3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (980+ words) One would not be surprised to find that Dalits form the overwhelming majority of the thousands of ‘Pourakarmikas’ in what is now called the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA). A major section of them are also Dalit women. The official Kannada…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (853+ words) Tamil Nadu Assembly has never had live telecast; previous Chief Ministers M Karunanidhi and J Jayalalithaa did not allow it, MK Stalin allowed the live telecast of the question hour. But with the Vijay government streaming the entire proceedings live,…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (635+ words) Sanitation workers (Pourakarmikas) in Karnataka have slammed Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda for his remarks against them, calling it “painful” and also deeply “angering”. While Gowda was carrying out inspections on Saturday, September 5, at Agara Lake, a group…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (621+ words) Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda is facing strong criticism for his remarks towards pourakarmikas (sanitation workers), whom he asked if they deserved to be paid, claiming that there was 30% absenteeism among the workers. On Saturday, September 5, the Minister,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (364+ words) Around 25 people gathered at Hyderabad’s Jalagam Vengal Rao Park on Saturday evening, September 5. The reason? To hold a picnic, laugh and collectively hate on generative Artificial Intelligence (AI). All these people were responding to a call put out by There…...

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1+ week, 4+ day ago   (581+ words) On August 8, hundreds of migrant workers were picked up from settlements across Bengaluru as part of the Karnataka government’s Operation Mukta, a drive to identify undocumented immigrants. For many Bengali-speaking workers, however, the exercise felt less like verification and more…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (480+ words) The News Minute Follow TNM's WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.Rahul Gandhi raising the issue of patriarchy is apt and most welcome Few politicians take it on so directly, and if his remarks pull the subject into…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (806+ words) Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has said his government will reconsider the controversial amendment allowing up to 5% of park land to be used for public utility projects. The move comes after thousands of Bengaluru residents, environmental activists and public figures…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (496+ words) It is heartening to note that Karnataka’s CM DK Shivakumar has recognised that “the power, dreams, thinking, and hard work of our youth are the divine forces that determine India’s future.” He recently went on to promise that safeguarding the…...