Curated news coverage, institutional background, regulatory filings, and investigative reporting across RDU Global.
A ₹41.5-crore residential complex built for 128 Bengaluru police constables has been inaugurated, marking a significant public investment in frontline policing infrastructure. The project is aimed at improving living conditions for lower-rank personnel whose work underpins urban law and order in one of India’s fastest-growing cities.
Police in Tirupattur district arrested three young men accused of abducting a 17-year-old school student and demanding Rs 50 lakh from his father for his release. The boy was traced to a hideout in Bengaluru and rescued safely after a coordinated operation involving CCTV analysis, mobile signal tracking and local police assistance.
An AI-enabled traffic enforcement camera in Bengaluru wrongly issued a helmet violation challan after mistaking a guitar case strapped to a scooter rider's back for a pillion passenger. The error has reignited debate over the limits of automated policing, even as traffic officials say such false flags are periodically reviewed and corrected.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India is capable of achieving economic growth of more than 10 per cent, arguing that faster adoption of technology and innovation could lift productivity across agriculture, startups and industry. Speaking in Bengaluru, she said the country must overcome cynicism and accelerate its march toward Atmanirbhar Bharat and Viksit Bharat.
Karnataka is stepping up its push to attract Singaporean investment, with Industries Minister MB Patil holding talks with Singapore Minister of State for Trade and Industry Gan Siow Huang on expanding cooperation across advanced sectors. The discussions highlighted opportunities in aerospace, defence, semiconductors, aviation MRO and digital infrastructure, with CapitaLand Investment and ST Telemedia Global Data Centres signalling further interest in the state.
Karnataka will provide Rs 2,500 in input subsidy to each drought-hit farmer as immediate relief, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara said on Friday, in a move expected to benefit 45-50 lakh farmers and cost the state about Rs 1,250 crore. The government said further assistance will depend on the Centre's response and the final assessment of drought losses, which the state estimates could exceed Rs 40,000 crore.
Bengaluru-based spacetech startup GalaxEye has won Rs 63.84 crore in financial support under the Centre's Research, Development and Innovation Fund to build its next-generation multisensor satellite platform. The project, backed by the Technology Development Board, aims to push the company's indigenous OptoSAR technology from prototype stage to an operational system capable of sub-0.5-metre Earth observation imaging.
A helicopter crash near Montreal has resulted in the deaths of four individuals, raising concerns over aviation safety and regulatory measures in Canada. Authorities are investigating the incident as the community mourns the loss.
In a shocking incident in Bali, a father chased his two young children before committing murder-suicide. The children's mother, who witnessed the horrific events unfold, is left grappling with the aftermath of this devastating tragedy.
Six people, including a British national and four American holidaymakers, were killed when an explosion destroyed a three-storey building in Athens' historic Plaka district, close to the Acropolis. Greek authorities suspect a gas leak caused the blast, which also damaged nearby buildings and prompted emergency crews to search the rubble for survivors before all six bodies were recovered.
The Tamil Nadu government will appeal against the acquittal of former DMK minister K. Ponmudy, his son Gowtham Sigamani and five others in the Rs 28.37-crore red sand quarrying case, the Enforcement Directorate told the Madras High Court. The development comes as Ponmudy seeks to quash the money-laundering proceedings, arguing that the acquittal in the predicate offence leaves no basis for the ED case.
Police in Katpadi arrested two bus passengers after seizing 10 litres of illicit arrack during a vehicle check near Christianpet village on Saturday. The accused, both from Chhattisgarh, allegedly told investigators they were carrying the liquor to Hosur to sell to workers at a private company.
Corporations, startups, regulatory bodies, central banks, ministries and judicial courts. All news mentioning this entity is automatically verified and aggregated into this live intelligence dossier.