Karnataka
We Spoke to the Teenager Who Faced Off With Hindu Supremacists in India’s Growing Hijab Ban
An obscure dress code is turning colleges into religious battlefields, with young Muslim women facing the brunt in the world’s largest democracy.
Zara, Nike, and Abercrombie’s Indian Factories Weren’t Fully Paying Workers
During the last two years, more than 1,000 clothing suppliers in Karnataka, India, allegedly failed to pay their workers nearly $60 million in wages.
Bride Marries Wedding Guest After Her Groom Runs Away
The groom developed cold feet just before the wedding ceremony began.
Boom in Cryptocurrency Marks the Return of Bitcoin Kidnappings in India
Kidnappers in the southern Indian state of Karnataka last week demanded a ransom of 100 bitcoin for an eight-year-old boy.
Restaurants in Karnataka are Protesting Lockdown Rules by Threatening to Stop Deliveries
This is the first big stand against Lockdown 4.0.
A Thief Broke Into a House in Karnataka but Got Caught Taking a Nap on the Couch
Clearly, this guy takes his job lying down.
Karnataka Police Says It Can’t Serve a Notice to a Rape-Accused Godman Because He’s on a ‘Spiritual Tour’
Even though he's on the run from the law, and reportedly hiding in his own Hindu nation, Nithyananda continues to release his sermons on YouTube.
Karnataka School Booked for Sedition After Fourth-Grade Students Perform Anti-CAA Play
The school authorities were pulled up for being "anti-national" for having kids in the play say they would throw slippers at Prime Minister Narendra Modi if he asked them to show their documents.
Some Men Performed a Puja to End Feminism in India
Calling feminism a “cancer” and equating the #MeToo movement with the devil, an NGO called the Save India Foundation performed this ritual at 50 locations across the country to eradicate “evil feminists”.
Karnataka College Principal Smashes Students’ Phones With a Hammer so They Follow His Mobile Ban
Pissed that students continued to flout the rule and use their phones on campus, Principal RM Bhatt went Hulk-mode batshit on their devices.
12-Year-Old Boy Risks Life to Guide Ambulance Across Flooded Bridge in Karnataka
The boy has been recommended for the state's bravery award.
An Indigenous Community Might Just Rescue Bengaluru From a Water Crisis
The prediction of a parched Bengaluru becoming ‘unlivable’ by 2025 has brought the well-digging Manuvaddar community back in focus.