The year 2025 kept Karnataka's political gossip mills active with constant rumors about leadership changes. Bengaluru marked a milestone by revamping its city governance for the first time since 2007. The city's crime data revealed serious betrayals at homes and workplaces, but police responded firmly. AI became a hot topic, with Bengaluru earning the 5th spot among the world's top 50 AI ecosystems, according to the Global Start-up Ecosystem Report 2025. Karnataka also charted its own path in education by adopting a State Education Policy (SEP), choosing not to follow the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. In the Kannada film world, star-studded releases underperformed while new filmmakers showed fresh ideas, proving that evolving filmmaking styles matter.