Bengaluru: News
24 Jan 2020
Reliance JioThis Bengaluru-based start-up charges Re. 1 for 1GB data
When Reliance Jio barged into India's telecom scene, mobile data prices plunged significantly, particularly for high-speed 4G.
22 Jan 2020
GaganyaanMeet Vyommitra, the robot that will go on Gaganyaan mission
In a matter of months, ISRO plans to conduct the first flight scheduled for its 'Gaganyaan' mission - the effort to send Indians into space.
22 Jan 2020
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)Claiming he put explosives at Mangaluru Airport, man surrenders
This morning, a man identified as Aditya Rao, surrendered before Bengaluru police, claiming he put a bag of explosives at Mangaluru International Airport on Monday.
14 Jan 2020
Lok SabhaBJP MP pacifies panicked Bengaluru bank depositors amid RBI restrictions
Days after the Reserve Bank of India imposed regulatory restrictions on a co-operative bank in Bengaluru, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tejasvi Surya assured panicked depositors that the Finance Minister was personally looking into the matter.
04 Jan 2020
Times of IndiaDumped for having long nose, techie drags fiancee to court
People get dumped for the silliest of reasons, but not everyone takes the route that a techie from Bengaluru has chosen.
29 Dec 2019
IndiaSix best colleges for commerce students in India
Commerce is one of the most sought-after fields of studies in India as it opens doors to various career options, including Chartered Accountancy.
19 Dec 2019
Lucknow#CAAProtests: Vehicles torched in Lucknow, cops use tear gas
The protest against Citizenship Act took a violent turn in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on Thursday as vehicles were torched forcing cops to resort to firing tear gas shells.
19 Dec 2019
Citizenship Amendment ActBengaluru anti-CAA protest: Historian Ramachandra Guha detained
Noted Historian Ramachandra Guha was on Thursday detained by the police during a protest at the Town Hall in Bengaluru.
18 Dec 2019
MicrosoftEd-tech start-up Springboard raises $11 million
Springboard, a San Francisco-headquartered company that provides career upscaling solutions with courses for data science, design, analytics, etc, has raised $11 million in post-Series A funding round.
05 Dec 2019
ZomatoMan duped of Rs. 95,000 after ordering pizza via Zomato
In a shocking case, a Bengaluru-based man has been duped of Rs. 95,000 after ordering a pizza via Zomato.
29 Nov 2019
Business#DreamJobAlert: Start-up offering Rs. 1 lakh to sleep at work
What is your idea of a dream job? A fancy workplace with high pay, maybe even a chilled out environment?
19 Nov 2019
AhmedabadMan claims his daughters held captive at Nithyananda's ashram
A Bengaluru couple moved the Gujarat High Court on Monday alleging that their two daughters have been illegally confined at the self-styled godman Swami Nithyananda's ashram in Ahmedabad.
07 Nov 2019
StartupsYourOwnROOM raises $1.3 million in seed round of funding
YourOwnROOM, a Bengaluru-based start-up that helps students and working professionals find an ideal residential place, has raised $1.3 million in a seed round of funding.
20 Oct 2019
Bengaluru21-year-old student dies of cardiac arrest during ramp walk practice
In a mysterious incident, a 21-year-old MBA student died while practising for a ramp walk at her college in Peenya, Bengaluru, the police said.
18 Oct 2019
MurderBengaluru: Alliance University Chancellor arrested for murdering former V-C
The Bengaluru police have solved the murder of former Alliance University Vice-Chancellor, D Ayyappa Dore (53), who was found dead on Wednesday.
16 Oct 2019
Border Security Force (BSF)Bengaluru: Security firm owner found brutally assaulting employees; arrested
People can really keep their humanity aside at times. This was testified recently after a disturbing video from Bengaluru emerged on social media.
12 Oct 2019
Bengaluru PoliceBengaluru police fined Rs. 1L for wrongly arresting Facebook-page admin
The Karnataka High Court on Friday imposed a fine of Rs. 1 lakh on Bengaluru police for registering FIRs against the administrator of a Facebook page.
11 Oct 2019
IndiaMumbai is world's 12th richest city, is worth $960 billion
India's financial capital, Mumbai, has been named among the top 20 wealthiest cities in the world, says a report.
04 Oct 2019
IndiaHyperlocal delivery start-up Dunzo raises $45 million in Series-D round
Dunzo, a Bengaluru-based hyperlocal delivery start-up, has raised $45 million in a Series-D round of funding.
30 Sep 2019
IndiaFly and dine at the same time? Yes, you can
If getting high on food is your thing, we have something you will fall in love with.
12 Sep 2019
DC ComicsBengaluru engineer designs AC helmet to make bike rides comfortable
Riding bikes in the Indian summer is a tricky trade-off between suffocating under a helmet and risking death.
10 Sep 2019
Bengaluru PoliceGoldman VP tricks juniors, steals Rs. 38cr to pay poker-debt
On Tuesday, Bengaluru Police arrested a senior executive of Goldman Sachs for allegedly swindling the firm of Rs. 38 crore after incurring losses while playing online poker.
30 Aug 2019
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningRobot, developed by IIT engineers, teaches in a Bengaluru school
Robotics and AI are two core things that will define the future of technology and humanity.
20 Aug 2019
MurderGirl kills father with boyfriend's help, says wanted 'freedom back'
In a case which has sent chills down the spine of residents of Rajajinagar, Bengaluru, a 15-year-old girl allegedly killed her father last week as he disliked her friendship with her 19-year-old boyfriend, named Praveen.
16 Aug 2019
India#CareerBytes: Want to join ISRO? Here's everything you should know
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is one of the largest and most successful space agencies in the world.
14 Aug 2019
India#CareerBytes: Top websites to help you prepare for UPSC CSE
The UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) is one of the most popular and challenging competitive exams in the country.
06 Aug 2019
Ather 450GST Effect: Ather e-scooters become cheaper by upto Rs. 9,000
Bengaluru-based start-up Ather Energy has reduced the prices of its Ather 450 and Ather 340 e-scooters.
31 Jul 2019
Google MapsBengaluru: Google Maps-powered 'dynamic traffic signals' are now active
The worst thing about Bengaluru, as many of you may have already heard/noticed, is its traffic.
29 Jul 2019
GoogleGoogle, Cisco teaming up to offer free Wi-Fi across India
Google is teaming up with leading telecom gear-maker Cisco Systems to offer free public Wi-Fi.
24 Jul 2019
IndiaNow, travel paperless at Bengaluru Airport
In what comes as good news for fliers, passengers boarding from the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), Bengaluru can now travel without having to present any travel documents.
11 Jul 2019
HyderabadHyderabad Airport will use facial recognition to ID outbound fliers
Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport has become the first-ever airport in the country to use facial recognition.
09 Jul 2019
LondonBengaluru to London, 18,000 global job cuts at Deutsche Bank
On Monday, many Deutsche Bank employees left their offices as soon as they walked in, with an envelope from their German employer, attesting their termination.
01 Jul 2019
Income Tax Department of India#FinancialBytes: Five ways to verify your Income tax returns
You might think that filing your Income Tax return on time is all you have to do.
28 Jun 2019
MicrosoftRs. 60L: This is Google's offer to this 22-year-old engineer
Microsoft, Google, and Facebook are some of the world's biggest tech companies, and several aspire to join them.
19 Jun 2019
IndiaBengaluru techie jailed after one-night stand with Tinder date
Online dating culture is a tricky mess. While you may come across fake profiles and sex offenders galore, minding the fine line between serious and casual is usually the hardest.
05 Jun 2019
India#LoveIsLove: Pride parades across India since the first in 1999
The month of June marks the Pride month to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots, which triggered the Pride movement globally. While Pride marches started off as early as 1970 in the United States, India had its first only in 1999.
30 May 2019
IndiaThis Bengaluru NGO is making India's railway stations blind-friendly
Over three years after making the Mysuru railway station India's first blind-friendly station, the NGO Anuprayaas continues to make public spaces more accessible to disabled people.
29 May 2019
KarnatakaNow, fly from Bengaluru to Mysuru in just 55 mins
People traveling between Bengaluru and Mysuru will soon be able to their destination in just 55 minutes.
26 May 2019
Social MediaWhite foam covers entire street, changes China town into Iceland!
Recently, people of the city of Xi'an, China, were left dumbstruck when a mysterious white foam covered 200 meters of the street.
17 May 2019
iOS16-year-old develops an app to help people cope with OCD
Whether it is Sheldon Cooper of The Big Bang Theory or Danny Tanner of Full House, both the characters are made fun of for exhibiting Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).