Bengaluru
Bangalore also well-known as Bengaluru is the capital of Karnataka. With a population of 8.42 million, it is the third most populous city in India. Being one of the most progressive and developed cities in the country, Bengaluru is often dubbed as the Silicon Valley of India. Hub of many research centres in India, it is located on the Deccan Plateau in southern India.
28 May 2021
Bengaluru rape: 2 accused shot by police during escape attempt
Two of the six accused arrested in the alleged gang-rape and assault of a woman in Bengaluru were shot in the leg today, after they purportedly tried to escape from the crime scene, NDTV reported.
26 May 2021
HDFC Bank deploys Mobile ATM in Bengaluru
HDFC Bank has deployed Mobile Automated Teller Machine (ATM) to assist customers during the COVID-19 related restrictions in Bengaluru.
13 May 2021
Coronavirus: 67-year-old Kumbh Mela returnee infects 33 in Bengaluru
A 67-year-old woman who had visited the Kumbh Mela tested positive for the coronavirus in the first week of April and infected as many as 33 more people in Bengaluru, The Times of India reported on Wednesday.
07 May 2021
Bed allocation scam: Tejasvi Surya apologizes for accusing Muslim workers
Facing the wrath of Bengaluru's civil society for "communalizing" an alleged bed allocation scam by the civic body, Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya visited the Bengaluru south zone war room on Thursday to apologize for his actions.
06 May 2021
Three held for extorting money from COVID-19 patient in Bengaluru
Three people were arrested for allegedly extorting Rs. 1.2 lakh from the relatives of a COVID-19 patient in Bengaluru to get an ICU bed in a reputed hospital, police said on Wednesday.
29 Apr 2021
About 3,000 COVID-19 infected people go 'missing' in Bengaluru
Posing another challenge to the already overburdened system tackling the COVID-19 crisis, about 3,000 infected people have gone missing in Bengaluru and many have switched off their phones, prompting the government to task the police to trace them.
24 Apr 2021
Bengaluru battered: 124 coronavirus-linked deaths recorded in one day
Karnataka's capital, Bengaluru, hit a new peak of daily deaths on Friday, as 124 more people died of COVID-19.
09 Apr 2021
Karnataka: Night curfew in Bengaluru, 6 other cities over COVID-19
The Karnataka government has announced a night curfew in state capital Bengaluru as well as six other cities in the wake of the soaring COVID-19 cases across the state over the past few weeks.
07 Apr 2021
Karnataka: Section 144(1) imposed in Bengaluru as COVID-19 cases rise
The Bengaluru Police on Wednesday imposed Section 144(1) of CrPC (Code of Criminal Procedure) amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the city.
16 Mar 2021
Zomato fiasco: Bengaluru-based influencer booked for assaulting delivery man
An FIR has been filed against Bengaluru-based software engineer and beauty influencer, Hitesha Chandranee, for assaulting Zomato's employee Kamaraj.
12 Mar 2021
Covering expenses of Bengaluru-woman, delivery man, says Zomato after fiasco
Deepinder Goyal, the founder of the food-ordering app Zomato, on Friday, spoke about the incident involving a customer and a delivery man.
10 Mar 2021
Zomato's delivery person punches woman, horrifying visuals surface
On Wednesday, a gut-wrenching video surfaced on social media, wherein a Bengaluru-based beauty influencer, Hitesha Chandranee, accused a Zomato delivery person of physically abusing her.
01 Mar 2021
Bengaluru: 97-year-old first to get COVID-19 vaccine in city
A 97-year old man became the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Bengaluru as the drive for inoculating the general public got underway in Karnataka on Monday.
23 Feb 2021
Bengaluru: After 10 COVID-19 cases, another residential complex sealed
A cluster of 10 COVID-19 cases has emerged at an apartment complex in Mahadevapura zone of Bengaluru.
16 Feb 2021
After party, 105 residents of Bengaluru complex test COVID-19 positive
As many as 105 residents of an apartment complex in Bengaluru's Bommanahalli locality have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past few days, according to the city's civic body - Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).
27 Jan 2021
Jayalalithaa's aide Sasikala released from prison after four years
VK Sasikala, the expelled AIADMK leader and close aide of Tamil Nadu's former Chief Minister late J Jayalalithaa, was on Wednesday released from a Bengaluru prison after spending four years behind bars.
25 Jan 2021
Kannada actor Jayashree Ramaiah found dead in Bengaluru
Kannada actor and former Bigg Boss Kannada contestant Jayashree Ramaiah was on Monday found dead in Bengaluru.
24 Jan 2021
Amusement park offers free entry to customers named 'Kamala'
If your name is Kamala or Kamal, you're lucky today!
18 Jan 2021
This year's R-Day flypast to feature first woman fighter pilot
Flight lieutenant Bhawana Kanth will become the first woman fighter pilot to participate in the Republic Day parade this year on January 26, officials said on Monday.
15 Jan 2021
10 women en route Goa for vacation killed in accident
In a tragic piece of news, 10 women, who were going to Goa for a vacation, and their driver, were killed in a road accident on Friday in Karnataka's Dharwad district. Six people were injured and are recuperating at KIMS Hospital in Hubballi.
14 Jan 2021
Tesla enters India, sets shop in Bengaluru; Gadkari confirms news
After years of speculation and a failed pre-order attempt, Tesla has finally entered India. And this time it's for real because the company has registered an Indian arm in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
12 Jan 2021
Vivek Oberoi's brother-in-law Aditya Alva arrested in drugs case
Film actor Vivek Oberoi's brother-in-law Aditya Alva was arrested by officials of the Bengaluru Crime Branch from Chennai on Monday night.
11 Jan 2021
#CreatingHistory: Air India's all-woman crew flight lands in Bengaluru
Creating history, Air India's longest flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru with an all-woman crew landed in the city on Monday.
08 Jan 2021
BJP's Maneka Gandhi allegedly threatens businessman with false molestation case
Maneka Gandhi, the Lok Sabha member from Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, showed her high-handedness when she threatened a businessman from Bengaluru with a false molestation case after animal rights activists accused him of allegedly hitting a stray dog.
03 Jan 2021
Loan app case: Chennai Police arrests 2 Chinese nationals
Four people, including two Chinese nationals, have been arrested by the Chennai Police in connection with the loan apps case.
02 Jan 2021
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Bhuvneshwar Kumar named in UP squad
Fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar was picked in the Uttar Pradesh squad for the first two matches of the T20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
30 Dec 2020
India reports 14 new cases of mutant coronavirus strain
India has reported 14 new cases of the mutated strain of the coronavirus first detected in the United Kingdom.
24 Dec 2020
NADA hands Indian basketball player Satnam Singh two-year doping ban
Satnam Singh Bhamara, the first Indian player to be drafted into NBA, has been handed a two-year ban by the National Anti-Doping Agency's (NADA) disciplinary panel for failing a dope test.
24 Dec 2020
'Tenet' becomes the most-watched film in India after lockdown
Christopher Nolan-directed Tenet has become the most-watched film in India post the coronavirus-induced lockdown as per the #ShowOffTheYear2020 report by the ticket company BookMyShow.
24 Dec 2020
Harassed by loan sharks, debtors commit suicide, unearthing multi-crore scam
The unfortunate demise of three people in Telangana, allegedly due to harassment of loan sharks, led police to unearth a multi-crore scam.
23 Dec 2020
Shami sidelined for six weeks, could miss England Tests
Indian pace spearhead Mohammed Shami has been sidelined for six weeks, owing to his wrist fracture.
20 Dec 2020
Australia set to host Afghanistan for one-off Test in 2021
Australia are set to host Afghanistan for a one-off Test match in November next year.
18 Dec 2020
Singer, who robbed purses of women in malls, arrested
A Bengaluru-based orchestra singer has been arrested for robbing women at malls and beauty parlors multiple times.
15 Dec 2020
Bengaluru: iPhone manufacturing plant suffered Rs. 52cr damages, says Wistron
Violence at an iPhone manufacturing plant near Bengaluru on Saturday caused damages up to Rs. 52 crore, the facility's Taiwan-based operator Wistron Corp said on Tuesday.
12 Dec 2020
Rohit Sharma 'clinically fit', will be re-assessed in Australia
Senior batsman Rohit Sharma has been declared "clinically fit" by the medical team at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.
12 Dec 2020
Bengaluru: Disgruntled workers wreak havoc at Wistron's iPhone manufacturing plant
A workers' unrest at an iPhone manufacturing plant near Bengaluru, Karnataka, turned violent early Saturday morning.
12 Dec 2020
Tata Motors lowers subscription cost of Nexon EV in India
As part of an 'Electrifying Subscription Offer,' Tata Motors has reduced the subscription cost of its Nexon EV in India.
11 Dec 2020
Rohit cleared to join Indian squad for last two Tests
Senior batsman Rohit Sharma has cleared his fitness assessment at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru for the Australian Test series.
05 Dec 2020
Chess Olympiad-winning Indian team paid custom duty: Here's why
A 12-member Indian team bagged its first-ever gold medal at the FIDE (International Chess Federation) Online Chess Olympiad in August 2020.
29 Nov 2020
Ather 450 electric scooter discontinued in Bengaluru and Chennai
Ather Energy has stopped selling its first and most popular offering, the Ather 450 electric scooter, in Bengaluru and Chennai. To recall, it was launched in 2018 and received seven OTA updates.
