, a Bengaluru-based water tanker driver, has won theContinue Reading
BENGALURU: In a first in the state, the Bangalore University (BU) has launched a student adoption scheme, offering free education and boarding facilities to orphan students for two programmes—postgraduation and Ph.D. This year, two girl students are pursuing PG courses under the scheme. There are 50 universities in the state,Continue Reading
India topped the list in South Asia in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-17, marking a new high for the country but also reflecting the strides it needs to take in the globally competitive sector. The highly regarded Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, is India’s top institution amongContinue Reading
Bengaluru, a city know as a hub of information technology companies that serve the world 24×7, came to a virtual halt on Friday as Karnataka was shut on the call of pro-farmer groups, protesting the recent Supreme Court order to release water from the Cauvery river to neighbouring Tamil Nadu.Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: India is home to the third largest number of technology driven startups in the world, with the US and the UK occupying the top two positions, according to a report. The study, done by Assocham in association with Thought Arbitrage Research Institute, also revealed that Bengaluru is hostContinue Reading
The August 13 meeting on human rights violation in Jammu and Kashmir at United Theological College attracted the ire of the activists ABVP activistsContinue Reading
Kashimiri people alleged raised anti-India slogans at a meetingContinue Reading
The breach of three lakes, unprecedented in scale, flooded vast stretches of the city on Friday, triggering problems for Bengalureans. The city also witnessed massive traffic snarls, particularly on the Outer Ring Road, Hosur Road, Whitefield and arterial roads. Madiwala, Kodichikkanahalli and Kasavanahalli lakes breached following heavy rain early onContinue Reading
The Church in India is said to be the largest landowner in the country after the federal governmentContinue Reading
A non-teaching staff is the prime suspectContinue Reading