India
On Camera, Asked To Show ID At Bengaluru Pub, IAS Officer Abuses Cops
The accused IAS officer has been identified as Vikas Marmath, who is serving as a Kuppam Area Development Authority, Special Officer in Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh.
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Politics
Who is BJP Leader Sudha Yadav, Karnataka’s New Governor
She succeeds Thaawarchand Gehlot, a former Union minister who had been Karnataka Governor since July 11, 2021
Science
Top cities in the world: Check the highest global ranks for quality of life, environment and more
Oxford Economics’ 2026 index finds Indian cities lagging in quality of life: none of the country’s top 10 overall cities ranks in the global top 500. Check the top cities in the world.
Education
He was an IIT Delhi alumnus and SEBI’s former CTO; why he returned to college at 61 to study Data Science
Maddala Venkata Shankara Lakshmi Narayana, a former Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at SEBI, returned to the classroom at 61 to study Data Science through the IIT Madras BS Degree Programme. Despite balancing…
Politics
Karnataka High Court Strikes Down SC/ST Quota Hike: What The 50% Reservation Cap Means
The Karnataka High Court struck down a state law that increased reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, ruling it unconstitutional for breaching the fifty percent quota ceiling. The court cited the 1992 Supreme…
India
Bengaluru Techie Dies After Fall From 30th Floor In Hyderabad, Apologises To Parents In Suicide Note
Uppala Bharat died after allegedly falling from the 30th floor of Golf Edge Apartments in Hyderabad’s Nanakramguda area on Monday night. A native of Telangana's Suryapet, he had reportedly moved into a rented flat at the complex…
Politics
Karnataka Home Minister says police directed not to disrupt peaceful demonstration
This comes a day after Bengaluru police detained over a 100 persons for trying to march to the office of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka to protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls
Politics
Anti-SIR protests: Karnataka home minister Kharge orders review of police action
Protesters, including students and senior citizens, were detained on Monday before they could march in Bengaluru
India
IAS officer booked for assault on police at bar and restaurant in Bengaluru
The IAS officer and three others have been booked for allegedly assaulting a police inspector and other police personnel, abusing them, and obstructing them from discharging their duty while inspecting a pub in Bengaluru
India
16-year-old girl held for murdering grandmother with friend's help in Karnataka's Mandya
Investigators suspect that the grandmother's objection to the girl's relationship with the absconding accused was the motive for the murder.
Lifestyle
FT Executive MBA Ranking 2026 Out: ISB, IIM Bangalore In Top 100; Check Full List
While ISB climbed 15 places to rank 38th globally, compared with 53rd in 2025, IIM Bangalore rose eight places to 64th from 72nd a year earlier.
Science
TVS Capital, Speciale Invest and Blume Ventures among the 14 SLFMs to get funding under the RDI Fund
IIT Madras Research Park (IITMRP), AI & Robotics Technology Park (ARTPARK), IISc Bengaluru, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (CCAMP), Bengaluru, Pilani Innovation & Entrepreneurship Development Society (PIEDS), BITS…
India
Reservation cannot be proportionate to population of castes, says Karnataka High Court
Accepting population as the basis for reservation would be ‘destructive of the principle of equality’, the court says
India
Siddaramaiah’s plea over ‘sting op’ used to force him to quit likely to be heard
Siddaramaiah approached Bengaluru’s 18th City Civil and Sessions Court seeking an ex parte interim injunction
Business
Petrol, diesel prices today (October 13): Check latest rates in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata & more
Despite Brent crude crossing $105 per barrel, fuel prices have remained relatively stable over the past week. The rupee-dollar exchange rate is a key variable, given that India relies heavily on imported crude.
Education
St Agnes College students in Mangalore boycott semester exams over Dasara holiday clash, seek DC intervention
Undergraduate students of St Agnes College in Mangaluru boycotted their semester examinations on October 12, protesting against the decision to hold tests during Dasara holidays. Backed by ABVP, the students approached the…
