The New Indian Express Bengaluru - May 05, 2025

The New Indian Express Bengaluru - May 05, 2025

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In this issue
May 05, 2025
75-Yr-Old Woman Found Dead at House, Cops Suspect Suicide
A 75-year-old woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances outside her three-storey house in 7th Sector HSR Layout early Sunday morning.
1 min
Pvt firm employee arrested for molesting woman at Eco World
A 32-year-old private company employee was arrested by Marathahalli police for allegedly molesting a woman twice outside the main gate of Eco World tech park in Devarabeesanahalli.
1 min
Experts lambast BBMP split plan, call for polls soon
Stress on citizen-driven vision document for city
2 mins
BDA under fire for selling land under litigation
RESIDENTS of Banashankari 6th Stage have been barred from constructing houses on their properties after multiple blocks in the layout came under litigation, affecting over 300 plots.
2 mins
Thieves Steal Taps & Cylinders From College, 2nd Incident in 6 Months
TAKING advantage of a night-beat security guard's sound sleep, unidentified miscreants have broken into the campus of Home Science College on Palace Road next to Freedom Park and have escaped with low-priced items such as taps and two cylinders, leaving behind all the costly ones.
2 mins
B'luru Cops May Summon Sonu Nigam
A day after an FIR was registered against singer Sonu Nigam for allegedly insulting Kannadigas, the police are now likely to issue a notice summoning him to appear before the investigation officer (IO) for questioning.
1 min
Need partners, not preachers: EAM tells EU
EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on Europe to show greater sensitivity and mutuality of interest if it wants deeper ties with India, saying New Delhi is looking for \"partners, not preachers.\"
1 min
Silk cocoons eaten in SE Asia, K'taka aims to take lead in exports
KARNATAKA is the leader in production of silk sarees and other silk materials in the country, but it will now take the lead in exporting silk cocoons, which are consumed in North-Eastern states and South East Asian countries as they are a rich source of protein.
1 min
Cong asks state units to up ante on caste census
STEPPING up pressure on the Union government to conduct the caste census as announced by the Union cabinet recently, the Congress asked its state units on Sunday to highlight the BJP's resistance to 'caste enumeration' in the past and Rahul Gandhi's consistent efforts in pushing for it.
1 min
Prove allegations: Chalavadi to Kharge
Speaking to the media in Bengaluru, the senior BJP leader said Kharge, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, minister Priyank Kharge and party leader Jairam Ramesh claim that the Congress did not defeat Ambedkar in the Lok Sabha polls.
1 min
CM slams BJP for 'double standards' on caste census
CHIEF Minister Siddaramaiah has accused the BJP of double standards on the issue of the caste census, pointing out that the party which once opposed it, is now welcoming the move after the Union government announced its intention to conduct a nationwide survey.
1 min
Task force aims to curb Hindu activists: Suvarna
UDUPI MLA Yashpal Suvarna on Sunday claimed that the anti-communal task force announced by Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara, in the backdrop of the murder of VHP activist Suhas Shetty in Mangaluru, would work against Hindu activists.
1 min
K'taka Men Held with ₹5-Crore Were Habitual Offenders
THE two Karnataka natives, who were arrested in Koduvally with over ₹5 crore in unaccounted money on Saturday, were habitual black money smugglers and had come to Kozhikode several times in the past with cash, the police have learnt.
1 min
Couple killed as bike falls into bridge work pit
A couple riding a two-wheeler with their daughter died after falling into an open pit dug up for the construction of a bridge on the Dharapuram-Kangeyam Road in Tiruppur on Sunday.
1 min
Bandi Slams KCR, Revanth Over Soft Stance On Maoists
Asks if Cong govt has guts to lift ban on ultras
1 min
Wrongly detained teen alleges abuse by cops
AN 18-year-old youth from Cheruvannur was reportedly beaten up by police after being mistaken for an associate of an accused in an abduction case in Meppayur, in Kozhikode district.
1 min
Ankola's Belgian Malinois duo joins CRPF for field ops
TWO Belgian Malinois from Ankola taluk have made it to the CRPF camp in Bengaluru where they will be trained and used in field operations.
1 min
The Force That Can Bind Us
This week I would like to recall instances I have observed or heard of about how love and peace can be expressed through cultural gestures—love for God, for Nature, for each other as Earth's children.
4 mins
The Paradox of Ushering in Mandal 2.0
BJP's volte face on caste census surprised many within the party, too. It remains to be seen how the party communicates the significance of its action down the line
4 mins
AI Temporarily Terminates Ops to Tel Aviv
AIR India on Sunday announced a temporary termination of all its operations to and from Tel Aviv till May 6.
1 min
Take onus for Cong past mistakes, says Rahul on Sikh riots
CLARIFYING his position on Congress's role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said that he was more than happy to take \"responsibility for the wrongs the party has committed\" in its history, though a lot of the \"mistakes\" happened when he was not there.
1 min
CPM Chalks Out Plan for Expansion in States, to Focus on LF Governance
WITH new leadership in place, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has outlined a comprehensive programme to maintain its influence and expand its support base across various states.
1 min
SC Reconstitutes Bench to Hear Pleas on ED Powers
Court to Decide if its 2022 Verdict on Agency Needs Reconsideration
2 mins
Non-starter: Centre's new legal shield for health workers after Kolkata rape
THE Centre had proposed a model state law to protect healthcare workers following the nationwide protests after the rape and murder of a trainee postgraduate student in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata.
1 min
Social justice to be key plank in BJP outreach campaign on caste census
\"Hollow claim\"
2 mins
China's Indo-Pacific role to figure in Rajnath's talks with Japanese counterpart
DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh will hold a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Gen Nakatani, on Monday to discuss ways to further deepen bilateral defence cooperation.
1 min
3 Killed, 2 Injured as Govt Hospital Balcony Collapses
The roof of the corridor on the third floor of B-Block at the Medicine Ward of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital (MGMMCH) in Jamshedpur collapsed, with debris from the crash splitting the roof of the second floor and descending to the first floor.
1 min
Had apprised HQ about marriage to Pak woman, says dismissed jawan
A day after being dismissed from service for allegedly concealing his marriage with a Pakistani woman, CRPF jawan Munir Ahmed on Sunday said he married his cousin nearly a month after getting permission from the force's headquarters in May last year.
1 min
‘Not a single room is booked’: Gulmarg and Sonamarg hoteliers rue
THE April 22 Pahalgam terror attack has brought chaos upon far too many lives — even upon those who live to tell the tale.
1 min
Military action need of the hour: Ex-J&K police chiefs
WITH India mulling options after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, two former J&K police chiefs have said military action now is a compulsion for India and that the action must be bigger than surgical or Balakote strikes to eliminate Pakistan-sponsored terrorism.
1 min
Joint manifesto, campaign in INDIA bloc's Bihar poll plan
THE INDIA bloc leaders held a third meeting in Patna on Sunday to formulate a strategy for better coordination among its six constituents at the state, block and district levels ahead of the Bihar assembly elections scheduled later this year.
1 min
16 Middle-Aged, Elderly Men Forced Into Bonded Labour Rescued After Years
At least 16 men from across the country, held captive and forced into bonded labour by \"powerful individuals\", have been freed by the authorities in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh.
1 min
AI to make India a global creative powerhouse: Govt
WITH effective use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), India is poised to emerge as a Global Creative Powerhouse and hub, according to a media report presented by Union Minister of State L Murugan at the World Audio-Visual Entertainment Summit (WAVES).
1 min
'Gun salute' in memory of victims in Manipur prompts probe, FIR lodged
THE Manipur Police has registered an FIR in connection with an alleged \"gun salute\" incident in Saikul area of Kangpokpi district.
1 min
Hope there will be no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine: Putin
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has said that the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine had not arisen and that he hopes it will not.
1 min
Israel Pledges to Retaliate Against Yemen's Houthis Over Airport Attack
Prime Minister Netanyahu Says It Will Not Happen in One Bang, But There Will Be Many Bangs
1 min
Govt Abruptly Terminates IMF ED's Services
The government has terminated services of K V Subramanian as the executive director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) six months ahead of his three-year tenure.
1 min
Fill the Income-Expenditure Gap
Whether there will be an income-expenditure gap in retirement depends on several factors, including your current income, lifestyle, savings, investments, inflation, and post-retirement expenses.
1 min
Risk is Relative, But Caution is Universal
ELL in May and go away' is an old stock market adage.
2 mins
Rent-a-bank-account scam: How it works?
FINANCIAL fraudsters/cyber criminals are donning a new cap now, as regulators and law enforcers have been able to control most of their traditionally proven modes of frauds such as phishing and stealing pin numbers/passwords, among other tricks.
2 mins
Lower NPAs buoy Indian Overseas Bank net profit 30% to ₹1,051 crore
STATE-RUN lender Indian Overseas Bank has reported a 30% jump in net income at ₹1,051 crore in the March quarter, buoyed by a decline in bad loans and a rise in interest income.
1 min
Grant Thornton, BDO Giving Big 4 a Run for Their Money
Long dominated by the Big 4s—EY, KPMG, Deloitte, and PwC—the Indian audit space is seeing a shift with firms like Grant Thornton (GT) and BDO rapidly expanding their market share in terms of the number of companies they audit.
1 min
Team above all, Punjab's ethos
WHEN the penultimate over of the Punjab Kings innings began at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday, Prabhsimran Singh had entered the 90s, having taken apart every bowler of the Lucknow Super Giants unit.
2 mins
Mbappe's twin strikes maintains Real Madrid's Liga dream
KYLIAN Mbappe struck twice as Real Madrid held off Celta Vigo with a thrilling 3-2 win to stay within sight of La Liga leaders Barcelona.
1 min
Russell shines as KKR win to stay in hunt
BEFORE the match against Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane had insisted that the team win its next four games and make it to the play-offs.
1 min
Sabalenka beats Gauff to clinch Madrid Open title
World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka said her sensational form this year is \"like a dream\" after defeating Coco Gauff 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Saturday to win her third Madrid Open title.
1 min
Nilakshika, Harshika hand India 3-wicket defeat
The Chamari Athapaththu-led Sri Lanka beat India women by three wickets in the women's tri-series ODI played in Colombo on Sunday.
1 min
China Maintain Top Status at BWF Sudirman Cup
CHINESE shuttlers have been the gold standard for ages now and they continue to maintain that status.
1 min
Engines of innovation: A research powerhouse
From AI to climate change, quantum tech to entrepreneurship, here's a closer look at the centres driving discovery and change at KIIT
1 min
Where campus comes alive: Celebrating big fests
KIITFest is the annual techno-cultural festival of KIIT University.
1 min
Hoppy Hike
KARNATAKA's alcohol market, for some time, has been a volatile entity (pun intended). For months, prices of various categories of liquor have been on the surge, tightening the pockets of sellers and consumers alike.
2 mins
SPICE AT A PRICE
Testing Škoda Kodiaq's new variants on the vibrant streets of Mumbai
2 mins
A spiritual endeavour
This Bengaluru-based business couple recently spearheaded the installation of idols in a 19th century Colombo Buddhist complex that mysteriously had empty spaces with the names of Hindu gods
1 min
I don't just want to keep up, I want to set the pace: Sebastian David
Pen Drive starring Malashree, Tanisha Kuppanda, and Kishan Bilagali aims to be a gripping story packed with action, romance, and emotion
2 mins
Time Pass — promises a dark but funny reality check on the film industry
The first look of Time Pass, an upcoming dark comedy by debut director K Chethan Jodidhar, is here.
1 min
Saif Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar to reunite for a film
Actors Saif Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar will come together after 17 years for Priyadarshan's next, reportedly a Hindi-remake of Mohanlal's Malayalam-thriller Oppam.
1 min
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