Bengaluru: Man, neighbour killed, three others injured in fire triggered by gas cylinder leak, son booked for negligence

The interior of the house in a partially damaged condition following the fire. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A 50-year-old man and his neighbour were killed and three others injured in the fire accident sparked by a gas leak on April 28 at the former’s residence in Adakamaranahalli, the police said on Thursday. The Madanayakanahalli…

Intersection redesign, pedestrian safety among top agendas at Cyberabad mobility meet

A meeting on safe and smarter urban mobility organised by the Cyberabad police in collaboration with Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation and the Society for Cyberabad Security Council, on Thursday. Infrastructure redesign, pedestrian safety, and easing vehicular congestion through strategic interventions, were the key focus areas discussed during a meeting on safe and smarter urban mobility…

EV charger making unit opened in Hyderabad

EV charging infrastructure firm EVRE has opened an electric vehicle charger manufacturing facility at the Patancheru Industrial Development Area in Hyderabad. From 3.3 kW AC to 360 kW DC, a diverse range of chargers will be manufactured at the facility that can produce 5,000 EV chargers a month, the company said in a release on…

Karnataka: UGC directive to incorporate IKS in higher education curricula faces opposition

Opposition is brewing among academics, educationists, and progressive organisations regarding the University Grant Commission (UGC) mandate to incorporate Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) in the higher education system. With an aim to introduce ancient Indian culture to students, the UGC has instructed to incorporate IKS in all undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) courses based on the…

U.S. notifies potential sale of IPDMA-related equipment worth $131 million to India

This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the U.S. by helping to strengthen the U.S.-Indian strategic relationship and to improve the security of a major defence partner, which continues to be an “important force” for political stability, peace, and economic progress in the Indo-Pacific and South Asia regions, the…