Bengaluru: News
Bengaluru-airport handles 33% more passengers in Q1 at over 8mn
The Bengaluru international airport has clocked around 33% growth in passenger traffic in the June quarter at over eight million, the airport operator said today.
Illegal-hoarding drive: Karnataka HC slams top-cop for BBMP officials' assault
"Hooliganism has to be the last thing in Bengaluru," thundered Karnataka HC Chief justice yesterday, while taking serious note on the attack on BBMP workers and officials who were removing illegal hoardings in Ramamurthynagar on Thursday.
Bengaluru: This woman chose noodle packets to smuggle drugs
Whether noodles contain lead is still under debate, but for this Bengaluru-based woman, it contained drugs too.
Bengaluru: Samaritans fight India's hunger problem through community fridges
In a country where 3,000 children die every day due to malnutrition, community fridges are a heartwarming idea.
Health start-up Cure.Fit raises $120mn in Series C funding
Bengaluru-based health and fitness start-up Cure.Fit has raised a massive $120mn (around Rs. 825cr) in its Series C round of funding led by existing investors IDG Ventures, Accel Partners, and Kalaari Capital.
After Yamraj, Lord Ganesha now prods Bengalureans to wear helmets
Last week a pot-bellied Lord Ganesha was seen roaming on Bengaluru streets, a fortnight after Yamraj's visit to the city.
Option-less parents of mentally-challenged children opening cure homes themselves
Every parent worries about their children's future despite their financial disposition, so they will their properties and arrange for their children's financial comfort.
Bengaluru's oldest inscriptions found in Hebbal?
Till recent times, Hebbal, a historically-pregnant city located in northern endpoint of Bengaluru, was known to house Hoysala inscriptions dating back to 1300 AD.
Travel Bytes: Top five weekend getaways from Bengaluru
Want a break from the maddening city life, the crazy Bengaluru traffic, the unending crowds, and not-to-mention, another week at your desk job?
Bengaluru:Woman loses Rs. 16,000 while trying to save Rs. 317
A Bengaluru-based woman got the biggest shock after she made a payment of Rs. 317 mistakenly and while trying to retrieve it, lost Rs. 16,000 to hackers.
Security-check without "security-checked": New policy in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru airports
Next time your boarding pass isn't stamped "security checked", don't fret! This might be a new policy in place.
#FinancialBytes: How to file your ITR using form ITR-3?
Just six days are left for you to file your ITR. So, if you haven't yet, do it as soon as possible, so as to avoid facing a penalty.
Ambala: 'Let's have a date,' says 'Yamraj' to helmet-less drivers
Yamraj is busy roaming around Indian cities nowadays.
After tough 8-hr surgery, Bengaluru docs restore accident-victim's hand
On July 9, doctors of Hosmat hospital in Richmond Road, Bengaluru, got a challenging case: a road accident victim, who had a severed leg and detached arm.
Bengaluru metro network to get another station, courtesy Infosys
IT major Infosys' philanthropic arm, Infosys Foundation will soon add a station to the Bengaluru metro network, as per an agreement between the company and BMRCL.
Colombian gang, who had robbed Karnataka bureaucrat's house, busted
A gang of five, including a woman, was arrested for a series of burglaries they allegedly carried out in Bengaluru last month, said police commissioner T Suneel Kumar.
Bengaluru: IPS officer in viral kissing-video replaced, no posting yet
A video showing Bengaluru SP (Rural) Bheemashankar S Guled kissing a married woman has brought much shame to the state government and police force.
#FinancialBytes: Filing your I-T Returns? Don't make these silly mistakes
Filing Income Tax returns (ITRs) is imperative for every working professional and business organization.
Grofers has shut down vegetables/fruits delivery in NCR, Bengaluru
It has been confirmed that Gurugram-based online grocery delivery service Grofers has shut down its vegetables and fruits delivery segment across NCR and Bengaluru.
Deepika Padukone, NASA swear by this Bengaluru home-based baker's cookies
She's a cosmetic scientist, but her love didn't lie in studying manufacture of perfumes, makeup and shampoos.
Bangalore Golf-Club maybe shifted after ball enters CM's premises again
When HD Kumaraswamy was the Karnataka CM in 2006, a golf ball flew from the Bangalore Golf Club (BGC) and landed in his residence.
Bengaluru: 30-year-old man beaten badly by Uber driver
People often opt for established ride-hailing services for added safety.
Bengaluru: 330 people escape disaster as planes narrowly avoid collision
More than 300 passengers aboard two IndiGo planes had a narrow escape when the aircraft almost collided in mid-air over Bengaluru airspace Tuesday.
Till July-31, it's free rides for students aboard Bengaluru buses
Bengaluru's public bus transport service, BMTC, has said students using passes can travel in buses for free till July 31.
Bengaluru Police hires 'Yamraj' to deliver road safety message
Bengalureans were surprised to see a mace-wielding 'Yamraj' on the roads yesterday, stopping helmet-less two-wheeler drivers.
Bengaluru Airport sets record: T2 to be built with 3D-technology
Setting a new benchmark, an intelligent 3D design technology will be used to build the Terminal 2 (T2) of Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), Bengaluru.
Why is Mumbai facing extreme rainfall? Here, we decode
Mumbai has been experiencing severe rainfall over the last few days, and as of now, schools are shut, traffic is held-up, and several locations in Vasai are cut-off due to floods.
200 days later, Bengaluru techie still missing: Family demands CBI-probe
On December 18, 2017, Kumar Ajitabh, a Bengaluru-based techie, went out to meet a prospective buyer of his Maruti Ciaz car that he had enlisted on OLX.
Bengaluru: Infosys to contribute Rs. 200cr for Konappana Agrahara Metro-Station
Infosys Foundation would contribute Rs. 200 crore to the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd for construction of Konappana Agrahara Metro Station and metro railway track and both parties would sign a MoU on July 19, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said today.
Bengaluru students create spider-like robot for rescue operations
Four students of the Sapthagiri College of Engineering in Bengaluru have developed a six-legged, spider-shaped robot.
Bengaluru: Ola driver held for attempting to abduct woman passenger
An Ola cab driver was arrested for allegedly attempting to abduct a woman passenger who was on her way to Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, police said.
India far away from launching human spaceflight mission: Ex-ISRO chief
India has a long way to go before it can actually undertake a human spaceflight mission, former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman AS Kiran Kumar said.
Prominent Bengaluru bar in trouble for 'indecent, obscene' activities
Police have busted illegal activities in one of Bengaluru's prominent bars, rescuing at least 32 women and arresting six employees.
On astrologer's advice, Kumaraswamy's elder brother travels 350 kms daily
Travelling to work daily is something which is both exhausting and frustrating, and rarely anyone chooses a long route.
Rs. 1.3 crore: Bengaluru Metro's stunning single-day income
Ever since a six-coach metro train was launched in Bengaluru in June, it has boosted daily earnings for the management.
IndiGo launches flights connecting Trichy with Bengaluru, Kochi
Days after making Tiruchirappalli its 51st destination, IndiGo yesterday launched two more domestic services, Trichy-Bengaluru and Trichy-Kochi, after flagging off Trichy-Chennai flights on June 1.
With dip in cost-of-living, Bengaluru now more attractive for foreigners
That Mumbai is the most expensive to live in for expatriates among all Indian cities is no surprise.
Will Bengaluru punish people for giving a lift? Cops refuse
By now, you must have learnt that it's illegal to give lift to a stranger, courtesy Mumbaikar Nitin Nair.
Cost-of-living for expatriates more expensive in Mumbai than Melbourne, Frankfurt
Cost of living for expatriates in Mumbai is the highest in the country, and more expensive than its global peers like Melbourne and Frankfurt, said a survey.
No end to dispute over renaming Haj Bhavan in Bengaluru
The row over plans to rename 'Haj Bhavan' in Bengaluru after Tipu Sultan, the 18th-century ruler of the Mysore kingdom, shows no signs of ending with BJP leader KG Bopaiah saying his party wanted it renamed after late President APJ Abdul Kalam.